EA is bringing 25 classic PC games to Steam - The Verge

Thanks to the discovery of a ‘physical media vault,’ EA was able to restore Road Rash and six Wing Commander titles for new Anniversary editions.

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Electronic Arts is launching 25 classic games on Steam, including “Anniversary Editions” of the motorcycle racer Road Rash and six Wing Commander titles. These Anniversary Editions preserve “the original look, feel and creative intent of the game” but also have quality-of-life updates to support modern systems and controls and improve performance, according to EA.

The seven new editions were “inspired” by the discovery of a “physical media vault” with “thousands” of Betacam, VHS, and D1 tapes and “other media assets,” EA says. As part of the digitization process, EA was able to recover master FMV sequences and reedited them to restore more than 1,500 scenes from the games. The updated Wing Commander games also officially incorporate some community-made mods.

You’ll be able to get the Road Rash and Wing Commander Anniversary editions for $9.99, and the other classic games, including Ultima and Crusader titles, will be available for $4.99. You can grab them on Steam, GOG, and the EA App.

Here’s the full list of 25 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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