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A 3D flying simulator in which the player uses a human-powered aircraft to pop hot-air balloons in the city of Solitar to prevent the city from floating away permanently. The cycle is controlled by using pedals to spin the propeller and handlebars to steer left and right and change altitude.
The story takes place in a world destroyed by a war 200 years earlier. A hyperspace magnetic weapon called the "Tesla Bomb" was used in the war, destroying all civilization and completely changing the world's terrain. The few who survived have abandoned high technology and live a simple but elegant life. The most advanced technology is the steam engine powered by a natural resource called fuel stones. Using improved steam engines with fuel stones, it is possible to fly an airplane. With the world's terrain made up of steep canyons caused by the destruction from the previous war, personal flight technology is necessary for people to live without destroying nature. However flight technology has undergone a high degree of evolution with the new civilization's collection of knowledge and now it's possible to fly freely with only human power. The flying machine is called the "Lapperopter".
After somebody inadvertently activates a piece of old technology hidden within a shrine, pieces of the protagonist’s hometown are ripped from the earth and sent flying into the sky. The resulting floating islands are referred to as ‘Solitar’, and it is theorised that as long as the machine is active the islands will continue to rise, endangering the trapped townspeople. While efforts are made to deactivate whatever machine is keeping the islands afloat, none are successful.
Eventually, a letter from Solitar is received that explains the nature of the mechanism; the machine is powered by balls of energy floating among the islands. It is theorised that a Lapperopter pilot of sufficient skill could travel to Solitar and destroy these energy balls, which would deactivate the machine and save Solitar’s citizens. Therefore, a test is devised; the protagonist is tasked with flying their Lapperopter around the town’s airspace, popping balloons imitating the Solitar machine’s energy balls. If the protagonist is able to pass three routes, they will be allowed a single chance to travel to Solitar and attempt to disable the machine.
00:00 - Start
00:10 - Attract mode scenes
03:52 - Novice mode: Cliff Rock
06:05 - Novice mode: Wind Woods
08:13 - Novice mode: Industarn
10:56 - Advanced mode: Day 1 (Cliff Rock)
12:54 - Advanced mode: Day 2 (Wind Woods)
15:03 - Advanced mode: Day 3 (Industarn)
17:14 - Advanced mode: Final day (Solitar)
18:35 - Ending, credits & ranking
The story takes place in a world destroyed by a war 200 years earlier. A hyperspace magnetic weapon called the "Tesla Bomb" was used in the war, destroying all civilization and completely changing the world's terrain. The few who survived have abandoned high technology and live a simple but elegant life. The most advanced technology is the steam engine powered by a natural resource called fuel stones. Using improved steam engines with fuel stones, it is possible to fly an airplane. With the world's terrain made up of steep canyons caused by the destruction from the previous war, personal flight technology is necessary for people to live without destroying nature. However flight technology has undergone a high degree of evolution with the new civilization's collection of knowledge and now it's possible to fly freely with only human power. The flying machine is called the "Lapperopter".
After somebody inadvertently activates a piece of old technology hidden within a shrine, pieces of the protagonist’s hometown are ripped from the earth and sent flying into the sky. The resulting floating islands are referred to as ‘Solitar’, and it is theorised that as long as the machine is active the islands will continue to rise, endangering the trapped townspeople. While efforts are made to deactivate whatever machine is keeping the islands afloat, none are successful.
Eventually, a letter from Solitar is received that explains the nature of the mechanism; the machine is powered by balls of energy floating among the islands. It is theorised that a Lapperopter pilot of sufficient skill could travel to Solitar and destroy these energy balls, which would deactivate the machine and save Solitar’s citizens. Therefore, a test is devised; the protagonist is tasked with flying their Lapperopter around the town’s airspace, popping balloons imitating the Solitar machine’s energy balls. If the protagonist is able to pass three routes, they will be allowed a single chance to travel to Solitar and attempt to disable the machine.
00:00 - Start
00:10 - Attract mode scenes
03:52 - Novice mode: Cliff Rock
06:05 - Novice mode: Wind Woods
08:13 - Novice mode: Industarn
10:56 - Advanced mode: Day 1 (Cliff Rock)
12:54 - Advanced mode: Day 2 (Wind Woods)
15:03 - Advanced mode: Day 3 (Industarn)
17:14 - Advanced mode: Final day (Solitar)
18:35 - Ending, credits & ranking
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