On the fringe of Human space, near the Kilrathi border, the industrial machine is running full-tilt to feed the war effort, and there is a lot of shipping... and a lot of pirates... and Retros ...

Most things <em>Privateer</em> did have been done better, but it's still a classic. Wing Commander and Ultima 7 basically hooked me on PC gaming as a kid. Privateer ...

The 1993 computer game Wing Commander: Privateer wasn't the first to merge free market trading with exciting space combat, but it was the first to combine them in a lovingly rendered sandbox where ...

Slightly off topic: this got me to look at No Man's Sky and it reminded me of an old DOS game from the 90s where you could land on various planets, explore the native flora and fauna...my last memory ...

Incredible. A Galactic sandbox game before the term sandbox had ever been applied to video games. A choice of ships that you could fully customize. Choices, thats what Privateer had. Want to be a ...