Difference between revisions of "Sopwith"
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[[Image:Sopwith - DOS - Title.png|thumb|256x256px|Title screen.]] | [[Image:Sopwith - DOS - Title.png|thumb|256x256px|Title screen.]] | ||
− | '''''Sopwith''''' is an airplane shooter game developed by David L. Clark and published by [[BMB Compuscience]] in 1984 for [[DOS]]. An updated release was published in 1986, and the author released a special edition in 2000. | + | '''''Sopwith''''' is an airplane shooter game developed by David L. Clark and published by [[BMB Compuscience]] in 1984 for [[MS-DOS]]. An updated release was published in 1986, and the author released a special edition in 2000. Each version was released for [[freeware|free]]. |
− | When I first played this game, it was titled "Red Baron" and was included | + | When I first played this game, it was titled "Red Baron" and was included as shovelware release by [[Keypunch Software]]. Their version was identical to the original release, just re-titled and had the multiplayer removed since it used a patented protocol. |
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
Each version of this game has since been released as freeware. I have beaten the original Sopwith in single player mode, but not the 1986 upgrade or the Author's Edition. | Each version of this game has since been released as freeware. I have beaten the original Sopwith in single player mode, but not the 1986 upgrade or the Author's Edition. | ||
− | == | + | ==Review== |
− | + | {{Video Game Review|3|4|3|2|3|DOS (Author's Edition)}} | |
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+ | {{Spoilers}} | ||
===Good=== | ===Good=== | ||
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===Bad=== | ===Bad=== | ||
* The game is graphically challenged and lacks decent audio. | * The game is graphically challenged and lacks decent audio. | ||
− | * The AI | + | * The AI, due to its suicidal nature, is difficult to defeat. |
− | * The multiplayer uses a proprietary system that is no longer supported, so it remains unplayable. | + | * The multiplayer uses a proprietary system that is no longer supported or emulated, so it remains unplayable. |
===Ugly=== | ===Ugly=== | ||
* There just isn't much to this game. Even with the updated versions, you see everything the game has to offer after about a minute. | * There just isn't much to this game. Even with the updated versions, you see everything the game has to offer after about a minute. | ||
− | == | + | ==Media== |
+ | ===Screenshots=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Sopwith - DOS - Tarmac.png|Preparing for takeoff. | Sopwith - DOS - Tarmac.png|Preparing for takeoff. | ||
Sopwith - DOS - Bombing.png|Bombing my opponent's tarmac. | Sopwith - DOS - Bombing.png|Bombing my opponent's tarmac. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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+ | ===Videos=== | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFydiMvzlt0 youtube.com/watch?v=SFydiMvzlt0] - Longplay. | ||
==Download== | ==Download== | ||
− | * [[:File:Sopwith.zip| | + | * [[Media:Sopwith.zip|Download]] ([[:File:Sopwith.zip|Info]]) - All versions and source code. |
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
+ | {{Link|MobyGames|http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/sopwith}} | ||
+ | {{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopwith_(video_game)}} | ||
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* [http://www.sopwith.org sopwith.org] - Fan site. | * [http://www.sopwith.org sopwith.org] - Fan site. | ||
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* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/sopwith- mobygames.com/game/dos/sopwith-] - MobyGames (Sopwith 2). | * [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/sopwith- mobygames.com/game/dos/sopwith-] - MobyGames (Sopwith 2). | ||
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/sopwith-the-authors-edition mobygames.com/game/dos/sopwith-the-authors-edition] - MobyGames (Author's Edition). | * [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/sopwith-the-authors-edition mobygames.com/game/dos/sopwith-the-authors-edition] - MobyGames (Author's Edition). | ||
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[[Category: Games]] | [[Category: Games]] | ||
[[Category: Video Games]] | [[Category: Video Games]] | ||
+ | [[Category: 1984 Video Games]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Video Game Prime Order - Action, Adventure, Strategy]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Video Game Genre - Scrolling Shooter]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Video Game Genre - Shooter]] | ||
[[Category: DOS Games]] | [[Category: DOS Games]] | ||
[[Category: Action]] | [[Category: Action]] | ||
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[[Category: Games I've Beaten]] | [[Category: Games I've Beaten]] | ||
[[Category: 2-bit Color Graphics]] | [[Category: 2-bit Color Graphics]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Multi-Player Versus]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Software Distribution Model - Freeware]] |
Revision as of 11:05, 22 January 2020
Sopwith is an airplane shooter game developed by David L. Clark and published by BMB Compuscience in 1984 for MS-DOS. An updated release was published in 1986, and the author released a special edition in 2000. Each version was released for free.
When I first played this game, it was titled "Red Baron" and was included as shovelware release by Keypunch Software. Their version was identical to the original release, just re-titled and had the multiplayer removed since it used a patented protocol.
Contents
Status
Each version of this game has since been released as freeware. I have beaten the original Sopwith in single player mode, but not the 1986 upgrade or the Author's Edition.
Review
3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Best Version: DOS (Author's Edition)
— This section contains spoilers! —
Good
- For the time, the game is pretty cool. You can make permanent craters in the landscape with your bombs, have a dogfight with an AI opponent, and bomb enemy targets.
- The upgrades in the later editions are pretty cool and increase the challenge.
Bad
- The game is graphically challenged and lacks decent audio.
- The AI, due to its suicidal nature, is difficult to defeat.
- The multiplayer uses a proprietary system that is no longer supported or emulated, so it remains unplayable.
Ugly
- There just isn't much to this game. Even with the updated versions, you see everything the game has to offer after about a minute.
Media
Screenshots
Videos
- youtube.com/watch?v=SFydiMvzlt0 - Longplay.
Download
Links
- sopwith.org - Fan site.
- mobygames.com/game/dos/sopwith- - MobyGames (Sopwith 2).
- mobygames.com/game/dos/sopwith-the-authors-edition - MobyGames (Author's Edition).
Categories:
- Video Game Rating - 3
- Video Game Graphics Rating - 3
- Video Game Sound Rating - 2
- Games
- Video Games
- 1984 Video Games
- Video Game Prime Order - Action, Adventure, Strategy
- Video Game Genre - Scrolling Shooter
- Video Game Genre - Shooter
- DOS Games
- Action
- Shooter
- World War I
- Multi-Player
- Games I've Beaten
- 2-bit Color Graphics
- Multi-Player Versus
- Software Distribution Model - Freeware