X-Wing was the original, and then TIE Fighter was based on the same basic engine but with Gourad shading. X-Wing vs TIE Fighter reused the models but added textures. X-Wing Alliance represented the outer limits of what you could do with their CPU driven engine, and after that 3D accelerated games started appearing, like Freespace II and Independence War.
Trying to imagine how much you would rage about classic TIE Fighter.
Or SMAC. You'll have a network node and be building your first colony pod and Miriam will roll up on you with twenty infantry.
Yes, games were harder back in the day. It was good.
No, the original for PC.
X-Wing was the original, and then TIE Fighter was based on the same basic engine but with Gourad shading. X-Wing vs TIE Fighter reused the models but added textures. X-Wing Alliance represented the outer limits of what you could do with their CPU driven engine, and after that 3D accelerated games started appearing, like Freespace II and Independence War.