Oric Games

The following is a list of Oric Games in the Centre for Computing History collection. It is not an exhaustive list of and other games may have been published. If you have any games or software that you would like to donate to our collection, please view our donations page.

There are 39 Oric Games in our collection :
Order By : Title - Release Date - Publisher
3D Maze + Breakout Date: 1983 3D Maze + Breakout

Package of 2 games: 3D Maze - First-person maze escape game using vector graphics to create a 3D environment Breakout - The classic wall breaking bat and ball game 

Software House: IJK Software
Author: IJK Software

4 Games for Children Date: 1983 4 Games for Children

Collection of 4 educational games aimed at helping young children learn the alphabet and basic maths

Software House: Kindersoft
Author: Kindersoft

Attack of the Cybermen Date: 1984 Attack of the Cybermen

Shoot-'em-up set in the far flung future of the 21st century

Software House: IJK Software
Author: Stephen Haigh

Bozy Boa Date: 1984 Bozy Boa

Software House: CDS Microsystems
Author:

Candy Floss & Hangman Date: 1983 Candy Floss & Hangman

Candy Floss is a management style game very much like Lemonade Stand

Software House: IJK
Author: IJK

Centipede Date: 1983 Centipede

Classic arcade game

Software House: PSS
Author: PSS

Chess Date: 1984 Chess

Chess simulator for the Oric 1 and Atmos

Software House: Tansoft
Author: Tansoft

Chess (Oric Software) Date: 1983 Chess (Oric Software)

Chess software for the 48K Oric 1

Software House: Oric Products
Author: Stephen J. Laws

Dallas Date: 1983 Dallas

Computer board game of oil exploration and exploitation in Texas

Software House: Cases Computer Simulations
Author: Cases Computer Simulations

Dam Buster Date: 1984 Dam Buster

Flight simulator that puts players in the cockpit of a Lancaster bomber with the goal of destoying 3 dams all while avoiding a hail of flak

Software House: IJK Software
Author: Pete Beckett

Damsel in Distress Date: 1985 Damsel in Distress

Arcade style platformer in which players must collect a number of keys in each level to advance to the next

Software House: IJK Software
Author: Herman Zwaag, Marcel Van Driel

Defence Force Date: 1983 Defence Force

Free scrolling space shooter in which the player must defend a number of humans from waves of invading aliens

Software House: Tansoft
Author: Andrew Moore

Don't Press The Letter Q Date: 1984 Don't Press The Letter Q

Bizarre collection of seemingly random levels spanning various genres

Software House: IJK Software
Author: Andrew Moore

Elektro Storm Date: 1983 Elektro Storm

Clone of the game Missile Command

Software House: Personal Software Services
Author: Tony Stoddart

Fantasy Quest Date: 1983 Fantasy Quest

Text adventure that tasks players with gather the 4 sectors of the eye of Morpheus so that they may extinguish the eternal fires of hell and claim the long lost treasures of Borgan as their own

Software House: IJK Software
Author: John Wolfenscroft

Frigate Commander Date: 1984 Frigate Commander

Naval combat simulator

Software House: IJK
Author: IJK

Harrier Attack Date: 1983 Harrier Attack

Side scrolling aerial combat game in which players must avoid attacks from anti-aircraft weapons as well as enemy fighters

Software House: Durell Software
Author: Ronald Jeffs

Hopper Date: 1983 Hopper

An Oric 1 version of the arcade classic

Software House: Personal Software Services
Author:

House Of Death Date: 1984 House Of Death

Text adventure set in a large, spooky mansion

Software House: Tansoft
Author: G. M. Phillips

Hunchback Date: 1983 Hunchback

Side scrolling platformer that follows the titular hunchback in his quest to rescue Esmerelda from a castle stronghold

Software House: Ocean
Author: Philip Hume

Kilburn Encounter Date: 1983 Kilburn Encounter

Comical text adventure that follows a man who decides to seek out the Holy Grail after a night at the pub

Software House: Tansoft
Author: M. Jones, G. Privett, A. Webb

Light Cycle Date: 1983 Light Cycle

Software House: PSS
Author: A J Clarke

Multigames 1 Date: Multigames 1

Side 1: Bandit, Projectiles Side 2: Colourmatch, Reversi

Software House: Tansoft
Author: Tansoft

Nowotnik Puzzles Date: 1984 Nowotnik Puzzles

Puzzle game about organising an increasingly chaotic jumble of colours into a set of 4 squares each containing a single colour

Software House: Tansoft
Author: David Nowotnik

Oric Flight Date: 1983 Oric Flight

Flight simulator that tasks players with landing a plae from a bird's eye view

Software House: Oric Products
Author: G. M. Phillips

Oric Munch Date: 1983 Oric Munch

Clone of classic arcade game Pac-Man

Software House: Tansoft
Author: G. M. Phillips

Rat Splat Date: 1983 Rat Splat

The bearded character on the front cover is based on none other than Paul Kaufman, boss of Tansoft

Software House: Tansoft
Author: John Marshall

Reverse Date: 1983 Reverse

Digital version of the boardgame 'Reversi'

Software House: IJK
Author: G. Privett, M. Jones

Super Advanced Breakout Date: 1983 Super Advanced Breakout

Expanded version of the game 'Breakout' featuring multiple skill levels as well as an option for progressive difficulty

Software House: Tansoft
Author: Alan Readman

The Hobbit Date: 1983 The Hobbit

Adventure game based on the classic book by J

Software House: Melbourne House / Tansoft
Author: Tansoft

The Ultra Date: 1983 The Ultra

Arcade style space shooter in which the player must defeat 16 waves of enemies, each of which move in a unique pattern

Software House: Personal Software Services
Author: John B. Marshall

The Ultra Date: 1983 The Ultra

Arcade style space shooter in which the player must defeat 16 waves of enemies, each of which move in a unique pattern

Software House: Personal Software Services
Author: John B. Marshall

Ultima Zone Date: 1983 Ultima Zone

Arcade style game which contains 3 different game styles that repeat in sequence

Software House: Tansoft
Author: Andy Green

Word Search Date: 1984 Word Search

Puzzle game that consists of typing out all words that can be made using only letters from within the word that appears at the top of the screen

Software House: CDS Micro Systems
Author: Pete Beckett

Xenon 1 Date: 1983 Xenon 1

Shoot-'em-up that tasks players with destroying waves of alien invaders before they run out of fuel

Software House: IJK Software
Author: John S. Sinclair

Zodiac Date: 1984 Zodiac

Text adventure in which players must locate 6 treasures and then return home

Software House: Tansoft
Author: Geoff Phillips

Zodiac (1st Cover) Date: 1983 Zodiac (1st Cover)

Text adventure in which players must locate 6 treasures and then return home

Software House: Oric Products
Author: Geoff Phillips

Zorgons Revenge Date: 1983 Zorgons Revenge

Sequel to Xenon 1

Software House: IJK Software
Author: John S. Sinclair

Zorgons Revenge (Demo Only) Date: 1983 Zorgons Revenge (Demo Only)

Sequel to Xenon 1

Software House: IJK Software
Author: John S. Sinclair

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