Oric Games Trade
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2019 8:43 pm
[The current list of trades is at the end of the post, names in bold are the firms offers I received]
A few years ago (time flies...) I started (again) collecting Oric games for the sake of preservation, but also for documenting and making articles about the various publishers, how games were released, their packaging, etc...
In the process I ended up with a bazillion of duplicates, and since there are regularly people here who ask "who has this game", "where can I find this game", etc... it looks like there's an actual need for physical games by people.
Since eBay is a very evil place (people trying to sell l'Aigle d'Or at 150 euros???), and since I'm looking for some programs which are missing in my collection, I'm going to give a shot at seing if we can do some trade.
Some software are obviously much more rare than other ("Manic Miner" vs "Welcome to Oric Atmos" for example), so the idea is not to do a 1 vs 1 trade, but just a trade where both party feels satisfied.
Here is a list of my duplicates as of today (I will update the list based on what happened):
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IJK
- 4 Xenon 1
- 4 Zorgons Revenge
- 1 Trick Shot
- 1 Probe 3
- 1 Superfruit
- 1 Invaders
- 1 Ghost Gobbler
- 1 Fantasy Quest
- 1 Chess
- 1 Don't Press The Letter Q
Tansoft
- 5 Defence Force
- 9 Welcome to Oric Atmos
- 3 Rat Splat
- 1 Oric Base
- 1 Oric Calc
- 3 Super Advanced reakout
- 2 OricMunch
- 2 Ultima Zone
- 2 Killburn Encounter
- 2 Nowotnik Puzzle
- 1 Zodiac
- 2 Chess
- 2 House Of Death
Loriciels
- 3 Le Manoir du Dr Genius
- 1 Le Diamant de l'Ile Maudite
- 3 L'Aigle d'Or
- 2 Super Jeep
- 1 3D Munch
- 1 J'apprend l'Anglais
- 2 Moniteur 1.0
PSS
- 2 Light Cycle
- 3 The Ultra
- 3 Hopper
- 1 M.A.R.C
Ere
- 1 Triathlon
- 1 Macadam Bumper
- 1 Le Rendez Vous De La Terreur
- 1 Mission Delta
Softek
- 3 Galaxians
- 2 Acheron's Rage
- 1 Super Meteors
- 1 Dracula's Revenge
Ocean
- 1 Road Frog
- 1 Hunchback
- 1 Mr Wimpy
Severn Software
- 1 Oricade
- 1 Dinky Kong
- 1 Moria
- 1 Grail
Microdeal
- 1 Space Shuttle
Software Projects
- 1 Manic Miner
Durell
- 4 Harrier Attack!
- 2 Scuba Dive
Joe The Lion
- 1 Loki
Arcadia
- 1 Mushroom Mania
Orpheus
- 1 Krillys
Lothlorien
- 1 Two Gun Turtle
No Man's Land
- 1 Zoolympics
Melbourne House
- 1 The Hobbit (with the actual matching Tolkien book)
Norsoft
- 1 Tyrann
Landscape
- 1 Starter 3D
Domark
- 1 Dangereusement Votre
----------------------------
Note sure if that could interest any of you, but I do have some non Oric games as well:
- Stormlord (Spectrum)
- Impossible Mission (Spectrum)
- Manic Miner (C64)
- Super Sprint (C64)
- L'Aigle d'Or (Thomson MO5/TO7-70)
----------------------------
Please note the following information:
- Not all the games are in good shape: Some had corners of labels torn, were written on to indicate various information, etc...
- Some have the manuals, some don't
- For a few I only have the tape but not the inlay
- Some inlays don't match the game (ex: Oric 1 tape with an Atmos Inlay)
- Some inlays are faded out (probably sun exposure), scratched, or even have holes because they were incorrectly folded
- Some cases are damaged, but I plan on swapping out the case by one in good shape/appearance before sending
- I also have a few inlays without the tapes (Triathlon, Karate, ...)
- Some of the programs I consider as "free": If you want a Welcome to Oric Atmos, Chess (Tansoft) or House of Death (Tansoft) I can add them for free as part of a trade
- I can't guarantee that they load fine, or that a specific version loads on Oric 1, Oric Atmos, is a French or UK version (If you have strong preferences I can try to figure out, but well, all I have is an Atmos, so if it does not load, it may just be that it's an Oric 1 version, or maybe that it's broken?)
- For games I have in multiple versions, I will trade the ones in best shape first
Now, in regard to the games/programs I'm looking for, here is a small list:
----------------------------
- Detective Story (No man's land)
- Don Juan (No Man's Land)
- Le Fer d'Amnukor (Norsoft)
- Psychiatric (sprites)
- Masterpaint (Ere)
- SAGA (Ere)
- Le Millionaire (Ere)
- Lost In Space (Salamander)
- Fishy Business (Salamander)
- Dungeon Adventure (Level 9)
- Ring of Darkness (Wintersoft)
- 3D Battlestar (Topaz)
----------------------------
if you have other things that you think are worth trading, just tell, I'll check (I have a fondness for programs with nice box art, like most Ere informatique games for example), and things that come complete with manuals are welcome (example: Oric-CAD)
Regarding the prices, I suggest we use common sense and avoid being offensive by generously offering 1 euro for Manic Miner: I did not get these games for free, it just happens that sometimes when you want to get one particular program, you have to get a 4th copy of Zorgon's Revenge in the process - and I still had to pay for it -.
Regarding the trade, you tell me what you'd like and what you have to propose in exchange, I take close up photos of the games, you do the same, and we agree for the exchange. I'm not sure for the postage, one one hand I like to use tracked package because that avoids misfortunate event leading to angryness and lack of trust, on the other hand that costs an arm and a leg when sending and receiving packages with Norway.
Actual requests I received (in order of arrival):
----------------------------
Steve: Interested by French games [except "L'Aigle d'Or" and "Le Diamant de l'ile Maudite"] "The Ultra" (French) <-> has "Lost in Space" and "Ring of Darkness"
Ibisum: The more the merrier
Fra: Interested by "Le Rendez Vous De La Terreur"
----------------------------
Done deals:
Symoon: "Manic Miner", "Jogger", "Acheron's Rage" [Red Atmos], "World Geography", "3D Maze" [French] <-> "Terminus", "Le Diamant de Kheops", "Objectif Élysée", "Loritel", "Apprendre le Basic sur Oric"
Baz: "Cobra Pinball", "Flipper" (Loriciels) <-> "Oric-CAD" (with manual)
Steve: Lorigraph, Frelon, Doggy, Super Jeep, Triathlon, Le Manoir du Docteur Genius, Le Secret du Tombeau, Galaxion <-> Oric Base Manual, Oric User magazines, Oric Owner magazines, Theoric #2, a few books, and most importantly Lost in Space
A few years ago (time flies...) I started (again) collecting Oric games for the sake of preservation, but also for documenting and making articles about the various publishers, how games were released, their packaging, etc...
In the process I ended up with a bazillion of duplicates, and since there are regularly people here who ask "who has this game", "where can I find this game", etc... it looks like there's an actual need for physical games by people.
Since eBay is a very evil place (people trying to sell l'Aigle d'Or at 150 euros???), and since I'm looking for some programs which are missing in my collection, I'm going to give a shot at seing if we can do some trade.
Some software are obviously much more rare than other ("Manic Miner" vs "Welcome to Oric Atmos" for example), so the idea is not to do a 1 vs 1 trade, but just a trade where both party feels satisfied.
Here is a list of my duplicates as of today (I will update the list based on what happened):
----------------------------
IJK
- 4 Xenon 1
- 4 Zorgons Revenge
- 1 Trick Shot
- 1 Probe 3
- 1 Superfruit
- 1 Invaders
- 1 Ghost Gobbler
- 1 Fantasy Quest
- 1 Chess
- 1 Don't Press The Letter Q
Tansoft
- 5 Defence Force
- 9 Welcome to Oric Atmos
- 3 Rat Splat
- 1 Oric Base
- 1 Oric Calc
- 3 Super Advanced reakout
- 2 OricMunch
- 2 Ultima Zone
- 2 Killburn Encounter
- 2 Nowotnik Puzzle
- 1 Zodiac
- 2 Chess
- 2 House Of Death
Loriciels
- 3 Le Manoir du Dr Genius
- 1 Le Diamant de l'Ile Maudite
- 3 L'Aigle d'Or
- 2 Super Jeep
- 1 3D Munch
- 1 J'apprend l'Anglais
- 2 Moniteur 1.0
PSS
- 2 Light Cycle
- 3 The Ultra
- 3 Hopper
- 1 M.A.R.C
Ere
- 1 Triathlon
- 1 Macadam Bumper
- 1 Le Rendez Vous De La Terreur
- 1 Mission Delta
Softek
- 3 Galaxians
- 2 Acheron's Rage
- 1 Super Meteors
- 1 Dracula's Revenge
Ocean
- 1 Road Frog
- 1 Hunchback
- 1 Mr Wimpy
Severn Software
- 1 Oricade
- 1 Dinky Kong
- 1 Moria
- 1 Grail
Microdeal
- 1 Space Shuttle
Software Projects
- 1 Manic Miner
Durell
- 4 Harrier Attack!
- 2 Scuba Dive
Joe The Lion
- 1 Loki
Arcadia
- 1 Mushroom Mania
Orpheus
- 1 Krillys
Lothlorien
- 1 Two Gun Turtle
No Man's Land
- 1 Zoolympics
Melbourne House
- 1 The Hobbit (with the actual matching Tolkien book)
Norsoft
- 1 Tyrann
Landscape
- 1 Starter 3D
Domark
- 1 Dangereusement Votre
----------------------------
Note sure if that could interest any of you, but I do have some non Oric games as well:
- Stormlord (Spectrum)
- Impossible Mission (Spectrum)
- Manic Miner (C64)
- Super Sprint (C64)
- L'Aigle d'Or (Thomson MO5/TO7-70)
----------------------------
Please note the following information:
- Not all the games are in good shape: Some had corners of labels torn, were written on to indicate various information, etc...
- Some have the manuals, some don't
- For a few I only have the tape but not the inlay
- Some inlays don't match the game (ex: Oric 1 tape with an Atmos Inlay)
- Some inlays are faded out (probably sun exposure), scratched, or even have holes because they were incorrectly folded
- Some cases are damaged, but I plan on swapping out the case by one in good shape/appearance before sending
- I also have a few inlays without the tapes (Triathlon, Karate, ...)
- Some of the programs I consider as "free": If you want a Welcome to Oric Atmos, Chess (Tansoft) or House of Death (Tansoft) I can add them for free as part of a trade
- I can't guarantee that they load fine, or that a specific version loads on Oric 1, Oric Atmos, is a French or UK version (If you have strong preferences I can try to figure out, but well, all I have is an Atmos, so if it does not load, it may just be that it's an Oric 1 version, or maybe that it's broken?)
- For games I have in multiple versions, I will trade the ones in best shape first
Now, in regard to the games/programs I'm looking for, here is a small list:
----------------------------
- Detective Story (No man's land)
- Don Juan (No Man's Land)
- Le Fer d'Amnukor (Norsoft)
- Psychiatric (sprites)
- Masterpaint (Ere)
- SAGA (Ere)
- Le Millionaire (Ere)
- Lost In Space (Salamander)
- Fishy Business (Salamander)
- Dungeon Adventure (Level 9)
- Ring of Darkness (Wintersoft)
- 3D Battlestar (Topaz)
----------------------------
if you have other things that you think are worth trading, just tell, I'll check (I have a fondness for programs with nice box art, like most Ere informatique games for example), and things that come complete with manuals are welcome (example: Oric-CAD)
Regarding the prices, I suggest we use common sense and avoid being offensive by generously offering 1 euro for Manic Miner: I did not get these games for free, it just happens that sometimes when you want to get one particular program, you have to get a 4th copy of Zorgon's Revenge in the process - and I still had to pay for it -.
Regarding the trade, you tell me what you'd like and what you have to propose in exchange, I take close up photos of the games, you do the same, and we agree for the exchange. I'm not sure for the postage, one one hand I like to use tracked package because that avoids misfortunate event leading to angryness and lack of trust, on the other hand that costs an arm and a leg when sending and receiving packages with Norway.
Actual requests I received (in order of arrival):
----------------------------
Steve: Interested by French games [except "L'Aigle d'Or" and "Le Diamant de l'ile Maudite"] "The Ultra" (French) <-> has "Lost in Space" and "Ring of Darkness"
Ibisum: The more the merrier
Fra: Interested by "Le Rendez Vous De La Terreur"
----------------------------
Done deals:
Symoon: "Manic Miner", "Jogger", "Acheron's Rage" [Red Atmos], "World Geography", "3D Maze" [French] <-> "Terminus", "Le Diamant de Kheops", "Objectif Élysée", "Loritel", "Apprendre le Basic sur Oric"
Baz: "Cobra Pinball", "Flipper" (Loriciels) <-> "Oric-CAD" (with manual)
Steve: Lorigraph, Frelon, Doggy, Super Jeep, Triathlon, Le Manoir du Docteur Genius, Le Secret du Tombeau, Galaxion <-> Oric Base Manual, Oric User magazines, Oric Owner magazines, Theoric #2, a few books, and most importantly Lost in Space