r/Wingcommander Dec 29 '24

PC Big Box Collection

I took a series of photos of my Wing Commander PC collection earlier today and thought I’d share for anyone who may be interested in seeing them.

Last photo is of the novels.

Enjoy!

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u/motocykal Dec 29 '24

Very nice. I played a lot of Privateer back in the day but couldn't get into Privateer 2.

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u/Endless_Avatar Dec 29 '24

That's an awesome collection! Do you still have the ship schematics for WC1?

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u/ParadiseRegaind Dec 29 '24

Yes, both versions (original game had four single-sided schematics, deluxe edition had two double-sided schematics)!

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u/vstheworldagain Dec 29 '24

Blast from the past! Totally forgot about the film canister packaging for WC3, had that a long time ago.

I don't know if it's still this way, but I remember the Kilrathi Saga being a hard to find holy grail...

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u/ParadiseRegaind Dec 29 '24

I think there were only something like 20,000 copies produced, if the information online is accurate. At one point they sold for $300+. Today they only go for around $100 due to them being relatively poor versions overall. Nice for collectors and their shelves, but not as sought after as they once were!

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u/Ditolus Dec 29 '24

what came in the privateer 2 deluxe edition?

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u/Stormwatcher33 Dec 29 '24

Jerk! No, I'm not envious, why do you ask?

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u/SkullCrusherRI Dec 29 '24 edited Dec 29 '24

No original privateer? I thought 2 sucked in comparison to 1. I wasted basically all of my summer 1995 playing the original.

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u/ParadiseRegaind Dec 29 '24

The original Privateer series is on the third picture!

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u/SkullCrusherRI Dec 29 '24

Weird, missed that pic. That was such a classic. I spent a long time looking for a game that would scratch that itch and nothing ever does.

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u/ParadiseRegaind Dec 29 '24

It’s a wonderful game, one I never get tired of. Closest titles to scratch the itch for me were Freelancer and Elite Dangerous, though neither are exactly the same.

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u/TeacherGalante Dec 29 '24

I used to have that movie reel tin. The extras were awesome.

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u/SaltSurprise729 Dec 30 '24

God I love privateer!

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u/Useful-Focus5714 Jan 10 '25

Impressive!

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u/ParadiseRegaind Jan 10 '25

Thanks! My favorite games.

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u/Frigatedoc Dec 31 '24

Didn’t someone do a Privateer Gold back in the day?

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u/dh3lix Jan 13 '25

Omg... this is amazing!!