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Silpheed

by Game Arts·published by Sega, Sierra, Game Arts

5 December 198629
PCDOSApple IIgsTRS-80 CoCoPC-88FM-7NintendoSwitch

Reader score

7.7/ 10

49 votes

Trailer

Gallery

38

Screenshots

Key art

About

In Silpheed, the player pilots a spaceship through levels of increasing difficulty, in a pseudo-3D vertically scrolling field, shooting everything in his path. New weapons will become available as he gathers points, and power-ups are sprinkled throughout the levels.

The game is one of the first-ever that used music as a selling point.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Third person

Included in

Mega Drive Mini 2

Ported as

Eggconsole Silpheed PC-8801mkIISR

Languages

2 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English
Japanese

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

3.5" Floppy Disk, 5.25" Floppy Disk

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard

Controller Types Supported

Analog Joystick

Number of Offline Players

1 Player

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel 8088 / 8086

Min. OS Class Required

PC/MS-DOS 2.0

Min. RAM Required

512 KB

Video Modes Supported

CGA, EGA, EGA (Tweaked), MCGA, Tandy / PCjr

Sound Devices Supported

Adlib, Game Blaster (CMS), IBM Music Feature Card, PC Speaker, PS/1 Audio Card, Roland MT-32 (and LAPC-I), Tandy / PCjr

Box art

Also known as

EggConsole Silpheed PC-8801mkIISR — Nintendo Switch title

Silpheed: Super Dogfighter — In-game title

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Facts

Developer

Game Arts

Released

5 December 1986

Series

Silpheed

Platforms

PCDOSApple IIgsTRS-80 CoCoPC-88FM-7NintendoSwitch

Age ratings

CEROA

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Tags

Diagonal-downAnime / MangaArcadeShooterSpace flightSci-fi / futuristic