Wing Commander III: "Isn't that the guy from Star Wars?"

ArsGames looks at a vanguard of the multimedia FMV future that never quite came to pass.

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As if making the System Shock remake wasn't tough enough, someone apparently called the FBI on Nightdive during development

Don't do this at home, kids.

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« Ultima Online Poster », c. 1997

Tim & Greg Hildebrandt (american artists, 1939-2006 & 2024)
Concept sketch for the "Ultima Online:Charter Edition" poster, Origin, 1997

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« Ultima Online Poster », 1997

Tim & Greg Hildebrandt (american artists, 1939-2006 & 2024)
Originally included with the Ultima Online:Charter Edition, Origin, 1997

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« Exodus », 1983

by Denis R. Loubet (American artist, born 1957)
Box cover illustration for "Ultima III : Exodus ", Apple II, Atari 800, C64 videogame by Richard Garriott, Origin Systems, 1983

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Bad Blood (Varrigg gameplay) for DOS

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Bad Blood (Jakka gameplay) for DOS

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Bad Blood (Dekker gameplay) for DOS

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A trilogy of trilogies #originsystems #ultima
The popular space trading and combat simulator game Wing Commander: Privateer was released 30 years ago this week.
Cover art by Chris Douglas.
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