The Oric Durell Collection

Six classic 8-bit games from Durell Software, the British publisher behind Harrier Attack, Scuba Dive and Turbo Esprit - their original Oric programs, playing again on your phone, tablet or computer - plus Harrier Attack 3D, the same mission flown from a chase camera.

Every game runs its own original program, translated instruction by instruction into native code: no emulator, nothing remade by guesswork, so each plays exactly as it did in 1983. Choose ENHANCED and every game is redrawn in high-resolution artwork - the sea, the caves and space scroll smoothly in every direction instead of flipping screens, and Turbo Esprit's city becomes 3D - or ORIGINAL to see and hear them precisely as the Oric did. Switch at any time, even mid-game.

THE GAMES

• HARRIER ATTACK (1983): take off from the carrier and strike at ships, guns and jets with rockets and bombs • HARRIER ATTACK 3D: the same game in 3D, from a chase camera, with all-new sound effects • SCUBA DIVE (1983): dive for pearls among sharks, jellyfish and the octopus guarding the caves • STAR FIGHTER (1983): hunt enemy ships across the galaxy from your cockpit • GALAXY (1983): blast the swooping alien fleet, from Durell's Galaxy 5 tape • LUNAR LANDER (1983): set the motors and bring the module down gently on the pad • TURBO ESPRIT (1986): chase the drug smugglers' cars through the city in a Lotus Esprit Turbo

FEATURES

• The original games, exactly as they played - translated to native code, not emulated • ENHANCED look: high-resolution artwork, smooth scrolling in every direction, a 3D city for Turbo Esprit • Harrier Attack 3D: the original mission flown in 3D, with new engine, weapon and warning sounds • ORIGINAL look and sound: the Oric's own pixels, colours and sound chip • Your high scores are kept between sessions for every game • How to play each game, built in • Tilt to move and touch the screen to fire: tip your iPhone or iPad to fly, swim, steer and set the motors; any other keys a game needs are buttons on the screen, with a full Oric keyboard (KEYS) when wanted. Prefer buttons? Switch TILT off for an on-screen pad. Game controllers and hardware keyboards work too

Harrier Attack and Scuba Dive by Ronald Jeffs, Star Fighter by Mike Highfield, Galaxy by Philip Dierks, Lunar Lander by Robert White, Turbo Esprit by Mike Richardson (Oric conversion). The games remain the property of their copyright holders. Collection by Paul F. Johnson. No ads, no tracking, no internet connection needed.

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