Storm for Atari 8-bit computers | Guide

Magic masks: They will destroy all the generators in the room. Agravain is the only one who can activate them.

Guess: They will remove walls blocking your path or create traps, randomly.

Food: recover 200 points of your energy.

Bottles of restorative liquid: will replenish 500 points of your energy.

Armor: protects you from creatures.

Keys: they will open closed doors.

Chests with jewels: They give you one thousand (1000) points.

Snake brooches: You need three (3) to open the door to Una Cum's lab.

CONTROLS

Use the joystick on port 1 to play as Agravain Undead.
Use the joystick on port 2 to play as Storm.


Lever left/right: Turn in that direction.
Lever forward: move forward.
Lever down: activate mask (only with Agravain).
Button: shoot.
Button + Down: Activate Scroll / Amulet.

MESSAGES ON SCREEN

Below are the main messages that scroll across the top of the screen:

• Collect three snake broaches to gain entry to the wizards chamber
  Collect three snake brooches to access the wizard's chamber
• You have found some armor
  You have found some armor
• You have found a jewel filled chest
  You have found a chest full of jewels
• The amulet is a powerful magical token
  The amulet is a powerful magical item.
• A key is required to open this door
  A key is required to open this door.
• The first player to leave closes all other doors
  The first player out closes all other doors.
• Generators reappear if the room is re-entered
  Generators respawn if the room is re-entered
• Save scrolls to cast spells
  Keep scrolls to cast spells
• Save keys to open doors
  Keep keys to open doors
• Cabbala symbols trigger traps
  Kabbalah symbols trigger traps
• Hmmm.. the best I've ever tasted
  Hmmm... the best thing I've ever tasted in my life
• Restorative fluid, reaches the parts other fluids cannot reach
  Restorative liquid, reaches the parts that other liquids cannot reach
• Three snake broaches are needed to open this door
  It takes three snake clasps to open this door.
• Agravain is about to die...
  Agravain is about to die (when his energy is less than 1000).

SCORE

Annihilating your enemies gives you one (01) point.
Destroy a generator, same.
Finding a chest with jewels gives you one thousand (1000) points.
Collecting brooches, keys or charms does NOT give you points.

MAP

Based on the maps of Commodore Plus/4 Worldand of World of SpectrumWe offer you the following sketch, where the locations of the pins are highlighted in green; and the start and end rooms are highlighted in orange.

ROOM DESCRIPTIONS

As we mentioned, each room has a specific description. Some of them are:

• Jagged lighting falls through the recently smashed ceiling
• A pustulent fungi grows over the walls and the air is thick with spores
• Rotting leather adorns the walls, puddles of muddy water make movement difficult
• A boundary wall encloses an area lined with rocks and surrounded by guard posts
• A stagnant stench rolls heavily down from the north which appears more ruined
• Strange forces appear to be in a finely balanced equilibrium. Be careful
• An open courtyard displays what used to be an elegant stabling area
• A musty area littered with broken weapons and armor
• A smell of dried blood pervades through the air issuing forth from piled bones
• A chill breeze sees through the empty room, from a gap in the north wall
• Gloomy and uneven passages leave many corners and niches unseen
• A beautifully ornate atrium lies in slight disrepair now home to trolls
• A cluttered and partitioned quarter which seems to be well trodden throughfare
• A twisted pattern of fallen walls and statues provides unsure footing
• Murals and tapestries cover the walls of this now unused antechamber
• Dull waves of color wash south from a wall that appers to be more than it is
• Firewood, rugs and ancient furniture are scattered around the unlit grates
• Shattered idols of false gods lie amoungst the rocks in an old ruined sanctuary
• Alchemetical charts and diagrams hang tattered from the walls of this chamber
• A large brass bound door lies to the south in front of it are numerous guardians
• Mixed piles of previous occupants refuse abonds. Sounds and aromas cascade
• Sarcophagi lined walls are smothered by a glowing radiance from a snake clasp
• The floor is defaced by broken furniture. There is a strong smell of burnt wood
• Quantities of slime and mold have stimulated prolific growth in this room
• The very guts of the Earth itself must be speaking forth. The stench is incredible
• Strange symbols and sigils decorate the walls and floor of this magical rich room
• Sparse walls and now fallen columns leave an open area susceptible to growths
• Parallel walls run towards an obvious source of power. Slime doesn't extend here
• A mural on the west wall depicts the host tumbling through the seven hell planes
• !!!! You have found Corrine she is glad to see you well done!!!!

PROS AND CONS

EVALUATION

Awkward controls, a less than appealing perspective, and graphical details that can further hamper the action detract from what could be a challenging exploration game, which also offers a rare cooperative mode for both players.

CURIOSITIES

• Many sites are calling it "the poor man's Gauntlet": while the 1985 US Gold cassette version sold for £9.99, the Mastertronic version cost just £1.99.
• Unlike in Gauntlet, in Storm you need things to progress in your mission.
• Because of its perspective and gameplay dynamics, others consider it a clone of "Into the Eagle's Nest" (Atari, 1988).
• It had versions for Atari, Commodore 64, MSX and ZX Spectrum. The version for C16 is limited to 40 rooms.
• The full title of the game is «STORM - PART 1: A CUM'S LAIR».
• Had a sequel on Amstrad CPC, called "Storm 2: The Fear", stars Silver - Agravain's daughter - and her beloved Prince Frost. Both try to prevent the villain Una Cum from taking possession of the artifact "The Fear", hidden in a monastery of hermit monks.