2009.199 (July 18, 2009)

Explosive New Poll Asks About Torpedoes

It's time for a new poll! What game featured your favorite torpedo runs? Broadly defined, virtually all Wing Commander games feature capship strikes with heavy ordnance, and almost all include weapons specifically called 'torpedoes' - both guided and unguided. For this reason you'll find WC1 in the options. If you really liked lobbing Dumbfires at the Starpost, that one's for you. Otherwise, was your favorite the first tense Broadsword run in WC2? Dropping the bomb directly on the flight deck of a carrier in WC3? Or maybe defanging the massive battlecruisers in Wing Commander Arena?

Our previous poll produced a clear winner. Righteous Fire had the most popular intro among various Wing Commander expansion packs. It's not a surprise to see that one come out on top, but Proving Grounds' 3.5% tally is quite impressive.

Making the Game: Movie List

Were you unhappy about how yesterday's movie list text file cut off the ends of some movie descriptions? Not especially? Well, you're in luck: a second version, generated roughly a month later, has slightly more text!

These updates are thanks to John "Captain Johnny" Guentzel, who provided several CD image archives of material used by the Wing Commander Prophecy development team!