July has quickly come and gone, which means the Birthday Party is almost here! The Wing Commander CIC turns 14 years old at midnight GMT, the night of August 10. We're really looking forward to hosting you in our chatroom, #Wingnut! Stop on by next Friday night (7:00 PM Eastern US, 4:00 pm Pacific US and 11:00 pm GMT) to be part of the countdown. The anticipation is building now, but it'll be absolutely palpable during the live countdown!
Today we go back more than twenty years to February 1991, showcasing the PC Plus review of the original Wing Commander. The reviewer provides a brief rundown of the game's mechanics. It's a fun read looking back at someone explaining the simulator and rec room then moving into the barracks and the missions themselves for the first time. Who hasn't been in a tough spot, guns gone, ejection system destroyed, comms down, and been cursing the Kilrathi that did this to them?
There's an amusing, and unintended, foreshadowing found in the review. We can only wonder what he thought of things later in the game series. Giving Wing Commander a score of 4 out 5 in "Lasting Appeal" category was a smart move as well. Chris Roberts has previously said he'd leave the original game alone because it "came together so smoothly and felt so right." You'll get no argument here.
While Wing Commander can be run from floppies, you'll require three high density or eleven standard 5.25-inch! However with a hard disk and good graphics it can be highly recommended.
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