Remember When? (September 12, 2008)

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IGN Retro is running an article on 'The Other Mario Games' which discusses Hotel Mario and the rest of Nintendo's odd lineup for the Phillips CDi console. What does this have to do with Wing Commander? Almost nothing, but it sets the scene like this:

By the early nineties, the CD drive was on its way to phasing out floppies. Single-speed CD drives were spinning hits like Myst and Wing Commander. SEGA released an add-on attachment for its popular Genesis console, the SEGA-CD to modest fanfare, thanks in no small part to lackluster titles that include the now-infamous Night Trap.

... which, in turn brings up a good point (beyond the interesting story of these CDi games): remember Wing Commander for the SegaCD! If you've never played this version, track it down and give it a whirl immediately. It features all the missions and scenarios of the original Wing Commander plus a rarely recognized full speech option! what's more, you can emulate a SegaCD or locate a compact CDX unit with relative ease today.

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Original update published on September 12, 2008