<s>
is	O
an	O
amateur	B-Application
flight	I-Application
simulator	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
1990	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
August	O
1991	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
European	O
release	O
following	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
attempts	O
to	O
earn	O
pilot	O
licenses	O
through	O
lessons	O
in	O
light	O
plane	O
flight	O
,	O
hang	O
gliding	O
,	O
skydiving	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
rocket	O
belt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
increase	O
the	O
realism	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
flight	O
simulation	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
extensively	O
utilized	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
's	O
Mode	O
7	O
capability	O
,	O
which	O
mimics	O
3D	O
graphics	O
by	O
rotating	O
and	O
scaling	O
flat	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
Japan	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
many	O
years	O
of	O
announcements	O
and	O
cancellations	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
second	O
sequel	O
,	O
Pilotwings	B-Device
Resort	I-Device
,	O
in	O
2011	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilotwings	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
training	O
areas	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Flight	O
Club	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilotwings	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
Analysis	O
and	O
Development	O
(	O
EAD	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
consisting	O
of	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Research	O
&	O
Development	O
divisions	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
leadership	O
of	O
producer	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
completed	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
and	O
two	O
other	O
games	O
(	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
F-Zero	B-Application
)	O
within	O
15	O
months	O
of	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilotwings	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
1990	O
,	O
one	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
August	O
1991	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
rearranged	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
skydiving	O
theme	O
,	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Famicom	I-Application
Game	O
Music	O
album	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
piano-arranged	O
versions	O
of	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Famicom	I-Application
Game	O
Music	O
:	O
Fun	O
Together	O
with	O
Beyer	O
CD	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
flight	O
simulator	O
game	O
resembling	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
called	O
Dragonfly	O
was	O
shown	O
during	O
the	O
official	O
unveiling	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
press	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
coprocessor	O
chip	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
,	O
the	O
true	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
3D	O
technology	O
,	O
the	O
buildings	O
,	O
runway	O
,	O
trees	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
are	O
all	O
"	O
painted	O
"	O
flat	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
plane	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
appear	O
to	O
stick	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
ground	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
viewpoint	O
is	O
far	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilotwings	B-Application
was	O
positively	O
received	O
during	O
both	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
and	O
in	O
retrospective	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilotwings	B-Application
was	O
generally	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
showpiece	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
demonstrating	O
its	O
Mode	O
7	O
features	O
,	O
built-in	O
sprite	O
scaling	O
,	O
and	O
high-end	O
sound	O
chip	O
in	O
a	O
conspicuous	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
remarked	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
"	O
This	O
early	O
SNES	B-Application
title	O
is	O
still	O
enjoyable	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
true	O
classic.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2006	O
,	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
was	O
listed	O
as	O
the	O
153rd	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
20th	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
later	O
placed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
80th	O
best	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
16th	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
by	O
GameDaily	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
while	O
Game	O
Informer	O
listed	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
131	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
1996	O
,	O
Super	O
Play	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
tenth	O
greatest	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
77th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
placed	O
the	O
game	O
20th	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
listed	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
30th	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Pilotwings	B-Application
sold	O
over	O
two	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1996	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
its	O
respective	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
showed	O
off	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
capabilities	O
,	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Factor	O
5	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
incarnation	O
of	O
the	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
shortly	O
thereafter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
finally	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
title	O
Pilotwings	B-Device
Resort	I-Device
,	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
title	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
re-released	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
stage	O
based	O
on	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
makes	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
stage	O
combines	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
and	O
Pilotwings	B-Device
Resort	I-Device
.	O
</s>
