This article is about the video game. For the interstellar phenomenon, see Solar wind. For the software company, see SolarWinds. For other uses, see Solar wind (disambiguation).
1993 video game
Solar Winds
Developer(s)
Stone Interactive Media
Publisher(s)
Epic MegaGames
Designer(s)
James Schmalz
Platform(s)
MS-DOS
Release
WW: 1993
Genre(s)
Multidirectional shooter
Mode(s)
Single-player
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