Wing Commander: Privateer (1993)

Wing Commander: Privateer is a space trading and combat simulation. The player assumes the role of the privateer Grayson Burrows who travels through the Gemini Sector, one of many sectors in the Wing Commander universe. Start with the lowly scout, and upgrade to one of the three other superior ships: Galaxy (superior cargo space), Orion (superior protection), or Centurion (superior offense). Buy optional equipment such as armor, engines, shields, weapons, launchers for torpedoes/missiles, and more. Take on missions (multiple sources, from the cheapest mission computer, to fixers who has the toughest but most rewarding missions) and earn money for upgrades. Use spare cargo room to trade commodities to further add to the account. Missions can vary from search and destroy to Fedex (i.e. delivery) to bounty hunting, and more.

Trivia:

This was the last series to be based on the Wing Commander engine before Origin made the transition to full 3D for its flight sims

There is a hidden text adventure: There is a small file called TABTNE.VDA. Reversing the filename gave you an executable, ADVENT.BAT and running that let you play a small, unusual text game called Art D's First Batch Adventure!

The Galaxy ship inspired the Cutlass.

When you finish the game, your character was having a conversation with the admiral... Then all of a sudden they started talking back and forth about the game and its creators!

Here is the official RSI-MUSEUM video for Wing Comman der: Privateer

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