Pilotwings 64

$21.99
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Game only: the cartridge in a protective holder, no box or manual. Our grade: Moderate Wear. The photos are of the exact item you'll receive — look them over closely for its condition, packaging and details. Every cartridge's shell, label and board are checked for authenticity when it comes into the store, and it's tested before it's listed. It ships in a collector's bag or a hard plastic case.

Item Description

There is no rival to beat in Pilotwings 64, only the wind, a target and your own nerve. Paradigm Simulation, a studio with a background in professional visual simulation, built it for Nintendo as one of the first showcases for the Nintendo 64, and in North America it shared launch day with Super Mario 64. Where Mario taught players how to run in three dimensions, Pilotwings taught them how to float, glide and fall through them, and the new analog stick made every gentle bank feel like a revelation.

You earn your wings across a ladder of license classes, choosing from pilots such as Lark, Kiwi, Goose and Hawk, each with a different weight that changes how a craft handles. The hang glider rides thermals to snap aerial photographs and drift onto a landing target, the rocket belt demands careful bursts of thrust as you hover through rings, and the gyrocopter adds missiles for knocking down targets between careful touchdowns. Score well enough and bonus events open up: being fired from the Cannonball at a distant bullseye, a formation Sky Diving routine and the bounding Jumble Hopper boots. Track down the hidden Birdman stars and you can strap on wings and simply fly wherever you like.

The islands are the real stars. Holiday Island and Crescent Island set the scene with beaches, cliffs and open water, Ever-Frost Island is wrapped in snow, and Little States squeezes a dreamlike miniature of the United States into a single landmass, complete with a tiny Mount Rushmore wearing a famous mustachioed face and a Niagara Falls you can buzz in a glider. Nintendo seeded these places with secrets, and half the fun is drifting off course just to see what is around the next cliff.

Pilotwings 64 is a calmer kind of challenge, closer to a skill test than an action game, and that is exactly its charm. Sticking a perfect rocket-belt landing for a gold badge is as satisfying as any boss fight, and the relaxed, breezy music makes even failed attempts pleasant. It is the purest snapshot of the N64's launch-day optimism, the moment when simply moving through a 3D world felt like an adventure, and it plays best the way it was meant to, on original hardware with the stick in hand.

Fast factsgame data via IGDB
Released
1996
Publisher
Nintendo
Developer
Paradigm Simulation
Players
Single player
About the game

Forget about those other flying games. This is the ultimate flight experience! Pilotwings 64 carries you off into a vast three-dimensional environment. Pilot several different vehicles and take in breathtaking sights. Successfully complete flight tests to earn your flight badge. Get a high enough score, and you’ll get a chance at bonus games such as Cannonball and Sky Diving! Soar into a wild blue yonder with Pilotwings 64!

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