25 ‘EA Classics’ Launch on Steam, Including Road Rash and Wing Commander

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Jon "Sikamikanico" Clarke

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EA have today announced the release of 25 classic titles on Steam, including the restoration and release of Anniversary Editions of Road Rash and Wing Commander games.

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Of the 25 games, we’ve got seven ‘Anniversary Editions’ for Road Rash, alongside six titles from the Wing Commander franchise, as well as classics from the Ultima series, Theme Hospital and more.

The Anniversary Edition releases of Road Rash were inspired by the discovery of a physical media vault that happened to contain thousands of Betacam, VHS and D1 Tapes, alongside other assets that were then digitized. Per a press release, this process “recovered the supposedly lost Master FMV sequences for these seven legendary titles, which were meticulously re-edited to restore the over 1,500 cinematic scenes across these games.”

With Wing Commander, EA worked with the dedicated community for the games, who collaborated and incorporated mods into these official releases. Anyone with a digital copy of the Wing Commander games on GOG or via the EA App will “automatically receive the Anniversary Edition upgrade for free on their respective digital platform.“

Per EA, “Each Anniversary Edition preserves the original look, feel and creative intent of the game, with quality-of-life updates to support modern systems, controls, improve performance and make the titles more approachable without compromising their authenticity.“

The Anniversary Editions of Road Rash and Wing Commander are available now for $9.99 SRP each, with all other classic titles available for $4.99 SRP each. The full collection will be available across Steam, GOG, and the EA App, with special pricing on Steam and GOG from Nov. 5 – 19.

Here’s the full list of games:

• Road Rash: 30th Anniversary Edition
• Wing Commander: 35th Anniversary Edition
• Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi: 35th Anniversary Edition
• Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger: 30th Anniversary Edition
• Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom: 30th Anniversary Edition
• Wing Commander Prophecy: 30th Anniversary Edition
• Privateer 2: The Darkening: 30th Anniversary Edition
• Wing Commander: Privateer
• Wing Commander: Academy
• Wing Commander: Armada
• Strike Commander
• Theme Hospital
• Crusader: No Remorse
• Crusader: No Regret
• Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness
• Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress
• Ultima III: Exodus
• Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
• Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
• Ultima VI: The False Prophet
• Ultima VII: The Complete Edition
• Ultima VIII: Gold Edition
• Ultima IX: Ascension
• Ultima Underworld I
• Ultima Underworld II

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