Orville (franchise)

Orville is a video game series created by Kevin and Julianne Langley for Astound. The series features the adventures of the main protagonist of the same name, a seafaring otter. Since the series' introduction in 1993, there have been numerous sequels and a reboot trilogy.

Original tetralogy (1993-1999)

 * Main articles: Orville: Hero of the High Seas, Orville: Revenge of the Buccaneers, Orville: A Courageous Journey and Orville: Islands of Wonder

Orville: Hero of the High Seas was released in North America on October 1, 1993 and in Europe on December 5, 1993 for the, , Theorysonic Codear and TS-UGOS computers, and was ported to , and  computers a year later. It is a platform game that placed the player as Orville, a seafaring anthropomorphic tasked with saving his girlfriend, Irene, from a band of pirates known as the Brutal Buccaneers. The game closes out with the climatic battle between Orville and the Buccaneers' leader, the conniving Marten. Despite a hasty two-month development period, the game sold well, selling five million copies worldwide. It received acclaim for its storyline, graphics and its musical score by Adebayo Odegbami.

Revenge of the Buccaneers was released on November 1, 1995 in North America and on November 10, 1995 in Europe for the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Theorysonic Codear. The game introduced new characters, including Orville's sister Odette; Maxwell, a ; Brutus, a ; Stella, a ; and Halifax, a. The game ends with a second climatic duel between Orville and Marten. Like its predecessor, it received acclaim.

A Courageous Journey was released on October 19, 1997 in North America and on November 5, 1997 in Europe for the (a  port was planned and made it to a 98.5% completion state before being cancelled due to  discontinuing the handheld). It introduces more new characters, including the Albert. The game ends with the climatic duel between Orville and the primary antagonist, the warlordess Helena.

Islands of Wonder was released on October 18, 1999 as a exclusive. A 2.5D platformer, it focuses on Orville and his crew, who reluctantly team up with Marten to journey through the Islands of Wonder, seeking to find a lost treasure.