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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 holds position no. 3,964 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,407 ELO points and 36% of duels won out of 56 played. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against Hotline Miami: 3 duels settled, 0 to 3. In its strongest family it holds position no. 14 out of 16 (1988).

World rank

no. 3,964

ELO score

1,407

Wins

36%

Duels played

56

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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.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,407 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

In the same genre

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Around this spot

The games Silk Worm sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 3,961 Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure 1,407
  2. 3,962 Resident Evil: Dead Aim 1,407
  3. 3,963 NBA 2K23 1,407
  4. 3,964 Silk Worm 1,407
  5. 3,965 Reservoir Dogs 1,407
  6. 3,966 Ikari Warriors 1,407
  7. 3,967 Jungle Strike 1,407

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Released in 1988

The standing

Where Silk Worm ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Silk Worm stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 14 out of 16 (1988).

Where Silk Worm ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,964 5,035
Shoot 'em up 52 70
1980s 118 155
1988 14 16

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