Anyone ever heard of the game Hardwar (1998)? I first got a link to it while looking through the Vega Strike website, and it's rather reminiscent of Privateer (trading, shooting pirates, evading the cops, etc). Apparently it's got a small but dedicated fan base who play online fairly frequently. They have demos of the game posted all over the place and patches available to make it work like the retail version w/o the movies or music.
I guess it didn't do too well in US markets, I think the software firm that released it was originally in the UK. The firm was bought by Interplay but I don't think the game ever got re-released, so it's next to impossible to find in retailers. The demo with patches itself is pretty good, and its graphics are roughly equivalent to X-wing vs. Tie Fighter.
This might be as close as we get to Privateer Online for now...
I guess it didn't do too well in US markets, I think the software firm that released it was originally in the UK. The firm was bought by Interplay but I don't think the game ever got re-released, so it's next to impossible to find in retailers. The demo with patches itself is pretty good, and its graphics are roughly equivalent to X-wing vs. Tie Fighter.
This might be as close as we get to Privateer Online for now...