2006.141 (May 21, 2006)

Authentic WC2 Box Art Discovered

While searching through his new stash, Joe came across a floppy disk with one lone file. It turned out to be the primary art file for the box cover of Wing Commander II! At 650x700 pixels, the image leaves a bit of room for text on the top, and the colors are very crisp and vibrant. Whether this gets used as a nice desktop background or nostalgic memory trigger, it's a wonderful thing to see. You can find a scan of the actual box here and download the 1.3 meg original Targa format file here.

If you like this scene, also check out the End Run cover art. st3lt3k reminds us that the box appears to have been created by Craig Miller.

Controlled Carrier Sinking Brings Back WC Memories

criticalmass was reading the news last week and caught a story about the sinking of the USS Oriskany. The aircraft carrier was sunk last Thursday as an alternative to being scrapped. It now sits on the ocean floor off the coast of Florida where divers will be able to visit. On the way to becoming the world's largest artificial reef, the ship sunk stern first. In some images, the ship resembles the crashed Concordia on Vespus. Neat-o.