WING COMMANDER III - HEART OF THE TIGER
Official Title  Wing Commander III - Heart of the Tiger
Common Title  Wing Commander III - Heart of the Tiger
Serial Number(s)  SLUS-00019, SLUS-00134-6
Region  NTSC-U
Genre / Style  Action  / Adventure / Shooter / Simulation

Developer  Origin Systems.
Publisher  Origin Systems.
Date Released  15 March 1996
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLUS-00019
DISC 2

SLUS-00134
DISC 3

SLUS-00135
DISC 4

SLUS-00136
Serial Number In Disc SLUS-00019 SLUS-00134 SLUS-00135 SLUS-00136
Media Disc ID N / A N / A N / A N / A
Number Of Tracks 1
( 1 Data Track )
1
( 1 Data Track )
1
( 1 Data Track )
1
( 1 Data Track )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
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( .bin / .cue )
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( .bin / .cue )
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( .bin / .cue )
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( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc 599 MB 623 MB 609 MB 599 MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
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( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
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( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
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( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
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( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
  •  017814101106  - 
     

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English
Menus and gameplay are in English.

The protagonist of the previous two games was officially assigned a name in WCIII, Colonel Christopher Blair (Mark Hamill). The opening cutscene, the first FMV cutscene in the Wing Commander series, depicts a saddening scene: Thrakhath nar Kiranka (John Rhys-Davies), Crown Prince of the hostile Kilrathi Empire, presiding over the execution by disintegration of a group of Terran Confederation prisoners of war. One, however, is left alive: Blair's lover Colonel Jeannette "Angel" Devereaux (Yolanda Jilot), due to her status among the Kilrathi as a respected warrior, who is executed by Prince Thrakhath using his claws to disembowel her (though her death scene is not shown until later in the game). The scene then cuts to the planet Vespus, where Blair and Brigadier General James "Paladin" Taggart inspect the downed wreckage of the TCS Concordia. The carrier is a total loss.

The year is 2669. After four decades, a war spanning the universe has still been going on between the Terran Confederates, and the Kilrathi, causing millions of casualties on each side. You are Colonel Christopher Blair; a veteran of the Confederate Space Force, who has just been relocated to the TCS Victory. You will lead a group of young men and women to the very forefront of this war and to the final battle at either Kilrath or Earth. Where? You decide.

Wing Commander III takes the Wing Commander universe in all new directions, continuing to set trends and develop the world created in the original classic Origin game. A whole new flight engine has been implemented in this version with full live action acting by a large cast of previous movie stars including Mark Hamill of Star Wars fame. Deeper character involvement and a storyline which is altered by the tone you take in conversations highlights this classic.

  Manufacturer's description:

The First True Interactive Movie for your PlayStation Game Console

Adrenaline, romance, humor, danger - Wing Commander III has all this and more. This sequel completes the turbulent chronicles of the Terran-Kilrathi war. The final showdown takes place on one of the homeworlds-Earth or Kilrah. But only you can write the ending...

Professionally scripted and filmed in Hollywood, ORIGIN's multi-million-dollar production combines the entertainment of film-making with the interactivity of computer gaming. The result is a spectacular spaceflight adventure.

Ensemble cast featuring Mark Hamil, John Rhys-Davies, Malcolm McDowell, Tom Wilson, Jason Bernard and Ginger Allen
Character interaction - you control plot, conversation paths and ending
Full 16-bit digital soundtrack for cinematics, plus orchestral music and digitized speech in space combat
SGI-rendered sets that take advantage of the PlayStation's graphical processing power
Never-before-seen film footage and news briefs not available in the PC version
50 intense, photo-realistic missions and 5 configurable fighters
Over 3 hours of live-action video on 4 "pop-and-play" CDs

  Features:
  • First person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Prerendered graphics
  • SCI-FI & Futuristic themes.
Number Of Players  1 Player
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  1 Block
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller ( Digital Controller compatible only )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 None
Vibration Function Compatible  No
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v1.7.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 63, Compatibility=1,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.7.0
CD-ROM Plugin  P.E.Op.S. CDR Driver 1.4
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  The game doesn't have it (Digital only).
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
  Move pointer / Move plane:  D-Pad
  Fire guns:  Circle Button
  Fire missile:  Square Button
  Decelerate:  X Button
  Accelerate:  Triangle Button
  Display world map:  Select Button
  Full stop:  X + L1 + L2 Button
  Afterburner:  L2 + R2 Button
  Cycle weapons:  L1 + Square Button
  Cycle guns:  L1 + Circle Button
  Cycle targets:  L1 + X Button
  Lock targets:  L1 + Triangle Button
  Autopilot:  L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 Button
  Comms select:  Select Button + D-Pad Left/Right
  Nav Map:  Select Button + L2 Button
  Eject:  L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 + Select + Start Button
  Cloak:  L1 + R2 Button

 

GAMESHARK CODES:
  Infinite Lasers -  
801DE548 02A8
 
  Infinite Energy -  
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801DF030 00A4
801DF034 00A4
801DF038 00A4
 
  Infinite IMREC Missiles -  
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801DE6F0 0003
 
  Infinite Decoys -  
801DE558 0018
 

 - Jewel Case Covers
FRONT BACK LONG BOX FRONT LONG BOX BACK
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 - Disc Cover
DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4
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 NTSC-J:
  • Wing Commander III - Heart of the Tiger [SLPS-00477~80]  - 
     
 PAL:
  • Wing Commander III - Heart of the Tiger [SLES-00074, SLES-10074, SLES-20074 & SLES-30074]  - 
     
  • Wing Commander III - Heart of the Tiger [SLES-00104, SLES-10104, SLES-20104 & SLES-30104]  - 
     
  • Wing Commander III - Heart of the Tiger [SLES-00105, SLES-10105, SLES-20105 & SLES-30105]  - 
     

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