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Wing Commander

Gameplay consists of completing successive missions and overall cockpit performance affects gameplay: going above and beyond the call of duty results in medals, promotions in rank are awarded at regular…

26 September 1990

Wing Commander is a shooter developed by Origin Systems, released 26 September 1990 on Amiga CD32, Sega CD, Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Wing Commander is

Wing Commander is a shooter game developed by Origin Systems and released in 1990. It was published by ASCII Corporation. It is available on Amiga CD32, Sega CD, Super Famicom, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Origin FX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player takes the role of a nameless pilot 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 (known in-production to Origin personnel as "Bluehair", after his most notable feature) quickly rises through the ranks of the flight wing and (presuming the player performs ideally in the cockpit) 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.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 19.8 hrs.

Official trailer

Gameplay video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

Dlc

Expansions

Quick answers

Wing Commander — frequently asked questions

When did Wing Commander come out?
Wing Commander was released on 26 September 1990 for Amiga CD32, Sega CD, Super Famicom, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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