Stormlord

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Stormlord

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: RazorSoft (US), Micro World (Japan)

Developer: Hewson Consultants

Punk Development

Sound driver: RazorSoft sound driver

Genre: Action^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1992-03-27^[2]	¥6,8006,800	T-49113
US	1991	$59.9559.95^[3]	56026

Non-Sega versions
Amiga Amstrad CPC Atari ST Commodore 64 IBM PC ZX Spectrum

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Stormlord (ストームロード) is a sidescrolling action game developed for the Sega Mega Drive by RazorSoft. The Mega Drive version was only released in North America and Japan.

Gameplay

History

Lawsuit

Video game controversy, circa 1991.

Stormlord was controversial due to the inclusion of naked fairy statues. Sega refused to manufacture the cartridges until the graphics were censored and revoked RazorSoft's developer license in June 1991. RazorSoft then sued for breach of the Sherman Antitrust Act on 22 July 1991, as Sega refused to publish any of RazorSoft's titles. Sega then counter-sued both RazorSoft and Punk Development in August for copyright infringement and breach of contract, demanding the US courts issue a restraining order against RazorSoft^[4]^[5].

The restraining order motion was denied by the courts, however Sega won the battle after RazorSoft admitted it had infringed its copyrights^[6]. In the end, the game was censored and released with a license, and the North American cover art even proudly puts the censored graphic front and centre of one of its screenshots.

Uncensored versions made it to Winter CES 1991, and were reported by the gaming press prior to release (with Electronic Gaming Monthly apologising for the naked faries in its May 1991 issue^[7]).

Curiously, Keeper of the Gates, the sequel to Stormlord was planned for release on the Sega Mega Drive, with Sega reportedly set to publish it.

Magazine articles

Main article: Stormlord/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Stormlord/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[8]

ACE (UK)

63

^[9]

Ação Games (BR)

67

^[10]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

67

^[11]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[12]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

92

^[13]

Games-X (UK)

70

^[14]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[15]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-U

80

^[16]

Joystick (FR)

NTSC-U

82

^[17]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

NTSC

75

^[18]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[19]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

45

^[20]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC

57

^[21]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

57

^[22]

Power Play (DE)

43

^[23]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC

75

^[24]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

79

^[25]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC

77

^[26]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

46

^[27]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

63

^[28]

	65
Based on 21 reviews

Stormlord

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	39ab50a5
MD5	73070170122193915b7f8af945ef426c
SHA-1	1bf4b58d50fdc0fdc173ce3dcadcc5d9b58f0723

512kB

1990-09

Cartridge (US)

✔

CRC32	0b440fed
MD5	689634797f5da35d026593fb240f5fe0
SHA-1	fe06ea2d7fcccecce337a535ae683c31aae4a637

512kB

Cartridge (JP)

References

↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-08), page 24
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "July 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 39
↑ File:PhoenixtheFallandRiseofVideoGames Book US 3rd.pdf, page 153
↑ GamePro, "November 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 142
↑ File:PhoenixtheFallandRiseofVideoGames Book US 3rd.pdf, page 162
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 12
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 223
↑ ACE, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-08), page 72
↑ Ação Games, "Maio 1991" (BR; 1991-05-21), page 45
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 146
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-08), page 36
↑ GamePro, "April 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 42
↑ Games-X, "15th-21st August 1991" (UK; 1991-08-15), page 39
↑ Hippon Super, "March 1992" (JP; 1992-02-04), page 82
↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-17), page 42
↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 166
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 83
↑ Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 63
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 80
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
↑ Power Play, "10/91" (DE; 1991-09-xx), page 159
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
↑ Sega Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-04), page 27
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 179

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[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-02.pdf_p24-1] Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-08), page 24

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200702232146.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fmegadrive.2Fsoftware_l.html-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_30.pdf_p39-3] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "July 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 39

[:File:PhoenixtheFallandRiseofVideoGames_Book_US_3rd.pdf_p153-4] File:PhoenixtheFallandRiseofVideoGames Book US 3rd.pdf, page 153

[:File:GamePro_US_028.pdf_p142-5] GamePro, "November 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 142

[:File:PhoenixtheFallandRiseofVideoGames_Book_US_3rd.pdf_p162-6] File:PhoenixtheFallandRiseofVideoGames Book US 3rd.pdf, page 162

[:File:EGM_US_022.pdf_p12-7] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 12

[8] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 223

[:File:ACE_UK_49.pdf_p72-9] ACE, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-08), page 72

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_001.pdf_p45-10] Ação Games, "Maio 1991" (BR; 1991-05-21), page 45

[:File:ASM_DE_1991-11.pdf_p146-11] Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 146

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-02.pdf_p36-12] Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-08), page 36

[:File:GamePro_US_021.pdf_p42-13] GamePro, "April 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 42

[:File:GamesX_UK_17.pdf_p39-14] Games-X, "15th-21st August 1991" (UK; 1991-08-15), page 39

[15] Hippon Super, "March 1992" (JP; 1992-02-04), page 82

[:File:Joypad_FR_001.pdf_p42-16] Joypad, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-17), page 42

[:File:Joystick_FR_019.pdf_p166-17] Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 166

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p94-18] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1992-06.pdf_p83-19] Mega Drive Fan, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 83

[:File:Mega_UK_19.pdf_p63-20] Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 63

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p80-21] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 80

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p140-22] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-10.pdf_p159-23] Power Play, "10/91" (DE; 1991-09-xx), page 159

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p54-24] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54

[:File:SegaPower_UK_24.pdf_p27-25] Sega Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-04), page 27

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p67-26] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-27] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[28] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 179

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Stormlord

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

History

Lawsuit

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References