Classic Games: Virus/Zarch (by David Braben) 1988

I have on pc.
there is a web page where you can download it

Indeed, I don't even know if I have ever completed the first wave at all :P

fun game, but hard as hell!

it looks as much fun as spreading grass seed on the lawn

Damn; played this on the ST and Amiga for days at a time lol! Old skool rulez! Hmmm, this and Stunt Car Racer!

Oh yeah, Zarch is the earlier version of this game! I think the difference between Zarch and Virus was that Virus is a port of Zarch, but to the other home computers and not only the Acorn Archimedes. The graphics are also changed between both games!
I'm not 100% sure, but I think I'm saying a bit of the truth.

Thanks for all the comments folks ;)

Zarch!

I always thought it was called lander on the old acorns, might be wrong though! It was definately fun though!

It's one of the funniest experiences you can possibly have in front of a computer, I think :)

I got much enjoyment out of flying as high as possible then plummeting into the floor and smashing into lots of tiny pieces

Home of the Underdogs, I guess that's where I found it ;)

But it's impossible to play without DosBox, so I recommend you to get it if you don't got it :P

it's abadonware? where can i download it?

Yepp, that's right, it's the Pc-version :P

Indeed, the controls are kinda complicated, but that's ok, 'cause we've got a great game here, don't we?

...anyway, thanks for your comment ;)

Have a snowy and fine winter dudes...

I guess that's the PC version. I've got a positively ancient Archimedes A540 with Zarch (the original name), there is certainly more shading on the Arc version. Perhaps it was too taxing for the PCs of the era? It's a hard game to play, but once you're over the hilariously twitchy control system it becomes a kind of "3D Defender" The sequel, V2000 was too choppy to play on a PS1, must have a go with the PC though.

Yeah :P

This is some old stuff indeed, man =)

Thanks for your comment!
Peace...

Old School!

nah they were pretty good, i remember when my secondary shool threw them all out, i was going to come up with a wheelbarrow and take some home with me. But they said id be expelled if i did

That's cool! I've never tried the acorn-computers, but...wow, You've played on acorn :)

Peace...

I used to spend hours playing this in school on the acorn we used to have in the corner

I'm using DosBox to run this game. I think You might be able to get it on the internet (just like i did) if You search carefully ;)

Yeah, Zarch was the first version of this game, that's true, but i haven't tried the emulators You mentioned.

Thanks for Your comment man :D
Have a wonderful day...

what system is this running a PC using an Amiga emulator ? Or is it a Archimedes emulator. Acorn Archimedes had Zarch a version of this by Braben before this version

Oh yes, Elite is one outstanding game for it's time! The graphics is just superb and gameplay with no end, it just keeps going and going and...

Well, if Virus isn't the first 3D computer-game, then it's definitly(or whatever it's spelled) the first 3D-game using realtime-shadows and (kinda) soft animations :P

Thanks for Your comment...

Virus was very impressive for it's time but you can't really call it one of the first 3D games - what about Elite?!

Yeah, it's quite impressing indeed :P

If Ya think about many other new games, this is something extraordinary...

I'm impressed by this being from 1988