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Silk Worm

1987 1-2 Players 77% Not Rated

Silk Worm was produced by Tecmo in 1988. Silkworm is a classic horizontally-scrolling shoot-em-up. The main difference between this game and many other side-scrolling shoot-em-ups is that you will be on land as well as in the air. The first player would play as a helicopter, but if a second player joins the game, they would play as a jeep. Both players would have to protect each other as well as themselves. After a certain number of kills, a "goose" helicopter would form on the screen. If the players managed to destroy it they would get a weapon's powerup. This would go on throughout the entire game, and a "goose" could appear even during the fight with the end-of-level baddie

Release date
December 31, 1987
Developer
Tecmo
Publisher
Tecmo
Players
1-2

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Silk Worm

Silk Worm was produced by Tecmo in 1988.

Silkworm is a classic horizontally-scrolling shoot-em-up. The main difference between this game and many other side-scrolling shoot-em-ups is that you will be on land as well as in the air.

The first player would play as a helicopter, but if a second player joins the game, they would play as a jeep. Both players would have to protect each other as well as themselves. After a certain number of kills, a "goose" helicopter would form on the screen. If the players managed to destroy it they would get a weapon's powerup. This would go on throughout the entire game, and a "goose" could appear even during the fight with the end-of-level baddie

Genres

Shooter / Misc. Horizontal

Modes

2-Player Simultaneous

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Developer
Tecmo
Publisher
Tecmo

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Release date

WorldwideDecember 31, 1987 · Not Rated

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