<s>
is	O
an	O
amateur	B-Application
flight	I-Application
simulator	I-Application
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Paradigm	O
Simulation	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Europe	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
launch	O
titles	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
launch	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
respective	O
console	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
like	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
received	O
production	O
input	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
producer	O
and	O
EAD	O
General	O
Manager	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
six	O
pilots	O
as	O
they	O
try	O
to	O
earn	O
pilot	O
licenses	O
through	O
various	O
forms	O
of	O
aviation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
bonus	O
tasks	O
are	O
offered	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
skydiving	O
and	O
a	O
human	B-Application
cannonball	I-Application
test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
SNES	B-Application
predecessor	O
,	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
serves	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
graphical	O
capabilities	O
of	O
its	O
gaming	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
did	O
not	O
enjoy	O
the	O
same	O
commercial	O
success	O
as	O
its	O
fellow	O
launch	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
nonetheless	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
its	O
first	O
official	O
re-release	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
a	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
complete	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
missions	O
involving	O
different	O
airborne	O
vehicles	O
and	O
air	O
sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
main	O
events	O
in	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
required	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
objectives	O
and	O
unique	O
flight	O
controls	O
using	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
's	O
single	O
analog	O
stick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
also	O
features	O
several	O
bonus	O
events	O
that	O
are	O
unlocked	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
performs	O
well	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
include	O
skydiving	O
,	O
a	O
human	B-Application
cannonball	I-Application
event	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Jumble	O
Hopper	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
grants	O
the	O
player	O
special	O
spring-loaded	O
boots	O
use	O
in	O
bouncing	O
across	O
the	O
landscape	O
to	O
an	O
end	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lastly	O
,	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
features	O
a	O
"	O
Birdman	O
"	O
mode	O
that	O
puts	O
the	O
character	O
in	O
a	O
bird	O
suit	O
and	O
gives	O
players	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
freely	O
explore	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
detailed	O
,	O
object-dense	O
environments	O
set	O
among	O
its	O
four	O
distinct	O
islands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
islands	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
geographical	O
replications	O
of	O
famous	O
landmarks	O
including	O
the	O
Statue	O
of	O
Liberty	O
and	O
Mount	O
Rushmore	O
(	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
face	O
replacing	O
George	O
Washington	O
's	O
)	O
and	O
major	O
cities	O
such	O
as	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
Chicago	O
,	O
and	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
the	O
Texas-based	O
graphics	O
company	O
Paradigm	O
Simulation	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Entertainment	O
Analysis	O
and	O
Development	O
(	O
EAD	O
)	O
and	O
Research	O
and	O
Development	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
Paradigm	O
's	O
experience	O
with	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
workstations	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
contacted	O
the	O
American	O
company	O
in	O
1994	O
concerning	O
it	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
"	O
Dream	O
Team	O
"	O
of	O
first	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paradigm	O
worked	O
directly	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
at	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
and	O
spent	O
nine	O
months	O
developing	O
a	O
technology	O
base	O
for	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Paradigm	O
's	O
other	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
began	O
in	O
earnest	O
during	O
June	O
1995	O
,	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
design	O
and	O
Paradigm	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
technical	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
the	O
producer	O
of	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
reprised	O
his	O
role	O
for	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
oversaw	O
the	O
project	O
from	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
's	O
involvement	O
was	O
more	O
removed	O
than	O
with	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
simultaneous	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
gamers	O
to	O
experience	O
free	O
flight	O
in	O
realistic	O
3D	O
environments	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
conception	O
,	O
Paradigm	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
military	O
vehicle	O
and	O
flight	B-Application
simulators	I-Application
,	O
but	O
not	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
indicated	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
never	O
an	O
issue	O
as	O
to	O
whether	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
should	O
be	O
more	O
of	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
or	O
a	O
simulation	O
,	O
as	O
their	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
"	O
always	O
have	O
a	O
more	O
arcade	O
feel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technical	O
team	O
studied	O
the	O
original	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
extensively	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilotwings	B-Application
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
16-bit	O
console	O
,	O
principally	O
its	O
Mode	O
7	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
prominently	O
demonstrates	O
the	O
graphical	O
features	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gatchel	O
suggested	O
that	O
just	O
as	O
design	O
elements	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
generated	O
its	O
production	O
requirements	O
,	O
these	O
same	O
elements	O
were	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
technology	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Navigation	O
of	O
these	O
environments	O
is	O
relatively	O
smooth	O
thanks	O
to	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
several	O
key	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conventional	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
and	O
mipmapping	B-Data_Structure
were	O
used	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
computational	O
load	O
of	O
distant	O
landscape	O
objects	O
and	O
terrains	O
when	O
they	O
were	O
rendered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
processes	O
respectively	O
substitute	O
simpler	O
geometrical	O
shapes	O
for	O
more	O
complex	O
ones	O
and	O
less	O
detailed	O
textures	O
for	O
more	O
detailed	O
ones	O
,	O
lowering	O
the	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
count	I-General_Concept
and	O
3D	O
rendering	O
time	O
for	O
a	O
given	O
frame	O
and	O
thus	O
putting	O
less	O
demand	O
on	O
the	O
geometric	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
also	O
applies	O
z-buffering	O
,	O
which	O
keeps	O
track	O
of	O
an	O
object	O
's	O
depth	O
and	O
tells	O
the	O
graphics	O
processor	O
which	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
object	O
to	O
render	O
and	O
which	O
to	O
hide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
texture	O
filtering	O
and	O
anti-aliasing	B-Algorithm
,	O
makes	O
the	O
object	O
appear	O
solid	O
and	O
smooth	O
along	O
its	O
edges	O
rather	O
than	O
pixelated	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
six	O
playable	O
pilots	O
in	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
are	O
all	O
named	O
after	O
various	O
birds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
Lark	O
is	O
modeled	O
after	O
Nester	O
,	O
a	O
mascot	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Dan	O
Hess	O
with	O
Akito	O
Nakatsuka	O
as	O
arranger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tracks	O
were	O
produced	O
to	O
complement	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
soothing	O
"	O
jazz-inspired	O
musical	O
piece	O
played	O
during	O
the	O
exploratory	O
Birdman	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
thirteen	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
shown	O
at	O
Shoshinkai	O
show	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
in	O
November	O
1995	O
when	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
first	O
demonstrated	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Ultra	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
launch	O
titles	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
being	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Saikyō	B-Application
Habu	I-Application
Shōgi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
managed	O
to	O
sell	O
about	O
one	O
unit	O
with	O
about	O
every	O
tenth	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
with	O
regional	O
sales	O
totaling	O
136,986	O
copies	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
initially	O
sold	O
at	O
a	O
one-to-one	O
ratio	O
with	O
each	O
console	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
sold	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
one	O
copy	O
with	O
every	O
fourth	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
selling	O
out	O
,	O
some	O
store	O
locations	O
for	O
Electronics	O
Boutique	O
and	O
KB	O
Toys	O
reported	O
little	O
or	O
no	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
being	O
shipped	O
to	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About	O
90,000	O
copies	O
of	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
were	O
sold	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
few	O
days	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
putting	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
number	O
four	O
on	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
that	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
sixth	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
1996	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
saw	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
European	O
nations	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
launch	O
games	O
along	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
most	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
release	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
The	O
Seattle	O
Times	O
contributor	O
Steven	O
L	O
.	O
Kent	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
flight	O
mechanics	O
and	O
vast	O
areas	O
featured	O
in	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
make	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
impressive	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glenn	O
Rubenstein	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
GameSpot	O
summarized	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
around	O
excitement	O
add	O
up	O
to	O
make	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
one	O
hell	O
of	O
a	O
great	O
ride.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Staff	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
GamePro	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
all	O
voiced	O
positive	O
comments	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
rendering	O
and	O
frame	O
rates	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
sense	O
of	O
control	O
and	O
flying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
described	O
this	O
low-pressure	O
,	O
"	O
challenge	O
without	O
competition	O
"	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
design	O
philosophy	O
adopted	O
by	O
later	O
Nintendo	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Nintendogs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rich	O
Leadbetter	O
of	O
Maximum	O
said	O
that	O
not	O
everyone	O
is	O
appealed	O
by	O
its	O
gameplay	O
's	O
"	O
sedate	O
nature	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
agreed	O
that	O
PilotWings	B-Application
64	I-Application
involved	O
high	O
"	O
skill	O
,	O
dexterity	O
and	O
control	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
you	O
must	O
own	O
and	O
whilst	O
not	O
quite	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
league	O
of	O
'	O
must-have	O
'	O
itude	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
it	O
remains	O
an	O
astounding	O
achievement	O
and	O
another	O
triumph	O
for	O
Nintendo.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
lacking	O
innovative	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
writer	O
Ashley	O
Dunn	O
characterized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
E3	O
demonstration	O
as	O
"	O
brain-dead	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
suggested	O
that	O
even	O
young	O
children	O
would	O
rather	O
fly	O
a	O
dragon	O
on	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
issued	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
a	O
particularly	O
harsh	O
review	O
score	O
,	O
declaring	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
graphical	O
showcase	O
for	O
those	O
with	O
nothing	O
better	O
to	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
awarded	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
Flying	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
it	O
shows	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
the	O
fun	O
factor	O
of	O
flying	O
and	O
allows	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
path	O
from	O
point	O
A	O
to	O
point	O
B	O
,	O
and	O
says	O
that	O
"	O
fun	O
,	O
variety	O
and	O
easy-paced	O
action	O
gave	O
PW64	O
this	O
award.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
number	O
38	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
Power'''s	O
"	O
100	O
Best	O
Nintendo	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
landmark	O
100th	O
issue	O
in	O
September	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
Edge	O
included	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
at	O
number	O
69	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paradigm	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
1997	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
producing	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
rumors	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
later	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
development	O
courtesy	O
of	O
Factor	O
5	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
game	O
was	O
ever	O
shown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
their	O
briefing	O
time	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
titled	O
Pilotwings	O
Resort''	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
handheld	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
