Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Wing Commander

Title	Wing Commander
First release	1990
Developer	Origin Systems
Publisher	Origin Systems
Platforms	Amiga, Amiga CD32, DOS, Mega Drive / Genesis, SNES / Super Famicom
Genres	science fiction video game, space flight simulation game
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	DOS: 1990-01-01 (NTSC), 1990-09-26 Amiga: 1992-01-01 SNES / Super Famicom: 1992-02-07
Wikidata ID	Q13390015

Piloting a fighter from a first-person cockpit perspective, players complete successive missions to advance through the ranks of the Confederation Fleet. Success in combat earns medals and promotions, while performing shipboard activities like visiting the bar allows for interaction between space combat encounters aboard the TCS Tiger's Claw.

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Wikidata (Q13390015) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (snes/wing-commander) · last updated 2026-10-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amiga/wing-commander) · last updated 2026-09-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (3664,116545) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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TheGamesDB (2657) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Origin Systems · internal use only

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Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (11): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Origin Systems · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Logos, Artwork (4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Origin Systems · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (5): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Origin Systems · internal use only.

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Videos

Amiga Longplay Wing Commander (CD32)

World-of-Longplays · Amiga CD32 version · longplay · 5:38:18auto-matched
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Wing Commander (SNES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

NintendoComplete · SNES / Super Famicom version · longplay · 3:45:50auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

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