Wing Commander III Opening Video

This is the opening video of the PC Game, Wing Commander III, which was recorded using the video capture feature of the DOSbox front end application, D-Fend Reloaded v. 1.0.3

[@EUROPAMusicOfficialChannel]

There is something really special about 90s CGI in videogames. This is comparable to the live action scenes in Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2. The CGI didn't look photorealistic and wasn't trying to. This was from a 5 year period where it could suspend your disbelief while not trying too hard to be perfect. I love it!

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

It was absolutely trying to be photorealistic. But because of low budget and technology, compromises had to be made, which ironically resulted in that style that you like.

[@gillespage5489]

​@@youuuuuuuuuuutube I think the videos are in ega resolution, on crt monitors they looked way better, especially then when we were used to 240p television when it came to video...

[@andrewm3210]

At this point, the novelty was the very use of CGI itself. The distinctive look of what we now consider poor CGI was something that was sought out back in the early 90s. That time passed and now it looks dated but when WC3 came out the effects were a really big deal

[@vezner]

This is one of the best games ever made. I played it to no end back in the day. It’s story and atmosphere were top notch, to say nothing of the gameplay.

[@AchtungBaby77]

Chris Roberts outdid himself with this game. The camera angles were limited due to the computer generated backgrounds, however the overall atmosphere and production values were of the highest standard. Good gaming memories :)

[@sillyone52062]

The dripping water on the clapped out old carrier, the music - magic!

[@114Riggs]

The atmosphere in this game was unmatched.

[@RichiePearceEsq]

This reminds me of what happens when you choose the right SoundBlaster settings... sound!

[@Stigmatainmypants]

LOL That is bringing back flashbacks.

[@timsohn7057]

Really late reply but thanks for this! Brings back childhood memories.

[@jackcoleman1784]

This took me back like I was having a Nam flashback.

[@BaileysMariner]

The struggle is real!

[@tinman3586]

Soundblaster? LOL I remember that 😆

[@NosniborNitram]

THIS IS BRILLIANT!!! I remember them sooo well. Thank you for sharing and making a 42 year old man feel very young again!!

[@marcusarelius]

And just like that, you are 52. Craziness how fast it all goes

[@nitram_nosnibor]

@@marcusarelius ha ha ha I just thought, how the hell did he know my age 😂

[@darkmaninperth]

You're 52 now!!

[@nitram_nosnibor]

@@darkmaninperth Yes indeedy and THANK YOU for making me click the link and listen to this again, it brings back amazing memories 👍🏻

[@eatnntuunasnwch]

Gosh, this makes me feel so nostalgic. I wish they still made games like these.

[@TruthIsKey369]

Well, you got StarCitizen with Chris Roberts at its helms, and ofc Mark Hamill and "Gimle" too :)

[@wanaffendy3413]

Lucasarts should have made a star wars luke game with mark hamill in the 90s. They would have raked in so much cash.

[@harlockmbb]

10x better than The Last Jedi.

[@JustinStrife]

Well that's not saying much. The last Jedi was ass.

[@Petey0707]

Gimli and Luke in a scene together?

[@surject]

Not Gimli, Sallah! (At least when Wing3 came out)

[@DJHalfbarr]

Papers, Please

[@DigitalEelRich]

And "Alex" from A Clockwork Orange as Tolwyn.

[@jesusfranco]

@@DigitalEelRich And Ginger Allen from.... aaaah... welll... eeeeh... from....

[@EvenTheDogAgrees]

Yeah, the game had a pretty impressive cast. Especially considering games back then weren't taken as serious by the general public and the media as today, but seen as "kids stuff".

[@Brees1986]

This was the pinnacle of the WC series. Angel’s death, the destruction of the Concordia, Hobbe’s betrayal, the destruction of the Kilrathi home world….. There was actual loss and sadness to this game.

[@Rudeljaeger]

Hobbes Betrayal didnt make sense.

[@liangseng7474]

Not to mention Cobra's death while trying to stop Hobbes

[@danieldalton1757]

I still have my original Wing Commander (1) box. Playing that with my dad as a kid was the best.

[@liangseng7474]

With all 4 CDs intact?

[@NicholasBrakespear]

From "Origin: We create worlds" to "Origin: We exclusively sell EA's crap because we're not actually Origin anymore thanks to EA consuming our soul and wearing our tattered skin as a mask."

[@Blackadder75]

YEAH, i BET THIS IS ABOUT THE LAST decent game they made

[@AnnusMirabilus]

I've met Mark Hamill three times. Whenever I mentioned that I loved him in this game (twice) he changed the subject to his other work quickly. Yeah, his acting was far from great in this game (especially with amateur Ginger Lynn), but it worked.

[@czdaniel1]

+Michael G -- Hey, Ginger has many awards for her acting!

[@thejanusproject32]

So what are you trying to say, he doesn't like his work on this game?

[@AchtungBaby77]

I thought the acting and greenscreen work were excellent in this game, can't imagine why Mark Hamill would be ashamed.

[@coffinfeeder7732]

He probably tries to forget about FMVs existing, since they’re so dated or he didn’t think his acting was very strong in the game.

[@kxmode]

Interesting. He worked with Chris Roberts on Squadron 42.

[@jesusfranco]

Awesome score by George Oldziey. My favorite game soundtrack of all times.

[@tratzum]

Man computer games have come a long way. I was so excited to play this game and really upset when Hobbs became the bad guy.

[@JnEricsonx]

Yeah.

[@sgtsnokeem1139]

Were I Calvin I'd be pissed.

[@Aquascape_Dreaming]

He'd been unwittingly brainwashed by the kilrathi, with a secret kill-command embedded deep within his psyche. Didn't he end up defying it and sacrificing himself? I can't quite remember clearly.

[@Perkelenaattori]

I have to say I love George Oldziey's music and fortunately he's the one making the soundtrack for Star Citizen as well.

[@RAPEDBYBLACKS]

How’s that game? LOL

[@melvinch]

This should have been a TV series.

[@PassiveSmoking]

Melvin Chong there was wing commander academy. It wasn’t too bad actually.

[@SulliMike23]

There was an animated series, but it only lasted 1 season.

[@shane1489]

The Kilrathi costumes in a fukn video game from....🤔 20 years ago...? Look better than CGI from current Star Wars. Better use of Mr Hamill than TLJ... I never realized what a star studded cast this game had... loveded it!!

[@Aquascape_Dreaming]

What? The only good thing about the costumes were the head designs (although far too big for the bodies). The rest of the costume made them look like Thunderbirds puppets. And even taking into account that your comment was posted 4 years ago, the game even in 2020 was closer to 30 years old, not 20.

[@LeftIsBest001]

This brings back memories. I'm getting misty..

[@Stigmatainmypants]

I love how the Dralthis take up position above the emperor. So epic!

[@atroxkrenth3207]

I love the old PC sounds. Brings me back.

[@Firefox13A]

One of my favorite games of all time

[@Ephisus]

What a cast.

[@JoeHo717]

One of my favorite games growing up. ❤

[@michaelrnahas4425]

For me this is one of the greatest games of all time

[@shane1489]

Better acting and script than the Star Wars sequel trilogy too.

[@pauljahova2888]

Yeah what do those films know... they only made 4.3 billion dollars. Pshh...

[@danorthsidemang3834]

@@pauljahova2888Most of the billions and billions of people that live on this planet and go to the movies are stupid and insignificant.

[@brndnwilks]

Fantastic intro to a fantastic game.

[@zachhatten261]

It's weird seeing Mark Hamill at this age. Usually you see him as young Luke Skywalker or old and chubby like he is now.

[@UbuntuLIVES20]

Gimli's in this movie. That's hilarious

[@Traumtanzer]

And the Joker.

[@Sanglierification]

***** and luke fuckn' skywalker!

[@Stigmatainmypants]

And Biff Tannen!!!!

[@michaelkenny7314]

Hobbs and the Concordia got done dirty in this game.

[@muchopreguntas]

I could die happy if we ever got a remaster of WC 3 and 4. Just a little polish for the videos and update the game graphics. This is one of my all time favorites.

[@davep7176]

what a game series!

[@tarron3237]

One of the best games of all times. My recommendation is to try it on hardest difficulty, because that challenge really intensifies the atmosphere. Me and a friend played it in hotseat co-op many years ago and we had a blast. Speaking of co-op - just how awesome all these space games would've been with a proper co-op mode. Just do a remake with better graphics and added multiplayer. That would make me re-buy so many old classic games.

[@Edd25164605]

Loved this game!

[@Holret]

8:58 WIng Commander III predicted the Ipad!

[@MrRagingbovine]

this could well be a film. awesome game

[@ArjanL1979]

This game is free now on Origin!! :)

[@mickylove76]

He certainly earned his money. The big fella was in lots of sci-fi stuff. Sliders?

[@colonelboston]

Gimli, Luke, Alex, Biff and a porn star? Fuck I miss this game!

[@Dunnedainn]

And everyone involved in the making of the film.

[@Yamigata]

"You can't live your life for the approval of one man"

[@O7ACON83]

what a great game!

[@mulza]

No game has ever compared to this. Granted I was a kid at the time, but I think I've spent my life trying to recreate the magic I felt playing this. Probably why I gave up playing games, everything feels stale.

[@sgtsnokeem1139]

Mass Effect Trilogy good sir/madam. I also love the WC games and while ME isn't a flight game the writing is better, characters good and story decent. Combat in 1 is meh... but 2 onwards is good. They even have that feature that if you carry your save from the last game it uses that and adjusts the story. So if a character dies in no.1, they're dead.

[@fellowasp6768]

Try star citizen by Chris Robert's himself pretty solid atm

[@djrommybalibalita5747]

Chris Robert’s did an amazing job on this series!!! I wish Wing Commander survived till this day. Would be cool to see how it would look like in todays climate.

[@tr1p1ea]

90's videogame music 👌

[@scronex5786]

the cutscene graphics are better than some games today...

[@Renhorable]

lol if you are talking about some indie stuff maybe. but no

[@hrothgarnogar]

Scronex ummmm you realize it’s not rendered, right? It’s live action. Of course it looks better than cgi

[@sirbrad2336]

An all-star has-been cast.

[@000000242]

ich vermisse solche Spiele.

[@SebGigl]

Oooh i know who you are and how you are involved in this ;) So indeed, cool music too !

[@einexile]

...and Bullfrog, and Westwood, and Mythic, and let's toss in 38 Studios & Big Huge Games too while we're at it.

[@RemiStardust]

5:10 It would've been great to have Mark Hamill from the '90s in a Star Wars movie...

[@graham8149]

WC3 was a great game for its time, cdrom opened up FMV in pc gaming plus the digital sounds.

[@SylveonTrapito]

It´s free on Origin right now!

[@leilapontes8677]

only in september

[@Skwarciak]

I did never understood what exactly happened to the Concordia.

[@tim1polman]

I wish they'd make games again wich had the same feel of depth to them as this.

[@Vaeshkar]

In the making as we speak. :) robertsspaceindustries.com/about-the-game

[@dadrising6464]

​@@Vaeshkaraged like milk

[@sweetybnz7482]

Imagine if this was remade into a theatrical film?! Im sure 10s of people would go see it.

[@sgtsnokeem1139]

11! The 11th is me lol. I would pay for a modern remake though. I imagine CR would crack the shits if EA pulled that haha. Long story. Got burned by Star Citizen.

[@stefanjevtic7175]

​@@sgtsnokeem1139no longer a member?

[@Mrlilbuddhaman]

Mark Hamill, solid actor.

[@soundslave]

And Westwood. And Dice.

[@chrisstory563]

man I miss the gold old FMV in videos games. yeah, they're sadly outdated and etc. C&C red alert 3 was the only game in modern gaming that brought back the classic FMV cut scenes and it a shame it the last.

[@kupocity]

Back in the days.. when this game was God!

[@ragnarthelibrarian]

5:10 the dark ages of video cinematics :)

[@ZoruaZorroark]

imagine if this game was remade, and well made to boot. we all know that ea, who killed the company that brought us this wonderful game, will butcher it if they ever did

[@chobai9996]

Chris Roberts, who made the game, is literally making the game you describe right now - Squadron 42...plus a space sim MMO called Star Citizen

[@koenvandiepen7651]

@@chobai9996 And in 5 years time he will still be makeing it.

[@fellowasp6768]

​@@koenvandiepen7651well well how the tables have turned

[@koenvandiepen7651]

@@fellowasp6768 Wait what did it finally come out?

[@koenvandiepen7651]

@@fellowasp6768 Oh now wait it's a trailer that say it really really is done now pinky promise

[@TheNefastor]

Video games hit a peak in the 90's. Also I miss the idea of games with a cast of A-list actors. In that department, Cyberpunk 2077 was interesting.

[@at0micsheep]

I have this on the original 4 disc set !...Its in the attic..lol

[@MrRagingbovine]

had this on the pc

[@coyran]

And Westwood studios.

[@BanjoKiD2K]

I have this on the 3DO it came on 4 CDs ;)

[@liangseng7474]

I've always wondered if any of the developers are football fans, seeing that the sister ships of the Victory are named Ajax, Sheffield and Coventry?

[@Euripides_Panz]

In the early 90s, Barbara Niven was pretty nice.

[@The.dog.warrior]

holy shit that is gimli !

[@thodorisbaklatzis2344]

Best game ever!!

[@leedesborough9277]

i played it on 3do amazing

[@Suraknar]

Such Nostalgia indeed! I spent countless sleepless nights playing WC1/WC2, and those two hooked me for the series till the end. However, I was very disappointed Story wise when Hobbes turns out to be an agent, the events of WC3 did not make justice to the previous story arcs nor to their ethical direction, all of the sudden it all became self centred narcissistic in a way and immoral. Last ditch weapons mass Destruction Weapons looked like WWII USA versus Japan inspired. And not so much original once looked at from that angle. Nevertheless the series endured and I continued playing and beyond to WC5, Privateer, and then Starlancer (I really enjoyed that one) and Freelancer. So here's to a Classic anyways! :)

[@chillyche]

Oh man, it's dope to hear somebody else with that opinion! Cheers! (I actually thought that WC4 was a far better entry in the franchise than WC3, in terms of themes)

[@EventHorizon_Alex]

I’d have to agree with this. WC2 and WC4 were much better story wise I think.

[@odlouhy]

I always thought Hobbes was not double agent, but the sheer horror of learning the plan to destroy his home world made him defect for the second time.

[@EthalaRide]

WOW, Sebastian Stan really DOES look like a young Mark Hamill. Stan's only 7 years younger than Hamill is here, and you can kinda see similarities in how they act. 5:59 just this rest of the scene especially, I can easily see Stan, its uncanny. Their voices are pretty different obviously, Hamill's voice is distinctly higher and raspier, but I'm pretty sure if Seb tried he could mimic its breathiness. UGH this just makes me mad that he's not playing an adult Luke Skywalker between RotJ and TFA

[@mew10521]

Wow

[@liangseng7474]

Maniac: Why don't you make like an Excalibur, and fly away?

[@Euripides_Panz]

Thrakhath nar Kiranka sounds suspiciously like Paladin. :-)

[@georgiosdrakopoulos8984]

Tolywn is such a badass

[@czdaniel1]

You should make that your name in SC or S-42. 1st mission briefing, Lieutenant Admiral Tolwyn, you go patrol these rocks and report back

[@thegasmaskguy2302]

The space enclave

[@mr_geekchic2899]

Gimli & Luke Skywaller on the planet DUNE.... EPIC!

[@GreatWolfBalistic]

this is my luke skywalker from the new jedi order

[@hugobrandens5360]

EA should make a WC FPS

[@SPTX0907]

Gimli, luke skywalker and that guy who shot captain kirk

[@Intellect1618]

10:12 is awkward and hilarious.

[@GoneDeathMode]

I believe that was a salute.. not a high five

[@Asahamana]

Did you own the game or found it as abandonware?

[@MAMoreno]

It may star Mark Hamill, but it's been filmed like the Prequel Trilogy. :P

[@gibberconfirm166]

+M.A. Moreno Like that's not good-enough for videogame storytelling? Even if you want to look at something modern like "Mass Effect," with character depth, Jesus, the whole narrative concept of 'Mass Effect' is practically ripped from this game! You walk around your ship talking to your crew, select them for missions, and make choices.

[@noelaleman2336]

Wing 3?😮... Pensé que solo se había hecho una película

[@user-ok1vl1mc1b]

Blair !!!

[@dixievfd55]

A Skywalker and a Mentat. The Kilrathi were fucked from the beginning. Too bad Dr. Soran didn't bring his star killing missiles he used at Armagossa and Veridian 3. War would have been over in weeks he would have been in the Nexus.

[@ricomon35]

The entire WC series should be re-made. Then we could see some Kilrathi that don't look-act like Muppets !!

[@Icarusabove]

Check out star citizen.

[@ricomon35]

How would checking out SC make WC better? Pointless comment.

[@Icarusabove]

Because in some ways Star Citizen is a reimagined and expanded Wing Commander. Squadron 42 will be a full length stand alone single player game within the universe where you are a fighter pilot based on an aircraft carrier. Chris Roberts was the creator for Wing Commander and is the lead for Star Citizen and even includes some of the same actors.

[@ricomon35]

You won't be seeing Kilrathi in SQ42....ever. SC has nothing to do with WC.- other than voice acting. Different universe altogether. The Kilrathi are not even original in and of themselves, but taken from the original Kzin race in Larry Nivens RingWorld series of novels.

[@czdaniel1]

I'd buy an entire WC remake in a heartbeat. But not from EA. Fuck EA. (I don't forgive them for killing Wing Commander!)

[@smcgilli34]

How could Chris make SUCH a great game/movie and then come out with the feature film that was terrible?

[@JnEricsonx]

I've been trying to figure that since 1999. :(

[@sgtsnokeem1139]

I have an answer. He's a hack who got lucky with who he hired. Regretful SC backer. That project is a scam.

[@MrMoorkey]

Budget concerns, and Chris Roberts happened.

[@AlbertSanchezmeowbert]

sounds like Banjo-Kazooie

[@VirtualSting]

WHERE ARE THESE COSTUMES??!?!?!

[@othyization]

Damn you EA for killing Origin!

[@ProphetChuck8471]

and Westwood *cough*

[@ThomasPianecz]

And my cat.

[@SuperHonshu]

Dr. Zorn! From Star trek! LoL!

[@loganwolfram4216]

This is cheesy as hell and I love it.

[@Aquascape_Dreaming]

I can't fully grasp the hate that the 1999 Wing Commander movie got in relation to the Kilrathi design. Yes, the faces were a bit ridiculous, but at least they didn't have massive, disproportionate heads as they do here in WC3. I know I'm speaking sacrilege to many whom revere this game (not denying how awesome the game is, in general), but that's how I feel.

[@GeorgeOldziey1]

Cool music too, eh? :)

[@franciscobrisolladeoliveir9596]

and Bullfrog

[@Napoleonic_S]

WC3 & 4 are 2 of the greatest achievement in video gaming! think about it, in 1994 all we see in gaming scene was just NES/SNES 8bit games or DOOM... and then this kind of technology wonder came out, whose jaw wasn't dropped at that time when he/she saw that for the first time ever?

[@Jutrzen]

Doom was still ahead.