Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- Super Nintendo cartridge
- Box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
SNES
About the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Pilotwings
Pilotwings is a flight simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was originally released in Japan in December 1990, shortly after the launch of the Super Famicom in the country.
SimulatorSport
- Update patch
- No patch
- Time to beat
- about 4.8 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Pilotwings is a flight simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was originally released in Japan in December 1990, shortly after the launch of the Super Famicom in the country. It was also released as a launch title for the SNES in August 1991 in North America, with a European release following in 1992.
In Pilotwings, the player attempts to earn pilot licenses through lessons in light plane flight, hang gliding, skydiving, and the use of a rocket belt. Bonus stages and levels involving an attack helicopter are also available. Each event offers unique controls and gameplay mechanics. To increase the realism of the game's flight simulation, the developers extensively utilized the SNES's Mode 7 capability, which mimics 3D graphics by rotating and scaling flat objects.
The game was well-received upon its release, largely thanks to its graphical presentation. The game has since been re-released for the Wii and Wii U Virtual Console and the Nintendo Classics service in PAL regions, North America, and Japan, as well as New Nintendo 3DS in North America. A sequel, Pilotwings 64, was released for the Nintendo 64 in 1996. After many years of announcements and cancellations, Nintendo released a second sequel, Pilotwings Resort, in 2011 for the Nintendo 3DS.
Official trailer
Gameplay Video. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
Pilotwings (SNES) Playthrough, NintendoComplete. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Simulator, Sport
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, Nintendo
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Series
- Pilotwings
- Platforms
- Super Nintendo, Wii, Wii U
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- ESRB
- E
- CERO
- B
- PEGI
- 7
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Super Nintendo | Japan | 1990-12-21 |
| Super Nintendo | North America | 1991-08-23 |
Editions
Pilotwings (Super Famicom)
In the box
- Super Famicom cartridge
- Box with cover art
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
DLC
No DLC. Super Nintendo games had no downloadable content.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Single player only, with no online features. The cartridge runs on any Super Nintendo, and the game is on Nintendo Switch Online.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on Super Nintendo cartridge |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, 28 December 2009 On the Wii Virtual Console. Later on the Wii U and New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console and in the Super Nintendo library of Nintendo Switch Online in 2019. |
| In the store to buy today | No The Wii, Wii U and 3DS shops have closed. Playable with a Nintendo Switch Online membership. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes Wii, Wii U and 3DS Virtual Console purchases can still be downloaded again. The Nintendo Switch Online version needs an active membership. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist No patch was ever released. |
| Has online features | No |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Does not exist Single player only. |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist No online play. |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist No DLC. |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Reception
- Aggregates
Outlet Platform Score Scale GameRankings SNES 82 100 - Critics
Outlet Score Scale GamePro 5 5 Game Informer 8.25 10 Electronic Gaming Monthly 7.75 10 Famitsu 29 40 Super Play 92 100 Total! 91 100
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer Nintendo EAD Publisher Nintendo Director Tadashi Sugiyama Producer Shigeru Miyamoto Programmers Shuhei Kato, Hajime Yajima, Takumi Kawagoe Artist Naoki Mori Composers Soyo Oka, Koji Kondo
Notes for collectors
- Flight school events with a light plane, hang glider, rocket belt and skydiving, plus a helicopter mission.
- Uses the Super Nintendo's Mode 7 to fake 3D by rotating and scaling flat images.
- Sold over two million copies by 1995.
- Followed by Pilotwings 64, a Nintendo 64 launch game in 1996.
Credits
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, Nintendo
- Director
- Tadashi Sugiyama
- Released
- 1991-08-23
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 4.8 hours
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