Review: Wing Commander Amiga version

Justin

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Yay one of my fav games

Wing Commander is a 3D space combat simulation, it is one of the few games that i have played over and over again, i love the story line and the fact the you are rewarded for doing well with some funky cut scenes(y)

now if you play this on a stock A500 it will be pretty poor, very low frame rates and dithered graphics.

move up to a stock A1200 and it is still pretty jerky, but now the hand on the joystick moves:D

add some memory and thing improve quite a bit and the games becomes nice to play

move up to an 030 with fast ram and the game is perfect

move up to an 040 or 060 and, it becomes unplayable again:LOL: but this time it is too fast!! (there is a guide on this site on how to slow it down(y))

then there is the AGA version for the CD32, better graphics but again let down by the lack of power from the CD32.

For Wing Commander perfection try the guide to running the CD32 version on an A1200/A4000, you won't be sorry

https://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=7470&highlight=wing+commander

compare the ECS and AGA version pictures attached below

and some gameplay video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrtEnpCfdeg








Let the gaming begin!!
 

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I've never played the original! Guess I'll have to check it out now. :D

Heather
 
Nice review Justin :)

Yep a great space sim back in the day and gave birth to a whole series of games. There are rumours that a brand new sequel may be in the works......
 
Thanks for that SD (y) It looks very good indeed, I do miss there not being a cockpit though. I do hope they decide to release it.
 
I am really liking this new review section. I also have the pleasure of the AGA version thanks to Justin's guide and this game rocks.
 
Wing Commander Saga is out!

Wing Commander Saga is out!

Wing Commander Saga has been released and picks up the story from there WCIII left off. It was built using the Open Freespace II engine, which means its free! :cool:.

Have a look on Mod DB here http://www.moddb.com/games/wing-commander-saga-the-darkest-dawn/downloads *note* did get a CRC error with part 2 of the download with this one

or here http://www.shacknews.com/file/30917/wing-commander-saga-the-darkest-dawn-10-free-game

or here http://spacesimcentral.com/downloads/ft2.php?dir=/Wing_Commander_Saga

The reason for multiple links is that this game is big, 3.32 GIGs, so go for the fastest one you can find :nod:
 
thanks for this geradline(y)

in 24 mins i'll start playing this:)

lol scrap that, it only took 7 mins
 
When I bought my CD32 back in the day i remember getting Wing Commander and never really played it. Then one day I was bored and had a go on it and I couldnt put it down.

The game is so addictive I love it.

I did get the Super Nintendo version which was good too and i bought WC 3 and 4 on the PS1.

Yeah I am now a WC nut (y)
 
Justin, which link gave you the bad download? If you let me know I will delete it from my previous post. :)

And yes WC Saga is just like having a new game from the series. :cool:

Also here is a small vid from WC Saga for those who haven't tried it yet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evJ64Y_3p9M

And finally (while I am here) dont forget the other free re-make, Wing Commander Privateer Gemini Gold, here is a vid and download links for that

Vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s66zyh1_ncY

Download: http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/files/category/75-privateer-gold/
 
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More info on Chris Robert's New Game.

More info on Chris Robert's New Game.

Hi Wing Commander fans!

Chris Roberts has released an hour long talk about his new game, now officially called Star Citizen. It has MMO and single player modes and will combine elements from both the WC (mission based) games and (interestingly for me) the Privateer games. It looks like we wont see anything until 2013 or 2014 though.

Here have a look, game play vid is at the start

http://uk.gamespot.com/shows/gamesp...;TheNextgenOfSpaceSims;RobertsSpaceIndustries
 
Star Citizen

Star Citizen

More info
This new Chris Roberts game is called Star Citizen and looks like it's well on to meeting its funding targets. Could space sims be coming back to the mainstream? I do hope so! :)

http://www.robertsspaceindustries.com/
 
GOG has now Wing Commander 1+2 on sale for $2.39. Also WC3 and 4 are $2.39 each.

Bought the 1+2 package. I've bought WC4 earlier and I've got a boxed version of WC3.
 
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