as a jokey reference to his character's blue hair in the first two games. Wing Commander 4 was very similar, but with actual sets. Finally, Wing Commander: Prophecy and Arena never existed.

This article originally appeared in issue 247 of PC Gamer UK. Red alert! Red alert! When the Kilrathi attack the TCS Concordia, you don't get a briefing screen that says “So, we're under attack ...

Many of the images were the work of Wing Commander Roger Morewood and ... He was the archetypal RAF pilot. Blue eyes, blond hair which was too long, a handlebar moustache and his collar always ...