I never really got into X-Wing Vs. Tie Fighter. But X-Wing and TIE fighter was the best. I've beaten TIE fighter twice, but never could finish X-Wing, although I did get close. Lucasarts had some great games during this time. They had a couple of great combat flight sims during this period as well: Their Finest Hour:The Battle of Britian, and Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe. Then Lucasarts went into arcade-type games and things went downhill.