Instructions
Splinter Storm
Shatter a crystal rock and the shards come back at you. Break rocks within a second of each other to chain a multiplier, and keep an eye out for the saucers.
- Year
- 1979
- Era
- Vector
- Genre
- Arcade / Shooter
Free, no sign-up. Keyboard, touch or gamepad.
How to play
- Left/Right to rotate, Up to thrust, Space to fire, Down for a hyperjump (14% risk).
- P to pause.
On touch
- On-screen buttons: left, right, thrust, fire and jump.
Every run starts on the title screen. Pause any time with P or the pause button; calm mode removes flashes and screen shake.
Maker’s note
Vector-era rocks always split into smaller rocks. Ours are faceted gems that split into smaller gems, and the score rewards the nerve to keep shooting while the sky fills up: chain breaks inside a second for up to x4, and the small saucers that appear later are worth a fortune if you can hit them.
The Eracade workshop
Target scores
- 1500
- 21,500
- 33,000
- 45,000
- 58,000
- 612,000
- 718,000
- 827,000
Each target is a step up. Beat them all and you have outplayed the workshop.
The Vector era, 1977–1982
Glowing phosphor lines on black glass: wireframes, starfields and one bright dot doing something impossible.
High scores
The top ten runs are saved in this browser with your three initials. Nothing is uploaded unless you submit a ranked run, so clearing site data clears the table.
