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Sopwith
David L. Clark

Summary
DOS Shooter game from David L. Clark from 1986.
Authors
David L. Clark
Publisher
BMB Compuscience
Released
1986
Source
https://www.dosgamesarchive.com/download/sopwith
Website
http://www.sopwith.org/
Sopwith is a side-scrolling arcade shooter where you fly a biplane (the eponymous Sopwith Camel) and try to wreak havoc on the opponent's bases, ground and air forces. It was originally written by David L. Clark as a network test for the proprietary networking system by BMB Compuscience, and hence has a multiplayer mode in addition to playing against the computer. However, the popularity of Sopwith swiftly overtook its original purpose, turning it into one of the "cult classic" 80s games for the IBM PC. While this original version of Sopwith is playable, you will notice sprite flicker in DOSBox, and it is generally recommended to play the much updated Sopwith (The Author's Edition) that was released by the original author in the early 2000s. Dave Clark also made the source code of the original Sopwith publicly available, but make sure you read the license agreement carefully.

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  dosgamesarchive
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- sopwith1.zip
  application/zip
  Sopwith freeware Distribution
  https://www.dosgamesarchive.com/file.php?id=2430
- origsrc.zip
  application/zip
  Sopwith source code Distribution
  https://www.dosgamesarchive.com/file.php?id=2431
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Resources
- sop1box.zip
  application/zip
  Sopwith Freeware (Installed) Distribution
  https://www.dosgamesarchive.com/file.php?id=189
Command
- SOPWTH.BAT
Run Environment
- dos
- x86
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game
Sopwith
David L. Clark