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LGR - Wing Commander - DOS PC Game Review

🕑 Added 2017-05-06 00:45:01 +0000 UTC

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That is a game I really wish I had the time to get into and play. It looks absolutely amazing.

LGR

Wow! Have you met him, or did you get it signed by other means?

LGR

Awesome to hear it!

LGR

Huge inspiration for the X-Wing and Tie Fighter games, so there's that at least ;)

LGR

Yep, that's pretty much the exact kind of CPU it is optimized to run on :)

LGR

I'm adding a brief mention of the MT-32 in the next draft! But yeah, this is one of those where I actually prefer the Adlib for whatever reason. Plus, I don't know anyone that played it with an MT-32 back in the day, so it seems more nostalgic/appropriate to me :)

Paul

Yes! You finally did it. Wing Commander. :)

Anders Enger Jensen

Sweet! I never got to play it back then, mostly because I only had a 286 and later I didn't bother getting a copy. But man, you're gonna get a lot of comments or questions why you didn't use the MT-32 ... since this is one of the most requested games out there when showcasing that MIDI-module. ;) Anyway, classic LGR material as usual! Thumbs up! :)

Antonio M Buonomo

Thank you for this! Wing Commander is one of my favorite series of all time, and it was very influential for several reasons. You should cover WCIII and IV as well, as at the time they were actually the most expensive videogames ever produced and featured an incredible cast of actors. Also, without Wing Commander Privateer there would be no Star Citizen today...

I had this running on a 386sx16 no problems. Some of the cinematics were a bit slow, but the gameplay was fine.

Lindsay Michelle

I thought this was a belated Star Wars day video, but turns out this is not a Star Wars DOS game, haha. But I feel ya on the "not having as much time anymore" thing - but at least makes you choosier on games you feel are worth your time!

I have consumed your content and it was amazing, thanks for the great content and I received my floppy yesterday in great condition, thanks!

Metal Jesus Rocks

My original box is signed by Chris Roberts... one of my favorite pieces in the collection

LGR

Has there ever been a WC game where you play the Kilrathi? I'm not familiar with the whole series

LGR

Thanks a lot!

LGR

Thank you for watching!

LGR

Thank you! And yeah the box art is a *bit* of a misleading thing since it appears to be made from a photograph of a CRT, but it is indeed using the in-game assets! Albeit in a very flattering way ;)

LGR

Now that's one I've never played, and mostly what I know about its infamous history of development hell that delayed it for so long. Could be a fun video.

LGR

I'm curious if the cache-disabling method I used on my 486 would work for you as well! I used the program SETMUL

LGR

Yeah I really was surprised to see there's no fan-made source port or anything

LGR

Nice, that's a great CPU to play it on

LGR

It's never too late to delve into the world of awesome flight sticks. They're fun, even vintage ones :)

LGR

Me too, really wish I had this one back when it was new

LGR

No need for emulation since I have the real deal. But yeah, while it sounds awesome, I feel that the Adlib sounds more nostalgic (and personally, a bit cooler.)

LGR

I'm sure the series will continue to get some love over time :)

LGR

Coming soon: LGR-proof underwear

LGR

Haha, same reason I dumped into SC years back. Really hoping that turns out well when it finally releases in 2056.

LGR

I hope you enjoyed it!

LGR

Hope to do that as well :)

LGR

And thank YOU for the support!

Now please do BC3000AD

The 8-Bit Guy

This was one of my favorite games in 1990. I played it for almost a year straight on my 286 / 16 Mhz. And it ran fine on that hardware, even though some of the extra animations weren't available due to memory. Interesting thing is, I've never played it again because, as you mentioned, the software just does not work properly on newer hardware. Even when playing on my 486 laptop, it plays too fast. I really don't get why they couldn't have coded something in there to keep the timing more accurate being that even during that time it was common for PCs to run at different speeds. I never tried any of the sequels. On a side note.. I guess I'm one of the few people that really liked the Wing Commander movie. Sure, not every single scene, but as a whole I thought it was pretty good.

Lon Seidman

Great overview of an awesome game. The one thing that bugged me about Wing Commander was the box art - the screenshots were deceiving - they looked way better than the actual gameplay. I remember calling Origin asking if there was a way to activate better graphics in a setting somewhere! Wing Commander 2 would be a great followup. Not only was there the game but they also sold a speech pack for an additional $20-$25 or so. Lots of floppies and a ton of hard disk space!

Jade_of_Arc

What great memories. I had an Amiga 500 at the time, but when I saw this game on a friends 386 with a VGA card, I pestered my mom so long until I got a 386 as well. Thanks for the great video

Great video !! :D

BastetFurry

Would have loved to fly on the Kilrathi side. But at least i can conquer the galaxy with the Mrrshan and be the Master of Orion (2). ;)

Troy Wilkins

I have to admit, I was never able to get into this one back in the day. I preferred to play one of the games that was a big influence on it - Star Raiders on the Atari 400, which for me at least, was much more fun.

Rob Caporetto

An honest to goodness classic. I never did the Secret Missions, but I always, always loved that main campaign. Bit of a shame it's so fiddly to get the speed right with DOSBox though… as it's wrong to play it on anything but a DOS PC. Well… maybe the Amiga CD32 one (seeing it's the only other version to use 256 colour graphics ;) )

Stuart Marshall

Memories of trying to play this on my friend's 386 16mhz 🤣

SammyToesis

Games like these make me wish I had a flight joystick...

Man i would've loved that as a kid! especially with the joystick.

Wouldn't the soundtrack sound better under Roland emulation? Thanks for your wonderful content!

oh yeah about time baby! :)

Yes yes yes! Would you consider a Wing Commander series? I don't see enough love for say Wing Commander 2!

avfusion

Awww, Clint! I just changed my underwear!

neuroflare

muh f**kin wing commander... the only reason I dump money into Star Citizen. This also makes me wonder if Clint will do a SC alpha vid as a contrast and commentary...