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Thanks. :) -The Gneech

Only WC-related cartoon I've done is right here... http://www.suburbanjungle.com/d/20010702.html -The Gneech

Re: the new, the old, and the ugly Some of both, I think ... computer games were really hitting their stride around '90 or so, as personal computers were getting powerful enough and common enough to make them a practical reality. So, as a consequence, there was a lot of new, ground-breaking...

Alas, I can't get into Starlancer. Every time I've tried to play it, I was left with the distinct impression that _somebody_ was very disappointed that the cold war never turned hot. I had enough red menace during the '80s to fill me for decades still to come. -The Gneech

I saw that one, actually, but I couldn't get into it; something about the mechanics didn't really gel for me. I'll give it another look, tho. -The Gneech

Regardless of your view of what is "really" in the WC universe and what isn't, what incarnation of WC do you think looks the best? Which one is the coolest? My personal vote is WC1 and the original Secret Missions. Later versions had more bells and whistles, higher resolutions, 3D, etc., but...

Well, in WC3 and WC4, ships are seen taking off and landing through the shields, which also seem to be holding the atmosphere in on the flight deck (a la Star Trek). Maybe sheilds are transparent to other objects within shields ... the energy bubbles just sorta slide through each other...

Well, _I_ sure as heck didn't give them permission to stop making stuff for it... -The Gneech

AWOL. -The Gneech

BTW, Shooter, is Echelon any good? I finished Tachyon, which was enjoyable, and now I'm looking for some other I-wish-this-was-Wing-Commander game. -The Gneech

"This SIG is written umop episdn." "How do you keep a SIG-reading fool in suspense?" "Don't read this SIG." "SIGmund the Sea Monster and Johnny and Scott are friends..." "I feel so inSIGnificant." "Never let it be forgotten, that it is when the foe is near-vanquished that he is...

I was just commenting. :) Relax. -The Gneech

That's a strange thing for him to say, given that WC1 and WC2 were entirely animated (i.e., drawn from the imagination). If anything, I would think animation would be the easiest way to do a bizarre alien race. If he wanted them to look like chihuahuas on steroids then, all he had to do was draw...

Well, I would liked for him to at least have had a cooler death than hearing "Hawk didn't come back" after the fact. At least if you choose the "traitor path," you get to see Hawk's final moments ... even if you feel like you need to take a shower afterwards. -The Gneech

I always figured it was cargo that survived the explosion spilling out of the split hull, which is why there's so relatively little of it for such a big blimp of a ship. -The Gneech

Well, they were hanging out during the last battle of WC:P anyway, while Casey was out there doing all the work... -The Gneech

For some reason, I always thought that Commodore:Captain :: Wing Commander:Pilot. But, I have no idea why I thought that. -The Gneech

Zap! I knew there was _something_ bugging me about that, but I couldn't quite put my finger on what it was. Good point, Dougie! -The Gneech

Actually, I managed to do it, and I'm a pretty lousy pilot. Short range and decent timing is all it takes. -The Gneech