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  1. ChrisReid

    Final Day for WC Album Campaign (May 10, 2024)

    We're entering the last day of the Wing Commander album campaign. After yesterday's surge in contributions, the project is currently sitting at more than $22,500 in donations to make a new record of classic WC3-Prophecy music with both a live orchestra and choir. Thanks to all of the very...
  2. ChrisReid

    BREAKING NEWS: Album Campaign Hits $22,000 Stretch Target! (May 9, 2024)

    Wingnuts rejoice! Over two hundred dedicated fans have come together to push the Wing Commander album campaign over its $22,000 stretch goal. This means both a live orchestra and live choir will be part of the set of reorchestrated WC music. You all are amazing! If you haven't yet added your...
  3. ChrisReid

    Wing Loader (KS/WCDX) Loader & Voice Over Mod

    Looks like it might be just $7 to buy the mapping part of rewasd https://www.daemon-tools.cc/cart
  4. ChrisReid

    Livestream announcement

    The Wing Commander album kickstarter ends a couple hours after your stream, so be sure to plug it in your video!
  5. ChrisReid

    Album Campaign Heats up in the Final Stretch (May 7, 2024)

    We're now just a bit more than three days away from the conclusion of George Oldziey's campaign to create a new Wing Commander album with a live orchestra. Just since this past weekend, the project has added another $1,000 to approach $19,500. With only a few more days left to go, is $22,000...
  6. ChrisReid

    3D printable models

    He offered, and we of course said we could host anything he had. :) I just don't think he got around to converting the Vindicator. His Shrike is at https://www.wcnews.com/news/2006/09/29/shrike-three-you-re-out
  7. ChrisReid

    A Little Taste of WC3 Behind the Scenes (May 4, 2024)

    Today we've got a little snippet unearthed by Sash's RetroBytes. It's a segment from the British TV show Bad Influence! that peeks behind the scenes of Wing Commander 3. Most of the footage looks like material we'd have seen on other longer WC3 BTS features, but it's always nice to see times...
  8. ChrisReid

    Warning: Not Safe for Enigma Sector Work (May 3, 2024)

    Scout recently found this spicy post on the Game Collecting Reddit. A user named charitysmyth1 had just acquired a copy of Wing Commander 2. Much to their surprise, it contained a collection of vintage early '90s adult media. These look like rather tame items all-in-all, but they might have...
  9. ChrisReid

    Three Weeks Down, Two To Go in Album Campaign (April 28, 2024)

    We're rounding out the third week of Origin composer George Oldziey's campaign to create a new album of Wing Commander music. The current tally is very nearly at $17,000. That's enough to ensure the project moves forward, which is great! As we previously reported, George has already scheduled...
  10. ChrisReid

    Two Week Check-In: Album Campaign (April 21, 2024)

    Oh yeah, definitely. Just math mistake on my part. Edited the front page version of this post. I've actually being calling $16+6=24 for the last several updates! I've had that number stuck in my head since the stretch was announced. $22,000 is definitely more doable!
  11. ChrisReid

    Watch WC Evolution in Phil's Lab (April 20, 2024)

    Yeah, I appreciate the premise of this video, but his nitpicks about WC3 boggled my mind. Sure, it's an easy trap to apply today's standards retroactively, but someone who lived through the '90s should not be quite so stuck on a few of those points.
  12. ChrisReid

    Two Week Check-In: Album Campaign (April 21, 2024)

    We're now two weeks in to the five-week adventure to crowdsource a new Wing Commander album performed by a live orchestra. With minimum funding now secured, Origin composer George Oldziey is starting to take the next steps to formally book time with the musicians and get other prerequisites...
  13. ChrisReid

    Watch WC Evolution in Phil's Lab (April 20, 2024)

    PhilsComputerLab has another novel video that looks at the WC series from a new angle. The focus of this episode is to emphasize the evolutionary leaps that each iteration in the series made. It's a great topic to discuss, because it's probably harder for later generations to appreciate. It's...
  14. ChrisReid

    New Emulation Rules Bring Classic WC Games to Apple Devices (April 18, 2024)

    In an exciting reversal of longstanding platform rules, Apple now allows emulation programs on iPhones and iPads. This means a large number of new devices now have access to emulators capable of playing Super Nintendo or Game Boy Advance games, for example. Delta is the first legit console...
  15. ChrisReid

    Orchestral Album Campaign Reaches Goal With Three Weeks Left To Go! (April 17, 2024)

    Great news! The campaign to make a new album of Wing Commander music achieved a critical milestone last night. It's now at $16,000 and rising. This means composer George Oldziey will be able to move forward with a live orchestra and make this exciting project a reality. There is still quite...
  16. ChrisReid

    Annual Community Vote Begins! (December 31, 2016)

    Another year has quickly come to an end, but before 2016 slips away for good, we've got one more thing to do! As we all get bogged down in the day to day grind, it's sometimes hard to visualize all the tremendous things that Wing Commander fans do all year round. This is our chance to recap...
  17. ChrisReid

    How To Stand out From the Crowd (April 15, 2024)

    I finally got around to taking pictures of a pair of mini standees that I added to the collection last year. They're visually quite different from each other, but were intended for the same function to sit on the counter of a Babbage's/Software Etc/Egghead/Electronic Boutique-type store and...
  18. ChrisReid

    Unlce Bilbop's slighty used exotic starship Emporium

    Lots of WC ships are very very large. It makes sense for the Centurion which is also a small cargo ship.
  19. ChrisReid

    Read About How the Iconic Sound of WC3 Was Born (April 14, 2024)

    We're one week into Origin composer George Oldziey's mission to make a new live reorchestration of Wing Commander music, and the numbers are very impressive so far. The campaign is nearly to $15,000, which is very close to the $16,000 minimum threshold when combined with additional support from...
  20. ChrisReid

    WC Movie Fan Art Introduces Maniac in a New Light (April 10, 2024)

    Switching gears today, LOAF found a Tumblrer named NMA Nekro who specializes in fan art of Matthew Lillard. That means we get to see their glorious take on Todd "Maniac" Marshall. It's pretty amazing that people are still making content like this after 25 years. The Buzz Lightyear-style...
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