It takes everything I loved about the light plane courses from the original and screws them up.

Gyrocopter – The gyrocopter is an unfortunate vehicle. Objectives usually consist of flying through rings and landing, but sometimes include taking pictures of various items, or even ascending to maximum height. It’s all about using slight movements and the air currents to complete the objectives. Hang gliding uses air currents for lift, so when you begin to descend, you can’t just pull back on the control stick and expect that you will gain height. Hang Gliding – Hang gliding is actually a lot of fun once you get the hang of it (ha! get it?), but beginners will be frustrated by an aircraft that doesn’t control like they would expect. The challenges start off simple but become vastly more complex as the game progresses. Your objectives usually involve hitting balls or flying through rings and then having to land your character perfectly in a decent amount of time.

You use the A or B button for thrust, Z to hover, and the control stick to move. Rocket Belt – The rocket belt is probably my most favorite vehicle to fly. The main three types of flight make a comeback from the original – Rocket Belt, Hang Gliding, and the Light Plane being replaced by the Gyrocopter. You begin by completing the beginner set of flight challenges, culminating in Pilot Class, where all your skills are put to the test. The gameplay is very similar in style to the original for the SNES. In some ways, Pilotwings 64 did greatly improve upon the original, but somewhere in the mix it lost the charm that made many gamers, like myself, fall in love with the first. Following up on the success of the original Pilotwings for the Super Nintendo, the Pilotwings adventure into new console territory tried to take everything we loved about the original and make it even better. The Nintendo 64 launched with a weird lineup of games – only Super Mario 64 and Pilotwings 64.

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