OEM Bundle Catalog

Creative Labs

e=United States==

Sound Blaster Edutainment CD 16

(September 1994)

Ultima VIII, Syndicate Plus, Strike Commander, Wing Commander II

Sound Blaster Edutainment EZ 16

(September 1994)

Ultima VIII, Syndicate Plus, Strike Commander, Wing Commander II

Sound Blaster Discovery CD 16

(December 1994)

Ultima VIII, Syndicate Plus, Strike Commander, Wing Commander II

Sound Blaster Discovery CD 4x

(April 1995)

Ultima VIII, Syndicate Plus, Strike Commander, Wing Commander II

Sound Blaster Multimedia Home 4x

(March 1995)

Ultima VIII, Syndicate Plus, Strike Commander, Wing Commander II

Sound Blaster Value CD 4x

(June 1995)

Hong Kong Mahjong Pro, Ultima Underworld, Yeager's Air Combat, Savage Empire, Space Hulk, Wing Commander Academy, Seven Cities of Gold, Shadow Caster, Populous II, Ultima 7

Sound Blaster Performance 4x

(June 1995) Ultima VIII, Syndicate Plus, Strike Commander, Wing Commander II

Gateway 2000

Gateway 2000, later Gateway, Inc., was a South Dakota-based hardware company which offered customized personal computers from 1985 to 2007 when it was purchased by Acer. Gateway began offering a variety of OEM Origin titles in early 1995 as part of optional software bundles which could be purchased alongside a new PC. The Multimedia Software Flight Pack included Wing Commander Privateer and Armada and was advertised from February through November. A 10th Anniversary Software Bundle included Wing Commander III and was advertised from October 1995 through April 1996. In May 1998, Gateway sold a bespoke version of Wing Commander IV DVD as an optional bundle their Destination "big screen PC" systems.

Multimedia Software Flight Pack

Software: TFX: Tactical Fighter Experiment, Aces Over Europe, Comanche, Strike Commander, Privateer, Wing Commander Armada and Warplanes

Other: Quickshot Warrior 5 Plus joystick and 20-disk storage system

MSRP: $99

10th Anniversary Software Bundle

Software: BioForge, Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger, Magic Carpet II: The Netherworlds

Other: Gateway 2000 10th Anniversary t-shirt

MSRP: $49

Destination DVD Bundle

Software: Wing Commander IV DVD

MSRP: $99

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Media Vision

Media Vision was a California-based hardware company best known for the Pro AudioSpectrum line of sound cards which operated from 1990 to 1995. In addition to sound cards, Media Vision released a number of multimedia kits which bundled their sound card hardware with OEM CD-ROM drives and software. Media Vision bundled Wing Commander II and Ultima Underworld with the first releases of their Fusion line of entry level 1x CD-ROM kits which debuted in November 1992. The Fusion CD was an external SCSI kit which included the 8-bit Pro Audio Spectrum Plus sound card and the Fusion CD 16 was an internal kit which included a modified version of the 16-bit Pro Audio Spectrum 16 card which added Sony's proprietary CD-ROM connector. The Origin titles were replaced with CD-ROM versions of XF5700 Mantis Experimental Fighter and Sid Meier's Civilization in mid-1993 starting with the Fusion CD 16EX external kit and the Fusion Double CD-16 2x kits. Media Vision added copies of Battle Chess to the Fusion CD kits in late 1993 as they were selling off backstock.

Media Vision Fusion CD Multimedia Upgrade Kit

Drive: NEC CDR-25BJ 1x CD-ROM

Sound Card: Pro Audio Spectrum Plus

Speakers: Labtec CS-550

Software: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Compton's Family Encyclopedia, Ultima Underworld, Wing Commander II (plus Battle Chess starting in late 1993)

MSRP: $499

Media Vision Fusion CD 16 Multimedia Upgrade Kit

Drive: Sony CDU-31A 1x CD-ROM

Sound Card: Pro Audio Spectrum 16

Speakers: Labtec CS-550

Software: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Compton's Family Encyclopedia, Ultima Underworld, Wing Commander II

MSRP: $699

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