Loriciel (also sometimes Loriciels) was a French

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company that was active from 1983 to the early 1990s. The name is a combination of ''logiciel'', the French word for software, and ''Oric'' which was the first computer they wrote software for. During the 1980s, they developed games for various systems (

Oric 1 Oric was the name used by UK-based Tangerine Computer Systems for a series of 6502-based home computers sold in the 1980s, primarily in Europe. With the success of the ZX Spectrum from Sinclair Research, Tangerine's backers suggested a ...

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ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum () is an 8-bit home computer that was developed by Sinclair Research. It was released in the United Kingdom on 23 April 1982, and became Britain's best-selling microcomputer. Referred to during development as the ''ZX81 Colou ...

Amstrad CPC The Amstrad CPC (short for ''Colour Personal Computer'') is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the S ...

Thomson computers In the 1980s the French Thomson company produced a range of 8-bit computers based on the 6809E CPU. They were released in several variations (mostly concerning the keyboard or color of the casing) covering the MO and TO series from late 1982 to 1 ...

and the Atari ST). The first game that Loriciel developed was ''Hubert'' for the Commodore 64. They managed to publish 150 different games within their short lifespan as a company. While several attempts were made to revive the company (first as Loriciel then Virtual Studio), financial difficulties would force this company to shut down after developing '' Tommy Moe's Winter Extreme: Skiing & Snowboarding'' for the

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Video games

Personal computers

Amstrad CPC The Amstrad CPC (short for ''Colour Personal Computer'') is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the S ...

* ''Empire'' (1985) * ''Dianne'' (1985) * ''Rally II'' (1985) * ''Foot Marius Tresor'' (1985) * ''Le 5eme Axe'' (1985) * ''Tony Truand'' (1985) * ''Orphée: Le Voyage Aux Enfers'' (1985) * ''Le Mystère De Kikekankoi'' (1985) * ''Le Diamant De L'ile Maudite'' (1985) * ''Planete Base'' (1985) * ''Torann'' (1985) * ''3D Fight'' (1985) * ''Lorigraph'' (1985) * ''Pearl Harbour'' (1985) * ''Bob Winner'' (1986) * ''Pouvoir'' (1986) * ''Marche Commun'' (1986) * ''Reversi Champion'' (1986) * ''Bactron'' (1986) * ''Top Secret'' (1986) * ''Sapiens'' (1986) * ''Le Pacte'' (1986) * ''Les Templiers D'Orven'' (1986) * ''MGT: The Magnetik Tank'' (1986) * ''Billy La Banlieue 1'' (1986) * '' L'Aigle d'Or'' (1986) * '' Infernal Runner'' (1986) * ''

Des chiffres et des lettres ''Des chiffres et des lettres'' (, "numbers and letters") is a French television programme. It was created by Armand Jammot and tests the numeracy skills and vocabulary of two contestants. It is one of the longest-running game shows in the worl ...

'' (1987) * ''Mata Hari'' (1988) * ''Space Racer'' (1988) * ''Skweek'' (1989) * ''Disc'' (1990) * ''Moon Blaster'' (1990) * '' Quadrel'' (1991) * '' Super Skweek'' (1991) * '' Bumpy's Arcade Fantasy'' (1992) * ''

Jim Power in Mutant Planet ''Jim Power in Mutant Planet'' is a platform video game developed by Digital Concept and published by Loriciel for the Amiga, Atari ST and Amstrad CPC in 1992. It was also released by Micro World for the TurboGrafx-CD in 1993 exclusively in Ja ...

'' (1992) * ''Tennis Cup II'' (1992) * ''Tiny Skweeks'' (1992)

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* ''Orphée: Le Voyage Aux Enfers'' (1985)

Atari ST

* ''Magnetic Tank'' (1986) * ''Quasar'' (1986) * ''Bob Winner'' (1987) * ''Sapiens'' (1987) * ''Mach 3'' (1987) * ''Mission'' (1987) * ''Space Racer'' (1988) * ''Turbo Cup'' (1988) * ''Mata Hari'' (1988) * ''Bumpy'' (1989) * ''Westphaser (Steve McQueen)'' (1989) * ''A320'' (1989) * ''Sherman M4'' (1989) * ''Pinball Magic'' (1989) * ''Tennis Cup'' (1989) * ''Skweek'' (1989) * ''Moon Blaster'' (1990) * '' Quadrel'' (1991) * ''Disc'' (1990) * '' Super Skweek'' (1990) * ''Time Race'' (1990) * ''Builderland'' (1990) * ''Out Board'' (1990) * ''Dark Sat'' (1990) * ''Harricana - Raid International Motoneige' (1990) * ''Gem Stone Legend'' (1990) * ''Guardians'' (1991) * ''Booly'' (1991) * ''Baby Jo in Going Home'' (1991) * ''D-Day'' (1992) * '' Bumpy's Arcade Fantasy'' (1992) * ''

'' (1992) * ''Tennis Cup II'' (1992) * ''Tiny Skweeks'' (1992)

Commodore 64

* ''Hubert'' (1983) * ''Jeep'' (1983) * ''Bounzy'' (1983) * ''Bob Winner'' (1986) * '' Infernal Runner'' (1986) * ''Magnetik Tank'' (1986) * ''

Des Chiffres et des Lettres ''Des chiffres et des lettres'' (, "numbers and letters") is a French television programme. It was created by Armand Jammot and tests the numeracy skills and vocabulary of two contestants. It is one of the longest-running game shows in the worl ...

'' (1987) * '' Downhill Challenge'' (1987) * ''Space Racer'' (1988)

Amiga Amiga is a family of personal computers introduced by Commodore International, Commodore in 1985. The original model is one of a number of mid-1980s computers with 16- or 32-bit processors, 256 KB or more of RAM, mouse-based GUIs, and sign ...

* ''Space Racer'' (1988) * ''Skweek'' (1989) * ''Disc'' (1990) * ''Moon Blaster'' (1990) * '' Quadrel'' (1991) * '' Super Skweek'' (1991) * ''Baby Jo in Going Home'' (1991) * '' Bumpy's Arcade Fantasy'' (1992) * ''

'' (1992) * ''Tennis Cup II'' (1992) * ''Tiny Skweeks'' (1992) * ''Entity'' (1993) * ''The Cartoons'' (1993)

MS-DOS MS-DOS ( ; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few oper ...

* ''Orphée: Voyage aux Enfers'' (1985) * ''Top Secret'' (1985) * ''Bob Winner'' (1986) * ''Magnetik Tank'' (1986) * ''Quasar'' (1986) * ''Sapiens'' (1986) * ''Tera: La Cité des Crânes'' (1986) * ''

'' (1987) * ''Cobra'' (1987) * '' Mach 3 (1987 video game), Mach 3'' (1987) * ''Mission'' (1987) * ''Space Racer'' (1988) * ''Turbo Cup'' (1988) * ''Crazy Shot'' (1989) * ''Sherman M4'' (1989) * '' Skweek'' (1989) * ''Moon Blaster'' (1990) * '' Panza Kick Boxing'' (1990) * ''Pinball Magic'' (1990) * '' Quadrel'' (1990) * ''Time Race'' (1990) * ''Golden Eagle'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1991) * ''Paragliding'' (1991) * '' Best of the Best: Championship Karate'' (1992) * ''Booly'' (1991) * '' Bumpy's Arcade Fantasy'' (1992) * ''Psyborg'' (1992) * ''D-Day'' (1992) * ''Tennis Cup II'' (1992) * ''Entity'' (1993) * '' Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3-D'' (1993)

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* ''Maze Max'' (1985) * ''Echec'' (1985) * ''Infernal Miner'' (1985) * ''Loriciels Runner'' (1986) * '' Mach 3 (1987 video game), Mach 3'' (1987) * '' Bumpy'' (1989)

Macintosh The Mac (known as Macintosh until 1999) is a family of personal computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc. Macs are known for their ease of use and minimalist designs, and are popular among students, creative professionals, and software en ...

* ''Targhan'' (1989)

Matra Alice The Matra & Hachette Ordinateur Alice is a home computer sold in France beginning in 1983. It was a clone of the TRS-80 MC-10, produced through a collaboration between Matra and Hachette in France and Tandy Corporation in the United States. T ...

* ''La Chenille Infernale'' (1984) * ''Galaxion'' (1984)

Oric Oric was the name used by UK-based Tangerine Computer Systems for a series of 6502-based home computers sold in the 1980s, primarily in Europe. With the success of the ZX Spectrum from Sinclair Research, Tangerine's backers suggested a ...

* ''3D'' (1983) * ''Carn-3'' (1983) * ''Caspak'' (1983) * ''Dico 5'' (1983) * ''Fromage'' (1983) * ''Galaxion'' (1983) * ''Gastronon'' (1983) * ''Gencar'' (1983) * ''Godill'oric'' (1983) * ''Hu*Bert'' (1983) * ''Hyper Master Mind'' (1983) * ''Intertron'' (1983) * ''Jackman'' (1983) * ''La Chenille infernale'' (1983) * ''Le Manoir du Docteur Génius'' (1983) * ''Le Mystère de Kikekankoi'' (1983) * ''Le Protector'' (1983) * ''Moniteur'' (1983) * ''Moniteur V1.0'' (1983) * ''Moniteur/Ass/Désass'' (1983) * ''Orion'' (1983) * ''Ovni'' (1983) * ''Pengoric'' (1983) * ''Poker'' (1983) * ''Puissance 4'' (1983) * ''Annuaire'' (1984) * ''Assembleur Symbolique'' (1984) * ''BASIC Francais'' (1984) * ''Budget Familial'' (1984) * ''Calcul Mental'' (1984) * ''Calculus'' (1984) * ''CAO'' (1984) * ''Challenge Voile'' (1984) * ''Citadelle'' (1984) * ''Course aux lettres'' (1984) * ''Crocky'' (1984) * ''Doggy'' (1984) * ''Editeur Musical'' (1984) * ''Flipper'' (1984) * ''Frelon'' (1984) * ''Gestion de Stock'' (1984) * ''Intox et Zoé'' (1984) * ''J'apprends l'Anglais'' (1984) * ''J'apprends la CAO'' (1984) * ''L'Aigle d'or'' (1984) * ''Las Vegas'' (1984) * ''Le Diamant de l'ile maudite'' (1984) * ''Le Général'' (1984) * ''Le Retour du Docteur Génius'' (1984) * ''Lorigraph'' (1984) * ''Lotoriciels'' (1984) * ''Reversi Champion'' (1984) * ''Sorvivor'' (1984) * ''Stanley'' (1984) * ''Super Jeep'' (1984) * ''Tendre Poulet'' (1984) * ''Tic Tac'' (1984) * ''Vision'' (1984) * ''3D Fongus'' (1985) * ''3D Munch'' (1985) * ''Jimmy Poubelle'' (1985) * '' Logo V1.0'' (1985) * ''Le Secret du tombeau'' (1985) * ''Loritel'' (1985) * ''Star'' (1985) * ''Vortex'' (1985)

Philips VG5000 The VG5000μ is a computer created by Philips in 1984. It was manufactured in Le Mans by Radiotechnique (RTS) and marketed under the Philips, Radiola and Schneider brands. Not compatible with any other machines, it offered VG5000 BASIC (deri ...

* ''Citadelle'' (1984)

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* ''Crocky'' (1984) * ''Kamikaze'' (1984)

ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum () is an 8-bit home computer that was developed by Sinclair Research. It was released in the United Kingdom on 23 April 1982, and became Britain's best-selling microcomputer. Referred to during development as the ''ZX81 Colou ...

* ''Course aux Lettres'' (1984) * ''Jeu de Dames'' (1984)

Sinclair ZX81 The ZX81 is a home computer that was produced by Sinclair Research and manufactured in Dundee, Scotland, by Timex Corporation. It was launched in the United Kingdom in March 1981 as the successor to Sinclair's ZX80 and designed to be a low-cost ...

* ''Tennis'' (1984) * ''Traffic'' (1984)

Thomson MO5 The Thomson MO5 is a home computer introduced in France in June 1984 to compete against systems such as the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. It had a release price of 2390 FF. At the same time, Thomson also released the up-market Thomson TO7/ ...
/ MO6

* ''Bob Winner'' * ''Calcul Mental'' (1984) * ''Challenge Voile'' (1984) * ''Coliseum'' * ''Course aux Lettres'' (1984) * ''Eliminator'' (1984) * ''The Fifth Axis'' * ''Intox et Zoé'' (1984) * ''Jeu de Dames'' (1984) * ''K.Y.A.'' * ''L'Aigle d'Or'' * '' Mach 3 (1987 video game), Mach 3'' * ''Mon Général'' * ''Monte-Carlo'' (1984) * ''Pulsar II'' * ''Rodeo'' * ''Sapiens'' * ''Space Racer'' * ''Tic Tac'' (1984) * ''Top Chrono'' * ''Vision'' (1984) * ''Yeti'' (1984)

Thomson TO7 Thomson may refer to: Names * Thomson (surname), a list of people with this name and a description of its origin * Thomson baronets, four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Thomson Businesses and organizations * SGS-Thomson Mi ...
/ TO8

* ''Bactron'' * ''Bob Winner'' * ''Challenge Voile'' * ''Cobra'' * ''Coliseum'' * ''Course aux Lettres'' * ''Eliminator'' * ''The Fifth Axis'' * ''K.Y.A.'' * ''L'Aigle d'Or'' * ''Mach 3'' * ''Magnetik Tank'' * ''MGT + Bactron'' * ''Mission'' * ''Mon Général'' * ''Pulsar II'' * ''Rodeo'' * ''Sapiens'' * ''Space Racer'' * ''Turbo Cup'' * ''Yeti''

Nintendo

International Tennis Tour ''Tennis Cup'' is a 1990 tennis video game developed and published by Loriciel for the Amiga. It was ported to the Atari ST, MS-DOS and Amstrad CPC during the same year. ''Tennis Cup'' was ported to TurboGrafx-16 in 1991 as ''Davis Cup Tennis ...

'' (1993) * '' Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3-D'' (1993) * '' Tommy Moe's Winter Extreme: Skiing & Snowboarding'' (1994)

Sega

Game Gear

* '' Skweek'' (1991)

Genesis/Mega Drive

* '' Best of the Best: Championship Karate'' (1992) * '' Davis Cup Tennis'' (1993) * '' Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3-D'' (1993)

PC Engine

HuCard

* '' Skweek'' (1991)

CD-ROM²

* ''Builderland: The Story of Melba'' (1990) * ''Baby Jo in: Going Home'' (1992) * ''

'' (1992)

References

External links

* http://www.loriciel.net/ An exhaustive web site about Loriciels.
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* {{in lang, fr http://cpcrulez.fr/games-company-LORICIELS-un_editeur_ce_presente_CC.htm Loriciels - Un éditeur ce présente Defunct video game companies of France Video game companies established in 1983 Video game companies disestablished in 1995 Video game development companies French companies disestablished in 1995 French companies established in 1983 Video game publishers

Video games

Personal computers

Amstrad CPC The Amstrad CPC (short for ''Colour Personal Computer'') is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the S ...

Amstrad PCW The Amstrad PCW series is a range of personal computers produced by United Kingdom, British company Amstrad from 1985 to 1998, and also sold under licence in Europe as the "Joyce" by the German electronics company Schneider Computer Division, Schne ...

Atari ST

Commodore 64

Amiga Amiga is a family of personal computers introduced by Commodore International, Commodore in 1985. The original model is one of a number of mid-1980s computers with 16- or 32-bit processors, 256 KB or more of RAM, mouse-based GUIs, and sign ...

MS-DOS MS-DOS ( ; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few oper ...

MSX MSX is a standardized home computer architecture, announced by Microsoft and ASCII Corporation on June 16, 1983. It was initially conceived by Microsoft as a product for the Eastern sector, and jointly marketed by Kazuhiko Nishi, then vice-p ...

Macintosh The Mac (known as Macintosh until 1999) is a family of personal computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc. Macs are known for their ease of use and minimalist designs, and are popular among students, creative professionals, and software en ...

Matra Alice The Matra & Hachette Ordinateur Alice is a home computer sold in France beginning in 1983. It was a clone of the TRS-80 MC-10, produced through a collaboration between Matra and Hachette in France and Tandy Corporation in the United States. T ...

Oric Oric was the name used by UK-based Tangerine Computer Systems for a series of 6502-based home computers sold in the 1980s, primarily in Europe. With the success of the ZX Spectrum from Sinclair Research, Tangerine's backers suggested a ...

Philips VG5000 The VG5000μ is a computer created by Philips in 1984. It was manufactured in Le Mans by Radiotechnique (RTS) and marketed under the Philips, Radiola and Schneider brands. Not compatible with any other machines, it offered VG5000 BASIC (deri ...

SG-1000 The is a home video game console manufactured by Sega. It was Sega's first entry into the home video game hardware business. Developed in response to a downturn in arcades starting in 1982, the SG-1000 was created on the advice of Hayao Nak ...

ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum () is an 8-bit home computer that was developed by Sinclair Research. It was released in the United Kingdom on 23 April 1982, and became Britain's best-selling microcomputer. Referred to during development as the ''ZX81 Colou ...

Sinclair ZX81 The ZX81 is a home computer that was produced by Sinclair Research and manufactured in Dundee, Scotland, by Timex Corporation. It was launched in the United Kingdom in March 1981 as the successor to Sinclair's ZX80 and designed to be a low-cost ...

Thomson MO5 The Thomson MO5 is a home computer introduced in France in June 1984 to compete against systems such as the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. It had a release price of 2390 FF. At the same time, Thomson also released the up-market Thomson TO7/ .../ MO6

Thomson TO7 Thomson may refer to: Names * Thomson (surname), a list of people with this name and a description of its origin * Thomson baronets, four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Thomson Businesses and organizations * SGS-Thomson Mi .../ TO8

Nintendo

Game Boy

NES

Super NES

Sega

Game Gear

Genesis/Mega Drive

PC Engine

HuCard

CD-ROM²

References

External links

Thomson MO5 The Thomson MO5 is a home computer introduced in France in June 1984 to compete against systems such as the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. It had a release price of 2390 FF. At the same time, Thomson also released the up-market Thomson TO7/ ...
/ MO6

Thomson TO7 Thomson may refer to: Names * Thomson (surname), a list of people with this name and a description of its origin * Thomson baronets, four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Thomson Businesses and organizations * SGS-Thomson Mi ...
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