The Wing Commander movie club had a great time with ace's birthday movie, Amadeus! (Happy birthday, ace!). It's not quite a historical movie as it is a movie that contextualizes Mozart's story for modern audiences… treating him as we would
You know it when you see it, and you see it more than you expect in marketing, signage and other games: the 'Wing Commander font'. But what is that font? Well, the typeface you associate with the earlier Wing Commander games was derived fro…
AD has made a nice little discovery! It's a Wing Commander IV preview and Mark Hamill interview from the October 1995 issue (Number 81) of VideoGames: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine (real title, not made up). What's neat about this one is tha…
The AI revolution, purportedly an attempt to recreate the mind of a single Pilgrim, is wreaking havoc on both human thought and the RAM market. With RAM prices skyrocketing, many are wondering how they'll afford to play the next generation
On August 10, 1998 we officially launched the Wing Commander Combat Information Center as part of the rollout of Wing Commander Secret Ops. And since you're still reading this, we're still here! Thanks to the wonderful community we've gathe…
For a movie that's nearly three hours long, Amadeus remains pretty compelling! This week, we will continue to ignore democracy in favor of the law of birthday boy choices. And our next birthday boy is none other than my wife Patterned! She
We had previously mentioned plans to have a music-themed Wing Commander Saturday event on August 15. We're rescheduling that for August 22nd. Check back next week for details!
What if you could play the box? I've got to admit, I've never asked myself that question… but luckily, Exteban has! They've created a pretty cool looking animated tribute to the original Wing Commander and that great sense of potential you
Here's an article that many of us likely remember: PC Gamer's October 1997 preview of Wing Commander Prophecy. This was a major info dump for fans at the time… but the lack of scanned copies of PC Gamers online for many years meant that it
The Wing Commander movie club has returned from our sojourn under the sea and let me tell you, life is indeed better down where it's wetter. The Little Mermaid remains a classic and generally a breathe of fresh air after some of the more di…
I love a great background star map more than anything and while working on the recent Wing Commander Academy atlas post I took a hard look at one most people miss. During the briefing at the start of Lords of the Sky, Tolwyn presents inform…
Some years ago, Andi Green found a great Wing Commander Easter egg in Ultima Underworld. This weekend, I decided I wanted to get some screenshots and figure out exactly where the Kilrathi graffiti is located. And thanks to Pix's save game a…