ChrisReid
Super Soaker Collector / Administrator
We've got a new poll today, and it asks you to think about all the glorious talking heads of Wing Commander 1. WC1 arrived at an interesting time stylistically - coming down off the '80s' big hair debacle and transitioning into the cool-guy '90s slick look. With so much of our interaction depending on what existed from the shoulders up, the game wasn't shy about hair flair. We removed Blair so he didn't skew the vote, and of the flashy 'dos that remain, who was your favorite?
The old poll asked which game had your favorite electronic heads up display. WC3 won the top spot, and it's possible that its relatively photorealistic cockpits actually helped here. Although many people dropped them away to see more of the action, the combination of ultra sharp dashboard and solid HUD, which was still a fresh idea at the time, may have helped. HUD-only WC4 did decently well, and Prophecy/Secret Ops had a surprisingly strong second place showing.
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Original update published on November 19, 2016
The old poll asked which game had your favorite electronic heads up display. WC3 won the top spot, and it's possible that its relatively photorealistic cockpits actually helped here. Although many people dropped them away to see more of the action, the combination of ultra sharp dashboard and solid HUD, which was still a fresh idea at the time, may have helped. HUD-only WC4 did decently well, and Prophecy/Secret Ops had a surprisingly strong second place showing.
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Original update published on November 19, 2016
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