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SideWinder

OCS Coin-Op - Arcadia

Information

Year of the first release

1988

License

Commercial

Number of disks (or CD)

Publisher

Arcadia (Mastertronic) - USA
Mastertronic - Rest of the World

Number max of players

Budget publisher

CU Amiga [EMAP] - Worldwide

Simultaneous max players

Developer

Synergistic

Language

English

Artists

Coder : Darrin Massena
Coder : Hayes Haugen
Graphician : Jonathan Sposato
Graphician : Michael Ormsby
Graphician : Robert C. Clardy (Bob Clardy)
Musician : David Whittaker

Language in manual

English

Hardware

OCS

Amiga original game

Have cheatcode

yes

Have SPS release

yes

WHD install

yes

WHD information

Authors	CFOU! Wepl
Updated	2010-11-07 19:24:38

HD install

HD notes

Genre
Category	Shooter
Subcategory	Shooter - Shoot 'Em Up
Dimension	2D
Scrolltype	Scrolling - Vertical
Theme	Disaster - Apocalypse
Theme	Futuristic
Theme	Science Fiction - Aliens
Theme	War - Futuristic
Viewpoint	Top Down

Conversion hardware

Arcade
Atari ST/E
PC (DOS)
Tandy PC/IBM PCjr

Conversion notes

Based on 1988 Arcadia coin-op.
PC versions: EGA, Tandy

N.B. Not related to the NES game of the same name.

Classic compilation

Awesome Arcade Action Pack Volume 1

Relationship

is a precursor to SideWinder II

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Rarity: One version is common, at least one other version is rare

Notes:

[1] Coding by Darrin Massena and Hayes Haugen. Graphics by Jonathan Sposato; additional gfx by Michael Ormsby and Robert C. Clardy. Music by David Whittaker.

[2] Magazine Publisher: CU Amiga-64, Feb 1989 [download HERE].

TRIVIA: The brilliant loading soundtrack to SIDEWINDER by David Whittaker is a remake of the music he previously composed for 8-bit isometric shoot 'em-up PANTHER (see HERE for an 8- vs 16-bit musical comparison).