As an early title for a console deprived of frequent new releases, Pilotwings 64 quickly became my go-to time waster for the N64 as a way to pass the wait time in-between releases thanks to its relaxing and exploratory nature. I spent countless hours just flying around in the gyrocopter in the mini-USA map and enjoying the blocky sights that the game had to offer.
It's always difficult to explain exactly what Pilotwings is and what it aims towards, but it's essentially a flying academy basic sim with arcade controls. Aiming for the different types of medals was always fun and part of the challenge but overall the game has a relaxing nature and fun-to explore maps and environments. Performance wasn't great with some heavy frame drops but you can't blame the game much considering it's an early title with a lot going on as far as gameplay and environments.
Overall, this was a great early title and I have a ton of fond memories playing this both as a relaxing game as well as looking for a challenge trying to get the best scores/medals for each task.
It's always difficult to explain exactly what Pilotwings is and what it aims towards, but it's essentially a flying academy basic sim with arcade controls. Aiming for the different types of medals was always fun and part of the challenge but overall the game has a relaxing nature and fun-to explore maps and environments. Performance wasn't great with some heavy frame drops but you can't blame the game much considering it's an early title with a lot going on as far as gameplay and environments.
Overall, this was a great early title and I have a ton of fond memories playing this both as a relaxing game as well as looking for a challenge trying to get the best scores/medals for each task.