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Cast of characters: Christopher Blair (though this doesn't become the character's official name until the third game, here the name is user-defined), Col. Peter Halcyon, Maj. James "Paladin" Taggart, Capt. Jeannette "Angel" Devereaux, 2nd Lt. Todd "Maniac" Marshall, Maj. Michael "Iceman" Casey, Maj. Kein "Bossman" Chen, 1st Lt. Mariko "Spirit" Tanaka, Capt. Ian "Hunter" St. John, Capt. Joseph "Knight" Khumalo, 1st Lt. Zach "Jazz" Colson (only appears in the Secret Missions 2 expansion pack); 1st Lt. Etienne "Doomsday" Montclair (only appears in Secret Missions 2) and Shotglass the bartender.

In this game there is no audio available for the characters' dialogue, so this is the only game in the series where the characters are not performed by anyone. Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi (1991) included a speech pack for the characters (with a voice cast of unknown actors and members of the game's production staff) and Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (1994) replaced the animated cutscenes with full motion videos (ie. live action) featuring Mark Hamill, Malcolm McDowell, John Rhys-Davies and Thomas F. Wilson.

The only game in the Wing Commander series where the player earns medals and advances in rank according to their performance in missions. The player starts off as a Second Lieutenant and may go up 4 ranks to Lieutenant Colonel. Although at the end of Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi (1991) the player is promoted from Captain to Colonel and in Wing Commander: Prophecy (1997) Casey is promoted from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant and is awarded two medals during the course of the game, in these games this isn't connected to the player's actual performance in missions, other than simply completing them.

As PCs back in 1990 couldn't render polygons properly, two-dimensional sprites were used to simulate a realistic environment. The graphics turned out so impressive that this game was regarded as the most advanced at the time.

Was the very first space simulation computer game to feature branching storylines (the gamer's choices could affect the plot for better or worse) and wingmen that could die at any point in the game instead of when the plot required them to.

Was re-released in the late 90's along with the second and third games in the series as part of the "Kilrathi Saga" box set. All three games were optimized for modern computers and featured enhanced graphics and sound.

The original title for the game was simply "Squadron", until it was changed to "Wingleader". By the time the title was changed again to "Wing Commander", promotional materials have already been distributed under the "Wingleader" label, with a fully designed logo.

This game was one of the first to establish the PC as a gaming platform.

As the game has set new graphical standards at the time of its release, other game companies tried to keep up with it. Especially LucasArts, who initially scheduled the release of their game 'Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe' for the Christmas market of 1990, rescheduled the release for the next year in order to add the same quality to their game.