Wing Commander:The 3D Space Combat Simulator(1990)

Wing Commander is released for the PC on September 26, 1990 by Origin Systems. Chris Roberts worked as Director, Producer and Designer. Erin Roberts was also involved. Finally called Wing Commander is the first in Chris Roberts' science fiction space simulation franchise.

The player takes the role of a nameless pilot (Blue hair) aboard the TCS Tiger's Claw, a Bengal-class Strike Carrier. The player gets to name the pilot and choose his call sign. The pilot quickly rises through the ranks of the flight wing, and eventually leads a strike on the Kilrathi High Command starbase in the Venice system. On the other hand, if the player does not perform optimally, missions become increasingly defensive in nature and eventually the Claw is forced to retreat. It wasn't the first game where players flew a ship around in space, but it was the first to combine cutting edge graphics, a branching mission tree, complex characters and an exciting storyline.

Trivia:

Wing Commander was originally titled Squadron, later renamed Wingleader and turned in last minute to Wing Commander.

There is also a Wing Commander movie by Chris Roberts, a collectible card game, a series of novels and action figures.

There is so much more to tell about Wing Commander and I highly recommend Ben Lesnick's fan site with ALL information about the Wing Commander franchise: https://www.wcnews.com/

Here is the official RSI-MUSEUM video for Wing Commander

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