Fans Are Attempting a Wing Commander IV Remaster

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The first Wing Commander debuted in 1990 and quickly gained many fans. At the time, this space flight simulation/combat game was on the cutting edge of things. By the time the third installment, Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger, arrived in 1994, the gaming landscape had already begun to change. FMVs, or full-motion video, had become quite popular in the video game industry. The team behind Wing Commander even managed to get Mark Hammill to play the lead role for it. The success of 3D gaming, along with FMVs, prompted EA to invest even more money for Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom. This time around, there would be full sets and the addition of even more notable Hollywood names...

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Well, someone could copy the game mission for mission with an all new engine, graphics, assets, etc. and it would still come out before Star Citizen or Squadron 42 will.
 
To think that FMV in video games was quite shortlived.

Back when "multimedia" was the future.
 
To think that FMV in video games was quite shortlived.

Back when "multimedia" was the future.
We got lucky that hardware quickly evolved to a point that even stop-gaps like this were short lived. It was sort of neat but often poorly done. WC4 was definitely the high point for it. I had it on PSone back in the stay(still have it) and game took 4 CD's because of all the FMV's.
 
We got lucky that hardware quickly evolved to a point that even stop-gaps like this were short lived. It was sort of neat but often poorly done. WC4 was definitely the high point for it. I had it on PSone back in the stay(still have it) and game took 4 CD's because of all the FMV's.
well, the psx "made a living" based on FMV.
 
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