Silkworm (video game)
| Silkworm | |
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North American NES box art | |
| Developer | Tecmo |
| Publisher | Tecmo
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| Composers | Amiga Barry Leitch |
| Platforms | Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, NES |
| Release | Arcade Home computers
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| Genre | Scrolling shooter |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Silkworm is a 1988 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Tecmo for arcades. In 1989, it was ported to the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC systems by The Sales Curve and released by Virgin Mastertronic. Sammy released a version for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990.
Silkworm inspired the 1991 game SWIV; despite not being a direct sequel, it followed the same core gameplay design of a helicopter/jeep team, albeit as a vertically scrolling shooter instead of a horizontally scrolling one. It was described in several contemporary and retrospective reviews as being "inspired by" and a spiritual successor to Silkworm.