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From: steyn@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Gavin Steyn )
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Wing Commander
Keywords: sucks, not worth it
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Date: 22 Mar 91 13:11:54 GMT
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In article <957@tau-ceti.isc-br.com> bobk@tau-ceti.isc-br.com (Bob Kirkpatrick ) writes:
>If anyone is considering the purchase if WING COMMANDER by Origin of Texas,
>save your money. There are a lot BETTER things to spend your money on.
>I have WING COMMANDER, and have discovered that the game will give priority
>to it's fancy graphics instead of game function.
>I run a slower (8mhz) PC clone 286. On my system, I can expect to NOT be
>able to fire my guns when in close proximity to the enemy, giving them a
>great advantage. In essence, there is no winning the game.

Please note that Origin only recommends the game on machines that are 16Mhz
or better.  That's why the system responds so slowly on your machine.
Yes, the mouse is sensitive, but the game is winnable (my roommate's done
it).  The graphics are amazing, and on his computer (25 mhz) the game
runs very reasonably.
  Gavin Steyn
steyn@eniac.seas.upenn.edu