Uridium
PC · 1986
About this game
Your home solar system of 15 planets has been attacked by a horde of Super Dreadnoughts, from a race who wish to harvest your universe's minerals for their own use.
The player must pilot their craft through various levels, shoot down enemy space craft and ground weapons, and avoid the many indestructible hazards.
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When a sufficient number of enemies have been defeated the player can then land on the Dreadnought and proceed to destroy the ship's reactor.
The innovation is that the craft does not simply travel in a single direction, but instead moves from left to right or right to left depending on where the current targets are, in a manner more similar to Defender than most shoot 'em ups.
The action takes place in outer space from a side-scrolling perspective where the ship always remains lined up in the middle of the screen but is able to turn forwards and backwards while accelerating and decelerating.
The ship can also collapse into a slimmer configuration.
Enemies come at you from all directions and in all formations.
Shoot them as quickly as possible while also disabling the enemy fleet's starcruisers as best you can.
In between each level is a bonus round where the player can earn more points.
The ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC versions lack this bonus round.
When the game was ported to the NES, The Last Starfighter license was added.
The Last Starfighter is based on the 1984 movie of the same name.
The hero must single-handedly pilot an extraordinarily powerful starfighter to destroy an enemy armada.
About PC
PC gaming spans over four decades, from early DOS titles to today's massive Steam and digital-storefront libraries. Because "PC" covers everything from 1990s CD-ROM releases to current AAA titles, it's the single largest platform by game count on Gamevaro. For collectors, PC gaming splits into two very different worlds: physical big-box releases from the 1990s and 2000s (increasingly collectible, especially complete-in-box with original manuals and inserts) and the modern digital library, which Gamevaro tracks for portfolio and spending purposes even though it has no resale market.
Gamevaro tracks Uridium for PC with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
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Rarity & condition
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Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.
Frequently asked questions
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Is Uridium rare?
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What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for Uridium?
Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. These are tracked as separate market values because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.
