Game entry

Silk Worm

1988 · Shoot 'em up, Arcade · NES, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amiga, Arcade, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC · Sammy USA Corporation

Silk Worm is listed in the GameForever catalogue but not in the duel pool: this game is never offered for a vote, its 1,384 points are never at stake and it does not appear in the world ranking. Its entry and its debate stay open.

World rank

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ELO score

1,384

Wins

35%

Duels played

62

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About Silk Worm

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.