The Adventures of Quik & Silva

The Adventures of Quik & Silva is a platform video game originally released on May 10, 1991, in the United Kingdom for the Amiga[2][3][4][5] and Atari ST.[6] The game was developed by members of Kaiko[1] pseudonymously as New Bits On The RAM (Possibly a play on New Kids on the Block) and was first published as a covermount disk in Amiga Fun magazine.[7][8][5] The game was made available in 1992 as Public-domain software, with the Amiga version reviewed in issue 18 of Amiga Power.[9][10]

The Adventures of Quik & Silva
Developer(s)Kaiko[1] (as The New Bits On The RAM)
Publisher(s)Amiga Fun[lower-alpha 1]
Composer(s)Chris Hülsbeck
Platform(s)Amiga, Atari ST
Release
  • EU: 10 May 1991
Genre(s)Platform game
Mode(s)Single-player

The various enemies in the game are based on characters from other titles, such as Bubble Bobble, Nebulus, R-Type, and Super Mario. As the game was released as a cover-disk game, it was able to avoid possible copyright infringement for a few months. The game was not available outside of the UK during its cover-disk release and only started to gain traction when it had become public domain software.

This game is also notable for being the first home video game to feature Sonic the Hedgehog, in an unofficial capacity, as an enemy.[5]

Development

The title was built in two weeks by three people, which allowed New Bits On The RAM to publish and ship the title almost immediately.[11] The game spans eight levels, following two alternating styles of overworld and underground.

Notes
  1. Amiga Fun only published the Amiga version.

References
  1. "Interview Chris Huelsbeck". Amigapd.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. "Ending for Adventures of Quik & Silva(Amiga)". Vgmuseum.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. "Adventures of Quik and Silva for Amiga". GameFAQs.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. "Adventures of Quik and Silva (Game)". Giant Bomb. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  5. "Sonic's Unknown First Home Appearance - GYCW". YouTube. 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  6. "Atari ST Quik & Silva : scans, dump, download, screenshots, ads, videos, catalog, instructions, roms". Atarimania.com. 31 July 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  7. "Adventures of Quik and Silva, The : Hall Of Light – The database of Amiga games". Hol.abime.net. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  8. "Adventures of Quik & Silva, The". Lemon Amiga. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  9. "PD with Dave Golder". Amiga Power (18): 88. 1992. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  10. "The Adventures of Quik and Silva". Amigapd.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  11. "The Adventures of Quik and Silva (1991)". My Abandonware. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.


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