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Star Wars: X-Wing was originally released on floppy disks in February 1993. Its launch shipment of 100,000 units sold out during its debut weekend, and nearly 500,000 units were ordered by retailers by December 1993.
Star Wars: X-Wing was designed by Lawrence Holland and Edward Kilham at their studio Totally Games, working for LucasArts. Holland drew on his prior experience developing World War II air combat simulators when building the game.
iMUSE stands for Interactive MUsic Streaming Engine. X-Wing was the first non-adventure game to use it, with music designers Michael Land, Clint Bajakian, and Peter McConnell creating cues that responded dynamically to in-game events such as the arrival of friendly or hostile ships.
Erik Bauersfeld voiced Admiral Ackbar in the Collector's CD-ROM Edition, reprising the role he originated in Return of the Jedi. Clive Revill, who voiced Emperor Palpatine in the pre-2004 version of The Empire Strikes Back, portrayed Admiral Dodonna.
Star Wars: X-Wing won Simulation of the Year from Computer Gaming World, Best Simulation of 1993 from Computer Game Review, Best Game of 1993 from Electronic Entertainment, and Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game of 1993 at the 1994 Origins Awards. PC Gamer US also ranked it the 5th best computer game ever in 1994.
Keyan Farlander is the named pilot character presented as the player's avatar in The Farlander Papers, a 96-page novella by Rusel DeMaria bundled with a limited edition of the game. The character later appeared in two New Jedi Order books and received a Hasbro action figure in 2008.