Boom

The title of this article is ambiguous. Boom (Disambiguation).

Boom

Game No.	482
Voting	6.57 points, 7 votes
Developer	Programming: Adam Kukity, Sándor Domokos Graphics: László Udvardy
Publisher	Comgame 576 KByte
Musician	Thomas Egeskov Petersen
HVSC-File	/MUSICIANS/L/Laxity/Ikari_Intro.sid
Release	1996
Platform	C64
Genre	Shoot'em Up
Gamemode	Single player
Operation
Media
Language

Votes[edit | edit source]

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Description[edit | edit source]

The intro.

Boom is a kind of Doom clone and was released for the C64 in 1996. You move through different levels in a first-person view, shoot enemies and look for the exit. In contrast to Doom there is no continuous movement/scrolling. Instead, you move in steps, similar to roleplaying games like Dungeon Master or Eye of the Beholder. Furthermore, your weapon is not aimed at the middle of the screen. Instead, you separately move a cross-hair across the screen. The cross-hair also buckles when shooting, depending on the type of weapon used.

The game was released in Hungarian language only. However, there is very little text, and knowledge of Hungarian is not required to play the game.

Design[edit | edit source]

Monsters attack .

Everything's quite yet.

An enemy, shortly before his decease

Level statistics show only the number of enemies killed and the total number enemies.

The game over screen is not really subtle.

The exit consists of the word "Exit".

Graphics[edit | edit source]

The game uses a first-person view in HiRes. The upper part of the screen consists of window which shows the environment. To the right, a map of the part of the level one's currently in is displayed. Below both of the windows is a status bar, where (from left to right) the number of keys collected, the player's health, the player's avatar, the current weapon and the available ammo for all three types of weapons.

Sound[edit | edit source]

There is music for the intro and the outro. During the game, there are only a few sound effects like gun shots or sound when picking up an item.

Hints[edit | edit source]

Türen versperren den Weg durch das Labyrinth. Wo ist der Schlüssel?

In höheren Levels gibt es mehrere Gegner gleichzeitig oder hintereinander!

The game is controlled by keyboard only.

Controlling[edit | edit source]

Movement

Q : Step to the left.
E : Step to the right.
A : Turn left.
D : Turn right.
W : Step forward.
S : Step back.

Actions

C : Use key.

Shooting

I : Move cross-hair up.
J : Move cross-hair left.
K : Move cross-hair down.
L : Move cross-hair right.
F : Shoot.

Miscellaneous

F1 : Load game.
F7 : Save game.
£ : Show assignment of all keys.

Items[edit | edit source]

Do you have enough ammunition on level 44 (KALMA)?

Medpack: Restores a part of your health.
Key: Opens a door.
Ammo: Ammunition for one the three types of weapons.

Weapon: There are three types of weapons: Revolver, shotgun and machine gun.

Tips[edit | edit source]

An invisible enemy - can you make him out?

In order to use weapons, you need ammunition.
You can find everything you need in the labyrinth, you only have to look for it.
Objects are often randomly distributed around the labyrinth, with the exception of weapons and keys.
You cannot overrun enemies!
Some enemies will follow, so running away is not always enough!
Shooting enemies often yields extras like medpacks and ammo.
Doors can only be opened with a key.
There are also some (almost) invisible enemies!
Weapons, ammo, health and keys can be carried over the the next level.
If your health reaches 0, the "Game Over" screen appears.

Solution[edit | edit source]

The labyrinth of the first level.

...the last exit on level 51, ENDLE.

...if you fought your way through all of the levels, you get to see the final screen!

Walkthrough / Level Overview

Level (Utowa): 4 enemies, first weapon: Revolver, 1 key for one door; design of the labyrinth: Caves
Level (Ragor): 9 enemies, second weapon: Shotgun
Level (Gotah): 18 enemies, several doors
Level (Taayf): 15 enemies, several doors
Level (Vezon): 20 enemies, several at once, many doors
Level (Trell): 20 enemies, many doors, third weapon: Machine gun
Level (Detus): 20 enemies
Level (Sergo): 33 enemies
Level (Messi): 33 enemies
Level (Wyoma): 40 enemies, different design for the labyrinth: Mines
Level (Pabuq): 38 enemies
Level (Cizon): 52 enemies
Level (Lexya): 45 enemies
Level (Faton): 53 enemies
Level (Yawwa): 60 enemies (2. side of the disk)
Level (Rixer): 41 enemies
Level (Samio): 40 enemies
Level (Preia): 46 enemies
Level (Klado): 39 enemies
Level (Esorg): 51 enemies
Level (Mowan): 48 enemies, different design for the labyrinth: Hedges
Level (Badsu): 55 enemies
Level (Godds): 41 enemies, Caution: enemies appear and start shooting at once!
Level (Jilva): 58 enemies
Level (Derfo): 46 enemies
Level (Wekon): 55 enemies, many enemies at the beginning of the level!
Level (Berri): 61 enemies
Level (Cowag): 49 enemies
Level (Kolof): 46 enemies
Level (Hudor): 58 enemies
Level (Emmia): 36 enemies, different design labyrinth: Bricks
Level (Leawi): 29 enemies
Level (Ocmir): 45 enemies
Level (Assom): 39 enemies
Level (Edolo): 49 enemies
Level (Himac): 42 enemies
Level (Barft): 60 enemies
Level (Kelen): 47 enemies
Level (Qibor): 48 enemies
Level (Dexot): 32 enemies
Level (Rappa): 42 enemies, different design for the labyrinth: forest
Level (Ytide): 40 enemies
Level (Gronn): 41 enemies, many doors!
Level (Kalma): 47 enemies
Level (Darix): 52 enemies, appear at the beginning!
Level (Mamaw): 54 enemies
Level (Poiwa): 50 enemies
Level (Dipoa): 37 enemies, appear at the beginning!
Level (Kafra): 48 enemies
Level (Ramor): 40 enemies
Level (Endle): >11? enemies, the final level!
Ending: The ending / outro is on disk side no. 1 / A!

Cheats[edit | edit source]

In the CSDb there are Cracks with Trainers which enable unlimited ammunition and level skipping, and offer joystick support and an English translation.