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'''''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.
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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. Each version was released for [[freeware|free]].
  
When I first played this game, it was titled "Red Baron" and was included in a 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.
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==Personal==
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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.
  
==Reviews==
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==Review==
* '''Overall:''' 3/10
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{{Video Game Review|3|4|3|2|3|DOS (Author's Edition)}}
* '''Best Version:''' DOS
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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 is extremely difficult due to its suicidal nature.
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* 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.
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* 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.
  
==Gallery==
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==Media==
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===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===
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{{#ev:youtube|SFydiMvzlt0|256|inline|Longplay.|frame}}
  
 
==Download==
 
==Download==
* [[File:Sopwith.zip|Download]] - All versions and source code.
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* [[Media:Sopwith.zip|Download]] ([[:File:Sopwith.zip|Info]]) - All versions and source code.
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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{{Link|MobyGames|http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/sopwith}}
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{{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.
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/sopwith mobygames.com/game/dos/sopwith] - MobyGames (Original Version).
 
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/red-baron___ mobygames.com/game/red-baron___] - MobyGames (Red Baron Version).
 
 
* [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).
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopwith_(video_game) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopwith_(video_game)] - Wikipedia.
 
  
  
 
[[Category: Games]]
 
[[Category: Games]]
 
[[Category: Video Games]]
 
[[Category: Video Games]]
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[[Category: 1984 Video Games]]
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[[Category: Video Game Prime Order - Action, Adventure, Strategy]]
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[[Category: Video Game Genre - Scrolling Shooter]]
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[[Category: Video Game Genre - Shooter]]
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[[Category: DOS Games]]
 
[[Category: Action]]
 
[[Category: Action]]
 
[[Category: Shooter]]
 
[[Category: Shooter]]
 
[[Category: World War I]]
 
[[Category: World War I]]
[[Category: CGA Graphics]]
 
 
[[Category: Multi-Player]]
 
[[Category: Multi-Player]]
[[Category: Games I've Beaten]]
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[[Category: Video Games I've Beaten]]
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[[Category: 2-bit Color Graphics]]
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[[Category: Multi-Player Versus]]
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[[Category: Software Distribution Model - Freeware]]

Revision as of 15:20, 26 August 2020

Title screen.

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.

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

Videos

Longplay.

Download

Links

Link-MobyGames.png  Link-Wikipedia.png