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You're strapped in your laser ship, battling fierce Deltoids and Shields. They approach in waves, at faster and faster speeds. Each raider can shoot a single flash of proton energy that comes at you like a lightning bolt. There's no time to waste. And no place to hide. Then, as you carry on the defense, things get much worse. A far-off sun explodes! Fragments from the cataclysm come raining down. Keep moving! Blast almost everything you see! If you don't, heat from the solar debris can destroy your planet. If you prevail, you can move out to the edge of space and attack your foes. Sweet revenge! This week's game is Solar Storm!
Game Information
- Game Name: Solar Storm
- Released By: Imagic, 1983
- Left Difficulty: No Effect
- Right Difficulty: No Effect
- Game Mode: Game 1 - 1 Player
- Chosen By: Malc74
As before, next week's game will be chosen by the next person in the member list, which happens to be chubsta! Please send me a private message with your choice of game for next week!
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- Each SUN SPOT hit: 5 points
- Each DELTOID or SHIELD BLASTER or LANDER hit: 10 points
- Each SOLAR FLARE hit: 20 points
- Each SIZZLOID hit: 50 points
- Each FLEET SHIP hit (from orbital platform): 10 points
The Manual said:
As always, you really should read the manual.
What's that? You don't have the manual? Well, luckily for you, AtariAge has a typed copy of it online for your reading pleasure. In case you're too lazy to click on that link to get the tips, here's what the manual has for you:
What's that? You don't have the manual? Well, luckily for you, AtariAge has a typed copy of it online for your reading pleasure. In case you're too lazy to click on that link to get the tips, here's what the manual has for you:
- Remember, Deltoid and Shield Blasters can each fire at you only once. Try to wait until they take their shots before moving your laser into firing position.
- When you hit a Sizzloid the whole screen is cleared. In later stages of the game you can avoid the dangers of many falling targets by waiting until the last possible second to hit a Sizzloid.
StanJr said:
Hit the "kill all" enemies as much as possible. That and there is a rhythm to hitting both ships on the same pass in the bonus round. You'll have to predict the approach of the ships and shoot a split second early, but you CAN hit one on its approach and the other on its way out.
Malc74 said:
Tips -
As far as I can tell, with the early spaceship levels only every second ship actually fires, and each can only fire once. Use this knowledge to plan when to dart underneath a ship and fire.
With the sunspot levels (the ones that move back and forward across the screen as they descend) don't panic! Stay around the centre of the screen and blast them as they pass. Moving around too much will likely end up with you being hit by a sunspot when it gets lower. With the really fast sunspot levels I usually just wiggle my ship in the centre of the screen and blast like crazy - if you don't get the sunspots you'll usually take out a sizzloid which acts like a smart bomb.
Bear in mind that you're trying to prevent your planet from overheating, as well as avoiding the baddies. Each bad guy contributes a different amount of heat, with sunspots being the lowest, the space ships next, solar flares (the yellow ones) next and sizzloids being the worst of all. If you let more than a couple of sizzloids through they'll heat up your planet big time. Remember - you can have loads of lives and still lose the game if your planet overheats!
If there are a few enemies on screen at the same time and one of them is a sizzloid, always go for the sizzloid and everything else will be blasted when you hit it.
As Stan has mentioned, it's possible in the bonus round to blast both ships in the same pass - it's takes a little practise but with time you'll be able to get an extra life every time. I usually blast the top one as it comes in and quickly spin the dial and catch the bottom one on the way out - it's all about timing and it'll come naturally eventually.
As far as I can tell, with the early spaceship levels only every second ship actually fires, and each can only fire once. Use this knowledge to plan when to dart underneath a ship and fire.
With the sunspot levels (the ones that move back and forward across the screen as they descend) don't panic! Stay around the centre of the screen and blast them as they pass. Moving around too much will likely end up with you being hit by a sunspot when it gets lower. With the really fast sunspot levels I usually just wiggle my ship in the centre of the screen and blast like crazy - if you don't get the sunspots you'll usually take out a sizzloid which acts like a smart bomb.
Bear in mind that you're trying to prevent your planet from overheating, as well as avoiding the baddies. Each bad guy contributes a different amount of heat, with sunspots being the lowest, the space ships next, solar flares (the yellow ones) next and sizzloids being the worst of all. If you let more than a couple of sizzloids through they'll heat up your planet big time. Remember - you can have loads of lives and still lose the game if your planet overheats!
If there are a few enemies on screen at the same time and one of them is a sizzloid, always go for the sizzloid and everything else will be blasted when you hit it.
As Stan has mentioned, it's possible in the bonus round to blast both ships in the same pass - it's takes a little practise but with time you'll be able to get an extra life every time. I usually blast the top one as it comes in and quickly spin the dial and catch the bottom one on the way out - it's all about timing and it'll come naturally eventually.
the 5th ghost said:
As far as the tip given about every other ship shooting, that's only true in the early stages. After awhile, they all will shoot.
shadow460 said:
When I used to play the REAL version of Solar Storm, I found that you could shoot the left or right side of the enemy ships and avoid their laser fire.
Xebec said:
You really need to keep moving back and forth to avoid the laser blasts. It seems that if you move in on a ship, fire, and then immediately move away, they don't get a chance to target you.
Good luck everyone!
--Ze_ro
its hard cuz I don't have this game, I gotta do it on Stella and the mouse is just too hard to control, o well its still worth a shot.
