Here is a page showing Oric tape games that I have tested.
They include the speed and loading times for each game and I rank them, so you can target the most fun in the least amount of loading time…
| The ranking is: 0 – Not great 1 – A bit boring but worth a look for the die-hards 2 – Good fun over all 3 – Really good fun 4 – A must go for sure 5 – If you need a retro hit load this! | Difficulty is: E – Easy M – Medium hard H – Hard C – Crazy hard! |
| Title | Speed | Loading time | Rank | Difficulty | YouTube | Notes |
| 3D Maze | Fast | 1:42 | 2 | M | Open | |
| Break Out | Fast | 1:14 | 3 | H | Open | |
| Oric Invaders | Slow | 8:40 | 2 | H | Open | |
| Hopper | Fast | 1:17 | 3 | M | Open | |
| Light Cycle | Fast | 1:00 | 4 | H * | Open | 2 Player! |
| Dinky Kong | Fast | 1:55 | 2 | H | Open | I’m not very good at platformers |
| Rat Splat | Fast | 1:53 | 2 | M | Open | Keys are a little tricky |
| Bozy Boa | Fast | 0:45 | 3 | M | Open | Controls are a bit lagged |
| Ultima Zone | Fast | 1:45 | 4 | M | Open | Smooth! |
| Harrier Attack | Slow | 8:23 | 5 | M | Open | Awesome! |
| Hells Temple | Fast | 4:26 | 4 | M | Open | |
| Killer Caverns | Fast | 0:51 | 1 | E | Open | I would give it a miss to be honest! |
| Galaxy 5 – Astro War | Fast | 0:30 | 2 | M | Open | A multi tape |
| Galaxy 5 – Space Chase | Fast | 0:31 | 2 | H | Open | |
| Galaxy 5 -Asteroids | Fast | 0:54 | 2 | M | Open | |
| Galaxy 5 -Galaxy | Fast | 1:02 | 4 | M | Open | Good fun for sure |
| Galaxy 5 -Lunar Lander | Fast | 1:14 | 3 | M | Open | |
| Defence Force | Fast | TBC | 5 | M | Open | Amazing! |
| Starfighter | Fast | 3:00 | 2 | H | Open | |
| Zorgons Revenge | Fast | TBC | 5 | H | Open | I love it! |
| Hunchback | Fast | 3:33 | 2 | M | Open | |
| Road Frog | Fast | 1:40 ** | 2 | M | Open | Gets crazy fast on level 5! |
| Kilburn Encounter | Fast | TBC | 2 | H | Open | |
| Oric Munch | Fast | TBC | Open | |||
| Lunar Mission | Fast | TBC | Open | |||
| Mushroom Mania | Fast | TBC | Open | |||
| Jogger | Fast | TBC | Open | |||
| M.A.R.C | Fast | TBC | Open | |||
| Chess | Fast | TBC | Open | |||
| Elektro Storm | Fast | TBC | Open | |||
| Xenon-1 | Fast | TBC | Open | |||
| IJK Invaders | Fast | TBC | ||||
| Moria | Fast | TBC | ||||
| Flight 401? | Fast | TBC | ||||
| Games Compendium Pt1 | Fast | TBC | ||||
| Games Compendium Pt2 | Fast | TBC | ||||
| The Ultra | Fast | TBC | ||||
| Dont press the letter Q | Fast | TBC | ||||
| T.H.E.M | Fast | TBC | ||||
| Centipede | Fast | TBC | ||||
| Grail | Fast | TBC | ||||
| Super meteors | Fast | TBC | ||||
| Oric Trek | Fast | TBC | A control nightmare! Especially with no manual… |
* Really tricky key combination.
** Has some weird loading as you have to rewind the tape. Got to test with REMOTE control on the tape
Your comments are welcome. If you think my take on a game is wrong or if you just want to critique my game play technique, that’s fine.