Wing Commander™ 1+2

I don’t get people who praise this version of the games, did they play the same game I did? It unplayable, the controls with a mouse and keyboard are horrible but tolerable but what make it even worse is the addition of slowdowns during dogfights when there are a lot of ships on the screen and when the game start to run too fast when there are not a lot of ships on the screen. I heard that the re-release of the first 3 games called "wing commander the kilrathi saga" fixed those issues (and those issues with the DOS version were even on old computers) and improved music and sound quality, but sadly it is not sold on GOG. If GOG will manage to release the kilrathi saga then there is a fan made patch that allows to play it on modern systems.

I played it as a child in the early 90's, even could remember to speed up is + & to slow down is -. But better play with keyboard and maybe mouse in addition to aim instead with a gamepad. I kinda like those graphics :)

These games were hugely important and influential - and even more so for my own development as a gamer. The branching campaign structure and shifting narrative of WC1 - an adaptive game structure, sensitive to your successes and failures and even respecting the death or survival of your wingmates - was an astounding achievement for its time. The combat mechanics themselves stand up today, as you jockey to get onto the tail of a Kilrathi fighter and learn the behaviours and weaknesses of each opponent. A challenging game by any standards. WC2 shifts the focus to plot-led action, fleshing-out some characters and motivations and really presenting an old-fashioned WW2 Pacific Campaign scenario. Similarly good fun, and a vital introduction to the 'interactive movie' episodes to come.

So many years ago, a friend show me a new game, a starship simulator that had more than the tipical eneme to shoot out. A great history, great characters, and a playability never seen. The game was Wing Commander, and since that time, I fell in love with the franchise. I play all the games at his time, even I had the dvd version of WC4.I still had the original games and all this years I pray for that a version that could run on actual computers appears. You make my wish come true and I eternally grateful.

If you know anything about pc games, these 2 were the standard bar games went after, that and the xwing tie fighter games. nothing came close to those series. being someone who hates tryting to setup dos box this place is great for me. I hope they get wing commander 3 and 4 on here too, those games were amaazing. shame that the line ended with prophecy and its addon. Cheers Chris Roberts for making something worth remembering almost 20 years later.