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Dec
…The original Sony Playstation turned 30 this week, and fans have been coming up with creative ways to celebrating the milestone. LOAF wrote up his own take on the event with a rundown of Origin games that were made for the system, including two famous Wing Commander titles!
March 1996: Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger. Ported from the PC original by Electronic Arts. A solid adaptation but the fantastic 3DO version puts it to shame! Had a fancy localization and big push in Japan but couldn't find an audience.December 1996: Crusader: No Remorse. Ported from the PC by Realtime Associates. Sorely lacking the SVGA graphics of the PC version. Plans to follow it with a port of No Regret were dropped but an early build exists!March 1997: Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss. Ported by Infinity Entertainment from the PC original. Only released in Japan, this version started life as a Sega CD project. The