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Silk Worm

Overview

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

Developers
Tecmo
Publishers
Tecmo
Platform
Arcade
Genre
Shooter
Alternate Names
  • Silkworm

Media

Advertisement Flyer - Back

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Arcade - Controls Information

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Screenshot - Game Over

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Screenshot - Game Title

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Screenshot - Gameplay

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