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Class of Beverly Hills certainly was not high art but we had a great time revisiting 1990. The Beverly Hills 90210 pilot aired roughly two weeks after Wing Commander shipped and it had a massive cultural impact. Its embrace of California culture helped define America around the world to a generation of kids that wanted to be Brandon or Brenda. It was also shockingly tame compared to anything on television today; crazy to think that this was once the razor's edge of the generation gap!

The Wing Commander connection, "Brain 90210" on the Super Wing Commander trainsim board, remains elusive. But here it is compared to the series' titles!

... so let's look at the OTHER TrainSim pilot names! They change from port to port. We'll try to identify which developer each represents where known!

Wing Commander (Original)

• Dibber - Chris Roberts
• Gryphon
• Potshot
• Seggallion
• Sutek - Paul Isaacs
• Zoro - Ken Demarest III

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This is a reminder that we have another fun #Wingnut movie night planned on Discord this evening! The ongoing theme will be movies that are referenced by Wing Commander in some way. Tonight's film is The Gathering (1993), the pilot film that kicked off Babylon 5, and you can find details on why we're watching it in the announcement post here. The movie will start at 7 PM PST/10 PM EST but feel free to drop by and hang any time!

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Here's a pretty insignificant but also interesting little behind-the-screens detail I only just noticed: the 1993 Origin catalog lists the yet-to-be-released second Wing Commander novel as "Intruder/End Run". It looks like the Christopher Stasheff novella that kicks off the book was at one point named Intruder instead of Milk Run! The name certainly fits the story just as well. The idea behind End Run was that Stasheff's story would set up the scenario and Dr. Forstchen's novel would bring in Bear and company to explore that setup. We're betting that the title was changed late in the process to better connect the two stories which do seem to end up further apart than the original idea just on account of their very different writing styles.

Wing Commander: Intruder/End Run (April) $4.99
by Christopher Stasheff and Bill Forstchen
What are the Kilrathi protecting on the remote world of Vukar Tag? Mission

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The Distant Worlds working group has issued a call for mined and manufactured materials to support the construction of a new deep-space facility, intended to aid future exploration of remote galactic regions far beyond established survey routes.
Hermine Delarue, Executive Operative for Deep Space Surveys, stated:
"DSS has longstanding experience in supporting large-scale exploration efforts, most notably the construction of Explorers' Anchorage during the Distant Worlds II initiative in 3305."
"This new project focuses on preparing a remote site for long-range scientific operations. We aim to establish essential infrastructure for survey crews venturing into seldom-charted regions. Independent pilots are invited to help lay the foundations for the next era of deep-space discovery."
Timotheus Haddard, quartermaster for an affiliated Distant Worlds support carrier, added:
"Initial requirements

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It's time to mark your calendars! The fact that it's now 2026 means that we will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of quite a few Wing Commander releases. 1996 saw the initial release of three major projects, Wing Commander IV, Kilrathi Saga and Privateer 2... along with lots of related media! It was also the year that gifted us all thirteen episodes of Wing Commander Academy. Who wants to watch them in real time starting in September?!

February 12, 1996- Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (MS-DOS) Wing Commander CTCG Promo #2: Admiral Tolwyn Origin's Official Guide to Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom

March 27, 1996- Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (PlayStation)

May 30, 1996- Wing Commander IV Demo (Macintosh) - download it here

June 4, 1996- Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (MS-DOS DVD)

June 8, 1996- Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (Macintosh)

Septeber 21, 1996- Wing

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Space Cadet Rewind, the able YouTuber that has done in-depth reviews of several Wing Commander games, is back with a video covering Wing Commander's lesser known cousin: StarLancer! And unlike the Digital Antiquarian, they actually did proper research into Digital Anvil and the making of the game. It's well worth a watch.

And if this inflicts you with a dreaded case of StarLancer fever, be sure to check out our article about how the game reuses assets from the Wing Commander movie in a surprising number of places!