Wings
Wings is a freeware video game (originally shareware) created by Miika Virpioja. A 2D, DOS-based computer game with space ships that behave like lunar landers. The player can select one of 33 weapons, and the…
31 December 1996
Wings is a video game developed by Miika Virpioja, released 31 December 1996 on DOS.
What Wings is
Wings was developed by Miika Virpioja and released in 1996. It is available on DOS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Wings is a freeware video game (originally shareware) created by Miika Virpioja. A 2D, DOS-based computer game with space ships that behave like lunar landers. The player can select one of 33 weapons, and the surroundings can be destroyed. The game includes multiplayer capabilities, either through linked PCs or two or more players using one keyboard plus gamepads/joysticks. In the original shareware version certain weapons were locked until the game was registered.
What it launched against
Wings launched on 31 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8 and Money Puzzle Exchanger.
Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8, Money Puzzle Exchanger.
Quick answers
Wings — frequently asked questions
When did Wings come out?
Wings was released on 31 December 1996 for DOS.