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'''''Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger''''' is the third main game in [[Chris Roberts]] [[Wing Commander (series)|''Wing Commander'' series]], developed and released by [[Origin Systems]] in December 1994. |
'''''Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger''''' is the third main game in [[Chris Roberts]] [[Wing Commander (series)|''Wing Commander'' series]], developed and released by [[Origin Systems]] in December 1994. |
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It was remarkable for its extensive use of live action full-motion video to add an interactive movie-style presentation to the space combat gameplay, emphasized by its advertising slogan, "Don't watch the game, play the movie!". The game's more than two hours of video featured a number of prominent movie stars including among others [[Steve Colton|Mark Hamill]] as Colonel Christopher "Maverick" Blair, [[Randall Graves|John Rhys-Davies]] as James "Paladin" Taggart and Thrakhath nar Kiranka. |
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== Trivia == |
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It was the first time Chris Roberts directed live action.<ref>[https://download.wcnews.com/files/infoburst/show4.mp3 Wing Commander Combat Information Center Chris Roberts Interview by Hadrian], 1999</ref> |
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* It was the first time Chris Roberts directed live action.<ref>[https://download.wcnews.com/files/infoburst/show4.mp3 Wing Commander Combat Information Center Chris Roberts Interview by Hadrian], 1999</ref> |
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* It was Electronic Arts first million-seller on DOS.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140914215106/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/chris-roberts-star-citizen-profile The Stars His Destination: Chris Roberts from Origin to Star Citizen], 2014-09-13, archived</ref> |
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==Outside Links== |
== Outside Links == |
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*[https://youtu.be/CpjreO8W2G8 Wing Commander 3 Funny Tape] |
*[https://youtu.be/CpjreO8W2G8 Wing Commander 3 Funny Tape] |
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Revision as of 14:41, 22 June 2023
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger is the third main game in Chris Roberts Wing Commander series, developed and released by Origin Systems in December 1994.
It was remarkable for its extensive use of live action full-motion video to add an interactive movie-style presentation to the space combat gameplay, emphasized by its advertising slogan, "Don't watch the game, play the movie!". The game's more than two hours of video featured a number of prominent movie stars including among others Mark Hamill as Colonel Christopher "Maverick" Blair, John Rhys-Davies as James "Paladin" Taggart and Thrakhath nar Kiranka.
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