Game information
| Developer: | David L. Clark |
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| Publisher: | BMB Compuscience |
| Category: | Shooter |
| Year: | 1984 |
| More details: | Official game website, MobyGames, Wikipedia |
| Related games: | Liberated (former commercial), Open source, Classic |
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Game description
Sopwith is a side-scrolling arcade shooter where you fly a biplane (the eponymous Sopwith Camel) and try to wreak havoc on the opponent's bases, ground and air forces. It was originally written by David L. Clark as a network test/demo for the proprietary networking system by BMB Compuscience, and hence has a multiplayer mode in addition to playing against the computer. However, the popularity of Sopwith swiftly overtook its original purpose, turning it into one of the "cult classic" 80s games for the IBM PC.
While this original 1984 version of Sopwith is playable, you will notice sprite flicker in DOSBox, and it is generally recommended to play the much updated Sopwith (The Author's Edition) that was released by the original author in 2000.
Dave Clark also made the source code of the original Sopwith publicly available, but make sure you read the license agreement carefully.
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Game links
- Sopwith 3 (fan-made improved Sopwith game)
- SDL Sopwith (Sopwith source port)
- History of Sopwith
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