Virus
Virus is an old science fiction third-person shooter game released in 1988. Virus is currently abandonware and runs on DOS.
It's available for download.
Also known as: Zarch
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Trouble running this game? Check out the F.A.Q.
Screenshots
Screenshots were taken by Abandonware DOS.
Video
YouTube video courtesy of Squakenet.com.
Additional info
Facts, trivia and collector's notes are licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. These texts use material from this Wikipedia article.
In 1998, a sequel, V2000 (also known as Virus 2000), was released for the PC and PlayStation.
Virus was one of the first solid 3D games and was also the first to have 3D lighting effects and shadowing.
players: single player
input: joystick, keyboard, mouse
graphics: EGA
Abandonware DOS views: 3350
Comments
- #1 - 09.12.2015 08:15 sollealisolle loved acorn archimedes
- #2 - 30.06.2018 11:45 MarkTheMoroseTo clarify solleali's comment, the original version of Zarch was a demonstration released with the first Acorn Archimedes home computer, the successor to the BBC Micro in Britain. Firebird picked up the rights to publish it on other systems, and it arrived, renamed to Virus, on the Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, and PC. Control can be tricky at first, but a quick guide in the popular games magazine The One helped me greatly, and it became a favourite game of mine.
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