A Very S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Mention

Bethesda's blockbuster RPG Fallout 3 won PC Game of the Year 2008 in Games Radar's feature article. When asked what other classic franchises he would like to see reimagined, Lead Producer Todd Howard brings up Wing Commander.

Great ideas never die. It didn't matter that Fallout was a series that was silent for 10 years. The world and core mechanics of Fallout 1 are so inherently awesome that they deserved to be done again, but in a new way. So much of reinventing something again is the presentation. Read old game reviews and see how the audience responded at the time, and find a way to make that happen again. Don't let anyone tell you 'People no longer like that.' What I wouldn't give to see X-Wing or Wing Commander reborn again. Hmmmm.

Making the Game: E3 Mission

When Wing Commander Prophecy was shown at the E3 expo in 1997 it had a mission for attendees to play -- a unique mission created for the Beta version of the game shown at the conference. This document has the specifications; perhaps some intrepid fan designer can recreate this mission?

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!

E3 Mission Download (14 kb) Date: June 8, 1997 Project: Wing Commander Prophecy Donated By: John Guentzel Pages: 2