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Here's one from the depths of Google Groups' Usenet archive: a Wing Commander press release we didn't have preserved! This was posted May 30 1996 to announce the release of Wing Commander IV Macintosh's demo. The Macintosh ports of Wing Commander III and IV are largely forgotten today... we aim to change that!
Wing Commander IV to Release on Macintosh -- Demo Now Available!
Los Angeles, Calif. -- The best is about to get even better. The
interactive movie that was called "the most impressive space adventure
game ever produced" by Universal Press Syndicate is preparing for its
next ground-breaking act as a new Power Macintosh(TM) title. ORIGIN's
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom(TM) is slated for release for
the Power Macintosh in June.
Already receiving critical acclaim as a PCCD title, Wing Commander IV
will incorporate several hours of live-action video and will feature
many talented actors from the cast of Wing Commander III: Malcolm
McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Star Trek: Generations), Mark Hamill
(Star Wars), John Rhys-Davies (Indiana Jones movies), Jason Bernard
(Herman's Head) and Tom Wilson (Back to the Future I, II and III). A
nine-week shooting schedule for Wing Commander IV was completed last
July at Ren-Mar Studios in Hollywood.
The story comes from veteran Hollywood screenwriters Terry Borst and
Frank DePalma, who wrote the script for Wing Commander III. In Wing
Commander IV, you again play the role of Col. Christopher Blair
(Hamill). The bloody war between the humans and the cat-like Kilrathi
is over. But problems are beginning to crop up on a new front and this
time it's in your own back yard. Civil wars and unrest have broken out
in the Border Worlds. Blair is recalled to help the Terran government
stamp out the growing fires. It won't be easy. Signs of decay are
becoming impossible to ignore. The Confederation is beginning to
splinter under the new pressures and you must determine how to save
it---or if it should be saved at all.
Wing Commander IV will sport moving camera shots and real movie sets,
giving a more authentic feel to the cinematics. The graphics will
explode in high resolution graphics and will be much improved with
photo-realitsic textures on fighters. Player interactivity will be
enhanced both in and out of the cockpit with even greater control of
missions and drama. Because of a Power Macintosh enhancement, players
will also get an option not available on the game's PC version---the
ability to custom program their joysticks.
It's an ORIGIN Interactive Movie(TM) experience. Once again, the fate
of the human race hangs in the balance, but remember, in this movie,
you're making the calls.
The demo is available for download from ORIGIN's web site at
origin.html
System Requirements for Demo:
MACINTOSH: Any Power Macintosh and 100% compatibles, System 7.1 or higher,
and a mouse
GRAPHICS: Standard 256-color (640 x 480 resolution required)
RAM/HD SPACE: 8 megs RAM; about 6.5 megabytes of hard drive space
System Requirements for Wing Commander IV Macintosh:
Power Macintosh and 100% compatibles
System 7.1 or higher
8 MB RAM
46 MB of hard drive space
Double-speed CD-ROM drive or faster
Mouse
GRAPHICS: Standard 256-color (640x480 resolution required)
Expected Retail Price: $50-$60
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