Not only is 90s nostalgia a continually-growing factor in modern pop culture, but FMV has evolved beyond its joke status. There are several factors that contribute to the feeling that the time is right for a rerelease of the Wing Commander games. Despite the series inspiring a Hollywood film and an animated series at the heights of its fame, the Wing Commander name has mostly faded into obscurity in recent times.

Two more games in the franchise would release with this cast, with series creator Chris Roberts leaving developer Origin Systems before the release of the fifth game. The game's cast includes Tom Wilson (Biff from Back to the Future), John Rhys-Davies, and Mark Hamil as protagonist Col.

This innovation in presentation would expand out to full-motion video cutscenes in 1994's Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger. Related: Star Wars: What Video Game Version Of Luke Skywalker Is Best (& Why) Early games in the franchise were known for bringing Star Wars-esque space combat to the personal computer, as well as bringing the first examples of voice acting to gaming in general. One of those was Wing Commander, a space simulation series that released mostly on the PC throughout the '90s. George Lucas' space epic had a definitive end, fading into the background for just enough time to spur on other visions of man reaching the stars. The landscape of sci-fi in 1990 was far different than it is thirty years later.

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