Sopwith's 40th anniversary is today!

[fraggle]

This is a shameless plug as I organized the celebration myself, but today is the 40th anniversary of Sopwith (the game I've used as my avatar here on Doomworld for many years):

 

https://fragglet.github.io/sdl-sopwith/40years.html

 

This weekend just past I organized a chat with the original author David Clark and two of his former colleagues:

 

 

 

[Doominator2]

Fraggle face reveal!?

[MrFlibble]

Sopwith is an important part of video game history, thanks a lot for organizing this event!

 

Also you wrote software to run multiplayer games... wow!

Edited April 24, 2024 by MrFlibble

[andrewj]

11 hours ago, Doominator2 said:

Fraggle face reveal!?

already on github.

[ducon]

I own this game (in French), it’s a tabletop simulation game with old wings (like the Sopwith Camel):

It’s a translation of the American game Blue max:

[fraggle]

6 hours ago, ducon said:

I own this game (in French), it’s a tabletop simulation game with old wings (like the Sopwith Camel):

Different name though, I think you want this one:

 

[Kinsie]

Excellent work on chronicling an interesting piece of both computer game and IT/networking history.