| Silkworm |
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| Release Date | 1989 |
| Original Publisher | Virgin Games Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 2 (Simultaneous) |
| Original Price | £9.99 |
| Disk Price | £14.99 |
| Features | AY Sound, Multiple Boss Fights |
| Controls | Interface 2 (left), Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Tie-in Licences | Silkworm (Arcade coin-op) from Tecmo Ltd (Japan) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, NES |
| Average mag. score | 84.42% (12 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 81.7% (53 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - EDOS (UK) | |||
| #2 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) | (1989) | ||
| * Release price: 875.00 Ptas | |||
| #3 - Mastertronic Plus (UK) | (1989) | ||
| #4 - Tronix (UK) | (1989) |
Authors/Contributors
| Nigel Brown (UK) | at Random Access | - ? | |
| Ned Langman (UK) | at Random Access | - ? | |
| Barry Leitch (UK) | at Random Access | - ? | |
| David John Rowe (UK) | - Inlay/Poster Art | ||
| Junior Tomlin | - Inlay/Poster Art |
Review Awards
| "C+VG Hit" | at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #93 - 1989/Jul special "93a" | page 36 | |
| "Sinclair User Classic" | at Sinclair User | issue #88 - 1989/Jul | page 26 | |
| "Your Sinclair Megagame" | at Your Sinclair | issue #43 - 1989/Jul | page 54 |
Series "Silkworm"
| 1. | Silkworm | (1989) | by Virgin Games Ltd (UK) | |
| 2. | SWIV | (1991) | by Storm Software [2] (UK) |
Compilations
| Demo version in | MicroHobby issue 190: Tape 9 | (1989/Jul) | by Magazine MicroHobby - covertape from issue #190 - 1989/Jul | ||
| Full version in | Edition One | (1990) | by Virgin Games Ltd (UK) | ||
| Soundtrack in | Sinclair User issue 92: 6 Amazing Coin-Op Tracks | (1989/Nov) | by Magazine Sinclair User - covertape from issue #92 - 1989/Nov |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| Silkworm.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (SpeedLock 7) | English | ||
| Silkworm.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| Silkworm(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (SpeedLock 7) | English | ||
| Silkworm(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).dsk.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
 | Silkworm(MastertronicPlus).tap.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (???) | English | |
| Silkworm(MastertronicPlus).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (SpeedLock 7) | English | ||
| Silkworm(Tronix).tzx.zip | #4 | ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K | (SpeedLock 7) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Silkworm.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Silkworm.gif | 3,601 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Silkworm.jpg | 900,318 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Silkworm_Back.jpg | 1,003,847 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
| Silkworm.ay.zip | 2,403 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| Silkworm.mp3.zip | 4,499,360 | Original | Sampled in-game/theme music in MP3 format | |||
| Silkworm.txt | 4,371 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Silkworm.png | 37,793 | Original | Game map | |||
| SUPoster087.jpg | 699,798 | Original | Magazine poster | - Sinclair User magazine poster | ||
| silkworm.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Fil (with rollback) | ||
| Silkworm (1989)(Virgin Games).pok | 233 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Silkworm(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 104,083 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Silkworm(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_2.jpg | 292,220 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Silkworm(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 38,883 | #2 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| Silkworm(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).txt | 4,650 | #2 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
| Silkworm(MastertronicPlus).jpg | 404,809 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Silkworm(MastertronicPlus)_Back.jpg | 515,779 | #3 | Inlay - Back | |||
| Silkworm(Tronix).jpg | 869,767 | #4 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Silkworm(Tronix)_Back.jpg | 577,339 | #4 | Inlay - Back |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #93-1989/Jul special "93a" | page 36 | - Review: 80% | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #113-1991/Apr | page 72 | - Review: 88% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #66-1989/Jul | page 24 | - Review: 73% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #87-1991/Apr | page 50 | - Review: 72% | |
| FIFO | issue #16-1992/Aug | page 35 | - Review | |
| MicroHobby | issue #191-1989/Sep | page 28 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Sinclair User | issue #88-1989/Jul | page 26 | - Review: 86% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #107-1991/Jan | page 55 | - Review: 88% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #110-1991/Apr | page 34 | - Review: 90% | |
| Sinclair User | issue #119-1992/Jan | page 40 | - Review: 83% | |
| The Games Machine | issue #17-1989/Apr | page 44 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| The Games Machine | issue #20-1989/Jul | page 43 | - Review: 77% | |
| The Spectrum Show | issue #1-2014/Apr | page 18 | - Review | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #43-1989/Jul | page 54 | - Review: 90% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #55-1990/Jul | page 33 | - Review | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #59-1990/Nov | page 30 | - Review: 93% | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #62-1991/Feb | page 50 | - Review: 93% |
Magazine References
Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #27-1989/Dec | page 39 | - Advert | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #28-1990/Jan | page 83 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #97-1989/Dec | page 79 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #98-1990/Jan | page 61 | - Advert | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #112-1991/Mar | page 51 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #93-1989/Dec | page 67 | - Advert | |
| Sinclair User | issue #94-1990/Jan | page 11 | - Advert | |
| The Games Machine | issue #25-1989/Dec | page 25 | - Advert | |
| The Games Machine | issue #26-1990/Jan | page 31 | - Advert | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #48-1989/Dec | page 65 | - Advert | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #64-1991/Apr | page 45 | - Advert |
Related Magazine Reviews
| Your Sinclair | issue #59-1990/Nov | page 30 | - Review: 88% (Edition One) |
Related Magazine References
| MicroHobby | issue #190-1989/Jul | page 53 | - CoverGame - MH Seleccion (MicroHobby issue 190: Tape 9) | |
| MicroHobby | issue #190-1989/Jul | page 54 | - CoverGame - MH Seleccion (MicroHobby issue 190: Tape 9) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #32-1990/May | page 80 | - Full-page ad (Edition One) | |
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #37-1990/Oct | page 72 | - Full-page ad (Edition One) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #101-1990/Apr | page 11 | - Full-page ad (Edition One) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #106-1990/Sep | page 69 | - Full-page ad (Edition One) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #75-1990/Apr | page 4 | - Full-page ad (Edition One) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #34-1990/Sep | page 6 | - Full-page ad (Edition One) |
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