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Truly, the era of new patches to help play the original Wing Commander is upon us! Now Derek Pascarella has created a patch specifically for the FM Towns port of the game. The patch removes the confusing disk selector which originally ran before the game (at the time, it was intended so that users without hard drive or players with an FM Towns Marty could save games to a diskette if desired). This makes it much easier for modern players to experience a genuinely exotic version of the game. What a cool thing to do! You can download a copy from Derek's GItHub. Here's the official description:
This patch removes the TownsOS-based save disk selector that normally appears when running "Wing Commander" on the FM Towns. Instead of prompting the player, the game will automatically default to using the first floppy disk drive (i.e., A:) for all save and load operations.
The patch is particularly useful for players who prefer a smoother experience without extra steps, or for those running the game without a mouse attached. By bypassing the selector screen, it ensures that progress can be read from and written to the default drive immediately, making gameplay setup quicker and more convenient.
Patching Instructions
This patch release includes a custom patch-applying kit. It specifically targets the Redump rip of "Wing Commander", and no other version of the original source disc image can be used.
To apply the patches, follow the steps below.
1. Extract the latest release package ZIP to any folder of your choosing.
2. Place the entire Redump disc image in the redump_original folder.
3. Launch the apply_patch.bat script and watch for status messages as it applies the patch.
4. Upon successful completion, patched disc images will reside in the patched_disc_image_cue_bin and patched_disc_image_ccd_img_sub folders. These disc images are acceptable for burning to CD-R, using with an ODE, or using with an emulator.We've mirrored a copy here.
