Good Old Full Motion Picture Show

Last, but not least, in our parade of Wing Commander III promotion screenshots is this fourteen image set of captures from the full motion video. This may seem entirely ordinary to you, but put yourself in your shoes sixteen years ago--the last time you saw a Wing Commander character was Admiral Terrel's cartoon head reading you the credits at the end of Righteous Fire. Then in August 1994 you open up a magazine or a pkzip file from Origin's BBS and find... real, live people? It was unprecedented!

Wing Commander IV Storyboards - Scene 73

Scene 73 returns us to... Eisein's cabin--for the last time, I promise. Here we have the final goodbye between Blair and Eisen, who knows he's about to defect with Maniac.

These storyboard images were recovered from a backup CD containing materials belonging to Origin's web development team. They were dated November 17, 1995 and were likely planned for a never-completed web feature.