Video Archive

Videos

Longplays, developer interviews, retrospectives, and speedruns spanning the entire Wing Commander series - from the original 1990 DOS release through the final Origin-era entries.

Origin Systems mid-1990s FMV catalogue montage showing Wing Commander III, IV, and Prophecy
The Wing Commander video archive spans the entire Origin-era catalogue, from the original 1990 release through Prophecy and Secret Ops.

Longplays

Wing Commander (DOS, 1990) - Longplay

PC-DOS longplay · 1990 · Roland MT-32 audio

Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi - Longplay

PC-DOS longplay · 1991 · Speech Accessory Pack

Wing Commander: Privateer - Gameplay

PC-DOS gameplay · 1993 · Open-world campaign

Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger - Complete Movie (FMV)

Full FMV cut, 1080p remaster · 1994 · Mark Hamill, Malcolm McDowell, John Rhys-Davies

Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom - Full Movie (Part 1 of 2)

PC-DOS FMV cut · 1996 · 35mm film, Hollywood cast

Wing Commander: Prophecy - Complete Playthrough

Windows playthrough · 1997 · Vesuvius engine, Nephilim campaign

Developer Interviews

Chris Roberts Presents Wing Commander (Before Star Citizen)

Roberts presentation · Series origins and design legacy

The Making of the Wing Commander Orchestral Recording

George Oldziey documentary · Slovak National Symphony · WC III & IV scores

Retrospectives

LGR - Wing Commander DOS PC Game Review

Lazy Game Reviews · Retrospective review of the 1990 original

Retro Review - Wing Commander: Privateer

Retrospective · The open-world experiment that anticipated Elite-style space sims

Wing Commander: Privateer - Demo for the Greatest Space Sim Ever

Modern retrospective · Privateer's influence on the open-world space-sim genre

Speedruns

Wing Commander - Vega Campaign Speedrun (1:47:52)

Community run · Invul, no-eject · Full mission-tree routing