FMV Hell – Super Wing Commander (Quickie)

by Scarlett on December 21, 2007 · View Comments

While searching the Internet for some FMV footage, I stumbled across this stinker for Super Wing Commander, a game I never knew existed for a console that had a higher price point in 1994 than the Playstation 3 had in 2006.

So you know this game had to be awesome, right?

notyoursavior78

I never was entirely sure why, but I think this is one of my favorite videos ever on the internets. Probably b/c it is so short and is just a downright riot of laughs...........

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"I can't move me head. Dammit it boy, ya shouldn't have gone in like that...." Ya yew idiot!.

LOL

notyoursavior78

Ah I left out the "mate" part in "dammit boy" and it is a little backwards oh well I was distracted a bit when I typed that out.

SignNinja

Dammit, Spoony, haven't you found this game yet? I know you have a 3DO now thanks to your Demolition Man review, now get to this game! If need be I'll donate a copy to you, just do it! Ok, time to stop sounding like a selfish fanboy who thinks he directly controls your schedule.

Cpt Olimar

I wonder if this game was also based on real Japanese history.

Eddy Williamson

my god that scottish pilot looks identical to those monty python cartoon heads. They have the creepy "only have two movement point" eyes aswell.

" I cant move mi EAD!"

Classic :)

Eric Smith

That pilot with the eye patch looked like he was cut out of a Norman Rockwell painting!

Stefanovich

You may manage to find it on eBay, like this here: (By the time anyone reads this, I imagine, the time will have run out for bidding on this item) http://cgi.ebay.com/SUPER-WING-COMMANDER-Panaso...

But I'm guessing Spoony's already checking places like that, anyway. Just a suggestion.

Dan

Also, kindly notice how the developers failed to solve a simple calculation... 2 ships, each firing 2 missiles, eh? I didn't previously know that 2+2=5, but I'm clearly seeing 5 missiles going in that ship. Who the heck made this game, the guys from McDonalds who flip burgers for a living?

Dan

I didn't know they used atmospheric diving suits as the main outfit for starship pilots... but hey, if you go in like you shouldn't have, it'll save your ass from the shrapnel. And send you right in front of a friggin laser. Canned meat, anyone?

Dr. Zaius

Dam it lad! You Shouldn't go in like that!

francine

For a second, I thought that the midi-tastic music was the Final Fantasy theme song (the one that plays in every FF). That's so dorkish of me.

Joel

I can't believe no-one has commented on how similar this was to MST3K! Very very funny spoony!

BendyStraw101

You should really review this... after FFX of course! MUHAHAHAHA!!!

Sean

Funny video. Now that you have a 3DO you should do a full review of this game.

BrUS

It's the demoman! "Meh bottle is crumbeh!"

zachary

What the fuck was that.

Infinit

How the hell is that guy with the eyepatch a fighter pilot? He would have no depth perception...

Anyway, another nice vid, really liking your reviews, especially the riffing. MST3K ftw.

Ben aka mlsterben

Dear Spoony,

Hi, long time watcher (since Tuesday), first time commenter. When you said you were tracking down a 3DO so you could play this game, all I heard was "so who wants to donate this to me?"

And I'll bet it worked. If I had a 3DO lying around, I'd totally mail it to you. =D

Sincerely,
Ben

jnywest

Ya know...they really should give Wing Commander another shot at a movie. We just need to pretend that the other one dosen't exist and they can start all over....lol

Felblood

Holy crap!

Super Wing Commander isn't the Wing Commander 1 port for SNES!?

I didn't know that! Now I have to dig up an emulator for an early nineties console I've never heard of.

Crap.

Dr. Forrester

the scottish space pirate looked like falcon 7 from the old Birdman cartoons. He even had the same range of movement, the one eye looking from side to side

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bkFIPLIOGL8/SX4qg81EK...

Marco R.

This is actually one of the best Wing Commander games ever made (3DO/Macintosh). It plays closest to the original and has extremely well made sound effects and beautifully redrawn art, especially the talking heads. It was touched by him, by Warren Spector himself, man! It would also not hurt to be aware of the traps of your typical internet reviewer's idiocy; stick to facts and re-tag this entry, as SWC has as much in common with full-motion video as Final Fantasy VIII with Metal Slug at being a good video game. Cheerio.

Robert B

I look forward to you ripping this game a new asshole, it obviously deserves it.

assiman

it's more like a monty python sketch than a game : <

Nomiz

Super Wing Commander...
When i heard that name for the first time, it tought it came on the super nintendo.
You know, because everything was super with that console :P