Wing Commander (video game)

Wing Commander
Wing Commander
Developer(s)	Origin Systems
Publisher(s)	Origin Systems
Director(s)	Chris Roberts
Producer(s)	Chris Roberts ; Warren Spector
Designer(s)	Chris Roberts
Writer(s)	Jeff George
Composer(s)	George Alistair Sanger ; David Govett
Platform(s)	MS-DOS Super NES, Amiga, Amiga CD32, Sega CD, 3DO, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, FM Towns, Macintosh, Windows 95;
Release	September 26, 1990 September 26, 1990 (MS-DOS); March 1, 1992 (SNES); September 1992 (Amiga); June 1, 1993 (Amiga CD32); March 1994 (Sega CD); August 1995 (Mac); November 30, 1996 (Windows 95);
Genre(s)	Space flight simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player

Wing Commander is the first game in Chris Roberts' space flight simulation Wing Commander franchise by Origin Systems. The game was first released for MS-DOS on September 26, 1990 and was later ported to the Amiga, CD32 (256-color), Sega CD and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and re-released for the PC as Wing Commander I in 1994. An enhanced remake Super Wing Commander was made for the 3DO in 1994, and later ported to the Macintosh.

Two expansion packs for the game were released: Wing Commander: The Secret Missions in November 1990 and Wing Commander: The Secret Missions 2: Crusade in March 1991.^[3]

The game was considered a major step forward for space dogfight games, featuring graphics, audio, and a story campaign that invited comparison to the Star Wars films. Set in the year 2654 and characterized by Chris Roberts as "World War II in space", it features a multinational cast of pilots from the "Terran Confederation" flying missions against the predatory, aggressive Kilrathi, a feline warrior race (heavily inspired by the Kzinti of Larry Niven's Known Space universe).^[4]

^ "Work in Progress: Wing Commander". The One (46): 31. July 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
^ Feeley, Jim; Pearlstein, Joanna (August 1995). "New Products - Super Wing Commander". Macworld. International Data Group: 50.
^ Cite error: The named reference bible was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Hamilton, Geoff; Jones, Brian (May 12, 2010). Encyclopedia of American Popular Fiction. Facts On File. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-8160-7157-9. Retrieved April 6, 2020.

[1] "Work in Progress: Wing Commander". The One (46): 31. July 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

[2] Feeley, Jim; Pearlstein, Joanna (August 1995). "New Products - Super Wing Commander". Macworld. International Data Group: 50.

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[4] Hamilton, Geoff; Jones, Brian (May 12, 2010). Encyclopedia of American Popular Fiction. Facts On File. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-8160-7157-9. Retrieved April 6, 2020.

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