The Adventures of Quik & Silva

The Adventures of Quik & Silva is a platform video game originally released on May 10, 1991 in the UK for the Amiga[1][2][3][4] and Atari ST.[5] The game was developed by members of Factor 5 pseudonymously as New Bits On The RAM (presumably a play on New Kids on the Block), and was first published as a covermounted disk on Amiga Fun magazine.[6][7][8] The game was later 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)Factor 5 (as The New Bits On The RAM)
Kaiko
Publisher(s)Amiga Fun (Amiga)
Composer(s)Chris Hülsbeck
Platform(s)Amiga, Atari ST
Release
  • EU: 10th 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. Though, because of the fact that the game was released as a cover-disk game, this allowed them to get away with the possible infringement, at least for a few months. The game was not seen anywhere out of the UK during its cover-disk release, and only started to gain traction when it had finally become public domain software.

This game is also notable for being the first home video game to feature Sonic the Hedgehog.[4]

Development

The title was built in the mere space of just two weeks and simply between three people, allowing New Bits On The RAM to publish and shift the title almost immediately. The game is quite short, only spanning eight levels on the whole game, following two alternating styles of overworld and underground.

References
  1. "Ending for Adventures of Quik & Silva(Amiga)". Vgmuseum.com. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  2. "Adventures of Quik and Silva for Amiga". GameFAQs.com. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  3. "Adventures of Quik and Silva (Game)". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  4. "Sonic's UNKNOWN First Home Appearance". Larry Bundy Jr.
  5. "Atari ST Quik & Silva : scans, dump, download, screenshots, ads, videos, catalog, instructions, roms". Atarimania.com. 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  6. "Adventures of Quik and Silva, The : Hall Of Light – The database of Amiga games". Hol.abime.net. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  7. "Adventures of Quik & Silva, The". Lemon Amiga. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  8. "Sonic's Unknown First Home Appearance - GYCW". YouTube. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  9. "PD with Dave Golder". Amiga Power (18): 88. 1992.
  10. "The Adventures of Quik and Silva". Amigapd.com. Retrieved 2016-11-30.


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