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I grew up on Wing Commander! I had WC1 and got all the add-ons. I guess I'm one of the few who LOVED the branching missions and even played through the game so

by ScoJoh 9y ago

I grew up on Wing Commander! I had WC1 and got all the add-ons. I guess I'm one of the few who LOVED the branching missions and even played through the game so many times and purposefully lost at certain times to make sure I'd experienced every mission. Heck I even created a branch diagram for all the missions. I was only 15 at the time! I then played through the game with such "anal" tenacity. I had to have EVERY kill for the killboard that was possible. If my wing man ever got any.... I'd dump out and try again! Then WC2 came out... holy moley! Yes I had to have it all, and as the article pointed out... I also promptly saved my pennies until I could afford my first sound blaster card and picked up the Voice pack too! Played and loved and enjoyed EVERY WC game in the series. The sense of wonder that I got... I wonder if kids have anything even close to those experiences today.

GordonS 9y ago
I loved Privateer as a kid too. I made a massive chart of buying and selling prices for different goods to and where just about everywhere. I need to see if it's on an abandonware site somewhere!
larrik 9y ago
I got into Wing Commander very late (WC 4), after having spent probably thousands of hours in the X-Wing series. So when I failed a mission and the story kept going, I was blown away. It's THE feature I remember most fondly, looking back. And this was a game with branching paths in full motion video! I was blown away.
fhood 9y ago
Don't worry, they do. Hell, so do adults. Dark Souls pretty much redefined my standards for great single player games.
vlucas 9y ago
> The sense of wonder that I got... I wonder if kids have anything even close to those experiences today. I have 3 kids, and I can honestly say yes, they do. Minecraft. It has simple mechanics, but can be pretty deep too if you want it to be. You can also build anything your mind can imagine. Add on all the fan created stuff, mods, etc. and it definitely provides the same stuff for the new generation.
epaga 9y ago
> Heck I even created a branch diagram for all the missions. I was only 15 at the time! I did the same thing! Would sometimes play the losing-then-winning route, that was my favorite. The article surprised me by saying the branching wasn’t popular. I LOVED that about WC1 and was disappointed it wasn’t like that in 2.

by ScoJoh 9y ago

GordonS 9y ago

I loved Privateer as a kid too. I made a massive chart of buying and selling prices for different goods to and where just about everywhere. I need to see if it's on an abandonware site somewhere!

larrik 9y ago

I got into Wing Commander very late (WC 4), after having spent probably thousands of hours in the X-Wing series. So when I failed a mission and the story kept going, I was blown away. It's THE feature I remember most fondly, looking back. And this was a game with branching paths in full motion video! I was blown away.

fhood 9y ago

Don't worry, they do. Hell, so do adults. Dark Souls pretty much redefined my standards for great single player games.

vlucas 9y ago

> The sense of wonder that I got... I wonder if kids have anything even close to those experiences today. I have 3 kids, and I can honestly say yes, they do. Minecraft. It has simple mechanics, but can be pretty deep too if you want it to be. You can also build anything your mind can imagine. Add on all the fan created stuff, mods, etc. and it definitely provides the same stuff for the new generation.

epaga 9y ago

> Heck I even created a branch diagram for all the missions. I was only 15 at the time! I did the same thing! Would sometimes play the losing-then-winning route, that was my favorite. The article surprised me by saying the branching wasn’t popular. I LOVED that about WC1 and was disappointed it wasn’t like that in 2.