Achieved at : 2026-02-28
Rank : 2
(40% worse)
Lups : 111
Approved :
Yes
Voting completed : 2026-03-04
| General Rules: |
Play on any emulator as Oric-1 or Oric Atmos. Play with default settings unless otherwise specified. No use of trainers, cheats, saved game files, auto-fire (when not default present in-game), emulator save states, or other emulator advantages. No use of code modifications that give the player an advantage over other players. 1 player only. No continues. It is discouraged and may lead to voters not accepting your score to - excessively point farm - use glitches or other game exploits |
| Specific Rules: | Play the game in 1 player mode with default settings. |
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Aerial is a Scramble-inspired arcade game for the Oric and released in 2022. The program was written by Inufuto as part of a multiplatform project that uses a common format for producing the games and a machine specific interpreter/library for making the main program run on that specific machine (called Cate). This allows one core program to be relatively quickly adapted and ported to a range of machines. It's an incredible project, as is the number of machines supported. If you had an 8-bit micro in the 1980s, this game is almost certainly available for it.
The game is not really a Scramble clone, but that will give you an idea of the game mechanics. Flying over an enemy landscape, you have to destroy the opposing aircraft missiles and launcher vehicles. At the end of each stage, one or more airships will appear, and these have to be destroyed to progress to the next wave. Each airship requires 20 hits to destroy it. The first stage is quite easy, but it soon gets harder as more enemies appear and aircraft start to appear from behind you. On Stage 3 for example, there are two airships, not one.
This was another of the Inufuto games that I enjoyed playing. If you are familiar with the game engine, you know that the scrolling will not be smooth on the Oric (like most of the 8-bit home micros) but the gameplay is designed with that in mind. The game reminded me of similar Oric games such as Chopper by Severn Software and the first stage of ATM (Air-Terre-Mer) by Cobrasoft.
This run was made on the 28th February 2026 using the Oricutron emulator on PC. The final score was 56,800.
Time stamps:
00:30 Title screen.
00:33 Game start.
00:49 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
01:15 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
01:50 Stage 1 Boss.
02:50 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
03:20 Stage 2 Boss.
03:43 First life lost.
04:09 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
04:23 Second life lost.
04:45 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
04:48 Stage 3 Boss.
05:58 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
04:12 Third life lost.
06:12 Fourth life lost.
06:38 Stage 4 Boss.
07:46 Fifth life lost.
08:05 Sixth life lost.
08:08 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
08:32 Stage 5 Boss.
08:47 Seventh life lost.
09:50 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
10:13 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
10:35 Stage 6 Boss.
11:21 Eighth life lost.
11:43 Ninth life lost.
11:57 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
12:17 Tenth life lost.
12:24 Eleventh life lost.
12:40 Twelth life lost.
12:41 Stage 7 Boss.
14:11 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
14:23 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
14:56 Stage 8 Boss.
15:07 Thirteenth life lost.
16:21 Fourteenth life lost.
16:39 Fifteenth life lost.
17:02 Stage 9 Boss.
17:15 Sixteenth life lost.
18:14 Seventeenth life lost. Game Over! Final score 56,800 points.
The game is not really a Scramble clone, but that will give you an idea of the game mechanics. Flying over an enemy landscape, you have to destroy the opposing aircraft missiles and launcher vehicles. At the end of each stage, one or more airships will appear, and these have to be destroyed to progress to the next wave. Each airship requires 20 hits to destroy it. The first stage is quite easy, but it soon gets harder as more enemies appear and aircraft start to appear from behind you. On Stage 3 for example, there are two airships, not one.
This was another of the Inufuto games that I enjoyed playing. If you are familiar with the game engine, you know that the scrolling will not be smooth on the Oric (like most of the 8-bit home micros) but the gameplay is designed with that in mind. The game reminded me of similar Oric games such as Chopper by Severn Software and the first stage of ATM (Air-Terre-Mer) by Cobrasoft.
This run was made on the 28th February 2026 using the Oricutron emulator on PC. The final score was 56,800.
Time stamps:
00:30 Title screen.
00:33 Game start.
00:49 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
01:15 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
01:50 Stage 1 Boss.
02:50 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
03:20 Stage 2 Boss.
03:43 First life lost.
04:09 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
04:23 Second life lost.
04:45 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
04:48 Stage 3 Boss.
05:58 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
04:12 Third life lost.
06:12 Fourth life lost.
06:38 Stage 4 Boss.
07:46 Fifth life lost.
08:05 Sixth life lost.
08:08 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
08:32 Stage 5 Boss.
08:47 Seventh life lost.
09:50 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
10:13 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
10:35 Stage 6 Boss.
11:21 Eighth life lost.
11:43 Ninth life lost.
11:57 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
12:17 Tenth life lost.
12:24 Eleventh life lost.
12:40 Twelth life lost.
12:41 Stage 7 Boss.
14:11 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
14:23 Extra life awarded from pick-up.
14:56 Stage 8 Boss.
15:07 Thirteenth life lost.
16:21 Fourteenth life lost.
16:39 Fifteenth life lost.
17:02 Stage 9 Boss.
17:15 Sixteenth life lost.
18:14 Seventeenth life lost. Game Over! Final score 56,800 points.