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| − | '''''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. | + | '''''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 | + | ==Personal== |
| + | 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}} | {{Spoilers}} | ||
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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 or emulated, so it remains unplayable. | * The multiplayer uses a proprietary system that is no longer supported or emulated, so it remains unplayable. | ||
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===Videos=== | ===Videos=== | ||
| − | + | {{#ev:youtube|SFydiMvzlt0|256|inline|Longplay.|frame}} | |
==Download== | ==Download== | ||
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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: World War I]] | [[Category: World War I]] | ||
[[Category: Multi-Player]] | [[Category: Multi-Player]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Games I've Beaten]] | + | [[Category: Video Games I've Beaten]] |
[[Category: 2-bit Color Graphics]] | [[Category: 2-bit Color Graphics]] | ||
[[Category: Multi-Player Versus]] | [[Category: Multi-Player Versus]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Software Distribution Model - Freeware]] | ||
Revision as of 15:20, 26 August 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.
Contents
Personal
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
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
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| 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
Preparing for takeoff.
Bombing my opponent's tarmac.
Videos
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
- Video Games I've Beaten
- 2-bit Color Graphics
- Multi-Player Versus
- Software Distribution Model - Freeware
