<s>
Mine	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
(	O
also	O
written	O
as	O
MineStorm	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
multidirectional	O
shooter	O
similar	O
to	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc.	O
'	O
s	O
1979	O
Asteroids	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1982	O
by	O
General	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
as	O
the	O
built-in	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Vectrex	B-Operating_System
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mine	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
was	O
implemented	O
by	O
John	O
Hall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
General	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
,	O
Vectrex	B-Operating_System
's	O
manufacturer	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Atari	O
's	O
Asteroids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
that	O
came	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	O
Vectrex	B-Operating_System
system	O
included	O
a	O
bug	O
causing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
crash	O
on	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
called	O
GCE	O
(	O
Milton	O
Bradley	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
)	O
and	O
reported	O
the	O
bug	O
received	O
a	O
MineStorm	B-Application
II	O
cartridge	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
in	O
the	O
mail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MineStorm	B-Application
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
1982	O
by	O
Video	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Arcade	O
Alley	O
"	O
column	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
fast-moving	O
contest	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
slightly	O
similar	O
to	O
Asteroids	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
H	O
.	O
Ahl	O
of	O
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
Video	O
&	O
Arcade	O
Games	O
praised	O
the	O
controls	O
 '	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
responsiveness	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
simply	O
magnificent	O
"	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Asteroids	B-Application
fans	O
who	O
were	O
disappointed	O
by	O
other	O
home	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
