SideWinder
This little gem is probably little-known, but was one of my first Amiga games ever. SideWinder is a little vertical-scrolling Shoot 'Em Up, that is not as fast-paced as e.g. Silk Worm or SWIV and therefore appears easier but is still far from boring.
You lead off the fight in a futuristic environment, something that looks similar to a circuit board. So either your spaceship is really small or computers of the next century will be gigantic.. and as if this was not enough, they even shoot back!
All things considered, this game is pretty solid for its age. Little gimmicks, like the digitized sound of explosions and an outstanding intro theme by David Whittaker make this shooter worth a try.
Check out this youtube video. It features the cracktro, intro and some gameplay (at around 4:10 min.)
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ReplyDeleteAwesome game! love it! :)
ReplyDeleteThis brings back lots of memories. Great game.
ReplyDeleteVery retro.
ReplyDeletelokks actually pretty good :)
ReplyDeletei can slightly remeber this game
ReplyDeletelove it!
ReplyDeleteyou're invading my childhood!!!!
yees I searched for this game for so long because i forgot the name...GREAT! thank you for posting !!!
ReplyDeleteOMG My first computer was a Commodore 64, love the site! Gonna follow for sure
ReplyDeletenice! I think I can remember this game... or a similar one.
ReplyDeletethat looks damn fun, never played it myself.
ReplyDeleteNever played this game
ReplyDeletecool games....nice post
ReplyDeleteI'll have to try this game out
ReplyDeleteI never thought about it that way...
ReplyDeletenice stuff,keep it up man
ReplyDeletethat's good to know
ReplyDeleteoh wow I remember playing this! good times.
ReplyDeleteLol never heard of it!! I'm gunna have to get my hands on it!! Nothing like some nostalgia in the afternoon!!
ReplyDeletethis is pretty cool
ReplyDeletedude i really like your blog
ReplyDeleteBrings back some good memories.... Gahh games nowadays are not so good =p
ReplyDeletei love these kind of games
ReplyDeleteHey! I remember this game.
ReplyDelete:O <3 remember that
ReplyDeletei remember this lol O.o im old...
ReplyDeletei guess i played this game when waaay younger, like 5 or 6 yo
ReplyDeletei liked to play raptor:call of shadows
the game was SO cash..
then i grew up ;(
i love these old games... seriously sooo much fun
ReplyDeleteGraphics look too good for me, I'll have to pass. My CPU cant handle it.
ReplyDeleteI freaking love vertical shooters like this.
ReplyDelete^ x2. I'm surprised I didn't bankrupt my parents with all the quarters I spent on this kind of shooters back in the day.
ReplyDeleteold school games bring me back!
ReplyDeleteThe good old days for me lol
ReplyDeletei played this one.
ReplyDeletewow i played many games like this one when i was little
ReplyDeleteSidewinder, instant classic! I even know that game!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had an Amiga back in the day.
ReplyDeletethat's good to know
ReplyDeletecool, thanks for the update
ReplyDeleteI want to play them :O
ReplyDeleteGonna grab an emulator of this ASAP, looks sick.
ReplyDeleteDude, I love it.
ReplyDeletenostalgia is right - that screenshot really make me miss the old amiga
ReplyDeletethis game was so epic on the big atari machines! oh the memories haha
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ReplyDeletewhat a classic! I love old school vertical scrollers
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