Cover artwork of Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom

// Archive entry № 36385

Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom

Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom is a 1996 entry from the leap into 3D, preserved here as a discovery record for DOS, Mac, Win.

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About the game

Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1996) for DOS, Mac, Win takes its place in the VG90 index as one more thread in the story of the leap into 3D, kept here for readers researching the period.

By 1996 the landscape around releases like this was set — polygons, CD-ROM storage and analogue control were rewriting what games looked and felt like. Reading Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom against that backdrop is part of what makes browsing an archive by year worthwhile.

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Why it matters

This entry is worth keeping because the leap into 3D is easy to flatten into a few famous names, when in truth polygons, CD-ROM storage and analogue control were rewriting what games looked and felt like. Preservation archives exist so lesser-known releases are not lost between the landmarks.

Technical notes

Recorded platform(s): DOS, Mac, Win (1996). VG90 stores this as factual reference data; richer media may be added over time as legally sourced material becomes available.