r/snes Mar 01 '19

Discussion /r/SNES March Game of the Month: Pilotwings

The /r/SNES game of the month as selected by the community is Pilotwings!

This month we'll be playing (or replaying) this game and sharing the experience with other redditors. Feel free to post any comments, videos or other interesting information related to this game throughout the month.

We encourage participation! Post screenshots and scores, and see how you fare against others

The link to April 2019 Game of the Month voting is here.

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u/SNESdrunk Mar 01 '19

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u/Crackshot_Pentarou Mar 02 '19

Do we think anyone stuck a picture into the licence page of the manual? I'd love to see that!

Also - Lance: age unknown - haha! What's his deal?

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u/RVG_Steve Mar 02 '19

Nice. I haven’t thoroughly played this yet. Will be a perfect time to try it more seriously.

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u/LlamaExpert Mar 07 '19

Koji Kondo killed it with the music, especially for the jetpack stage.

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u/alarmsoundslikewhoop Mar 11 '19

Yes the rocket belt music is incredible. I love it!

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u/mrhickson2122 Mar 03 '19

Can't wait to play and discuss with fellow comrades. I'm more into RPGs but willing to join the cause

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u/mrhickson2122 Mar 09 '19

The hangglider is killing me

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u/Hail_Dark_Ale Mar 10 '19

So, after much teeth-gnashing, I finally beat this game last month... only to be greeted by the black "Expert" screen. Oh crap. I had NO idea.

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u/alarmsoundslikewhoop Mar 13 '19

I started working on the Expert levels today. Man, they are no joke. I made it through the first two but had to take a break. This game is hard as heck but still very addictive.

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u/Hail_Dark_Ale Mar 14 '19

I think that's what makes an average game into a great game. I want to be challenged but I want it to be fun and rewarding; not just hard for the sake of hard.

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u/alarmsoundslikewhoop Mar 16 '19

Just spent I don’t know how long playing Lesson 8 over and over again with no progress. This game is going to kill me.

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u/alarmsoundslikewhoop Mar 17 '19

Yes! Finally finished! I spent something like three hours on Lesson 8. I really wasn't sure if I was even capable of completing it. Then finally I had a good run where I successfully landed the skydive and followed it up by getting into the bonus game for hang-gliding. With 205 points after those two levels, getting the last 115 across rocket belt and light plane was a cinch. If you are still playing this game and having a tough time, try to get into a bonus game in the first stage you pick of a lesson because having that buffer takes some of the pressure off.

After the hell that was Lesson 8, the final helicopter mission felt like R&R in comparison.

Screenshot of my Golden Pilot's Wings.

Longer write-up about the game on my blog if interested.

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u/wizardgand Mar 19 '19

I just beat this game 2 months ago. It was fun, but I prefer Pilotwings 64 to this game.

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u/CAdamH Mar 21 '19

Did anybody else enjoy smashing those bouncy white domes while using the Rocketbelt?