Software:Wings of Fury

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Short description: 1987 video game
Wings of Fury
Developer(s)Steve Waldo[1]
Publisher(s)Broderbund[1]
Platform(s)Apple II, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Game Boy Color, NEC PC-9801, X68000
Release1987[1]
December 28, 1999 (GBC)[2][3]
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Wings of Fury is a scrolling shooter, with some combat flight simulator elements, originally written for the Apple II by Steve Waldo and released in 1987 by Broderbund. The player assumes the role of a pilot of an American F6F Hellcat plane aboard the USS Wasp in the Pacific during World War II. It was also released in 1989 for the X68000 and in 1990 for Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Amiga, and MS-DOS compatible operating systems. A Game Boy Color version was published in 1999.

Gameplay

The game is a horizontally scrolling shooter set over a number of World War II missions. In each mission, the player must protect an aircraft carrier from attacks by Japanese planes. The goal is to defeat the Japanese by destroying enemy bunkers, guns and barracks on a series of islands and killing enemy soldiers either with bombs or by machine guns. The weapons to complete these objectives, besides machine guns, are a limited number of bombs, rockets and torpedoes. On some missions, the player must also sink Japanese vessels, such as destroyers, battleships, and aircraft carriers. The player has a finite amount of fuel and munitions, which can be replenished by returning to the carrier. The player's aircraft can be destroyed by accumulated damage from enemy fire or by crashing into the terrain.

Reception

Computer Gaming World stated that the game had "some of the best action graphics pulled out of the Apple in recent memory", and concluded that Wings of Fury was "an exciting, memorable game for anyone remotely interested in action games".[4] The game received 4 out of 5 stars in Dragon.[5]

Reviews

  • Zero (October 1990)[6]
  • Raze (December 1990)[7]
  • Amiga Format (November 1990)[8]
  • Commodore User (February 1990)[9]
  • Tilt (March 1990)[10]
  • Zzap! (November 1990)[11]
  • Commodore Format (November 1990)[12]
  • Power Play (November 1990)[13]
  • Computer and Video Games (May 2000)[14]
  • Amiga Power (May 1991)[15]
  • Amiga World (November 1990)[16]
  • Amiga Computing (December 1990)[17]
  • Fire & Movement #76[18]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Wings of Fury Release Information for Apple II". GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/appleii/980172-wings-of-fury/data. Retrieved 2011-06-28. 
  2. ↑ "GameSpot: News: Archive". 2002-02-20. http://gamespot.com/gamespot/filters/archive/news/0,14265,12271999,00.html. 
  3. ↑ "Mindscape Ships New GBC Titles" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/articles/mindscape-ships-new-gbc-titles/1100-2440334/. 
  4. ↑ David, William W. (September 1988). "Baa! Baa! Flak Sheep! / Broderbund's World War II Arcade Game". Computer Gaming World: 18. 
  5. ↑ Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (April 1988). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (132): 80–85. 
  6. ↑ "Amiga Reviews: Wings of Fury". https://amigareviews.leveluphost.com/wingsfur.htm#wingsoffuryzero. 
  7. ↑ "Out-of-Print Archive • Amiga reviews • Wings of Fury". http://www.outofprintarchive.com/articles/reviews/Amiga/WingsofFury-Raze2-1.html. 
  8. ↑ "Amiga Reviews: Wings of Fury". https://amigareviews.leveluphost.com/wingsfur.htm#wingsoffuryaf. 
  9. ↑ "Commodore User Magazine Issue 77". February 1990. https://archive.org/details/commodore-user-magazine-77/page/n41/mode/2up. 
  10. ↑ "Tilt 1990 issue 3 numero 76". http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Tilt/tilt_numero076/TILT%20076%20-%20Page%20077%20(1990-03).JPG. 
  11. ↑ "Amiga Reviews: Wings of Fury". https://amigareviews.leveluphost.com/wingsfur.htm#wingsoffuryzzap. 
  12. ↑ "Commodore Format issue 2 1990". https://archive.org/stream/commodore-format-magazine-02/Commodore_Format_Issue_02_1990_11#page/n17/mode/2up. 
  13. ↑ "Kultpower.de - die Powerplay und ASM Fan Site". http://www.kultpower.de/powerplay_testbericht_extern.php3?im=wingsoffury.jpg. 
  14. ↑ "Computer and Video Games". https://retrocdn.net/images/c/c2/CVG_UK_222.pdf. 
  15. ↑ "Amiga Power Issue 1 1991". https://archive.org/stream/Amiga_Power_Issue_01_1991-05_Future_Publishing_GB#page/n109/mode/2up. 
  16. ↑ "Wings of Fury review from Amiga World Vol 6 No 11 (Nov 1990) - Amiga Magazine Rack". http://amr.abime.net/review_8699. 
  17. ↑ "Amiga Reviews: Wings of Fury". https://amigareviews.leveluphost.com/wingsfur.htm#wingsoffuryac. 
  18. ↑ "Index to Game Reviews in Magazines". https://spotlightongames.com/list/reviews.html. 
  • Manual at apple2.org
  • Wings of Fury can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

Edits and submissions to the site (including screenshots, box art, developer information, game summaries, and more) go through a verification process of fact-checking by volunteer "approvers".[2] This lengthy approval process after submission can range from minutes to days or months.[3] The most commonly used sources are the video game's website, packaging, and credit screens. There is a published standard for game information and copy-editing.[4] A ranking system allows users to earn points for contributing accurate information.[5]

Registered users can rate and review games. Users can create private or public "have" and "want" lists, which can generate a list of games available for trade with other registered users. The site contains an integrated forum. Each listed game can have its own sub-forum.

History

Logo used until March 2014

MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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