Category talk:Wing Commander

Wing Commander
Release Date	Fall 1990

Introduction

Box Back Cover

Wing Commander I virtually created the space combat simulation genre when it arrived in the fall of 1990. It wasn't the first game where players flew a ship around in space, but it was the first to combine cutting edge graphics, a branching mission tree, complex characters and an exciting storyline. As a rookie pilot aboard the TCS Tiger's Claw, the player was introduced to the viscious feline Kilrathi. Over the course of dozens of missions, the Terran Confederation managed to force the Empire of Kilrah out of the Vega Sector. PC gamers used the original Wing Commander game to show off their powerful new 386 machines to their friends. The game exuded style and polish from the cockpit hand that followed players' joystick movements to the dripping bucket in the barracks.

Manuals and Game Documentation

• Blueprints
• Claw Marks
• Kilrathi Saga Manual
• Secret Missions SNES Manual
• Super Wing Commander Claw Marks
• Super Wing Commander Playguide
• WC I Install Quickstart Guide
• WC I Reference Card
• WC I SNES Text Instructions
• WC I Secret Missions 2 Reference Card
• WC I Secret Missions Joan's Supplement
• WC I Secret Missions Reference Card
• WC I Super Famicom Manual
• Wing Commander Collectible Trading Card Game Manual
• Wing Commander Help File
• Wing Commander MegaCD Manual
• Wing Commander SNES Manual
• Wing Commander SegaCD Manual

Patches

• Amiga CD Patch
• CD32 Patch
• Install Patch
• Joystick Patch

Ships

Terran Confederation

• Fighters

F-36 Hornet	CF-105 Scimitar	F-44 Rapier II	A-14 Raptor

• Capital Ships

Drayman	Diligent	Venture	Exeter	Gettysburg	Bengal

Empire of Kilrah

• Fighters

KF-227 Salthi	Dralthi I	KF-402 Krant	Gratha	Jalthi	Bloodfang

• Capital Ships

Dorkir	Ralari	Fralthi

• Installations

Star Post

Weapons

Guns

• Laser Cannon
• Neutron Gun
• Mass Driver Cannon
• Flak Gun
• Turreted Laser

Missiles

• Dumb-Fire Missile
• Heat-Seeking Missile
• Image-Recognition Missile
• Friend or Foe Missile
• Porcupine Mine

Missions

Clicking on the system name will bring you to the first mission in that system.

Script

Text-only game script:

Wing Commander Script

Cutscenes

Wing Commander Cutscenes

Strategy Guides

• Wing Commander I & II: The Ultimate Strategy Guide
  • The Memoirs of Lieutenant Colonel Carl T. LaFong: The Kilrathi War's Greatest Ace (TCSN, Retired)
• CIC Online Guide

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  Wing Commander I & II: The Ultimate Strategy Guide

Screenshots

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Ports

LINK TO PORTS PAGE FOR WC1

Music

Music link stuff

Editing Tools

• 3D Ship Viewer
• Mission Editing Information
• Ship Graphic Viewer (Wing Commander)
• Taunt Editor
• WC1, WC2 and Privateer editing information
• WCEDIT
• WCSAV
• WCVIEW
• Wing Commander Mission Editor

Miscellaneous Files

• 2000 PC Gamer Coverdisk Release
• Intro Animation
• Magic DosBox Template for Android
• Scimitar Flight Animation
• Unpacked MODULE.000 file
• WC1 Box Winamp skin
• Wing Commander Vector Logos

Credits

Designed & Directed by
Chris Roberts

Software Engineers
Chris Roberts, Steve Muchow, Paul Isaac, Steve Beeman, Ken Demarest III, Herman Miller

Dogfight Intelligence
Ken Demarest III

Dogfight Choreography
Steve Beeman, Erin Roberts

3 Space System
Chris Roberts

ORIGIN Graphic Systems
John Miles, Chris Roberts

ORIGIN Sound System
Herman Miller

Artwork
Denis Loubet, Glem Johnson, Daniel Bourbonnais, Keith Berdak, John Watson

Screenplay
Jeff George

Additional Written Material
Steve Cantrell, Philip Brogden

Musical Score
George A. Sanger, David Govett

Sound Effects
Marc Schaefgen

Quality Assurance
Marc Schaefgen, Philip Brogden, Steve Cantrell, Greg Paul Malone II, Erin Roberts, Mike Romero, Jeff Shelton, Scott Shelton, Brian Tompkins, John Watson

Produced by
Chris Roberts and Warren Spector