General information
General informationSystem requirementsVideosFeedbackInstructionsOPTIONSGAMEPLAYOBJECTSOBJECTSOTHER CREATURESCreditsCopyright, price and similar things



Stormlord is finally available on your Oric system!
Jealous from your friends because they could play Stormlord on their C64 or Atari ST?
Stop crying, and enjoy this great Oric version!
Featuring smooth animation, clash-free colorful graphics1, multiple difficulty levels, full joystick support, etc...
Stormlord will keep you entertained with three levels packed with both action and puzzles.

System requirements
To play this game, you need a 48KB Oric system2 with a tape player, or an emulator3providing the equivalent feature set.
The game is compatible with the Oric-1, Atmos and Telestrat models.
Videos
Feedback
If you like the game, if you have questions, if you want to post encouragement messages or suggestions, feel free to register on the Defence-Force forums and post your message in the officialStormlord feedback and review thread
Instructions
Stormlord is a Single Player 3 level platform game.The aim of the game is to free all the fairies on each level before the time runs out.
The time is shown as a sun and moon in the score panel. As soon as a full day expires the time will run out and it will be game over.
The number of Fairies to free is shown in the bottom right of the Score panel.
The Number of fairies you have collected is displayed to the left of this.
The Score is in the centre and the number of lives to the far left.



Holding down fire will blow kisses in the form of hearts at the fairies. If they hit a fairy she will shed a single tear. Collect the tear to gain an extra life.


OPTIONS


- Move Left - Cursor Left
- Move Right - Cursor Right
- Jump - Cursor Up
- Fire Orb - Space Bar
- Fire Sword - Hold space bar
- Restart Level - ESC key


Move up and down with the cursor keys and left/right to change an option.
Fire will always start the game.



soft - half volume music and in-game sound
off - No music or in-game sound
By default Full is selected


highscore
sfx - SFX only will play in the game and
highscore entry
By default Music is selected


- keyboard - Cursor Keys and Space to Fire
- ijk joy - The IJK interface is active in-game
- pase joy - The ALTAI interface is active in-
game. Sound will NOT be disabled. - tele joy - The Telestrat joystick is active
in-game. The second fire is not
supported in this game.
By default Keyboard is selected.
When a joystick interface is selected it will only become active on starting the game and the keyboard controls will still be active.
For all Joystick options. both joysticks will be read rather than left or right.


colour
monochrome - All top graphics will be in
black&white


- novice - Easy game
You'll start with 9 Lives and get alot
of time to spend on each Level. - normal - Normal game
You'll start with 3 Lives and get a
reasonable amount of time. - insane - Insane game
You'll start with 1 Life (just like
real life) and be expected to rush
around like a headless chicken(again
just like real life).
GAMEPLAY
The game is spread over 3 levels. The first is set in the underworld beneath the lands of Stormlord. You can only traverse left or right to the next screen and to climb you must repeatedly jump onto higher ledges.Stormlord can also fall any height so long as there is a floor beneath him.
You can restart a level by hitting the ESC key, but you will lose a life and your score will be restored to the value is was when you started the level.
The fairies are dotted around the landscape and expect nothing more than you to approach them to free them. They will dissapear on contact.
This is the same for other objects in the game.
OBJECTS
dotted around the levels are various objects. Each Object has a specific purpose..OBJECTS
dotted around the levels are various objects. Each Object has a specific purpose..![]() | ![]() |
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![]() | Trampolines transport you to other areas of the game. In most places there will also be a trampoline to take you back. |
OTHER CREATURES
Throughout Stormlords stomping ground are other creatures that strive to get in your way.![]() | Lobbing a few Orbs at them should destroy them. |
![]() | It can be destroyed with a few orbs. |
![]() | the screen and attempts to rip your head off. |
![]() | They cannot be destroyed but the Umbrella will protect you. |
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![]() | They can't be destroyed but can be moved if you posess a Honeypot and can swap it for something else on the screen. |
![]() | The can be taken out with an orb or sword. |
Credits
The game code, graphics, sound and gameplay was written by Twilighte (Jonathan Bristow).The original game was written by Raffaele Cecco.
Many thanks to the following contributors to the game: Chema, Jede, Yann, Symoon, Ibisum, Dbug.
This game is dedicated to Symoon whose undeniable devotion to the Oric over the years has kept it alive for all of us.
Copyright, price and similar things
This game has been written by fans, for the fans. The game is entirely free.1) A monochrom mode is also available.
2) This includes the Oric 1, Oric Atmos, and Oric Telestrat.
OSDK is not compatible with the first, original, machine in the Oric range (the Microtan 65).
If you never heard of Oric before, you can read about it on Wikipedia
3) This game should be compatible with the following emulators: Oricutron, Euphoric (and derived versions like Caloric or XEuphoric), Mess, Atoric, Amoric,
and probably some more.