SID the Spellbinder is an adventure developed by North American Philips Consumer Electronics Corp., released 31 December 1982 on Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000.
What SID the Spellbinder is
SID the Spellbinder is an adventure game developed by North American Philips Consumer Electronics Corp. and released in 1982. It is available on Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Sid the Spellbinder! was one of the three games specifically designed to use the resources of The Voice. It is some sort of Space Invaders variation, in which instead of shooting space invaders, the player has to shoot Sid the Spellbinder, a giant segmented snake. Sid comes snaking down the screen and the player has to shoot its segments before it reaches the openings at the lower sides of the screen. The player starts with 30 missiles (20 in skill level 2) and scores in an arithmetic progression: one point for the first segment, two for the second, three for the third and so on, up to 10. If the player's score is below 200, Sid will align its remaining segments together whenever it goes…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
SID the Spellbinder — frequently asked questions
When did SID the Spellbinder come out?
SID the Spellbinder was released on 31 December 1982 for Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000.
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