Pilotwings

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Pilotwings
Developer Nintendo EAD
Publisher Nintendo
System Super NES, Virtual Console (Wii, Wii U, 3DS)
Release Date Super NES
JP December 21, 1990
US August 13, 1991
EU January 21, 1993
Wii Virtual Console
EU August 21, 2009
US December 28, 2009
JP April 6, 2010
Wii U Virtual Console
JP May 29, 2013
US/PAL July 4, 2013
3DS Virtual Console
US March 3, 2016
JP April 6, 2016
PAL April 14, 2016
Rating ESRB: E

Pilotwings is a flight simulator. It's one of the well-known games, along with F-Zero, that used Mode 7 graphics to create a 3D effect without true 3D.

Gameplay[edit]

Pilotwings consists of a series of training areas. In each training area, the player must complete several objectives, which usually requires the player to fly through a series of rings. After each objective is completed, the player's total score is tallied. If it's high enough, the player passes.

After passing four training areas, the player gets to play a bonus mission in an attack helicopter. If they beat this level, the player enters Pilotwings EXPERT. Pilotwings EXPERT also has four training areas and a helicopter level; however, the score requirements are higher and the weather conditions are harsher.

The main vehicles the player gets to pilot are the Light Plane, Rocket Belt, Hang Glider, Helicopter, and Skydiving. If you land on a moving platform, you also play a bonus game featuring a penguin, a guy on a trampoline, and a birdman.

Legacy[edit]

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Sequels[edit]

It received a successor on the Nintendo 64 in 1996 that was called Pilotwings 64. Afterwards, it went without another game until 2011, when Pilotwings Resort was released for the Nintendo 3DS.

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