| 1 | In September 1990, the game ''Wing Commander'' was released by Creator/OriginSystems, Inc. [[Literature/LordsAndLadies And then it exploded.]] |
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| 3 | Throughout TheNineties, it was rare to have a year without a Wing Commander release, whether an ExpansionPack or a new game, culminating in the online release of ''Wing Commander Secret Ops'' in 1998. |
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| 5 | The series has been so influential on the entire space sim genre, even years after the last release (''Wing Commander Arena'', an Platform/XBoxLiveArcade game) and a dozen years after the last major game release (''Wing Commander Secret Ops''), many articles reviewing a game that involves space flight or involving storylines as an integral part of the gameplay will reference the Wing Commander series. |
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| 7 | Along with the games, Origin (and later Creator/ElectronicArts, who purchased Origin in 1993) licensed works in other media to contribute to the WC universe, all of which counts towards {{canon}}. |
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| 9 | The media in which Wing Commander has had a presence, in approximate order of the initial release: |
| 10 | * [[VideoGame/WingCommander The Wing Commander games.]] |
| 11 | ** [[VideoGame/WingCommanderTheKilrathiSaga The Kilrathi Saga]] |
| 12 | ** [[VideoGame/WingCommanderIVThePriceOfFreedom The Price of Freedom]] |
| 13 | ** [[VideoGame/WingCommanderPrivateer The Privateer series]] |
| 14 | * [[Literature/WingCommander The novels.]] |
| 15 | * [[WesternAnimation/WingCommanderAcademy The 1996 cartoon show]] on Creator/USANetwork. |
| 16 | * [[Film/WingCommander The 1998 theatrical release.]] |
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| 18 | For character related tropes covering all Wing Commander related media, please see the [[Characters/WingCommander characters page]]. |
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