[Bandit LOAF]

Here's a neat blast from the past… the very beginning, even! Mkdud, the savior of 3DO flight sticks everywhere, has found and scanned the paperwork that came with the original Wing Commander demo! They write: "Neat WC History, here are scans of the original WC1 demo sleeve. This was sitting in my WC1 box. I remember getting this in 1991 and running it in the Babbage's store where I was the assistant manager…" These documents folded into a tent card which stores could place on their counters to promote the games. They came with a pair of disks which contained the original Wing Commander I rolling demo which stores could look on a display machine. The literature says 5.25" and 3.5" versions were available, but I've never seen a 3.5" copy. Origin also put out a similar package for Worlds of Ultima: Savage Empire.





Here's a video of the original demo in action:

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Original update published on November 1, 2026

 

[Exteban]

Wow, what a great archaeological find!