Pilotwings demos act differently depending on when the cartridge was made

Re:Pilotwings demos act differently depending on when the ca... by meddlepal on Saturday May 11, 2019 @12:53AM (#19884635)

I'm just gonna say Pilotwings 64 is one of the few games out there that really hasn't had a ~proper~ sequel.

Come on Nintendo.

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Re:Pilotwings demos act differently depending on when the ca... by the-tomster on Saturday May 11, 2019 @02:21AM (#19884880)

Pilotwings Resort was a launch title on the 3DS. Neat little nod to Pilotwings (SNES) and Pilotwings 64 launching with those consoles. It was really cool seeing it on the 3D screen.

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Re:Pilotwings demos act differently depending on when the ca... by bartread on Saturday May 11, 2019 @05:16AM (#19885331)

I have this and can highly recommend it. Can be picked up at a fairly reasonable price. Also, if you don't really like the 3D, you can always turn it down/off.

As a game, Pilotwings Resort is definitely a worthy successor to the N64 version.

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Re:Pilotwings demos act differently depending on when the ca... by asciimov on Saturday May 11, 2019 @01:51AM (#19884788)

Pilotwings (SNES) would like a word with you.

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Re:Pilotwings demos act differently depending on when the ca... by Infernal on Saturday May 11, 2019 @02:03AM (#19884816)

But SNES was before N64 - this person (me too!) wants a Pilotwings 64 sequel!

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Re:Pilotwings demos act differently depending on when the ca... by asciimov on Saturday May 11, 2019 @02:11AM (#19884846)

I was commenting about the SNES version of Pilotwings also not having a proper sequel. Been wanting one since '92 or so, don't remember when I beat it for the first time.

Also, my copy of Pilotwings the Biplane crashes, always thought it was weird that the demo would do that. Guess I'm gonna have to find a copy with the other chip.

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Re:Pilotwings demos act differently depending on when the ca... by Infernal on Saturday May 11, 2019 @10:29AM (#19886353)

Oh! I was assuming the N64 version was a sequel of the SNES version. Never thought of them as unrelated.

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Re:Pilotwings demos act differently depending on when the ca... by meddlepal on Saturday May 11, 2019 @12:00PM (#19886784)

Pilotwings 64 was a sequel. I'll be honest I never played the SNES version as I had a Genesis instead of an SNES around that time so maybe the SNES version had different mechanics that the previous poster missed in the N64 version and he doesn't consider it a true sequel. Not quite sure...

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Re:Pilotwings demos act differently depending on when the ca... by asciimov on Saturday May 11, 2019 @01:00PM (#19887154)

All of the Pilotwings games are great. But the later 2 (64 and resort) have a different look and feel than the original.

For me the difference is 2d flight sim from the 16bit era vs the much more advanced 3d polygon driven flight sim of the later games. Think Mario World vs Mario 64. The original Pilotwings has a charm of its own that isn't in the other games.

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> I had a Genesis instead of an SNES around that time

One thing I miss from that era of gaming, households were typically one or the other, at the time I didn't know anybody that had both Nintendo and Sega. I had to sell my NES to upgrade to SNES (I was 7, it was a big deal to me).

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Re:Pilotwings demos act differently depending on when the ca... by asciimov on Saturday May 11, 2019 @01:04PM (#19887169)

They are related in name and activity, but they don't have the same look and feel.

If you called Pilotwings 64 a reboot of the original Pilotwings you wouldn't be wrong.

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