Powered among other things by OpenXcom, apparently, a long-in-development C++ + SDL reimplementation of the original game.<p>A hobbyist from-scratch free-software project is a really neat way to make olde timey DOS games work again on modern computers, imo.
It's not specified how to create this .data file from the original game. It appears to be an unviewable png file, a format which didn't exist back when the game was released. The original game can be downloaded here:<p><a href="http://www.myabandonware.com/game/x-com-ufo-defense-1pl" rel="nofollow">http://www.myabandonware.com/game/x-com-ufo-defense-1pl</a>
Wow, they've fixed some nagging bugs with X-com, like better inventory management.<p>Still no keyboard controls, though.<p><i>EDIT</i> oh, they do have keyboard shortcuts now.
I remember being hooked to Dune2 when this game was all the rage, so I mostly missed it. Though I literally spent years with X-COM: terror from the deep. None of the successors came even close to the enjoyment these first two instances provided.
I used to play this game on the original PlayStation, a lot.
The reboot of the game really brings back memories of the original.<p>I am now playing XCOM: Enemy Unknown on the iPad, even though I have the computer verion on Steam.
very good , well done ! it works very well ,you can even save games! hopefully , all the C/C++ folks are going to deliver nice experiences on the web in a few years.