Wing Commander™ 1+2

Wing Commander dazzled me with its cinematic presentation that told the story of an epic galactic war, but this was back in 1990 when a story was seldom expected in the genre, let alone videogames. What can Wing Commander 1 & 2 offer you today that modern games can’t? Quite a lot as it turns out. For starters there’s the wingmen themselves - rookies out to make a name for themselves, old veterans past their prime, pessimists, and stone cold killers populate the carrier you’re assigned to, offering advice and dropping lore on a war that has been raging for decades with no end in sight. Then there’s the multiple path mission tree. If you don’t perish, the game continues regardless of the outcome. Victories earn you medals, ranks, favourable reassignments and the admiration of your peers. Defeats via ejecting or fleeing will earn you undesirable reassignments, a scolding from your commanding officer, and a new set of missions that make the campaign that much harder to win. The actual gameplay itself isn’t anything to brag about compared to other space shooters, but if you’re not a gameplay purist and love the concepts and ideas behind the games almost as much as how it plays, this is definitely your bag.

I've been waiting for the expansions forever and now they're here yay! thank you GOG it was worth the wait.

I bought my Amiga 500 so I could play this originally. It's not as good as X-wing from the same era. The ships are pop-up sprites on a box. The resolution is also stuck in the 90s. I would start with Wing Commander III which is a totally playable game with a lot more. Chris Roberts could actually release games then unlike now.

I was really looking forward to playing this game, but it won't work. I just get a message in the DOSBox that says "expanded memory detected" then nothing. nothing at all. Can anyone help with this?

But unfortunately this version is unplayable! Your only way is - Wing Commander: The Kilrathi Saga. Good luck.