Today's retrospective tells the story of SWIV
One of the more curious licensing phenomenons of the 80s was the home-exclusive sequel to an arcade game. Manchester's Ocean Software specialised in the trick, creating follow-ups such as Target: Renegade and Yie-Ar Kung Fu 2. However, as the 90s dawned, a general tightening of licensing laws meant fewer home-exclusive sequels appeared.
Part of that creative team was programmer Ron Pieket."Silkworm was a surprise hit," he tells me."The Sales Curve was a newcomer to the scene, and it really put them on the map." From the Commodore Amiga to Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum, each version of Silkworm was a critical and commercial hit - a rarity for arcade conversions back in the 80s, with at least one port almost always turning out to be a dud.
But there had to be a decent game behind the hype and name."The design was a collaboration between Ned and myself," remembers Pieket."And the first thing I did was develop the level editor." Pieket and his colleagues were keen to give SWIV a special look and create a shoot-'em-up that felt fresh."Whereas practically all the games back then used tile-mapped backgrounds, the SWIV editor was sprite-based. It gave the game a very unique look.
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