Wing Commander

[Ezri]

Is it freeware?

 

[AD]

No. Though you *can* download Secret ops for free.

 

[Frosty]

It's nearly-free-ware, since you can always find software like this on eBay for cheap.

 

[Red Baron]

Since you obviously are a Freespace fan you might want to give Wing Commander Saga Prologue a try http://www.wcsaga.com/content/view/23/46/. Its free, and awesome, and makes you familiar with the basic setting. Be warned though, all the other WC games play completely different.

 

[Andrewas]

WC Standoff is also worth a look, but it is very difficult.

 

[Dundradal]

Be warned though, all the other WC games play completely different.

Well of course, all the others are actual WC games or mods of real WC engines.

 

[Ezri]

Since you obviously are a Freespace fan you might want to give Wing Commander Saga Prologue a try http://www.wcsaga.com/content/view/23/46/. Its free, and awesome, and makes you familiar with the basic setting. Be warned though, all the other WC games play completely different.

Alright, thanks for the recommendation. So I won't need anything installed to run this right? Because it's stand-alone as previously stated?

 

[Dundradal]

I don't think starting with Saga is the best approach. Download Secret Ops (which is freeware from the CIC) or check out the old demos for the original games you can run in DOSBox. Start with a true WC before moving into fan mods.

 

[Kaunisto]

WC Standoff is also worth a look, but it is very difficult.

But much easier than Unknown Enemy.

 

[Bigt028]

not sure if this question belongs here...however does or can Wing Commander work on Mac?

no, i dont own one yet but, maybe...i have read about WC working with XP and Vista...

 

[Bandit LOAF]

There's DOSBox for Macintoshes -- I've used it for similarly-aged games, although I haven't tried Wing Commander. In theory it should work fine.

There are also several Mac-specific Wing Commander games (which are probably harder to run on a modern Mac...): Super Wing Commander and ports of Wing Commander III and IV.