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Posted October 17, 2014
Run, live to fly, fly to live. Aces high.

Wings!™ Remastered, a high definition take on the Amiga WWI aviation classic, with a barrage of daunting Dogfights, is coming in hot to GOG.com. At 15% off, that's only $12.74* for the entire first week!

Wings!, the classic flight-combat action game from the Amiga generation is back! Wings!™ Remastered brings you back to an experience full of blasting action, drama, and emotions. The 2014 release includes over 230 missions fully reproduced in stunning HD graphics, with high-quality sound effects and a masterful soundtrack re-scored with real instruments. Get your Sopwith Camel started and dive deep into this amazing story of a WWI combat pilot's life experience.

Relive the horrors and glories of burning skies with Wings!™ Remastered, right here on GOG.com for just $12.74. The discount offer lasts until Friday, October 24, at 12:59PM GMT.

*12.74 is the discounted price for this title in the US. Other prices will apply in different countries. If you end up paying more than than the US price, we will reimburse the difference from our own pocket, giving it back to you in store credit (this is what we call the "Fair Price Package").
Posted October 17, 2014
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I was debating this yesterday, but today's release pushed me over the edge. Giveaway in progress.
Posted October 17, 2014
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yyahoo: According the the Steam listing:

Minimum:
OS: Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7, Windows 8
Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core CPU
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD 3000, dedicated Nvidia or AMD graphics card with DirectX 9.0c hardware support
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Hard Drive: 1 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX compatible
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IronArcturus: Thanks for the info! Does it also work with an Xbox 360 controller?
Yes. and mouse or keyboard.

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Turjake: The original was one of my favourite games on Amiga! It's not a real flight simulator, but a very enjoyable game.

I wonder how much they've changed the original's gameplay...
Very faithful to the original. The strafings just as tricky. The bombing runs are almost identical. The flight 3D engine has been really updated and improved. You now have Multiple camera views and the controls are a lot smoother. And your guns still feckin jam just as easliy.
Post edited October 17, 2014 by thornton_s
Posted October 17, 2014
Not a matter of if I'll buy it, only when. Another great release, a week to remember indeed.
Post edited October 17, 2014 by Tannath
Posted October 17, 2014
Ah, I bought it already from Cinemaware directly.

If I had known for sure, it will be released here, I had waited a little longer.

Will put it on my wishlist and wait for a decent sale, to put it on my GOG-shelf, too.
Posted October 17, 2014
OH MY, I LOVED THIS GAME ON MY OLD AMIGA 500!!! remastered? Wishlisted now! (I bought too many things in the last days, LOL)
Posted October 17, 2014
Too bad it doesn't include the emulated classic Amiga version, too :(!

Still, truely a gem regardless if it is remastered or not. Thanks gog!
Posted October 17, 2014
Instabuy for me, the original one was really great, one of the most fun games of that time on Amiga, i hope this remastered version will play smooth as engine.
Im happy to see this interest in Cinemaware titles lately.
Posted October 17, 2014
Out of curiosity, are these "red targetting circles", that appear in the video (during strafing and flight) optional ?

They were absent from the amiga version, and that was a good thing.
Posted October 17, 2014
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yyahoo: By the way, with this release promo (at least in the US), it's cheaper to buy the game here than it was to support the Kickstarter. The only thing the Kickstarter backers got that GOG customers don't (at least, yet) is an emulated copy of the original, which, still hasn't been released to backers yet anyway.
Well, backers also have access to soundtracks, both original and remake, which seem to be missing from GOG release.

But otherwise the way Cinemaware has handled releasing the game to backers has been disappointing, to say the least, and angered many backers.

I'm happy to have helped this game, but as far as Cinemaware's possible upcoming Kickstarters are concerned, the critical point for me is whether they can give us GOG keys (like all the other game projects) or not.
Posted October 17, 2014
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Telika: Out of curiosity, are these "red targetting circles", that appear in the video (during strafing and flight) optional ?

They were absent from the amiga version, and that was a good thing.
let you know in a moment.

Yes you can turn them off.
Post edited October 17, 2014 by thornton_s
Posted October 17, 2014
There don't appear to be a whole lot of backers on GOG, but I'll go ahead and post this for those whom it may affect.

I emailed Cinemaware and asked them about whether backers would get keys to their choice of digital distributor (whether GOG or Steam) and this was their response:

"We are working on getting keys from either provider, but it is something we cannot guarantee we will get.
As soon as we do and are able to, we will inform and grant these keys to backers, OK?"
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yyahoo: By the way, with this release promo (at least in the US), it's cheaper to buy the game here than it was to support the Kickstarter. The only thing the Kickstarter backers got that GOG customers don't (at least, yet) is an emulated copy of the original, which, still hasn't been released to backers yet anyway.
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PixelBoy: Well, backers also have access to soundtracks, both original and remake, which seem to be missing from GOG release.

But otherwise the way Cinemaware has handled releasing the game to backers has been disappointing, to say the least, and angered many backers.

I'm happy to have helped this game, but as far as Cinemaware's possible upcoming Kickstarters are concerned, the critical point for me is whether they can give us GOG keys (like all the other game projects) or not.
Oh, I missed the soundtracks. Well, that's something, even if I'm not a big soundtrack guy...

That said, if you'll note above, I contacted Cinemaware and they are working on getting GOG keys. So, hopefully soon, this will be remedied.
Post edited October 17, 2014 by yyahoo
Posted October 17, 2014
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yyahoo: There don't appear to be a whole lot of backers on GOG, but I'll go ahead and post this for those whom it may affect.

I emailed Cinemaware and asked them about whether backers would get keys to their choice of digital distributor (whether GOG or Steam) and this was their response:

"We are working on getting keys from either provider, but it is something we cannot guarantee we will get.
As soon as we do and are able to, we will inform and grant these keys to backers, OK?"
Always wondered how this works, would Cinemaware have to buy these keys from GOG or would GOG be expected to give them away? Seems a bad deal for someone.
Posted October 17, 2014
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yyahoo: There don't appear to be a whole lot of backers on GOG, but I'll go ahead and post this for those whom it may affect.

I emailed Cinemaware and asked them about whether backers would get keys to their choice of digital distributor (whether GOG or Steam) and this was their response:

"We are working on getting keys from either provider, but it is something we cannot guarantee we will get.
As soon as we do and are able to, we will inform and grant these keys to backers, OK?"
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donsanderson: Always wondered how this works, would Cinemaware have to buy these keys from GOG or would GOG be expected to give them away? Seems a bad deal for someone.
I always assumed that the distributor (GOG or in other cases, Steam) provided the keys to the property owner without charge.
Posted October 17, 2014
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donsanderson: Always wondered how this works, would Cinemaware have to buy these keys from GOG or would GOG be expected to give them away? Seems a bad deal for someone.
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yyahoo: I always assumed that the distributor (GOG or in other cases, Steam) provided the keys to the property owner without charge.
Thanks, guess that makes sense since GOG wouldn't have to pay for those copies. Seems the big thanks for this should go to GOG though.
Posted October 17, 2014
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donsanderson: Always wondered how this works, would Cinemaware have to buy these keys from GOG or would GOG be expected to give them away? Seems a bad deal for someone.
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yyahoo: I always assumed that the distributor (GOG or in other cases, Steam) provided the keys to the property owner without charge.
yeah I know Steam gives keys to devs/publishers free of charge so I would take it that GOG would do likewise since it helps generate traffic and business to the site
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