back in the 90's there were so many star wars games to love, so many space sims to love (and then to feel badly about because they'd fail so miserably because most people don't know what they'd be missing) that you'd never be bored if you were into those sorts of games.
older games i used to be totally in love with:
TIE fighter
rebel assault 1 and 2
jedi knight 2: jedi outcast (possibly my favorite game ever)
tachyon: the fringe
freespace 1 and 2
x-wing alliance
unreal tournament
crimson skies: high road to revenge
and finally:
freelancer.
the reason i isolated freelancer isn't because it's my favorite game (could have been a lot better, if it had lived up to 1/2 of what the developers initially set out to do). I isolated that damn game because i am literally pulling my hair out in frustration because i lost my copy...and i want, no need, to play this damn game again. i mean, most of my other favorite games are dead now (JK2 and all those space sims are some very fond memories and i so badly miss playing them against other people
) but freelancer still has enough people playing on some of the servers hosting mods that i could easily relive some of the times i now look back on fondly. except i lost my goddamn disk.
best buy, circuit city, ebgames, gamestop and walmart no longer stock it. and i tried to order a copy online a few times and every time the seller said they'd have to get another copy to sell me...don't ask me how that happened.
so any suggestions on how to get this game again? replies appreciated and PMs are welcome.