Down With The Sickness

The beloved pack-in title for the Super Indie City Konsole returns! 

Read more about the preservation effort, including an interview with the original developer here!

Released alongside the S.I.C.K. In 1994, Down With The Sickness is now playable on modern platforms for the very first time! In this arcade shooter- The cure bites back! Get your trigger fingers ready for some virus blasting action, and don't think too hard whether or not insurance covers it!  

Features

- Universal Gamepad Support!

Controls: 

D-pad/ left stick/WASD/Arrow Keys - Aim

Face buttons/triggers/bumpers/space bar - ZAP! 

Story:

In the year 20XX, deep within the halls of the Infectious Disease and Immunology Research Institute, brilliant-but-questionable virologist Dr. Gene Sequence makes a shocking discovery:
A brand-new family of viruses… with reanimating properties.

Animal trials reveal nothing—no symptoms, no side effects. Desperate for answers, Gene recruits an all-too-willing human test subject: Ty Foid.

The result?
Gradual zombification.

Ty’s slow, shambling transformation hits national news immediately. Public opinion splits in two:
One group, armed with zombie movie marathons and doomsday prep kits, wants Ty "dealt with."
The other? They believe in second chances. All Ty needs is a cure and he can go home to his family,
(Preferably, he's not trying to bite them.)

Not particularly remorseful—but very interested in avoiding bad press—Gene unveils his miracle “cure”:
NanoSentinel™ – a microscopic robotic pill packed with lasers and an attitude, designed to blast viruses from the inside out.

Now, with a tiny murderbot coursing through his bloodstream, Ty must hold off the viral onslaught.
Will the NanoSentinel be enough to cure him… or will the virus win the war from within?

How long can you survive the microscopic mayhem?

(Taken from Original Manual)

Credits: 

Preserved and restored by:

Warren "Big Scrumbo" Hernandez - Designer and Developer

Alosha Parfyonov - Music and Sound

Danielle Orizaba - Art

Other Misc SFX: Musmus.co.jp and Freesound.org

Based on the work of Down With The Sickness by:

Gerbert Croski - Designer and Developer

Robbie Raddish: Music and sound

Rashley Beefncheddar: Art