SONIC WINGS SPECIAL
Official Title  Sonic Wings Special
Common Title  Sonic Wings Special
Serial Number(s)  SLES-04102
Region  PAL
Genre / Style  Shooter 

Developer  Video System
Publisher  Phoenix Games.
Date Released  12 August 2004
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLES-04102
Serial Number In Disc SLES-04102
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 1
( 1 Data Track )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
199 MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
107 MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the front cover.
  •  8717249592235  - 
     

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English
Menus and gameplay are in English.

Aero Fighters (known as Sonic Wings in Japan) is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up ("shmup") arcade game released in 1992 by Video System, ported to the Super Famicom in 1993 and the Super Nintendo in 1994. It spawned two sequels for the Neo-Geo, one for the Arcades (with ports to the PlayStation and Sega Saturn) and one in 3-D for the Nintendo 64. The first sequel was notorious for multiple instances of Engrish, such as "I never thought I'd be frying over a jungle."

Sonic Wings Special is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up that combines the features in Sonic Wings, Sonic Wings 2, Sonic Wings 3. and was released for the Saturn and Playstation.

There are 7 teams, 14 pilots, and 26 fighters in this game, with each team consist of 2 members, and a choice of 2 fighters per pilot, except the secret team, which has 1 fighter per pilot.

Once a player is chosen a team, the other player can only choose pilot and fighter of the respective team.

There are 17 stages in this game, but only 9 are playable at a time. After completing stage 1, 3 stages are randomly chosen out of 5. The game includes a branching system that allows player to choose 1 of 2 branches after completing stages 5, 7, or 8.

If secret fighter is chosen, alternate version of the stages appear instead.

The Playstationt has improved music and sound, and allows saving the game for more than once per round.

  Manufacturer's description:

Retro classic action as you battle your way to fame and glory in this high-energy, fast paced arcade game. Impressive visuals and addictive play will appeal to both the novice and experienced gamer. Ten different Sonic characters and 20 combat planes. 18 explosive stages with 70 different endings. Single and Multiplayer modes.

Popular arcade shooter in the popular "Sonikkuuingusu" series "1" based on "two", "3" fusing, Incorporating a new stage twist recap. Individualistic matching 12 pilots, 24 different fighters to choose from, making the content of hearty and most recorded of all 18 stages and series.

  Features:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 2D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • SCI-FI, Futuristic & Fantasy themes.
Number Of Players  1-2 Players
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  1 Block
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller ( Digital Controller compatible only )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 None
Vibration Function Compatible  No
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v.1.7.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 53, Compatibility=2,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.7.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe Cdrom plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  The game doesn't have it (Digital only).
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
  Move ship:  D-Pad
  Special -  X Button
  Rapid -  Circle Button
  Shoot -  Square Button
  Pause game -  Start Button
 

GAMESHARK CODES:
  Infinite Lives Player 1 -  
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  Infinite Bombs Player 1 -  
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  Infinite Lives Player 2 -  
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  Infinite Bombs Player 2 -  
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 NTSC-J:
  • Sonic Wings Special [SLPS-00307]  - 
     
  • Sonic Wings Special [Arcade Hits Major Wave Series] [SLPM-87137]  - 
     

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