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RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

You know the story about the the error message edited to say "Thank you for playing Wing Commander"? That doesn't actually happen in any version of the game.

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You know the story about the the error message edited to say "Thank you for playing Wing Commander"? That doesn't actually happen in any version of the game.

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RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

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And there it is! The best possible outcome: the story was true–it’s something that was done during the game’s development–but it was also fixed before the game actually shipped

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