Sunstorm Interactive
Encyclopedia
Sunstorm Interactive is an Indianapolis
-based video game developer
founded in 1995 by Anthony Campiti, which specialized in hunting
simulators and first-person shooter
s. The majority of their titles were small-scale "value titles", priced between $20 and $30 as compared to the typical computer game that was priced at $50 at the time.
s for build engine
first-person shooters such as Duke Nukem 3D
, Blood
, and Redneck Rampage
. At this point, the company had approximately 6 full-time employees. Sunstorm finally made an industry name for itself when it developed the first hunting simulation game Deer Hunter in 1997. Deer Hunter opened up an entirely new genre
and spawned many sequel
s as well as copycats.
The company relocated to a new office and increased the staff size significantly. They followed up with many more hunting simulators and attempted to branch back into developing action game
s with titles such as the side scroller Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
. However, they were not able to achieve the same level of success again and finally shut down in early 2003 citing financial and staffing difficulties as the primary reasons. Michael Root went on to found Gabriel Entertainment
. Recently reborn, Sunstorm now focuses on developing games and applications for the iOS platforms, as well as providing general technical consulting.
Build Engine add-ons
Other
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
-based video game developer
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
founded in 1995 by Anthony Campiti, which specialized in hunting
Hunting
Hunting is the practice of pursuing any living thing, usually wildlife, for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...
simulators and first-person shooter
First-person shooter
First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...
s. The majority of their titles were small-scale "value titles", priced between $20 and $30 as compared to the typical computer game that was priced at $50 at the time.
Overview
The company enjoyed their original moderate success by developing add-onAdd-on
Add-on might mean:* Plug-in , a piece of software which enhances another software application and usually cannot be run independently** Browser extension, which modifies the interface and/or behavior of web browsers...
s for build engine
Build engine
The Build engine is a first-person shooter engine created by Ken Silverman for 3D Realms. Like the Doom engine, the Build engine represents its world on a two-dimensional grid using closed 2D shapes called sectors, and uses simple flat objects called sprites to populate the world geometry with...
first-person shooters such as Duke Nukem 3D
Duke Nukem 3D
Duke Nukem 3D is a first-person shooter computer game developed by 3D Realms and published by GT Interactive Software. The full version was released for the PC . It is a sequel to the platform games Duke Nukem and Duke Nukem II published by Apogee...
, Blood
Blood (computer game)
Blood is a PC game developed by 3D Realms and Monolith Productions and distributed by GT Interactive. Development was underway at 3D Realms in parallel with a number of other well-known titles. Following the success of Duke Nukem 3D, development progress was made public starting in June 1996 with...
, and Redneck Rampage
Redneck Rampage
Redneck Rampage is a 1997 first-person shooter game designed by Xatrix Entertainment and published by Interplay. The game features songs by Mojo Nixon, Reverend Horton Heat, Beat Farmers and other Psychobilly artists. As the name implies, Redneck Rampage has many hillbilly elements in it...
. At this point, the company had approximately 6 full-time employees. Sunstorm finally made an industry name for itself when it developed the first hunting simulation game Deer Hunter in 1997. Deer Hunter opened up an entirely new genre
Genre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
and spawned many sequel
Sequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
s as well as copycats.
The company relocated to a new office and increased the staff size significantly. They followed up with many more hunting simulators and attempted to branch back into developing action game
Action game
Action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some...
s with titles such as the side scroller Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project is a platform game developed by Sunstorm Interactive, produced by 3D Realms, and published by Arush Entertainment. It was released on Microsoft Windows on May 14, 2002 in North America and on June 14, 2002 in Europe...
. However, they were not able to achieve the same level of success again and finally shut down in early 2003 citing financial and staffing difficulties as the primary reasons. Michael Root went on to found Gabriel Entertainment
Gabriel Entertainment
Gabriel Entertainment is a video game developer based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, and was founded in 1999 as Gabriel Interactive by Michael Root . Greg Phillips is vice president...
. Recently reborn, Sunstorm now focuses on developing games and applications for the iOS platforms, as well as providing general technical consulting.
Games
Hunting- Bird Hunter: Upland Edition
- Bird Hunter: Waterfowl Edition
- Bird Hunter: Wild Wings Edition
- Bird Hunter 2003: Legendary Hunting
- Buckmasters Deer Hunting
- Buckmasters Top Bow Championship
- Deep Sea Trophy Fishing
- Deer Hunter
- Deer Hunter's Extended Season
- Deer Hunter 2
- Deer Hunter 2: Extended Season
- Deer Hunter 3
- Deer Hunter 3 GOLD
- Deer Hunter 4
- Deer Hunter 2003
- Feed'n Chloe
- Fishermans Paradise
- Grand Slam Turkey Hunter
- Hunting Unlimited
- Pro Bass Fishing
- Primal PreyPrimal PreyPrimal Prey is a first person shooter developed by Sunstorm Interactivefor Windows.-Gameplay:In Primal Prey, the player must hunt dinosaurs across five episodes...
- Rocky Mountain Trophy HunterRocky Mountain Trophy HunterRocky Mountain Trophy Hunter is a series of hunting games developed or published by Sunstorm Interactive.-Games:-See also:*Deer Hunter, a deer hunting series of video games also by Sunstorm Interactive.-External links:...
- Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter: Alaskan Expedition
- Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter 2
- Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter 3
- SHARK! Hunting The Great White Shark
- Sportsman's Paradise
- Sportsman's Paradise 2
- Wild Turkey Hunt
Build Engine add-ons
- Duke Caribbean: Life's A Beach for Duke Nukem 3DDuke Nukem 3DDuke Nukem 3D is a first-person shooter computer game developed by 3D Realms and published by GT Interactive Software. The full version was released for the PC . It is a sequel to the platform games Duke Nukem and Duke Nukem II published by Apogee...
- Duke It Out In D.C. for Duke Nukem 3DDuke Nukem 3DDuke Nukem 3D is a first-person shooter computer game developed by 3D Realms and published by GT Interactive Software. The full version was released for the PC . It is a sequel to the platform games Duke Nukem and Duke Nukem II published by Apogee...
- Duke Xtreme for Duke Nukem 3DDuke Nukem 3DDuke Nukem 3D is a first-person shooter computer game developed by 3D Realms and published by GT Interactive Software. The full version was released for the PC . It is a sequel to the platform games Duke Nukem and Duke Nukem II published by Apogee...
- Cryptic Passage for BloodBlood (computer game)Blood is a PC game developed by 3D Realms and Monolith Productions and distributed by GT Interactive. Development was underway at 3D Realms in parallel with a number of other well-known titles. Following the success of Duke Nukem 3D, development progress was made public starting in June 1996 with...
- Redneck Rampage: Suckin' Grits On Route 66 for Redneck RampageRedneck RampageRedneck Rampage is a 1997 first-person shooter game designed by Xatrix Entertainment and published by Interplay. The game features songs by Mojo Nixon, Reverend Horton Heat, Beat Farmers and other Psychobilly artists. As the name implies, Redneck Rampage has many hillbilly elements in it...
- Wanton Destruction for Shadow WarriorShadow WarriorShadow Warrior, often known by its initials SW, is a first-person shooter computer game developed by 3D Realms and released on May 13, 1997 by GT Interactive. Shadow Warrior was developed using Ken Silverman's Build engine and improved on 3D Realms' previous Build engine game, Duke Nukem 3D...
(Not commercially released. Given away for free years after development on September 5, 2005)
Other
- Airport Tycoon 2Airport Tycoon 2Airport Tycoon 2 is the sequel to Airport Tycoon in which the player builds and manages an airport. Airport Tycoon 2 adds new features like time to build, and disables custom terminals. The game was released on February 26, 2003 for the PC and is followed by Airport Tycoon 3....
- Board Game Classics
- Carnivores: Cityscape (built on the Serious SamSerious SamSerious Sam is the first game in the Serious Sam series. It is a first-person shooter created by the Croatian development house Croteam...
engine) - Duke Nukem: Manhattan ProjectDuke Nukem: Manhattan ProjectDuke Nukem: Manhattan Project is a platform game developed by Sunstorm Interactive, produced by 3D Realms, and published by Arush Entertainment. It was released on Microsoft Windows on May 14, 2002 in North America and on June 14, 2002 in Europe...
- Hard Truck: 18 Wheels of Steel
- High Impact Paintball
- Indoor Sports Games
- Land Mine!
- Police Tactical Training
- RC DareDevil
- The Skunny series:
- Skunny: Back to the ForestSkunny: Back to the ForestSkunny: Back to the Forest, is a DOS platform game created by Copysoft. It is the first of seven games to feature the Skunny Squirrel character, and the first of three Skunny platformers...
- Skunny: In The Wild West
- Skunny Kart
- Skunny: Save Our Pizzas!
- Skunny's Desert Raid
- Skunny: Lost in Space
- Skunny: Special Edition
- Skunny: Back to the Forest
- W! Zone