<s>
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
is	I-Application
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
Chris	O
Roberts	O
 '	O
space	O
flight	O
simulation	O
[ [ 	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
(	O
franchise	O
)	O
|Wing	O
Commander	O
franchise ] ]	O
by	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
on	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
1990	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
CD32	B-Device
(	O
256-color	B-Device
)	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
and	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
as	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
I	I-Application
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
Super	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
was	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
in	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
expansion	O
packs	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
:	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Secret	O
Missions	O
in	O
November	O
1990	O
and	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Secret	O
Missions	O
2	O
:	O
Crusade	O
in	O
March	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
major	O
step	O
forward	O
for	O
space	O
dogfight	O
games	O
,	O
featuring	O
graphics	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
story	O
campaign	O
that	O
invited	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
nameless	O
pilot	O
(	O
later	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Christopher	O
Blair	O
in	O
sequels	O
)	O
aboard	O
the	O
TCS	B-Application
Tiger	I-Application
's	I-Application
Claw	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Bengal-class	O
Strike	O
Carrier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
two	O
endings	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
winning	O
"	O
path	O
is	O
considered	O
canon	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
two	O
expansion	O
packs	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
sequel	O
Wing	B-Device
Commander	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Vengeance	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Kilrathi	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clever	O
work	O
by	O
the	O
Claw	O
's	O
crew	O
and	O
pilots	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
capture	O
a	O
Kilrathi	O
courier	B-Protocol
ship	O
,	O
which	O
reveals	O
that	O
this	O
weapon	O
is	O
mounted	O
on	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
class	O
of	O
ship	O
;	O
CNC	O
codenames	O
it	O
the	O
Sivar-class	O
dreadnought	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
Kilrathi	O
god	O
of	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
an	O
unusual	O
Kilrathi	O
presence	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
,	O
including	O
their	O
upgraded	O
Dralthi	O
II	O
and	O
ships	O
that	O
have	O
never	O
been	O
seen	O
before	O
:	O
the	O
Hhriss-class	O
heavy	O
fighter	O
and	O
the	O
Snakeir-class	O
heavy	O
carrier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dralthi	O
medium	O
fighters	O
from	O
the	O
Ras	O
Nik'hra	O
are	O
put	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
reconnaissance	O
missions	O
(	O
conveniently	O
,	O
the	O
Confederation	O
Scimitar	B-Application
medium	I-Application
fighter	I-Application
is	O
retired	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
opening	O
a	O
space	O
in	O
the	O
database	O
of	O
Confederation	O
fighters	O
for	O
the	O
Dralthi	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Terran	O
troops	O
begin	O
landing	O
in	O
secret	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ralgha	O
and	O
the	O
rebellion	O
at	O
Ghorah	O
Khar	O
,	O
though	O
promising	O
,	O
are	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
Confed	O
Intelligence	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
see	O
mention	O
until	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Wing	B-Device
Commander	I-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Crusade	O
,	O
Jeannette	O
Devereaux	O
is	O
detailed	O
off	O
to	O
the	O
TCS	O
Austin	O
,	O
where	O
she	O
will	O
serve	O
as	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interested	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
crusade	O
,	O
Mercedes	O
Lackey	O
and	O
Ellen	O
Guon	O
penned	O
the	O
first	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
novel	O
,	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
:	O
Freedom	O
Flight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Wing	O
CommanderSuper	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
was	O
a	O
drastic	O
new	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Super	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
succeeds	O
at	O
being	O
what	O
it	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
-	O
a	O
straightforward	O
space	O
simulator	O
with	O
an	O
arcade	O
spin	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
Squadron	O
and	O
later	O
renamed	O
Wingleader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
development	O
for	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
came	O
to	O
a	O
close	O
,	O
the	O
EMM386	B-Device
memory	B-General_Concept
manager	I-General_Concept
the	O
game	O
used	O
would	O
give	O
an	O
exception	O
when	O
the	O
user	O
exited	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
print	O
out	O
a	O
message	O
similar	O
to	O
"	O
EMM386	B-Device
Memory	B-General_Concept
manager	I-General_Concept
error	O
...	O
"	O
with	O
additional	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
work-around	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
programmers	O
,	O
Ken	O
Demarest	O
,	O
hex-edited	O
the	O
memory	B-General_Concept
manager	I-General_Concept
so	O
it	O
displayed	O
a	O
different	O
message	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
the	O
error	O
message	O
,	O
it	O
printed	O
"	O
Thank	O
you	O
for	O
playing	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
shipped	O
in	O
1990	O
for	O
PC/DOS	O
as	O
the	O
initial	O
platform	O
and	O
came	O
with	O
an	O
instruction	O
booklet	O
styled	O
as	O
a	O
shipboard	O
magazine	O
,	O
Claw	O
Marks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
1990	O
,	O
an	O
add-on	O
campaign	O
,	O
named	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Secret	O
Missions	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
adding	O
new	O
missions	O
,	O
new	O
ships	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Secret	O
Missions	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
,	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Secret	O
Missions	O
2	O
:	O
Crusade	O
adds	O
a	O
new	O
narrative	O
,	O
new	O
ships	O
,	O
more	O
difficult	O
missions	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
new	O
wingmen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
1992	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
in	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
system	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
intended	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
custom	O
ASIC	O
graphics	O
chip	O
on	O
the	O
cartridge	O
was	O
planned	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
was	O
retroactively	O
renamed	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
I	I-Application
in	O
a	O
bundled	O
re-release	O
together	O
with	O
Wing	B-Device
Commander	I-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heart	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
in	O
a	O
bundled	O
re-release	O
together	O
with	O
Wing	B-Device
Commander	I-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heart	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
known	O
as	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Kilrathi	O
Saga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
games	O
were	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Secret	O
Missions	O
Addons	O
whilst	O
not	O
shipped	O
on	O
the	O
CDs	O
could	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
Origin	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
;	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
for	O
3DO	B-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
;	O
was	O
a	O
drastic	O
new	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
game	O
with	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
full	O
speech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Crawford	O
said	O
of	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
that	O
it	O
"	O
raised	O
the	O
bar	O
for	O
the	O
whole	O
industry	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
five	O
times	O
more	O
expensive	O
to	O
create	O
than	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
contemporaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crawford	O
opined	O
that	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
in	O
particular	O
affected	O
the	O
marketing	O
and	O
economics	O
of	O
computer	O
games	O
and	O
reestablished	O
the	O
"	O
action	O
game	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
lucrative	O
type	O
of	O
computer	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
ported	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
EA	B-Device
Replay	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
after	O
many	O
years	O
of	O
unavailability	O
,	O
the	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
PC	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
into	O
the	O
digital	O
distribution	O
on	O
gog.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
long	O
lost	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
was	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
fan-community	B-Architecture
in	O
that	O
year	O
in	O
August	O
by	O
a	O
former	O
developer	O
for	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
long-time	O
preservation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
became	O
a	O
best	O
seller	O
and	O
caused	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
competing	O
space	O
combat	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
X-Wing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	O
gave	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
six	O
stars	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
five-star	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
Secret	O
Missions	O
Expansion	O
Disk	O
receiving	O
five	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
readers	O
gave	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
10.91	O
,	O
the	O
highest	O
rating	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
magazine	O
until	O
1992	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
superseded	O
by	O
the	O
sequel	O
Wing	B-Device
Commander	I-Device
II	I-Device
;	O
that	O
year	O
the	O
magazine	O
added	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
to	O
its	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
for	O
games	O
that	O
readers	O
highly	O
rated	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
story	O
line	O
with	O
cinematic	O
animation	O
and	O
digitized	O
speech	O
gives	O
this	O
game	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
a	O
big	O
screen	O
space	O
opera	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
regarded	O
the	O
Super	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
remake	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
tedious	O
disappointment	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
missions	O
that	O
are	O
"	O
either	O
too	O
short	O
or	O
too	O
repetitive	O
"	O
,	O
dramatic	O
slowdown	O
which	O
interferes	O
with	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
poorly	O
animated	O
character	O
faces	O
,	O
and	O
low	O
quality	O
voice	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
won	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Overall	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
the	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
seventh	O
best	O
PC	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
also	O
listing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Game	B-Application
Over	I-Application
funeral	O
cutscene	O
among	O
the	O
15	O
best	O
ways	O
to	O
die	O
in	O
computer	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Time	O
named	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
100	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
remembering	O
its	O
"	O
unprecedented	O
detail	O
"	O
of	O
graphics	O
and	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
revelation	O
in	O
1990	O
for	O
PC	O
space-sim	O
buffs	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
little	O
less	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
and	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
from	O
the	O
genre	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
PC	O
Format	O
placed	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
50	O
best	O
computer	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
were	O
just	O
a	O
dog-fighting	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
still	O
be	O
great	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
5th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Gamesmaster	O
3DO	B-Device
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
February	O
1995	O
,	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
290,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
