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Strike Commander
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<p><i>Strike Commander</i> is a <a href="/facts/Combat_flight_simulation_game/Dxc18EHQ">combat flight simulation video game</a> designed by <a href="/facts/Chris_Roberts_(film_producer)/N5yp6qJl">Chris Roberts</a> and released by <a href="/facts/Origin_Systems/J5EoyA3I">Origin Systems</a> for the PC <a href="/facts/DOS/sWwDXNmX">DOS</a> in 1993. Its 3D graphics-engine used both <a href="/facts/Gouraud_shading/04Nz96F5">gouraud shading</a> and texture-mapping on both aircraft-models and terrain, an impressive feat at the time. Significant plot elements were presented through in-game cut-scene animations, a hallmark storytelling vehicle from Chris Robert's previous <i><a href="/facts/Wing_Commander_(franchise)/Q2W42Uoy">Wing Commander</a></i> games. <i>Strike Commander</i> has been called "<i><a href="/facts/Wing_Commander:_Privateer/y2Vn0qcl">Privateer</a></i> on Earth", due to the mercenary role-playing in the game. </p><p>The game was mass released in 1994 as part of a Creative Labs bundle pack with <i><a href="/facts/Syndicate_Plus/FU5Rrcg4">Syndicate Plus</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Ultima_VIII:_Pagan/GXM3emS4">Ultima VIII: Pagan</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Wing_Commander_II:_Vengeance_of_the_Kilrathi/xqSpNgnc">Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi</a></i>. It was also available in a CD bundle with <i>Wing Commander: Privateer</i>; both games included the core game, the expansion pack and voice pack on a single <a href="/facts/CD-ROM/JwuaYLJv">CD-ROM</a> disc. </p><p>The game was re-released in 2013 on <a href="/facts/Gog.com/bk9IEFmU">Gog.com</a> with support for <a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> and <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a>. </p>