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Lucas
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on: August 18, 2011, 03:51:35 PM

Here is a retrospective on the Wing Commander franchise (at the end of the article you can find the link to part 2):

http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/715219/the-history-of-wing-commander-part-one/

Also, an interview with Chris Roberts: a nice one, with good tidbits about his personal experience with the production of all those fantastic games (including Strike Commander, Privateer and Freelancer). Looks like he is also tempted to get back into the "mix": he would love to make another "Wing Commander" game, or anyway bring back the "cinematic" space shooting genre:

http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/715384/back-on-the-flight-deck-an-interview-with-wing-commanders-chris-roberts/

Grr, what's with all these hero developers from my childhood and puberty getting grey hair and old in general? They're supposed to be immortal !




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Reply #1 on: August 19, 2011, 10:19:15 AM

Grr, what's with all these hero developers from my childhood and puberty getting grey hair and old in general? They're supposed to be immortal !

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Reply #2 on: August 20, 2011, 08:20:05 PM

Wake me up when they make Freespace 3.

Wing Commander V sucks. and so did Privateer II: The Derpening.

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Reply #3 on: August 21, 2011, 12:06:48 PM



Fuck you, Chris Roberts.  why so serious?



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Reply #4 on: August 21, 2011, 05:26:28 PM

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Reply #5 on: August 21, 2011, 06:02:09 PM

I like to believe that Freddy Prinze Sr. had seen into the future and discovered what kind of crap his son was going to star in.

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