Loriciel

COMPANY

France

Loriciel was a former game development studio from France. It is also known as Loriciels.

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Overview

Loriciels was founded by Marc Bayle and Laurent Weill in France in 1983. They primarily developed for European home computers (including the French Oric1, from which their name is derived) and would later move onto console games. In 1990 Loriciels was having some financial troubles and the company simply dropped the "s" from their name becoming Loriciel. By the year 1992 the company was still having financial troubles and once again changed their name, this time to Virtual Studio (Company). In 1995 Virtual Studio officially went defunct.

Developed Games

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Super Skweek (Game)

1 April 1990

The sequel to Skweek.

LYNX​ CPC​ AST​ +1

Skweek (Game)

31 December 1989

A puzzle action game from French studio Loriciel featuring the titular fuzzball as he runs around painting his world pink. Would be followed by Super Skweek.

AMI​ GG​ CPC​ +2

Cobra II (Game)

1 January 1989

AST​

Tennis Cup II (Game)

31 December 1992

The second game in the Tennis Cup franchise with a two players split-screen option where the action is viewed from behind one of the players.

AMI​ PC​ AST​

Davis Cup Tennis (Game)

31 December 1991

A tennis game from French developers Loriciel, named for the annual international team event. The game originated on the TurboGrafx-16 before moving to the Genesis.

GEN​ TG16​ TGCD​

Tennis Cup (Game)

1 June 1990

A split-screen tennis game with the camera closely positioned at the athlete's back.

AMI​ PC​ CPC​ +1

Psyborg (Game)

1 January 1992

AMI​ PC​ CPC​ +1

Mata Hari (Game)

30 September 1988

CPC​ AST​

Mach 3 (Game)

31 December 1987

Players control a spaceship in this pseudo-3D shoot 'em up.

AMI​ PC​ CPC​ +2

Disc (Game)

31 December 1990

A Tron inspired game where players attempt to eliminate one another by using a throwing disc.

AMI​ PC​ CPC​ +1

Quadrel (Game)

1 March 1990

AMI​ PC​ CPC​ +1

Baby Jo in: "Going Home" (Game)

31 December 1991

Baby platformer

AMI​ PC​ CPC​ +2

Published Games

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Super Skweek (Game)

1 April 1990

The sequel to Skweek.

LYNX​ CPC​ AST​ +1

Cobra II (Game)

1 January 1989

AST​

Cobra (Game)

1 September 1987

CPC​

Infernal Runner (Game)

1 January 1985

Infernal Runner is a platform computer game released in 1985. It is one of the first works of game designer Eric Chahi.

CPC​ C64​

Psyborg (Game)

1 January 1992

AMI​ PC​ CPC​ +1

Mata Hari (Game)

30 September 1988

CPC​ AST​

Mach 3 (Game)

31 December 1987

Players control a spaceship in this pseudo-3D shoot 'em up.

AMI​ PC​ CPC​ +2

Disc (Game)

31 December 1990

A Tron inspired game where players attempt to eliminate one another by using a throwing disc.

AMI​ PC​ CPC​ +1

Quadrel (Game)

1 March 1990

AMI​ PC​ CPC​ +1

Quasar (Game)

31 December 1986

A top-down single screen shooter.

AST​

Billy la Banlieue (Game)

1 January 1986

CPC​

Top Secret (Game)

1 January 1987

PC​ CPC​

Company details

Name

Loriciel

Abbreviation

Founded

Location

France

Website

Aliases

Loriciel SA,Loriciels

Developed Games

• Super Skweek (Game)
• Skweek (Game)
• Cobra II (Game)
• Tennis Cup II (Game)
• Davis Cup Tennis (Game)
• Tennis Cup (Game)
• Psyborg (Game)
• Mata Hari (Game)
• Mach 3 (Game)
• Disc (Game)
• Quadrel (Game)
• Baby Jo in: "Going Home" (Game)
• Billy la Banlieue (Game)
• Top Secret (Game)
• Bumpy (Game)
• Entity (Game)
• Bob Winner (Game)
• Orphée: Voyage aux Enfers (Game)
• Moon Blaster (Game)
• Bumpy's Arcade Fantasy (Game)
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Published Games

• Super Skweek (Game)
• Cobra II (Game)
• Cobra (Game)
• Infernal Runner (Game)
• Psyborg (Game)
• Mata Hari (Game)
• Mach 3 (Game)
• Disc (Game)
• Quadrel (Game)
• Quasar (Game)
• Billy la Banlieue (Game)
• Top Secret (Game)
• Crazy Shot (Game)
• Bumpy (Game)
• Entity (Game)
• Orphée: Voyage aux Enfers (Game)
• Moon Blaster (Game)
• Bumpy's Arcade Fantasy (Game)
• Billy 2 (Game)
• Invitation (Game)
• view all →

Franchises

• Tennis Cup (Franchise)
• Cobra (Franchise)
• Jim Power (Franchise)
• Skweek (Franchise)
• Amped (Franchise)
• Bomberman (Franchise)
• Buck Rogers (Franchise)
• Lode Runner (Franchise)
• QuByte Classics (Franchise)
• SSX (Franchise)
• Turrican (Franchise)

People

• André Panza (Person)
• Chris Hülsbeck (Person)
• Christopher Gross (Person)
• Douglas E. Smith (Person)
• Eric Chahi (Person)
• Gene Portwood (Person)
• Lauren Elliott (Person)

Characters

• Cobra (Character)
• Biff Raunch (Character)
• Bomberman (Character)
• Chan Lee (Character)
• Cogneur (Character)
• DC3 (Character)
• Dracula (Character)
• Eneg Doowtrop (Character)
• Flimrick (Character)
• Furnari (Character)
• Gold Man (Character)
• Gonzales (Character)
• Helmutt (Character)
• Ivanoff (Character)
• Kun Liem (Character)
• Le Blanc (Character)
• Lexan Smythe-Worthington (Character)
• Nerual Ttoille (Character)
• Princess Bejin (Character)
• Simpson (Character)

Concepts

• 2D (Concept)
• Single Word Titles (Concept)
• CGA Graphics (Concept)
• ASM Hit (Concept)
• Licensed Game (Concept)
• Retroachievements (Concept)
• Anti-Hero (Concept)
• Cyborg (Concept)
• Game Over (Concept)
• Games Based on Anime (Concept)
• High Score (Concept)
• Lives (Concept)
• Misrepresentative Box Art (Concept)
• Pixel Art (Concept)
• Platform Exclusive (Concept)
• Power Up (Concept)
• Retroactive Achievements (Concept)
• Rock Music (Concept)
• Sprite (Concept)
• Tennis (Concept)

Locations

• Tennis Court (Location)
• Forest (Location)
• Jungle (Location)
• London (Location)
• Mansion (Location)
• New York City (Location)
• Paris (Location)
• Space (Location)
• Venezuela (Location)

Objects

• Tennis Ball (Object)
• Tennis Racquet (Object)
• 3-D Glasses (Object)
• Ball (Object)
• Balloon (Object)
• Bear Trap (Object)
• Bone (Object)
• Bumper (Object)
• Champagne (Object)
• Doghouse (Object)
• Door (Object)
• Drill (Object)
• Fireplace (Object)
• Fruit (Object)
• Grandfather Clock (Object)
• Headband (Object)
• Key (Object)
• Log (Object)
• Meteor (Object)
• Net (Object)