Exhibit: Strike Commander
Host sim: Self
Release Date:
Developer: Origin
Publisher: Origin
In collection? Yes
Comments: Strike Commander was a revolutionary flight sim and one of the all-time best selling. The strong story line and role-playing elements meant that it's appeal extended far beyond that market segment whose main interest lay in the simulation aspects.
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- MiGMan's Combat Diary
- Chris Roberts on the development of Strike Commander.
- Box Art: Strike Commander CD ROM edition
- Screens
- In the FSM collection
- Installation
- MiGMan's curated videos
- Links
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MiGMan's Combat Diary
In Strike Commander you flew the F-16 Falcon in a campaign which had animated cut scenes and interaction with your squadron mates and other characters. As leader of a mercenary outfit you earned money for successful missions, which you then invested in supplies and upgrades.
The graphics were VGA 320 x 200 with unprecedented detail in the texture- mapped aircraft and terrain. I remember standing in the games shop with eyes boggling at the jaw dropping graphics.
"How much better can it get?"... I wondered?
Well it has gotten better as we know but this was one of the first sims which needed a 486 to run! (A 486 cost about $US 5,000 at the time). It also had a scrolling virtual cockpit with a padlock view.
The campaign had animated cut scenes and dialogue with your squadron mates. If you made it through the first campaign you were given a F-22 to play with!
The sim's lighter moments ... yes, a Combat Sim with HUMOUR !!!... included wrangling with your squadron's acountant! Was this the first "Accountancy Combat Sim"??
Strike Commander had a scripted campaign with multiple branches. The game was very atmospheric due to the storyline and features like the ability to choose your own wingman / wing-woman! There was a lot of spoken dialogue during flight and between missions.
Wing-person | I can't remember exactly who this character was!
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Installation
| Year | Price | O/S | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUD $ | |||
| 2018 | AUD $2.09 from GOG |
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MiGMan's curated videos
Watch this playlist at YouTube
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Art
- 3-D studio sets and meshes - Bruce Lemons, Danny Garrett, Chris Douglas, Jake Rodgers
- Cinematic animations - Bruce Lemmnons, Craig Halverson, Chris Douglas, Denis Loubet, Jake Rodgers
- Backgrounds - Craig Halverson, Bruce Lenvnons, Denis Loubet
- Character animations - Craig Halverson, Chris Douglas, Denis Loubet, Danny GarrettB
- Menus and fonts - Bruce Lemmons
- RealSpace terrain textures - Craig Halverson
- RealSpace buildings - Bruce Lenvnons, Paul Steed
- RealSpace planes and vehicles - Paul Steed
- Documentation Graphics - Paul Steed
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Audio
- Hear the main theme (midi file)
- Flight music - Nenad Vugrinec, Dana Glover
- Cinematic music - Dana Glover, Marc Schaefgen, Randy Buck
- Option scene music - Nenad Vugrtnec
- Ad Lib music conversion - Kirk Winterrowd, Nenad Vugrinec
- Additional music - Martin Galway
- Sound effects - Nenad Vugrinec, John Tipton, Kirk Winterrowd
- Digital processing software - Martin Galway, Jeff Wilson
- Digital sampling/effects - Randy Buck
- NIM system design - Nenad VLtgrinec, Martin Galway
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Design
- Original outline - Chris Roberts and Jeff George
- Screenplay - G. R Austin
- Gameflow - Robert Irving
- Additional conversations - Robert Irving
- Map design and layout - Tim Ray
- Mission design - Tim Ray, G. P. Austin, Jason Templeman, Chris Roberts
- Mission layout - Prem Krishnan | Robert Irving | Tim Ray
- Vehicle, weapon and plane data - Tim Ray
- Associate producer - Erin Roberts
- Produced by Chris Roberts
- Directed by Chris Roberts
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Packaging
- Box design - Craig Miller, Jennifer Davis
- Documentation - Tim Ray
- Robert Irving
- Prem Krishnan
- Editing - David Ladyman, Carolyn Cutler
- Graphic design - Jennifer Davis
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Programming
- RealSpace TM system - Jason Tenipleman, Chris Roberts, Paul Isaac
- Graphic primitives - Paul Isaac, Chris Roberts, Miles Design
- Flight models - Arthur DiBianca, Jason Templeman
- Computer intelligence - Jason Yenawine, Jason Templeman, Frank Savage
- Cockpit, HUD and MFDs - Frank Savage, Jason Templeman, Bill Baldwin, Thomas Blom, Arthur DiBianca, Chris Roberts, Paul Isaac
- Weapon systems - Frank Savage, Jason Templernan
- Mission system - Paul Isaac, Frank Savage
- Cameras - Chris Roberts
- Visual effects - Chris Roberts
- Audio system - Bill Baldwin, Miles Design
- RealSpace terrain editor - Frank Savage, Bill Baldwin
- RealSpace object editor - Paul Isaac
- Option scenes - Arthur DiBianca, Bill Baldwin
- Cinematic sequences - Richard Johnson, Arthur DiBianca, Bill Baldwin
- Install program - Scott Bwgs
- JEMM - Jason Yenawine
- NIM system programming - Scott Biggs
- Library code - Jeff Wilson, Zach Simpson, Will McBurnett, Phil Sulak, Chris Roberts, Paul Isaac, Jason Yenawine, Bill Baldwin
- Additional programming - Eric Hyman
- Technical consultant - Greg Passmore
- Simulation consultants - Karl "Orca" Kuschner, Karl "Dr. K" Hetnz
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Voice Acting
- The Hero - Jason Tirado
- Stern - Richard Jones
- Tex - Mcwco Perella
- Miguel - Celso Martinez
- Lyle - Tom Byrne
- Billy - Christian Gerard
- Gwen - Lucinda Hinton
- Virgil - Don Phillips
- Prideaux - Jean-Marc Chemla
- Janet - Tonie Perensky
- Walters - Joshua Blyde
- Mendez - Harry Porter
- Thug in alley - Richard Mather
- Drunk - Craig Halverson
- Informant - Bruce Lenvnons
- On Board Warning System - Norma J. Vargas