Ocean Storm

A retro-style helicopter and tactical action shooter developed for the Vircon32 virtual console.

Description

Take control of a pilot on a critical mission: destroy enemy defenses across a series of fortified islands. Switch between aerial helicopter combat and on-foot tactical operations.

Features

• Dual combat: Alternate between helicopter piloting and ground combat
• Multiple weapon system for soldier
• Tactical sabotage missions with bombs
• Dynamic aerial battles
• Multi-phase final boss
• Dialogs and narrative in English/Spanish
• Retro music and sound effects

How to Play

1. Download latest release from Releases
2. Run Vircon32 emulator
3. Load the .v32 file

Controls

• Arrows: Move helicopter/soldier
• Z: Enter/exit vehicle - Plant bombs
• X: Shoot
• Q/E: Switch weapon (as soldier)

Development

Requirements

• Vircon32 emulator and tools
• Windows for build.bat

Building

1. Clone repository
2. Run build.bat
3. Game will be in bin/OceanStorm.v32

Modifying

1. Main code in src/
2. Assets in assets/
3. API docs in docs/
4. Use DevTools to convert new assets

Credits

Sprites

• Helicopter Assault Assets
• Splash Effect
• War on Water GFX
• Sea Warfare Set
• Earth Walls

Audio

• Ending Music
• Death Effects
• Gameplay Music

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2024

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Contributing

Contributions welcome:

1. Fork repository
2. Create branch for changes
3. Submit pull request
4. Describe changes in detail

Contact

Questions or suggestions:

• Open an issue
• Contact via GitHub

Enjoy the game!