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General discussionA look inside the cockpit of the famous Wing Commander series(44 posts)(44 posts)
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Posted September 25, 2020
The article has been moved to our blog. Read it here.
Posted September 26, 2020
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RelicMaster: Did not know there was a movie.
Better off not knowing. It was very ordinary.....thats being generous
Posted September 26, 2020
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RelicMaster: Did not know there was a movie.
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Niggles: Better off not knowing. It was very ordinary.....thats being generous
Eh, that would not hinder me to watch it as a fan as much as the alterations made to the lore which completely drained my interest.

Also, how could GOG.com not mention John Hurt for Privateer 2: The Darkening?! He's right there in the trailer still image below the text! He was the only actor shown on the (back of) the box!
Actually, I looked it up on MobyGames to refresh my memory and it turns out, this was only on the German version (probably because he's better known than the others here), the original USofA release had no actors shown and other versions had Christopher Walken in his place. Funneh.
Posted September 26, 2020
I see the article wisely ignored mentioning Chris Roberts spiritual successor to Wing Commander, Star Citizen. I wonder if it will ever be finished.
Posted September 26, 2020
Wing Commander IV has always been one of my favourite gaming experiences of all time. I yearn for the day when it could be remastered and I think it's a tragedy that many people haven't played it or have forgotten all about it. I can still recite so many lines from that last mission - the price of freedom is eternal vigilance!
Posted September 26, 2020
Wing Commander was one of the first games I purchased on GOG, and one that I never played before. It was a blast! Ah, I'll just grab a joystick and replay it again.
Posted September 26, 2020
I never got warm with the series tbh. I always felt the controls were atrocious. Like flying a wardrobe.
Posted September 26, 2020
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gog2002x:
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Breja: On YouTube (at least for now). It even stars Mark Hamill and Malcolm McDowell reprising their roles from the game.
Unfortunately, it appears the videos have already been blocked by the owners of the animated series. (NBC Universal I think , not 100% sure, I forgot lol)

Oh well, I got the Youtube page book marked for now.
Posted September 26, 2020
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GOG.com: ...Ginger Lynn Allen (her movies are not very... mainstream)
That´s such a nice way of putting it :D
Post edited September 26, 2020 by Tarhiel
Posted September 27, 2020
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Morry: Wing Commander IV has always been one of my favourite gaming experiences of all time. I yearn for the day when it could be remastered and I think it's a tragedy that many people haven't played it or have forgotten all about it. I can still recite so many lines from that last mission - the price of freedom is eternal vigilance!
Not to mention one of the best ending sequences in any game!

You might be interested in this, it's not an official remaster but it could be good: https://wcrespace.com/
Posted September 27, 2020
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toxicTom: I never got warm with the series tbh. I always felt the controls were atrocious. Like flying a wardrobe.
Did you play using a joystick? Because that's how the game is supposed to be played.
Post edited September 27, 2020 by igrok
Posted September 27, 2020
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igrok: Did you play using a joystick? Because that's how the game is supposed to be played.
Yes, of course :-)

No comparison to the "gliding through space" that X-Wing or even earlier Epic (had this on Amiga) offered.
Posted September 27, 2020
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toxicTom: No comparison to the "gliding through space" that X-Wing or even earlier Epic (had this on Amiga) offered.
Ha, I always found X-Wing more difficult to fly :D I guess to each his own.
Posted September 27, 2020
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RelicMaster: Did not know there was a movie.
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Niggles: Better off not knowing. It was very ordinary.....thats being generous
:( I kinda liked it, even went to see it in the cinema. No it wasn't as good as, say, Starship Troopers and such, but I still enjoyed it.

Maybe I'll need to re-watch to see if it nowadays makes me cringe. Then again, lots of movies do that to me, like all newer Star Wars movies, or superhero movies. Heck, I just saw Wonder Woman and considering all the good things I had heard about it, I was surprised how... mediocre and cliched it was. Its attempts to raise strong feelings in the viewer were just so predictable and lame (and this seems to go to almost all superhero movies I've seen like in the last 15 years, all Batman & Spiderman movies included). Meh.

I haven't seen The Joker yet, I am hoping it is as good as I've been lead to believe.
Post edited September 27, 2020 by timppu
Posted September 27, 2020
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foxworks: With all the remastered gaming content happening, this is a series I wish could get that treatment.
Sadly, a guy started working on a wing commander partial remake last year and dropped offf the face of the planet. See this thread https://www.wcnews.com/chatzone/threads/wc-uprez-unity3d-doodle-heavy-gif-use-mobile-users-beware.30112/page-8.
Posted September 28, 2020
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foxworks: With all the remastered gaming content happening, this is a series I wish could get that treatment.
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shadowknight2814: Sadly, a guy started working on a wing commander partial remake last year and dropped offf the face of the planet. See this thread https://www.wcnews.com/chatzone/threads/wc-uprez-unity3d-doodle-heavy-gif-use-mobile-users-beware.30112/page-8.
To me it looks like Wings of St.Nazaire - he also dropped from the face of the earth :(
Post edited September 28, 2020 by Tarhiel
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