Hyper Dyne Side Arms

"Side Arms" redirects here. For the weapon, see Sidearm (weapon). For other uses, see Sidearm.
Hyper Dyne Side Arms
European arcade flyer
Developer(s)Capcom
Publisher(s)Arcade
Ports
  • EU: GO! Media Holdings
Designer(s)Yoshiki Okamoto (as Kihaji Okamoto)
Noritaka Funamizu (as Poo)
Composer(s)Ayako Mori (Arcade)
Takashi Tateishi (PC Engine)
Platform(s)Arcade, PC Engine, PC Engine CD-ROM, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum
ReleaseArcade
PC Engine
  • JP: July 14, 1989
  • NA: 1989
PC Engine CD-ROM
  • JP: December 15, 1989
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Hyper Dyne Side Arms (サイドアーム) is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed and released by Capcom as an arcade video game in 1986. The player takes control of a flying mecha fighter who must battle an alien army. Side Arms uses a two-directional attacking system similar to Capcom's previous shoot-'em-up Section Z.

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  2. ^ "Side Arms (Registration Number PA0000313265)". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Video Game Flyers: Hyperdyne Side Arms, Capcom (EU)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved 12 June 2021.