Having Mario 64, this and Waverace in the first couple of months was amazing. They absolutely nailed 3d gameplay in three completely different game styles.
I played my friend's copy back in 1997 and found myself doing the same thing, I bought my own copy shortly after it's one of those top tier titles on the system IMO
@@mrfujisawa I did the same thing. I spent hours upon hours just exploring the map in mini usa. The crazy amount of easter eggs on that map blew my mind
The PAL version of Pilotwings 64 runs at the same speed as the NTSC version. Nintendo did not care about optimising their software, but Paradigm sure did.
I think that's because this game was done by a company that was serious simulation, they likely already made their previous software run accurately on different systems
The worst thing is, games like PW64 are non-existent, the super tight flight gameplay is especially rare, there is Sky Odyssey on PS2 (a masterpiece of a game), and Pilot Academy on PSP, both are brilliant flight games, sad that Factor 5's incredible looking Pilot Wings sequel, WeFly, was completed to gold standard, but never made retail release, what a prototype that would be to leak.
F-Zero would be amazing. I used to have F-Zero, X, GX, Maximum Velocity, and GP Legend.... Now, I have F-Zero. I want them all back, I want an AX cab, and I. WANT. A. NEW. F-ZERO.
Who would've thought a defense military contractor could bring one of the most memorable games on the N64. I don't wanna even talk about the soundtrack of this game, which is pure bliss 🌸
I didn't play Pilotwings 64 until it was on the Nintendo Switch Online service. I did play the original Pilotwings on the SNES and I loved it. Speaking of flight simulation games, I've always had a soft spot for the Microsoft Flight Simulator games. I had FS98 on the PC and I also downloaded the Flight Simulator game on PC Game Pass when I had the membership. Definitely a good game.
Pilotwings 64 was truly a groundbreaking game for its time. Super Mario 64 certainly gets a ton of praise for very good reason, but Pilotwings 64 deserves a lot that it never got.
I think I played it at a friend's house. I never had an N64, but I remember the game, especially missing the rings with the jet pack and having to turn around.
Pilotwings was Nintendo showing the world what they can produce in terms of exciting unique NEW gameplay. I miss those days! These days we have rehashes of older titles that don't really excite the way PilotWings did back then. I hope they put more time into unique IP's in future and less time into suing PW.
Flying around in Pilot Wings 64 and just exploring the islands was such a vibe. It wasn't until the Wii Sports Resort Island Flyover, and later the Pilot Wings 3DS game's free flight mode that we got something comparable. So good.
Nah, it was Gauntlet Legends for so long until relatively recently. And it really sucked too because Gauntlet Legends for the N64 was not only the best Gauntlet game in my opinion, it was, all around, also the best version of Gauntlet Legends. Yes, even over the Xbox version of Gauntlet: Dark Legacy. Other Gauntlet games just were not quite the same.
@@rorz999 Like all N64 soft emulation, even AngryLion/Parallels on a Ryzen X3D CPU has pretty lacklustre latency and performance, audio is very jittery and inaccurate too.
I still go back and play this pretty often. It was the first game I booted up when I got my N64 Everdrive cartridge. It's on the Switch right now for anyone interested.
I was never much of a fan of the N64, But Pilotwings 64 is one of my most favorite games of all time. I used to pick the gyrocopter and drive it around the maps at low speed so I didn't take off. It was like an early open-world driving game.
I really enjoyed this one, thanks MVG. Pilotwings 64 is one of those very rare games that when I started playing, I couldn’t put it down until it was completed, and kept playing afterwards. A true classic!
I’ve loved Pilotwings 64 since I got it on launch in 1996. One of the chillest soundtracks, too! Recently replayed on NSO and it felt even better with the improved frame-rate and had an easier time getting all the Gold medals.
As a longtime PC flight sim fanatic going all the way back to the 80’s, I still enjoy those first two Pilotwings games to this day. Resort didn’t capture the same magic for me, but I would love to see a new game with the same energy and direction of that first game: a fantasy flight club with licenses and instructor evaluations. Pilotwings 64 took the series in a more silly direction but still had legitimately fun challenges, good music and just an overall vibe that helped define that period of gaming.
Pilot wings was comfort gaming for me back in the 90s. I was 13 when the n64, and I actually wanted this over Mario 64(the only other choice at the time if I remember correctly)
I used to spend hours pouring over every single map, looking for all the hidden details and easter eggs. My favorites were Holiday Island and Crescent Island. I loved the whales on Crescent Island.
Stoked when they announced pilot wings 64 for NSO I only rented it a few times back in the day, and for the birdman wing issue, which I did notice it was harder than I remember, back in the day I used a turbo controller and today I have a third party GameCube controller that had a turbo function I never used but comes in handy for the birdman stages on NSO
Underrated launch title... yeah, maybe. "Revolutionized 3D graphics" is too spicy a take, though. No hate on it, but that's the year of Quake and Daytona USA.
@@mademedothis424 you clearly haven't watched the video (as evidenced by the timestamp of your comment) which compares it to other flight sims of the day. Comparing it to Quake and Daytona is pointless, apples and oranges.
The music in Pilotwings 64 is A-tier stuff. I used to have the squeaky sound effect from the menu as my texting tone on my phone, back when people did such things.
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Great fun. The 3DS version is underrated, but when played on a New 3DS using Luma to run it at higher speeds, it's a great experience and you need some great skill to be able to 100% it.
I remember in Kitty hawk North Carolina going to actually ride some hang gliders on the sand dunes. They had a "hang gliding simulator" it was basically a flat stationary bench seat with a hang glider handle suspended but connected to a N64 controller via some cables playing this game. Very simple but is was fun to play and a great way to get the idea of how the actual real controls work.
What a CLASSIC game, and MAN those tunes! You can't tell me that Birdman isn't an all-time classic. Pilotwings holds up remarkably well on emulators that can bump it up to 60 fps with increased viewdistance. It just feels good to play and is bright, colorful, and fun.
Pilot Wings was one of my all time favourite N64 games. Along with Wave Race 64. Two titles Nintendo hasn't felt the need to do much with since which is a real crime. Pilot Wing's on 3DS was pretty good, especially with the stereoscopic 3D, but being limited to a single island kept it from being great imo.
Hype was throught the roof, i had played killer instinct 1 and 2 in the arcades to such a extreme level....and at the detriment of college lol, was disapointed the n64 was not at the arcade level but still when i saw super mario 64 and pilotwings i was hyped.....i do know the texture cache was a pain point so i did always wonder how a bigger texture cache would have improved the look.
casually played Pilotwings 64 when I first got a N64 in my store back at launch. Coworkers had trouble figuring out 3d controls so they stick to easy 2d games and mario 64. This game brings me such good memories
I loved running around Little States in the gyro copter, driving on the streets and shooting Mount Mario for that little easter egg. If you knew where the gas stations were you could mess around for quite some time without worrying about fuel
I unfairly judged this game. I liked it at first, but it I remember this game was 50% of the N64’s library for what felt, to a 13 year old, like an eternity.
Love this game so much. Grabbed it on launch and 100%'d it several times. Never gets old and it's amazing how the sense of scale and freedom is still there today.
Pilotwings was brilliant but Pilotwings 64 was absolutely perfection for fun !!! Remember them day's!? I'm playing more retro games than ever!!! What a game!!! I loved rares "blastcorps ' that's a special game!
Back in 96 a truck emblazoned with the SGI Logo parked at my university. Inside, it had various demo stations showing SGI hardware and software. There were two demos that made a lasting impression on me: a spinning cube with live video texture mapped on the faces, and a flight sim by Paradigm. Back then I was playing Air Combat on the PS1, and the leap on gfx quality was mind-blowing!
This game blew me away as a kid back when it came out. I have fond memories, my neighbor got a Nintendo 64 around launch and playing around with the glider is the first time I ever played the console.
The summer before N64 launched in NA, a local game rental place had a JPN console available that I basically monopolized. Mario 64 was fine as you can get most of the stars without the language barrier becoming an issue. Pilot Wings 64, was significantly harder. I don't think I beat the second tier of hang glider until it came out here and I realized I needed to take photos of the power plant. Such a tragedy Nintendo has abandoned the series. We need a new Pilot Wings & F-Zero!
The soundtrack on this game went unreasonably hard and was amazing! I had a buddy who’s TV had a tube that was almost entirely out and the text was so blurry you couldn’t even read it, but we still played this game until we 💯 the entire thing!
I find your unique perspectives on the development backgrounds of niche titles to be what your channel does best. Release titles are often forgotten or undervalued as not having had long enough to cook before release, but apparently I need to give Pilotwings 64 a fresh look. Amazing work as usual.
I remember my father was adamant against me buying a N64. After I brought it home regardless and showed him Mario and Pilotwings, he changed his mind and acknowledged the revolution those games was. And played for hours.
I imported the N64 from japan in june 96 with mario and pilotwings. Oh boy was i impressed with the graphics. And i completed PW64 100 % eventhough the game text was Japanese.
This was one of the few games I owned for the N64 and played the heck out of it. This is a good reminder that I still need to pick it up for my current classic games setup.
Younger people have no concept of how mind blowing this was in 1996. Kids could not sleep after seeing this and SM64, it was unthinkable that a home console could do this.
I forgot about Magic Edge! My wife and I went there for her birthday. It wasn't cheap, but it was definitely one of those places you wanted to visit at least once. Definitely an experience of a lifetime.
The original composer for that track actually rereleased the original and composed and updated version as well. If you search for it on youtube you'll find it. The composer really appreciates all the love from the fans.
Um… draping a towel over your television? Why on earth would you do that? (You should never ever drape anything over a television while it’s switched on, as it can overheat and catch fire. Especially true for CRT sets)
THIS was the second game my dad bought for our Nintento 64 and only because i heavily insisted on it. Otherwise it might have become any other title. I still remember playing Pilotwings 64 like crazy and had lots of fun with the Gyrocopter and flying across the maps and even sometimes looking for a gas station to land, refuel and fly again. The Giant Mega Hawk Robot was a little frightening, especially when it threw things at you. :P The Photo mode was also pretty nice. Of all the first gen release titles for the N64, THIS was a must have. The jumping boots were also fun to hop acround the map. And the Human-Canon Ball mode. The soundtrack for this game was also absolutely lovely.
It's so relaxing and somehow funky at the same time. I've sometimes played the hang glider theme when life stuff has made angry or annoyed and it calms me down quickly.
I love Pilotwings 64. I was fortunate enough to have it at launch with Mario 64 and Shadow's of the Empire. The N64 had one of the best launch batch of games in my opinion.
One of Nintendo's most underrated games. Nothing has since captured the feeling of flight like this. I was in my teens when it came out and was blown away by the draw distance and how it simulated air. I honestly thought it would inspire many other games but it still, by far, outclasses anything that came after it. I hope Nintendo gives it a proper sequel beyond the limited 3DS title. Only Ultra Wings, Namco's Gyrocopter game, and Flight Sim kind of capture the fun of Pilot Wings but it remains one of the best and unique arcade flight sims on the market and I'd love to see more developers give the formula a go. It needs more coverage and this vid really does it justice.
You didn't name Paradigm's "Beetle adventure racing"(or HSV for aussies) on the N64, it´s arguably the best looking game on the console and even fun to play.
Man this game was so much fun. I loved flying around and looking at all the buildings across the US. And trying to get as close to the giant as possible.
Pilotwings Resort was quite impressive going from the DS. The full 3D environments that actually looked GOOD really showed you how much of an upgrade the 3DS hardware was compared to the DS.
For a while, the modern outlook of Nintendo is that they are stuck in the past. They only stick to what works for them when it comes to their hardware, focusing more on play experience than technology. That hasn't always been the case and the N64 is proof that Nintendo was once seriously cutting edge. They tried to stuff expensive high caliber industry graphics and computing in a home console unit to be sold cheap to the consumer and succeeded. They might not have won their console war with Sony, but they did win a lot of our hearts with the N64.
My grandmother bought me a 64 when it came out and for Christmas my aunt bought me this game, it was really challenging and fun I playing it as a child
I played PilotWing 64 on the console around that time. It was strange game to me, I wasn’t into simulation but i realize how fun and immersive it was. Flying on the jet pack and exploring the US iconic cities was a lot of fun. I still play some simulators like GT7 and little of Ace Combat.
The first one on SNES was an awesome game, remember playing that and enjoying every second of it, by the time the N64 was announced and Pilotwings 64 was a launch title I was HYPED, bought it alongside Mario 64 when the console launched, and like many, am waiting for the newest one in the series
I’m getting this one off the shelf tonight and show it some love! I rented this one back in the day at Blockbuster, and it blew me away! Thanks for the great content MVG
I had so much fun with it as a kid and still do when I hook up my old N64! I hope Nintendo makes a new Pilotwings for the new Switch that is supposed to be coming out.
Bought my n64 the first day it dropped at toys r us. Couldnt afford to buy a game right away, so I rented games from Blockbuster the first month. Mario64 was always rented out, so this was the first game I officially played at home on my n64. I had more fun with this game then I could have ever imagined. Such a great game
I visited Paradigm in 1995, they were very cool people. I don't think I got to see any dev stuff going on (hard to recall now), but it was fun nonetheless. I visited id Software the same week, and then NOA in Redmond the week after. Ah memories. I'd include picture links, but YT hates links in posts now, every time I try my post just gets deleted.
Oh man I played this so much. I totally sucked at the missions but I spent sooo many hours just discovering the scenery and finding all those little gimicks. I think it is my favourite with Mario 3D.
The game had so many nice easter eggs. Like the hidden Stars at certain places. Like the courtyard of the castle or the little park in that little Manhatten. Or Shooting yourself at Mario's face in the Human Canon Ball mode at Mt. Rushmore and turning Mario's face into Wario :D It REALLY invited you to explore, which i definitely did.
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Having Mario 64, this and Waverace in the first couple of months was amazing. They absolutely nailed 3d gameplay in three completely different game styles.
Dont forget Turok1 those 4 games were so bad ass
wave race made this game look like shit
@@rymc420 Waverace 64 was absolutely bonkers!!! The water effects alone were very impressive.
These three games defined my Childhood
Yes, and even more amazing to realize they accomplished it with 1 joystick.
I remember being so impressed with this game. I would fly around the mini usa in birdman and just be in awe. the music was so well suited too.
I played my friend's copy back in 1997 and found myself doing the same thing, I bought my own copy shortly after it's one of those top tier titles on the system IMO
Me too, I would land as close as I could on the ground as birdman and just explore all of the inside buildings.
@@mrfujisawa I did the same thing. I spent hours upon hours just exploring the map in mini usa. The crazy amount of easter eggs on that map blew my mind
My lil nephew does that too. That and the cannonball minigame
On PS1 it would've been DooM and Final Doom, as well as Medal of Honor and Medal of Honor: Underground, as my favorites.
The N64/PS1/Saturn era is still my favorite gaming period. Every machine was unique & there was so much innovative software.
The PAL version of Pilotwings 64 runs at the same speed as the NTSC version. Nintendo did not care about optimising their software, but Paradigm sure did.
I think that's because this game was done by a company that was serious simulation, they likely already made their previous software run accurately on different systems
Man, this was THE N64 game for me. This was the game I saw at a friend's house and had to have the console for.
Pilotwimgs and F-Zero are the two games I want to see a next gen sequel for the most.
Fzero especially for the I think it could be absolutely awesome if done right. G
F-Zero GX on Gamecube will always feel "next gen" to me.
The worst thing is, games like PW64 are non-existent, the super tight flight gameplay is especially rare, there is Sky Odyssey on PS2 (a masterpiece of a game), and Pilot Academy on PSP, both are brilliant flight games, sad that Factor 5's incredible looking Pilot Wings sequel, WeFly, was completed to gold standard, but never made retail release, what a prototype that would be to leak.
F-Zero and Wave Race for me!
F-Zero would be amazing. I used to have F-Zero, X, GX, Maximum Velocity, and GP Legend.... Now, I have F-Zero. I want them all back, I want an AX cab, and I. WANT. A. NEW. F-ZERO.
Who would've thought a defense military contractor could bring one of the most memorable games on the N64. I don't wanna even talk about the soundtrack of this game, which is pure bliss 🌸
I didn't play Pilotwings 64 until it was on the Nintendo Switch Online service. I did play the original Pilotwings on the SNES and I loved it. Speaking of flight simulation games, I've always had a soft spot for the Microsoft Flight Simulator games. I had FS98 on the PC and I also downloaded the Flight Simulator game on PC Game Pass when I had the membership. Definitely a good game.
I believe we had mfs98 as well... we bought a damn joystick with a throttle and all that, that was some real fun for back in them days haha
@@mathprodigymost definitely, you would not have had to try very hard to get me to come over and play it with you 😂
I logged thousands of hours on FS98 and Jane's Fighters Anthology over the course of about 4 years. Good times.
This game did insane things with LOD that I'd never seen before. Felt like I was playing a military grade simulation (and for good reason).
Pilotwings 64 was truly a groundbreaking game for its time. Super Mario 64 certainly gets a ton of praise for very good reason, but Pilotwings 64 deserves a lot that it never got.
I remember getting this game for Christmas and i was so happy and impressed. Good times ❤
I think I played it at a friend's house. I never had an N64, but I remember the game, especially missing the rings with the jet pack and having to turn around.
Little States might still be my favourite video game level ever.
Here's hoping that the series will be revived on the next Switch.
Such a great soundtrack too
Pilotwings was Nintendo showing the world what they can produce in terms of exciting unique NEW gameplay. I miss those days! These days we have rehashes of older titles that don't really excite the way PilotWings did back then. I hope they put more time into unique IP's in future and less time into suing PW.
Flying around in Pilot Wings 64 and just exploring the islands was such a vibe. It wasn't until the Wii Sports Resort Island Flyover, and later the Pilot Wings 3DS game's free flight mode that we got something comparable. So good.
Both the most relaxing and anxiety-inducing game I've ever played. I'd love this series to come back properly.
Pilotwings 64, emulators shutter when they hear that name...
Never emulated 64 much, this one causes issues I'm guessing lol
Nah, it was Gauntlet Legends for so long until relatively recently. And it really sucked too because Gauntlet Legends for the N64 was not only the best Gauntlet game in my opinion, it was, all around, also the best version of Gauntlet Legends. Yes, even over the Xbox version of Gauntlet: Dark Legacy. Other Gauntlet games just were not quite the same.
It is perfection on MiSTer, especially with a real N64 or Hori N64 pad.
I seem to remember emulating it years ago without problems
@@rorz999 Like all N64 soft emulation, even AngryLion/Parallels on a Ryzen X3D CPU has pretty lacklustre latency and performance, audio is very jittery and inaccurate too.
Was such a great game. I hope for Switch 2 they bring back PilotWings, WaveRace, F-Zero and StarFox.
Damn. The number of hours I spent playing this game. It was amazing
I'd love a new Pilotwings game. One of my all time favourites
Seriously, it's one of my favorite N64 games. I don't know what happened to my original copy. I had to buy it again.
I still go back and play this pretty often. It was the first game I booted up when I got my N64 Everdrive cartridge. It's on the Switch right now for anyone interested.
Yeah, but as explained in this video; the Switch/NSO version is very poorly emulated, making some levels near impossible due to timing issues.
I was never much of a fan of the N64, But Pilotwings 64 is one of my most favorite games of all time. I used to pick the gyrocopter and drive it around the maps at low speed so I didn't take off. It was like an early open-world driving game.
I really enjoyed this one, thanks MVG.
Pilotwings 64 is one of those very rare games that when I started playing, I couldn’t put it down until it was completed, and kept playing afterwards. A true classic!
I’ve loved Pilotwings 64 since I got it on launch in 1996. One of the chillest soundtracks, too! Recently replayed on NSO and it felt even better with the improved frame-rate and had an easier time getting all the Gold medals.
Good lord I loved this game. When I got my N64 at release, they had already sold out of Mario 64, so naturally I got pilotwings. No regrets
As a longtime PC flight sim fanatic going all the way back to the 80’s, I still enjoy those first two Pilotwings games to this day. Resort didn’t capture the same magic for me, but I would love to see a new game with the same energy and direction of that first game: a fantasy flight club with licenses and instructor evaluations. Pilotwings 64 took the series in a more silly direction but still had legitimately fun challenges, good music and just an overall vibe that helped define that period of gaming.
Pilot wings was comfort gaming for me back in the 90s. I was 13 when the n64, and I actually wanted this over Mario 64(the only other choice at the time if I remember correctly)
I used to spend hours pouring over every single map, looking for all the hidden details and easter eggs. My favorites were Holiday Island and Crescent Island. I loved the whales on Crescent Island.
Loved the calm, the music, the precision required
Stoked when they announced pilot wings 64 for NSO I only rented it a few times back in the day, and for the birdman wing issue, which I did notice it was harder than I remember, back in the day I used a turbo controller and today I have a third party GameCube controller that had a turbo function I never used but comes in handy for the birdman stages on NSO
It is an underrated launch title for the N64.
Underrated launch title... yeah, maybe. "Revolutionized 3D graphics" is too spicy a take, though. No hate on it, but that's the year of Quake and Daytona USA.
UNDERrated? Everybody harps on about it being revolutionary this or pioneering that. Rubbish fanwank bait.
@@mademedothis424 Yes, but in Pilotwings, much bigger levels were being drawn by the hardware.
I had a PlayStation it was better
@@mademedothis424 you clearly haven't watched the video (as evidenced by the timestamp of your comment) which compares it to other flight sims of the day. Comparing it to Quake and Daytona is pointless, apples and oranges.
The music in Pilotwings 64 is A-tier stuff.
I used to have the squeaky sound effect from the menu as my texting tone on my phone, back when people did such things.
I have some remastered versions of Pilotwings on my channel if you're interested.
I played the hell out of this game and Mario 64 when the 64 launched... Best Christmas ever 😊
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both Pilotwings 64 and Aerofighters Assault have amazing soundtracks, makes sense that the same team worked on them.
Great fun. The 3DS version is underrated, but when played on a New 3DS using Luma to run it at higher speeds, it's a great experience and you need some great skill to be able to 100% it.
i played this game a TON. i nearly completed it as a teenager. one of my favorites.
Nice quality of game stream, it's almost CRT like, minus scanlines.
I remember in Kitty hawk North Carolina going to actually ride some hang gliders on the sand dunes. They had a "hang gliding simulator" it was basically a flat stationary bench seat with a hang glider handle suspended but connected to a N64 controller via some cables playing this game. Very simple but is was fun to play and a great way to get the idea of how the actual real controls work.
You should take a look at a Grand Theft Auto III running on the Sega Dreamcast
What a CLASSIC game, and MAN those tunes! You can't tell me that Birdman isn't an all-time classic. Pilotwings holds up remarkably well on emulators that can bump it up to 60 fps with increased viewdistance. It just feels good to play and is bright, colorful, and fun.
I picked up both Mario 64 and Pilotwings 64 on launch day and 100% completed both of them.
The C island Easter egg, the memories
Great video, I played both SNES and N64 versions with my Dad. Great memories of a time when things were much more simple.
Such a good game, I lost a lot of time in my teens playing this
Pilotwings are by far still my favorite flight sim games. I even enjoyed the 3DS one a lot. I hope it returns on Switch 2.
Pilot Wings was one of my all time favourite N64 games. Along with Wave Race 64. Two titles Nintendo hasn't felt the need to do much with since which is a real crime. Pilot Wing's on 3DS was pretty good, especially with the stereoscopic 3D, but being limited to a single island kept it from being great imo.
Getting a perfect file in Pilotwings 64 is still my video game achievement that I'm the most proud of.
Pilotwings 64 was my first N64 game. It was amazingly difficult and you need patience if you wanted to succeed.
Hype was throught the roof, i had played killer instinct 1 and 2 in the arcades to such a extreme level....and at the detriment of college lol, was disapointed the n64 was not at the arcade level but still when i saw super mario 64 and pilotwings i was hyped.....i do know the texture cache was a pain point so i did always wonder how a bigger texture cache would have improved the look.
Birdwings + Little States + that incredible jazz track = pure gaming bliss 😌
casually played Pilotwings 64 when I first got a N64 in my store back at launch. Coworkers had trouble figuring out 3d controls so they stick to easy 2d games and mario 64.
This game brings me such good memories
I loved running around Little States in the gyro copter, driving on the streets and shooting Mount Mario for that little easter egg. If you knew where the gas stations were you could mess around for quite some time without worrying about fuel
I unfairly judged this game. I liked it at first, but it I remember this game was 50% of the N64’s library for what felt, to a 13 year old, like an eternity.
Love this game so much. Grabbed it on launch and 100%'d it several times. Never gets old and it's amazing how the sense of scale and freedom is still there today.
Pilotwings was brilliant but Pilotwings 64 was absolutely perfection for fun !!! Remember them day's!? I'm playing more retro games than ever!!! What a game!!! I loved rares "blastcorps ' that's a special game!
Both have excellent music too!
Back in 96 a truck emblazoned with the SGI Logo parked at my university. Inside, it had various demo stations showing SGI hardware and software.
There were two demos that made a lasting impression on me: a spinning cube with live video texture mapped on the faces, and a flight sim by Paradigm.
Back then I was playing Air Combat on the PS1, and the leap on gfx quality was mind-blowing!
This game blew me away as a kid back when it came out. I have fond memories, my neighbor got a Nintendo 64 around launch and playing around with the glider is the first time I ever played the console.
The summer before N64 launched in NA, a local game rental place had a JPN console available that I basically monopolized.
Mario 64 was fine as you can get most of the stars without the language barrier becoming an issue.
Pilot Wings 64, was significantly harder. I don't think I beat the second tier of hang glider until it came out here and I realized I needed to take photos of the power plant.
Such a tragedy Nintendo has abandoned the series. We need a new Pilot Wings & F-Zero!
Not only was this game a ton of fun but the soundtrack was amazing. It still holds up today.
The soundtrack on this game went unreasonably hard and was amazing! I had a buddy who’s TV had a tube that was almost entirely out and the text was so blurry you couldn’t even read it, but we still played this game until we 💯 the entire thing!
I find your unique perspectives on the development backgrounds of niche titles to be what your channel does best. Release titles are often forgotten or undervalued as not having had long enough to cook before release, but apparently I need to give Pilotwings 64 a fresh look. Amazing work as usual.
I remember my father was adamant against me buying a N64. After I brought it home regardless and showed him Mario and Pilotwings, he changed his mind and acknowledged the revolution those games was. And played for hours.
I imported the N64 from japan in june 96 with mario and pilotwings. Oh boy was i impressed with the graphics. And i completed PW64 100 % eventhough the game text was Japanese.
This was one of the few games I owned for the N64 and played the heck out of it. This is a good reminder that I still need to pick it up for my current classic games setup.
Younger people have no concept of how mind blowing this was in 1996. Kids could not sleep after seeing this and SM64, it was unthinkable that a home console could do this.
I forgot about Magic Edge! My wife and I went there for her birthday. It wasn't cheap, but it was definitely one of those places you wanted to visit at least once. Definitely an experience of a lifetime.
That birdman music is so great. I remember draping a towel over my television and just Vibing out to it.
The original composer for that track actually rereleased the original and composed and updated version as well. If you search for it on youtube you'll find it. The composer really appreciates all the love from the fans.
Um… draping a towel over your television? Why on earth would you do that?
(You should never ever drape anything over a television while it’s switched on, as it can overheat and catch fire. Especially true for CRT sets)
@@happyspaceinvader508 to vibe to the music without being blasted by the vibrant glow of that glorious CRT.
@@happyspaceinvader508 bro this was like the mid 90s. I did it to make my room dark while the music played lol.
I also made a version of that amazing tune. It's on my channel if you're interested.
I love Pilotwings 64 more than the original game, because there’s more gameplay and better controls than the SNES game.
THIS was the second game my dad bought for our Nintento 64 and only because i heavily insisted on it. Otherwise it might have become any other title. I still remember playing Pilotwings 64 like crazy and had lots of fun with the Gyrocopter and flying across the maps and even sometimes looking for a gas station to land, refuel and fly again. The Giant Mega Hawk Robot was a little frightening, especially when it threw things at you. :P The Photo mode was also pretty nice. Of all the first gen release titles for the N64, THIS was a must have. The jumping boots were also fun to hop acround the map. And the Human-Canon Ball mode. The soundtrack for this game was also absolutely lovely.
That Handglider theme song is my jam
It's so relaxing and somehow funky at the same time. I've sometimes played the hang glider theme when life stuff has made angry or annoyed and it calms me down quickly.
I love Pilotwings 64. I was fortunate enough to have it at launch with Mario 64 and Shadow's of the Empire. The N64 had one of the best launch batch of games in my opinion.
One of Nintendo's most underrated games. Nothing has since captured the feeling of flight like this. I was in my teens when it came out and was blown away by the draw distance and how it simulated air. I honestly thought it would inspire many other games but it still, by far, outclasses anything that came after it. I hope Nintendo gives it a proper sequel beyond the limited 3DS title. Only Ultra Wings, Namco's Gyrocopter game, and Flight Sim kind of capture the fun of Pilot Wings but it remains one of the best and unique arcade flight sims on the market and I'd love to see more developers give the formula a go. It needs more coverage and this vid really does it justice.
You didn't name Paradigm's "Beetle adventure racing"(or HSV for aussies) on the N64, it´s arguably the best looking game on the console and even fun to play.
Man this game was so much fun. I loved flying around and looking at all the buildings across the US. And trying to get as close to the giant as possible.
Pilotwings Resort was quite impressive going from the DS. The full 3D environments that actually looked GOOD really showed you how much of an upgrade the 3DS hardware was compared to the DS.
One of my favorite games, along with Wave Race. Something totally magical about the graphics and sound.
I loved this game as a kid. I still listen to the soundtrack every so often to this very day.
I remember my friend renting pilot wings from blockbuster for the first time and how blown away we were. i was hooked by the graphics and physics
For a while, the modern outlook of Nintendo is that they are stuck in the past. They only stick to what works for them when it comes to their hardware, focusing more on play experience than technology. That hasn't always been the case and the N64 is proof that Nintendo was once seriously cutting edge. They tried to stuff expensive high caliber industry graphics and computing in a home console unit to be sold cheap to the consumer and succeeded. They might not have won their console war with Sony, but they did win a lot of our hearts with the N64.
This is one of the games I remember most fondly from my childhood. I rented it on a lark not knowing how amazing it was! And that music!
Yay a video about Pilotwings 64! I played the hell out of this when it came out.
Man i got completely lost in that game. Such a rewarding sense of exploration with finding cute little areas on the map.
My grandmother bought me a 64 when it came out and for Christmas my aunt bought me this game, it was really challenging and fun I playing it as a child
I played PilotWing 64 on the console around that time. It was strange game to me, I wasn’t into simulation but i realize how fun and immersive it was. Flying on the jet pack and exploring the US iconic cities was a lot of fun. I still play some simulators like GT7 and little of Ace Combat.
The first one on SNES was an awesome game, remember playing that and enjoying every second of it, by the time the N64 was announced and Pilotwings 64 was a launch title I was HYPED, bought it alongside Mario 64 when the console launched, and like many, am waiting for the newest one in the series
I’m getting this one off the shelf tonight and show it some love! I rented this one back in the day at Blockbuster, and it blew me away! Thanks for the great content MVG
I had so much fun with it as a kid and still do when I hook up my old N64! I hope Nintendo makes a new Pilotwings for the new Switch that is supposed to be coming out.
Bought my n64 the first day it dropped at toys r us. Couldnt afford to buy a game right away, so I rented games from Blockbuster the first month. Mario64 was always rented out, so this was the first game I officially played at home on my n64. I had more fun with this game then I could have ever imagined. Such a great game
The snes and n64 Pilotwings was always a nice comfort game. The music I always hummed and is on Spotify lol
One of the finest games ever made. Such wonderful vibes and fun gameplay.
I visited Paradigm in 1995, they were very cool people. I don't think I got to see any dev stuff going on (hard to recall now), but it was fun nonetheless. I visited id Software the same week, and then NOA in Redmond the week after. Ah memories. I'd include picture links, but YT hates links in posts now, every time I try my post just gets deleted.
It’s such a wonderful game. I loved playing the bird man and glider levels. So relaxing
This was an absolutely stunning game back in the day.
And I truly loved it.
The N64 was so impressive on launch. Which was surprising due to the years of hype the magazines had been pushing at the time.
I just liked playing the bird character on it lol
Oh man I played this so much. I totally sucked at the missions but I spent sooo many hours just discovering the scenery and finding all those little gimicks. I think it is my favourite with Mario 3D.
Jumblehopping across the US. Nice memories... great video!
The game had so many nice easter eggs. Like the hidden Stars at certain places. Like the courtyard of the castle or the little park in that little Manhatten. Or Shooting yourself at Mario's face in the Human Canon Ball mode at Mt. Rushmore and turning Mario's face into Wario :D It REALLY invited you to explore, which i definitely did.