# Wing Commander

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Wing Commander and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its exciting story and graphics, though critics say the late Amiga port was technically inferior and it ran poorly on newer PCs.

## Why people recommend it

- Exciting stories and graphics (2 comments): "Wing commander III and IV were just really boring IMO." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46929620)) "I remember being amazed by the graphics and the story." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46596290))
- Strong nostalgia for the series (2 comments): "I miss the entire WC series... alot." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49340421)) "Hits the same nerve for me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46489608))

## What people warn about

- Speed problems on newer PCs (2 comments): "on a newer computer, I'd tap the left arrow to turn and the Hornet would do a 360." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46595589)) "Playable on 286s/386s, then Pentiums and beyond showed up and it was unplayable." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46595331))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [No Man's Sky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/no-man-s-sky.md): 97 recommend
- [Kerbal Space Program](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kerbal-space-program.md): 24 recommend
- [Starflight](https://hackerapproved.com/p/starflight.md): 17 recommend
- [Elite Dangerous](https://hackerapproved.com/p/elite-dangerous.md): 15 recommend
- [Star Citizen](https://hackerapproved.com/p/star-citizen.md): 11 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Wing Commander", https://hackerapproved.com/p/wing-commander/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).