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•Kokotoni Wilt is an arcade adven-ture whose undisguised intentionis to steal the title of 'best arcadeadventure program bar none fromJet Set Willy'.

As Kokotoni WIIf you mustrecover all the pieces of the legendaryDragon Amulet (which has been Scattered throughout time) foryour master the great magician, Ulrich

Throughout the quest Wilt comes up against many dangersfrom huge lumbering prehistoric dinosaurs, to hostile alienrobots, but the reward for recovering all the pieces warrantst he risk,

48K Spectrum and Commodore 64available Sat.15th September.

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Jet Set Willy. The games designer,Elite, stresses that each of the

games 60 plus screen settings isgenuinely high resolution, as opposed to

1 1 1 0 , ps ue do hi-Tes, and doesn't require a title to explain whati tle you're looking at. Furthermore, the sprite characters are

• o f cartoon quality and exhibit their own personalitiesA,..-411,6fi Impressive claims. Jet Set Willy fans will no doubt feet both

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FEATURESMAILBAG 8Are C& VG's reviewers fair on the games we look at? Your viewsIn print .COMPETITIONS 1 2Are you brave enough to brave the Ev il Dead?DANGERMOUSE COMPETITION 1 5You've lust read about it on our cover. Now try to win the game!TOP 30 1 8Want to know whic h game is really number one F i n d out bychecking the Cr5 VG/Daily Mirror Top 30 games sof tware chart.HALL OF FAME 5 7Our revamped top score contest with lots of new games to tryand beat. PROFESSOR VIDEO 6 9

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LISTINGSPUSH/CBM 64 6 2Try your hand at this version of the famous board game Of thesame name. For two players.KILLER KONG/UNEXPANDED VIC 6 6Mario needs your help again to rescue his girlf riend f rom theclutches of that crazy monkey.TRAILER/UNEXPANDED VIC 7 4The s ummer holidays have arrived and a t ruc k les lot is not ahappy one! Can you cope wit h the motorway madness?SUB KILL/DRAGON 32 7 7Can you prevent those enemy submarines s lipping past yourdestroyer into the naval base? You mus t not fail!

NEWS AND REVIEWSGAMES NEWS 2 1After the Lords of Midnight comes The Lord of the Rings — thestory behind the long awaited Melbourne House deal.

REVIEWS 2 8Dan germouse leaps in t o ac t ion on t he Commodore 64 andSpectrum. A super-rev iew o f t he mega-mouse game can befound on these pages.

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LYNX USERS OFTHE WORLD UNITE!Dear Sir.Would you k indly mentionin your magazine, at theearliest opportunity, that Ishall be forming a newuser group/ magazine forall Lynx owners.

The group will be calledthe Lynx Users Group orLUG for short. It is theintention of this new groupto promote and retaininterest in the Lynx and tominimise the likely feelingthat any Lynx owner is outin the cold. Among theproposed actions will be toencourage owners tospeak to their localmembership and to putowners in touch with thosewho perhaps have moreprogramming skills.

LUG will be taking overfrom NILUG, as Mr R Poatehas dec ided to closeNILUG as from the Juneissue.R B Jones,Harrow,Middlesex.

CAN ANYONEBEAT THIS?Dear Sir,As regarding the topscores for SpectrumArcadia, I would like to tellyou about my feat ofshooting on only the firstscreen of Arcadia.

I'd got a little bored withthe game, so I tr ied to getas many points on the firstscreen as I could. Imanaged a total score of203 points. This was adifficult task because myarms just about seized upduring the game. 203points is a large score tobeat. How about lettingeveryone hear about thischallenge?Alan Webster,Gullane,Scotland.

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obviously thinks he's BuckRogers mark two.Anybody out there want toprove him wrong?

HAVING A SPOT OFCHESS TROUBLEDear Sir,I think you made quite abooboo in your July issue.The chess program onpage 122 was supposed tobe for the TI-99/4A. Eithermy TI's got a differentBasic or you printed thewrong program.

Would you please givemy new Texas InstrumentsUsers' Group, the Notts99er's Users' Group, a briefmention. The group sendsout a monthly newslettergiv ing tips, short programs,software and hardwareinfo, letters and help withproblems etc

Hopefully, for more localmembers, there will beregular meetings. Anybodyinterested in joining pleasecontact me at 75A RossellDrive, Stapleford,Nottingham NG9 7E0.

May I congratulate youon a fine magazine andyour support for theTI-99/4A. Please keep upthis support.Gordon Tomlinson,Staple ford,Nottingham.

ANTICS WITHANT ATTACK!Dear Sir,In reply to DuncanCampbell's letter in June'sissue of C&VG, I can claimto have scored 44,878 atAnt Attack and regularlyreach level 10 without anyproblems. Now can anyonebeat that? This is about asfast as I could do eachlevel so I reckon themaximum score ever mustonly be around 45,000?!

Not only, as Duncanpoints out, is there an exitat the top of the west wall

in the game, but sometimesthe gir l is placed in a holeon the right hand wall and,after jumping on an ant toreach her, you can jumpstraight through and finishthe level without returningto the city games! Thismakes this level as easy asone of the first.

I also encountered afunny situation where thefloor was covered with ants(nothing new there) so Ijumped to paralyse an antand the gir l must havejumped too. The end resultwas that we were bothsuspended, her on top ofme, in mid-air!! I wasn'tstanding on a block or anant. I f I spun round, the gir lmoved too, yet none of theants could get us. Alas,bombing them belowbrought us down. A quirkof the program or what?

Finally, in reply to DavidKorim's plea in the sameissue on how to get pastthe Foot of the Megatree inJet Set Willy — it's easy!Stand under the firstbranch where the treebottles are and wait for thepurple flame to approachyou. Nothing can kill youhere. As soon as the flamemoves away, follow it andyou can pass unharmedalong b u t you must jumpas soon as you reach thesteps in the middle, as theflame will turn round andhit you. Also the first bottlewill k ill you if you jumpup onto it.

What I want to know nowis h o w t9 get up to thePriest's Hore without fallingdown again onto the slopebelow? It took me longenough to work Out how toget up the other twoscreens below. I can alsostate that I've only fourrooms left to visit now, asmost of the house isaccessible, give or take afew hundred lives! Anyonebeen right through?Christopher Hester,Baildon,West Yorkshire.

A FAIRER DEAL FORADVENTURERSDear Sir,I have been buying C&I/Gfor several months now andI intend to carry on readingyour magazine rather thanany other for one reason —Keith Campbell'sAdventure section.

This is the best part ofthe whole mag. (the part Iturn to first) and Ithoroughly enjoy it. There'sjust one problem — it's tooshort!

I was pleased to see thespecial Adventure reviewsbut the fact is, KeithCampbell needs moreroom. I understandlengthening the magazinecosts money, but you couldput the price up a fewpence (not too muchthought).

The market is beingflooded with many newAdventures, most of whichare never mentioned in thefew pages you give poorold Keith, so a little moreroom could mean a lotmore reviews/articlesabout Adventures. Youmay be thinking that I amjust an Adventure freak butyou would be wrong. Ienjoy play ing arcade stylegames on my Spectrum butthe magazine is packedwith shootem-ups.

I say it's not fair onAdventurers.P Stollard,Bury St Edmunds,Suffolk.

Editor's reply: As you canimagine, Keith has a lot ofwork to get through. Evenhe can't solve anAdventure in ten minutes,but we have found somehelpers to lift the weightoff his shoulders. So wemay be seeing moreAdventure in CittirG in thefuture. As for yoursuggestion about puttingthe price up, it's not a badidea — not bad at all!

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THE TEXAS CHAIN-STORE VASSACREDear Sir,With reference to ThomasMuluemes letter in the Julyedition of C&VG, hissuggestions are laudable,but unfortunatelyimpractical and naive.

The Texas ExtendedBasic cartridge wasoriginally sold in thiscountry at a price ofaround 190.00. Yes, it wasexpensive, but it wasavailable. Whether or notit was worth that much isdifficult to say. Certainly,dealers were given littleoption in what theycharged for the cartridge.Even at that price profitswere small.

Since then, ExtendedBasic has been reduced inprice several times until •finally the TI-99/4A wasdiscontinued. At thatpoint, dealers who merelyregarded the TI as avehicle for making moneysimply decided to cuttheir losses and get rid ofall the cartridges atwhatever price they couldget for them. This meantthat ExBas was nowavailable for around the£40.00 mark. But topretend that this is whatthe module should havecost and to state that this iswhat it should cost now isnaive.

As one of the twodealers left in this countryable to supply ExtendedBasic from stock, I have nointention of goingbankrupt simply to be anice guy in supplyingproducts at the prices theywere being dumped at.Extended Basic may notbe cheap from me (or mycompetitor and friend) butit is available. And as longas it remains available, itwill be at its current price,if for no other reason thanto allow me to provideback-up service (have you

tried getting after-salesservice from any of thesupermarket chains whosold the TI as though itwere a can of beans? Oreven asked them foradvice?).

As to his suggestion thatan independent producershould make ExtendedBasic — why should they?The likes of Quicksilva.Psion, Ocean etc. neveracknowledged the Texaswhen it was in production.Its hardly likely that theyare going to now. But inany event, TexasInstruments still hold therights to produceExtended Basic (and allthe other cartridges forthat matter), so anyattempts to produce anindependently madeExtended Basic will be inbreach of TI's copyright.

So to answer Mr.Muluemes plea — the onlysensible solution to thelack of Extended Basicshas already been found,le they are being importedfrom the USA.Howard GreenbergArcade HardwareManchester

GET STEEPEDIN BLEEPS!Dear SirSteven Fenoceti (C&VG,July) can steep hisCommodore 64 in bleepsjust by calling thissubroutine in any programthat needs them:500 REM BEEP SUB-ROUTINE STARTS HERE510520 S=54272:POKE S,150530 POKE S+ 1,75540 POKE S+5,0:POKES+6,240:POKE S + 24.15550 POKE S+ 4,17560 FOR D =1 TO200:NE/CT570 POKE S+24,0:RETURN

The pitch of the bleepcan be altered by using ahigher or lower value than75 in line 530. Its duration:ei

can be shortened orlengthened by similarlytinkering with the delayloop in line 560.

Bleeps are often usefulfor audibly registering akeyboard responseprompted by an INPUT orGET command. It is aneasy matter to limit theiroperation (and theprogress of the program)by a qualifier, as this demo(when added to the linesabove) will show:100 PRINT CHRS (147)TAB (255) TAB (242)"PRESSING RETURNONLY WILL SOUNDBEEP"110120 GET ICS:IF K$=THEN 120130140 IF ICS=CHRS (13)THEN GOSUB 520: PRINTCHRS (13) TAB ( II) "YOUPRESSED RETURN"150160 GOTO 120

Pressing any key butRETURN will produce noresponse — but when it isused, the bleep will beheard, accompanied byon-screen confirmation ofthis action.John BansleyHoveEast Sussex

GO EASY ONTHOSE GHOULS!Dear Sir,I would be grateful if Icould use your letterspage to comment on thereview of Ghouls for theBBC micro in the July issueof your magazine.

C&VG's softwarereviews have, in the past,been objective and of ahigh standard, but in thisspecific case I feelsufficiently moved to putpen to paper.

For the reviewer to referto Ghouls as simply "ablatant copy of ManicMiner" and to writenothing at all about the

game itself seen-is v e r ywrong. Managing Directorof Software Projects, AlanMaton, says: "DonkeyKong, Manic Miner andGhouls are all platformgames primarily avoidingoncoming obstacles — thatis where the similarityends. Having looked atGhouls. I did not think itwas a copy of ManicMiner."

Ghouls has alreadyreceived four and five starreviews in Acorn User,A&B Computing, TheMicro User, PersonalComputer Games andHome Computing Weekly.The game itself was thehighest new entry in bothAcorn User's July chart aswell as C&VG's softwarechart No.3 and we havebeen told by dealers anddistributors alike thatGhouls is second only toKiller Gorilla.

I quite appreciate thedifficulty of policing yourreviewers but, in caseswhere a new game from areputable software houseis slagged off to such anextent as this, I feel it isyour duty to get a secondopinion before printing thesaid review.Micro Power Ltd,Leeds

NOW THERE'SSCOPE FOR THE 64Dear SirCould you please fill me inon Scope for theCommodore 64. When willit become available, howmuch does it cost, whocan I obtain it from and inwhat form does it come, iecartridge, disc or cassette?Sean Stanley,Netherseale,Staffs.Editor's reply: Goodnews. Scope 64 is in theshops now on cassette for117.95 or disc for 118.95.More details from ISP on025679-6559.

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You've probably been reading allabout the Ev il Dead game, based onthe now famous horror-spoof moveabout a b u n c h o f c le a n c l u bAmerican boys and girls who go intothe country to get away from it all andend u p b e i n g trans formed i n t ohorrible mutants, We ' v e rev iewedthe game elsewhere in this issue.

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THE QUESTIONS1. Which famous American actressplayed t h e p art o f Carrie — ateenager w i t h aw esome men t alpowers — in the fi lm of the samename, based on the novel b y acehonor author Stephen King.2. An extremely famous Americansinger starred in a hit video based onone of his hit songs. He starred as awerewolf. The video, one of the mostexpensive pop-promotions e v e rmade, was directed by John Landis,the man who also masterminded the

cult h o r r o r m o v i e A m e r i c a nWerewolf in London. What (a) wasthe name of the singing star and what(b) was the music-video called?3. Who, or what, was Christine, thestar o f another recent horror film.based on another novel by StephenKing?4. What was the name 'piths first of aseries of modem classic honor filmsbased around the ghoulish festivitieswhich t ake p lace every year o nOctober 3Ist?

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Congratulations G av in — w e ' r esure you'll enjoy your trip. But watchout for the Editor, you might find himtrying to stow away in your luggage!

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At last we can announce the winnersof our grand Music Contest launchedback i n Apr il. Vinc e Clarke, ex -ofDepeche Mode, Yaz oo a n d n o wmasterminding T he Assembly , hasListened t o y o u r tapes a n d h a sdecided w ho w i l l get the Yamahakeyboards!

Many C"&t/C readers sat down attheir computers to compose tunes forus — and it was a really tough task todecide on the winners. That's whyit's taken so long. Thanks for bearingwith us — and thanks go to everyonewho entered. T her e ar e a l o t o ftalented people out there! Now forthe winners:

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THUNDERBIRDFlight s im u la t io n f ana t ic s a r egoing t o hav e a lo t mor e fl y ingtime under the ir belts w i t h t h elaunch of a new game based ona m o d e r n he l ic op t e r guns h ip .Thunderbird i s t h e t h i r d o fD ig i t a l I n t e r g r a t i o n ' s fl i g h ts imulat ion p r o g r a m s , a n d i tfollows in t he wak e o f D ig ita r sp h e n o m e n a l l y s u c c e s s f u lF ighter Pilo t and N ig h t G unnergames,

Fly ing a helic opter is muc h mor ediffi c ult t h a n a c onv ent iona l l i g h taircraft a n d T hunder b ir d i s a c on-s iderably more complex game to play,But the game does inc lude a featurewhich allows you to take on as muc hor as l i t t le of the ac tual fl y ing of thechopper as you like.

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Digital's nex t promised release hasits feet , o r s hould I s ay i t s wheels ,fi rmly on the ground, Mo t o r Racer is,as the name sugges ts , a motor bik eracing g a m e . T h e g a m e p i t s y o uagainst 40 other racers around any ofthe top European race tracks inc lud-ing Silvers tone and the Is le of Man TTrace c ircuit.

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Ocean Software has signed up top athlete DaleyThompson, to help promote their new decathlon

The Bri t i s h Ama t e u r Ath let ics Bo a rd w i l lgame.

receive royalties from the game, which will retailat 0 . 9 0 fo r the Commodore and E6.90 fo r the

The game, launched to coincide with the start ofSpectrum version.

the L o s Angeles Olympics, simulates t h e t e ndecathlon events including the 100 metre sprint,long jump, pole vault, javelin throw, discus throwand shot putt.

Each player has to qualify by taking an "energytest" — and the computer will decide if he or she isfit to compete. A speech synthesiser gives vocalscores and a voice intones " On your marks, get

The roar of the crowd urges competitors forwardset, GO."

and a multiple scrolling action creates a realistic3D effect as the field opens up before them.

Daley Thompson, who admits to enjoying arcadegames, tried out Ocean's new game before he leftfor Los Angeles. Sweat broke out across his browas he recreated the 100 metre sprint. " I ' l l have torun faster than that," he cried.

Daley Thompson's Decathlon will be competingfor honours against several other " Olymp ic"games — such as Activision's computer velgionsof t h e i r D e c a t h l o n g a m e , A u t o m a t a ' sOlympimania and Quicksilva's Games 84.

K-tei, t he record people whostarted o u t i n t h e ga m e ssoftware business earlier thisyear with titles like it ' s OnlyRock 'n Roll and Odyssey for theSpectrum and Commodore 64,are planning a change of imagefor the autumn.

New titles will come out underthe new company name of FrontRunner.

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First launch, i n September,will be a multi•screen arcadeaction adventure called StormWarrior.

Computer & Video Games hada sneak preview o f this y e tunfi nis he d g a m e f o r t h eCommodore 8 4 — a n d w ereckon it looks very promising.

You play the part of the StormWarrior on a mysterious questwhich takes him to an equallym y s t e r ious l a n d w h e r ebarbarians a n d othe r nestleslurk. The game Involves severaldifferent levels.

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Followers of the Lord of theRings can look forward toplaying the classic fantasybook by J.R.R. Tolkien as acomputer Adventure gameif a n a gre e me nt c a n b estruck be twe e n t h e p u b -lishers Ge orge Al le n a n dUnwin a n d M e l b o u r n eHouse — creators o f TheHobbit.

The Tolkien trilogy trans-ported t h e r e a de r t o amagical world o f dwarves.elves, w i z a r ds a n d e v i lforces in confl ict with thespirit o f good. The ga mewill r e s e mbl e t h e b o o kclosely — even coming inthree parts_

Melbourne Hous e 's t o ppr ogr a m m e r — P h i l i pMitche ll o f Ho b b it . Mu g s yand Sherlock Ho lme s tame— wil l program the game."As soon a s I ge t the go-ahead, I will start work," hetold a t i VG.

Melbourne H o u s e a r ekeeping tight-l ipped a boutLord o f the Rings until theyhave signed the deal w i thAllen and Unwin.

Publicity Manager. PaulaByrne would say only: "Wehave an option to the rightsto L o rd o f the Rings wh ichwe are pursuing".

The game is not likely tofind i t s w a y o n t o t h eshelves fo r s ome time t ocome — perhaps not evenuntil 1986.

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Sherlock H o l m e s a n dThe Hobbit both took over ayear to program — s o i tseems unlikely that Lord ofthe Rings will take less.

While waiting for Lord ofthe R i n g s , M e l b o u r n eHouse are hoping to keepthe Adventure market wellserviced with their SherlockHolmes game which is nowfi ni s he d a n d w i l l b elaunched next month at thePCW show.

The screen shot above isfrom the beginning o f thegame. Phil ip Mitchell wa sgiving nothing away aboutSherlock when we spoke tohim: " It's a really challeng-ing A d v e n t u r e w h i c hnobody is going to beat in ahurry".

NEW GAMES - IN A FLASH!White Li ghtni ng str uck t h eC&VG logo and produced thisstunning mirror image on ourSpectrum.

The boys at Oasis were soconvinced t ha t t he i r W h i t eLi ght ni ng ga m e s - w r i t i nglanguage was the best garners'utility around that they decidedto pr ogr am a demonstr ati ontape to prove it.

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Imagine Software, the Liverpool games giantand t h e la rges t company i n t h e softwareindustry, has gone bust.

The company h a d gr own f r om only t w omembers to a fi rm employing over 160 in lessthan a year. I t was almost certainly this hugeexpansion w h i c h overstretched w h a t w a sundoubtedly one of the most talented and excit-ing software houses in the country.

The future of their much publicised "mega-games", Bandersnatch and Psyclapse, seemsuncertain at the moment but a company closelylinked with Imagine, Finchspeed, is the mostlikely candidate to pick up the pieces.

Happily, a l l the current range o f Imaginegames is still available in the shops. Anothersoftware house, Beau Jolly, has taken over all ofImagine's remaining stock o f games a nd isplanning to launch titles like B C Bill and A hDiddums for the Commodore 64 which Imaginehad planned to release over the next few months.

Beau Jolly i s a ls o planning t o introduce"valuepacks", a compilation of four or fi v eImagine titles at reduced prices.

Information o n n e w Im a gine t it les t o b ereleased from Beau Jolly can be obtained on567-9110.

THE B M PINS THE JET SET!JET PACThose games wizards at Ultimate have

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Their top soiling Spectrum game, Jet t ur ne d with a laser gun and a powerPg., is shortly to make its debut tor the pack on his back, Jet Man has to avoidBBC.o r shoot the nestles as he builds his

The idea ot the game is to collect the ship.three parts of a space ship that are T h e Beeb version is in the shops nowdotted at random around the screen. a t ELS&

Once you have built your space ship, Ultimate are still not saying it theyyou must collect enough 'vet capsules Intend t o launch Commodore 64to enable you to blast oil to the next versions of Jet Pac and their otherplanet. s u c c e s s f u l titles.

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No prizes for guessing what Martin Harris'sfavourite TV programme is. Sure enough,it 's Dangermouse - wh i c h i s a lso t h ename o f h is latest computer game fo r theSpectrum and 64.

You play the part of the super rodent whohas to foil the evil Silas Greenback's plot tota ke o v e r t h e w o r l d b y c l o n i n g Dangermouse.Dangermouse robots at h is secret p lant in Favourite Computer Programme:the Peruvian 1.ingle.C h e s s by Intelligent Software

" My fi rs t computer experience wa s a t C o u n t r i e s v i s i t e d : F r a n c e ,university w h e re I t o o k a d e g re e i n Switzerland , Ireland.Computer Science. Afte r that l was at ICL Amb it ions: " I ' d like to run a marathon invyorking on test programs for mainframes.- le s s than two and a half hours."

"Dangermouse i s t h e re su lt o f e ig h t Hobb ies: Running.months' wo rk . We started last December Favourite Musicians: n o tputting together ideas and so me o f t h e mu sic. I like Mahler "graphics. I t ' s taken t i l l n o w t o g e t t h e Wo rs t Game I've Every Played: 'The re 's.5 0program iust righ t" . m a n y I would feel guilty mentioning any one

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BISMARKFollowing the success oftheir strategy war game,Fall of Rome, Argus Software has launched threenew games in the samevein.

Invasion is a tacticalmilitary wa r game s e tagainst a background ofrising tension in Europe,between N a to a nd theRed Army.

The s e c ond ga m e ,Planettall, i s a l s o astrategy game but placesyou in the seat of a pilotof a n inte r pla ne ta r yspace juggernaut, bring-ing raw materials from tarflung planets t o he lpbuild new Earth colonies.

The last game is basedon the infamous Germanwarship, t h e Bismark.You have to take on therole of the Commander ofa fl eet o f British war -ships. Your job is to trackdown the Bismarkdestroy her before sher e a c he s t h e n o r t hAtlantic a n d c a us e shavoc among the convoyroutes to the USA.

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TESTING TIME FOR CRICKET FANSTEST MA TC H w R Smith and joarna]ists from

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The competition involves competition have been set by Chrisanswering six questions correctly Rhys, the man responsible forand suggesting a suitable applica- testing well known personiditys1lion or use for a home computer knowledge of sport on the TVapart from Waling games on it , . • a progranune Question of Sportdoor stop, perhaps?

Test Match is available from mostThe at ria will be judged by a branches of IR Smith and runs on

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ATTENTION ALL SHIPPING!Beach-head, vo ted the bestcompute r game in Americafor sound and g raph ics b yreaders o f the p re st ig io u sB i l l b o a rd ma g a z i n e , i salmost re a d y f o r t h e 413kSpectrum.

Centresoft , t h e B r i t i s hcompany wh ic h has b e e nimport ing B e a ch -h e a d —p r o d u c e d b y A c c e s sSoftware f o r the A ta ri a n dCommodo re co mp u te rs —is h a v i n g a S p e c t r u mversion specia lly writ te n inBirmingham b y a B r i t i shprogrammer.

The o rig in a l games we refirst released in this countryto co in c id e w i t h the ann i-versary o f D-Da y.

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BEACH-HEADt h r o u g h a h a r b o u rentrance. T h e re a r e t w oroutes. Th e fi rst takes yo ud irect ly i n t o t h e h a rb o u r.The a l t e rn a t ive r o u t e i smuch more dangerous andyou run the risk o f runningyour ships onto the rocks.

Other le ve ls in c lu d e a nattack on yo u r sh ips b y a irand sea. I f you manage toreach the beach, you face at a n k r i d e t h r o u g h aminefi e ld and across opencountry b e fo re y o u re a chyou r d e s t in a t io n — t h ehuge g u n b a t t e ry w h i c hyou mu s t d e s t ro y i f y o u rtroops a re t o co n t in u e o nthe ir m a r c h t o l i b e ra t eEurope.

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Percy the Potty Pigeon - Make a sukide journey with our fluffy little friend Percy In hisdesperate attempts to build himself a cosy little home Plunging to near cenain destructionthis crazy little bird has to pluck ten nest building twigs from the path al onrushing traffic,frantically avoiding the unwelcome attentlons of a pigeon eating cat and starving ferretOnce off the tarmac the danger doesn't end as Percy carefully avoids the kamikaze planes,balloons and twig snatching sparrows before he can complete his nest and 'move to nextleveL But don't be totally disheartened our loveable little character has a few surprises of hisOW11 in the shape ofrevolting explosive eggsCOMINGSOON!Potty Pigeonon Spectrum 48K

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Wanted Monty Mole - Facing a long cold winter Monty Mole makt-s a daring, coal inatchingraid to his local South Yorkshiir pit. Grabbing a miner's bucket he heads Into the darkness onhis illic it escapade, soon to realise that the flu may have been a better choice Alas there's noturning back. onward to do battle with flying pickets, mammal eating fish, trundling coalcrushers, roaming coal drills, fi lling his bucket dodging the disappearing floorWith his bucket fi lled. Monty makes his escape only to surface in Arthur's castle with this mostImposing of leaders barring his way seated on his graphite throne Cleverly seizing his only

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MATCH POINTMACHINE: SpectrumSUPPLIER: Psion

IPRICE: E6.95

ISinclairlKempston joystickcompatiblelBy the time you read this,the Wimbledon fortnightwill b e over_ Bu t i f thesight o f t h o s e t e n n is

champs h a s inspired you t otake up this noble sport, whynot h a v e a f e w p ra c t icesessions u s in g t h i s la t e s trelease from Psion before youventure o u t o n t o t h e re a lcourt?

Match Point is destined tobecome a sports simulation,bound for the high reaches ofthe C & V G T o p 3 0 . T h egraphics, a l t h o u g h f a i r l ysimple, are excellent and thep ro g ra m e x t r e m e l y w e l ldesigned.

There a re seve ra l g a meoptions, includ ing exhib it ionlevel a n d t o Wimb le d o nquarter fi n a l status. A t t h estart o f each game, you canselect wh ic h o f t h e ma n yoptions you want to play fromthe well presented and easy tounderstand menu screen.

The co u rt is presented in3D perspect ive s t y le , T h eplayers a re represented b yfairly s imp le b la ck g ra p h icfigures — but their movement

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At the back of the court is aWimbledon style scoreboard.complete with p layer nameswhich you ca n input a t thestart of each game

Scoring is exactly the sameas the rea l game, completewith tie-breaks. Captions a tthe b o t to m o f t h e scre e nprovide further information onthe g a me a s yo u play. Fo rexample, the message "FirstService" comes up if you fluffa se rve , o r t h e me ssa g e"Out" if you go too wild, Andthere's n o arguing with th isumpire!

You can play the computeror a human opponent over 3-5sets, again just like the rea lgame.

I played using the Spectrumkeyboard — b u t a joyst ickwould be a real asset. You justcan't move your fingers fastenough when going fo r thatcrucial winning point!

Having sa id that, there i sthe facility to redefine the keysshould you wa n t t o t ry ou tanother configuration.

Overall, Ma tch Point is anextremely well presented andexecuted p iece o f softwarewh ich e n s u r e s P s i o n ' sreputation a s a purveyor o fgood quality games.

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when playing for the first time,I thought there were two ballsin play, until I realised that oneball was in fact a shadow onthe floor o f the court as thereal b a l l b o u n ce d a ro u n dbetween the players. A litt lecontusing, but not enough tostop t h is becoming a t o pseller!

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ZETA 7MACHINE: CBM 641

joystick onlySUPPLIER: MogulPRICE: £7.95Mogul S o f t w a r e a r eclaiming a "unique fi rst"in the shape of their newrelease for the 64 calledZeta 7. The company say

they have acquired the rightsto the computer game beforeit ma ke s i t s d e b u t i n U Sarcades. T h e m a n b e h in dZeta 7 is Mike Wacker whowas also responsible for FireAnt and Annihilator,

The version for the 64 willbe available in August — thearcade ve rs io n w o n ' t b earound until the autumn. Thegame asks you to protect a

Zeta c la ss defence sphere,which looks suspiciously likethe Death Star from the StarWars epics. Armed only with aso la r p o w e r e d P o s i t r o nAcce le ra to r, a n o rb i t i n gdefence pod, you must lightoff wave after wave of 'orriblealiens.

You c a n ro ta te t h e p o dusing your joystick but, afteryou've managed to destroy asquadron o f a l ie n fi ghters,your automatic sensors takeover and lock on to the nextwave of attackers.

The a lien sh ips fi re h ighenergy plasma bolts a t yourpod. You ca n o n ly take somuch d a ma g e b e fo re y o uhave to get out — so you haveto keep an eye on the statusreports a t the bottom o f thescreen Th e se g ive yo u a nidea of the status of the pod— whether it 's about to blowup or not — and the status ofthe Ze ta base. A s we l l a sattacking y o u r b a s e , t h efighters a lso attack the Zetabase. Y o u co u ld lo s e t h egame b e ca u se y o u h a v efailed to defend it properly!

Zeta 7 looks ve ry pretty.The graphics a re g rea t andthe sound effects a re goodtoo. However, when you comedown to it. Zeta 7 is a prettybasic shoot-'em-up, which is areal s h a m e a s t h e p r o -grammer has put a lot of effort

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But all you have to do onceyou press the start button isblast away at the aliens and,after a while, I found that a billdull — despite the fact thatvarying numbers of alien shipscome a t y o u a s y o u g othrough the game.

The destruction sequenceof the Zeta 7 base when youfail t o defend i t p roperly i sreally n i c e t o o . B u t g re a tgraphics don 't make a play-able game

It's a game you can neverwin. Eventually those a lienswill wipe you Out come whatmay. So I'd like to see either afew bonus points fo r stayingalive for a set period of time orperhaps another screen f o rthese gamesters who manageto fight off the alien attackers.

Zeta 71s well worth taking alook at if you have a 64 — butI don't reckon it has that all-important lasting appeal.

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FULL THROTTLEMACHINE: SpectrumSUPPLIER: MicromegaPRICE: £6.95If you 've e ve r f e lt t h esurge o f power and thewind in your face as a bigbike rushes past the onehundred m i l e a n h o u rmark, then you could only

feel disappointment when youcompare the experience withriding a b ike in a computersimulation.

In truth, the same has to betrue o f a ll simulations, Who,for examp le , wo u ld ra th e rscore the winner at Wembleyin a computer game than todo it in real life? No contest.

But this does not mean thatsimulations are not fun and italso means tha t comparingsim-games to the real thing is

Rili+E•1111•Sno way of judging them.

This is true of Micromega'slatest game — Fu l l ThrottleThe graphics are not the mostamazing th in g s in ce slice dbread and it's ridiculous to sayyou re a l ly f e e l l i k e yo u ' reracing against Barry Sheeneat Silverstone Wh a t you canquite honestly say about thisgame, though, is that it is fun.

This has been achieved bymaking the game a real race.The aim is simply to win. Youare one rider in a field of 40,When the bikes roar off at thestart, y o u m a y manage t oaccelerate in to 38th o r 37thposition, bu t f ro m then unt ilyou see the chequered flag.ifs a case of dodging. accler-ating, cutting in at the bendsand staying on the road if youwant to work your way up thefield.

Full Throttle borrows a nicet o u c h f r o m P s i o n ' sChequered Flag in tha t youare a llowed t o choose a n yone of ten tracks.

If you a re getting a ra cegame f o r yo u r Spectrum. Iwould recommend th is one.Although t h e g ra p h ics a r einferior to Psion's ChequeredFlag a n d A ta riso f t ' s P o l ePosition, i t ' s a mu ch be tte rgame to play

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MACHINE: CBM 64mithjoystick

SUPPLIER: Parker BrothersPRICE: E30.00Star Wars is an all-timearcade classic and I fo rone have been waiting forsome enterprising co m-pany to come up with the

computer version. We ll, i t ' shere in cartridge fo rm f ro mParker Brothers.

Star Wa rs : T h e A rca d eGame features three screensfrom the arcade version. Youget the initial space battle withthe Emp ire 's fea rsome T ieFighters, the race across the

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Death Star's surface, blastingthe laser defence towers onthe way, and finally the hecticdash a l o n g t h e S t a r ' s" trench" d o d g in g b e twe e ndeadly fi re b a l ls a n d s u s -pended catwalks to reach themain reactor port He re yougel just once chance to dropyour proton torpedo to destroythe Death Star entirely.

I wa s surprised th a t t h egraphics o n t h e 6 4 versionweren't a little better. ParkerBrothers have made a goodattempt a t reproducing t h ered and b lue arcade vectorgraphics. B u t i t ju s t d idn• tquite h a ve t h e fe e l o f t h eoriginal.

The Tie Fighters in the firstscreen a r e q u i t e c ru d e lydrawn and you don't seem toget m u c h imp re s s io n o fdistance as the fireballs comestreaking th rough sp a ce a tyou. I found it hard to tell justhow fa r away these missileswere at times, which made itdifficult to judge when to blastthe fireballs or concentrate onthe fighters!

Things get better when youswoop d o wn l o w o ve r t h eDeath Star, shooting up thoselaser t o we rs . T h i s ve rs io ndoesn't h a ve t h e satisfyingvector graphic explosions o fthe arcade machine when youhit the towers A n d you st illhave the same trouble judgingthe distance of those fireballs,which c o m e a t y o u o n c eagain.

Your X-Wing Fighter is pro-tected b y nine fo rce shields— lose them and the game isover. I found i t annoying t olose s o ma n y i n t h e fi rs tscreen b e ca u se o f t h o s eirritatingly d if fi cu lt fi re b a llsand only be left with a coupleto deal with the rest o f theconflict! B u t then tha t 's myproblem.

I also found it fairly difficultto posit ion m y la se r sigh tsexactly where I wanted themto be — especially in the fastand furious opening screen.Your lase r fi re co me s f ro mthe side mounted cannon onyour fighter and converges onthe area where your sight isaimed by the way.

I must admit to being a littledisappointed with this offeringf ro m P a r k e r B r o t h e r s ,especially a f te r seeing the irversion o f Gyruss (reviewedlast issue ) wh ich i s a re a lwinner. The cartridge comeswith a comprehensive manualwhich d e ta ils t h e d if fe ren tgame o p t io n s a n d p o in t sscoring.

Parker Brothers have madea brave attempt to bring all theexcitement o f t h e a rca d eclassic to the small screen —and I guess that if you can 'thave the real thing at home,then you should take a look atthis version and make up yourown minds. I t 's one o f thosegames !

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5 M E M ' DODDMACHINE: Atari 4001800

and XLSUPPLIER: English SoftwarePRICE: £9.95Your f a mi ly h a s o n c eagain been caught by thedroids and it is up to youto rescue them.

Given t h e v e ry n o n -droid like name of Julian, youare t h e duelling d ro id a n dmust fi n d t h e me mb e rs o fyour family who are sufferingat t h e h a n d s o f t h e e v i lmonste rs o n t h e p l a n e tZennor.

There a r e 9 9 d if f e re n tlevels arid each is a separatescreen.

Once the game has loaded,you start on the fi rst screen.At the top, your score and thenumber of lives is displayed. Ahigh score feature is also builtin so that you can try to beatyour record

The line at the bottom of thescreen te lls you wh ich waveyou are on, There are variousobjects on the screen at onelime, some of which move andsome which don't

The basic idea is to shootthe aliens and try to find themembers o f y o u r f a mi ly .

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These are human-like figureswhich w a d d l e in n o ce n t lyround the screen looking asthough th e y need rescuing.You simply have to walk in tothem to gain the extra pointsand their eternal gratitude.

The d ro id s a r e n o t s ofriendly. Contact with one o fthem will result in the instantloss of one of your three lives.Just t o m a k e t h e g a m eharder, not all the evil droidsare a ffected b y yo u r la se rgun_ I I you zap them, they'lljust get up and walk away.

There a r e a l s o o t h e robjects ro u n d t h e sc re e nwhich must be avoided.

The joystick wil l po int thedroid i n e ig h t d irect ions. Ifound it quite difficult to get itto w a l k st ra ig h t a t t ime s.though.

Although t h e g ra p h i c saren't u p t o much , I re a llyenjoyed t h i s g a m e . I t ' saddictive and great fun to playwhich i s wha t counts, eventhough I could only manage toreach level six.

Sound is reasonable and Iespecially liked the stampingof h o rse s h o o v e s a s t h edroids run towards you.

Droid is f o r o n eplayer only and requires a joy-stick

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BURGER TIMEMACHINE: Dragon 32SUPPLIER: Blaby Computer

GamesPRICE: E5.95Dragon o w n e r s h a v ebeen ke p t wa it ing lo n genough f o r a d e ce n tversion o f Bu rge r Time.It's a shame that Blaby

couldn't provide it.This version o f the classic

arcade g a me is one o f thepoorest g a me s tha t I h a veever seen on the Dragon.

For a start, the actual gameis in black and white. Althoughthe opening title is printed ingreen, the loading screen and

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the actual game born have nocolour.

In Bu rg e r Time, you p laythe part of a cnef. Your job isto p u t together th ree h a m-burgers wh o s e ing red ien tsare around the screen. Eachburger has two pieces of bunfor the top and bottom, andmeat and so me lettuce. A syou walk over a piece, it fallsdown onto the bun below andthe burger i s gradually builtup.

But life isn 't easy fo r thechef. He is being chased by atomato, an egg and a saus-age

Defence comes in the formof a pepper po t a qu ickshake of pepper in front of apursuing p ie ce o f sausagei.ind it 's well and tru ly paraly-sed. You ge t five shakes o fpepper on each level and thepepper pot is filled each timeyou lose a life.

Another way of trapping theingredients which are chasingyou is to catch them under aslice of burger as you make itfall_ Also, anything standing ontop of the burger will fall to itsdoom. On the Blaby version.though, this death by standingon top o f a p iece o f burgerdoes not work.

Speed a n d t iming i s t h esecret o f the original BurgerTime. This version has neither.The game plays so slowly thatmost of the fun just isn't there.All action stops while a pieceof burger fa lls which makesthe game too slow.

The s o u n d e f f e c t s a r ealmost a s d isma l a s t h egraphics in this game. A singlebar of the death march playswhen you lose a life, and thistune i s repeated, pa in fu llyslowly, wh e n y o u h a ve n omore lives left.

It you've been waiting for aBurger Time for your Dragon.I suggest that your ca rry onwaiting.

If you're that desperate forthis game, you'll be very dis-appointed i f y o u a c t u a l lyspend the money.

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+ joystickSUPPLIER: M C LothlorienPRICE; E6.95This latest re lease f ro mLothlorien i s s e t i n ase a le d w a r e h o u s e .Caught in a t ime warp ,you a r e t ra p p e d a n d

there a r e n o d o o r s o rwindows,

The warehouse i s fu ll o fblocks. Fo u r o f th e se a repurple and, if you can shufflethem so that they are in line,they will magically form a doorfor your escape.

If you think that this soundsa little like Pengo then you'reright. Th e idea is the sa meand you ca n either move ablock by pushing it, or destroyit by pressing the fi re buttonon the joystick.

In addition t o th e purp leblocks, the re a re fo u r g o ldones. W h e n y o u h a v emanaged to make the door,you get extra points for wait-ing behind and pushing th egold blocks through the door.If you're in a hurry to see whatthe n e xt screen looks like ,though, then you ca n leavethem behind.

You can't have penguins ina deserted warehouse, s othere are different meanies toavoid i n th is game. A t t h estart, there 's just a spinningcharacter w h o lo o ks v e r ymuch like the bug f ro m theBug-Byte l o g o . T ra p p e dbehind each of the four purpleblocks, though, i s a deadlyrobot. S o e a c h t i m e y o urelease a piece o f the door,another e n e my j o i n s t h echase.

Once you have completedthe first screen, you can get tothe next one through the doorwhich you have created. Thisnext screen fi nds Charlie a tone side of a set of six alley-ways. E a c h p a t h h a s amoving, spinning meany andCharlie must cross. Frogger-like, to the other side o f thescreen. Then , i t ' s b a ck t oscreen o n e again , b u t th istime there are more spinningmonsters,

G e t t i n g s t a r t e d : Thi s riotonly c ov e r s h o w e a s y it is toloa d the ga m e , but a lso h o wg o o d the ins truc tions on thec a s s e tte i n l a y a r e . A l o wma rk m e a n s the ga me ta k e sa ge s to l oa d a n d the m a n u -fa c ture r h a s n ' t b o th e r e d t otell y o u j us t w h a t tha t fu z z ygre e n th i ng in the c or ne r o fthe s c r e e n is!

And so the game continues,until you are finally up againstfour spinners in addition to therobots, Wh a t happens a f te rthat is no t known. Even theperson wh o wrote the gamecan't get that tar!

If yo u ' re a f t e r a n e a s ygame, then this is not for you.It's ve ry t ricky and wil l ce r-tainly t a k e s o m e t i m e t ocomplete. B u t i f you l ike achallenge. th is is we ll worththe money Sprites a re usedwell a n d sound e f fects a regood.

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Bounce and it is your job tosteer h im round the town tohelp h is friends Th e re a refour screens and each h a seight levels of difficulty.

In the fi rst screen, it 's MrTall wh o 's i n trouble. He ' sdropped his scarf on the pave-ment and can't reach to pick itup. But there's no need to tearas Mr Bounce is here. All hehas to do is to bounce ontothe scarf and it will re-attachitself to Mr Tall.

This task is quite easy onthe fi rst leve l, b u t o n la te rlevels there's fruit falling fromthe t rees and o ther nastieswhich must be avoided

Screen two is all about MrLazy. He ' s supposed t o b ebuilding h is house but, well,you know, it's such a nice dayand the sun's Out so why notleave i t j u s t a f e w mo reminutes Mr Lazy has left partof the house on a nearby see-saw w h i c h really is a strokeof luck. I f M r Bounce ca n

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jump onto the other end of thesee-saw, t h e win d o w f ra mewill fly, as if by magic, into thecorrect place,

The o t h e r t w o sc re e n sfeature M r B u mp a n d M rSnow. O n c e a g a i n , M rBounce has to come to theirrescue. I t s a hard life being asuperhero n o wa d a ys, y o uknow.

The graphics in th is gameare g re a t A n y ch i ld w h oenjoys the TV program or thebooks will certa in ly love th isgame. But I don't think that itwill hold much appeal for any-one over the age of 11

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FACTORY BREAKOUMACHINE: SpectrumSUPPLIER: PoppysoftPRICE: f 5.50Factory Breakout takes apinch of P a c-M a n , a t w i s t

of Reactor and mixes it allup in a final screen of oneof t h e fastest c limb in ggames I have played in

the la st we e k — a n d I ' veplayed a lot.

Although b o rro win g b i t sand pieces from other games.the overall design is originaland reasonably entertaining.

You a r e Z irky , t h e l a s tremaining robo t in a factorygone crazy. Can you help himescape?

It won't be easy, though, asthe whole place is patrolled byt h re e h o m i c i d a l P a c -monsters. Unlike the ghosts inthe P a c-y o u-k n o w . t he se

nasties re a p p e a r se co n d safter you have killed them.

Before due lling w i t h t h eghosts — wh ich is the mostenjoyable part of this game —you have to get through twopreliminary sc re e n s wh ic heventually b e co me j u s t anuisance on your way to themain part of the game.

The fi rs t p re l im. sc re e nchallenges a n e mb ry o n icZirky to survive an attack onall sides by killer rays. He hasto spin round in his shell blast-

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ing the deathly fingers beforethey ma ke contact with theshell and crack it.

When Zirky hatches out intoa fully grown droid, he has todash through a co rrid o r o flaser spitt ing nasties t o ge tinto the key room.

This i s t h e f u n p a r t o fFactory Breakout. I t ' s qu itetricky as your movements arelimited — just le ft and rightand up the moving lifts on theleft and right of the frame. Youcan on ly g o down b y fallingthrough the trap doors.

The key to escape from thefactory will eventually appearon this screen — but first youhave to run over all the trap-doors, making them turn red,then blue before they eventu-ally disappear.

Sounds easy, bu t i t ' s not.Mind you, I did get quite closeafter abou t t wo h o u rs p la ywhich makes me slightly con-cerned a b o u t t h e la s t in gappeal o f th is game. On ceyou've got out of that factory,what does Zirky do next?

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GILLIGAN'S GOLDMACHINE: CBM 64SUPPLIER: Ocean SoftwarePRICE: E6.90Also available for 48kSpectrum at E5.90it's treasure that you 'reafter in th is game f ro mOcean.

The action takes placein a long-deserted gold mineand your job is to find bags ofgold. Th e bad n e ws is thatthere's a band of outlaws whoalso want that gold.

This g a me i s another o fthose Ma n ic Min e r clones.What you have, to d o is t ocollect the bags of gold whichare dotted around the screenand dump them in the wheel-barrow at the top.

Help comes in the form ofbogeys which are small trucksthat travel on the mine's rail-way. I f you g rab one o f theoverhead handles, then you

can drop yourself into one ofthe passing trucks.

You a re immune to deathwhen you're in a truck. If youare walking normally, then anycontact with one o f the out-laws will kill you instantly.

The game is played againstthe c lo ck a n d yo u have t ocollect a l l t h e b a g s be fo retime runs Out. As you collecteach bag, you are given moretime. A bonus sco re t ic ksaway at the top of the screenand you get the bonus amountof points for collecting a bagand putting i t in the wheel-barrow. The longer you lake,the less points you get.

I found the game quite awk-ward to control. The joystickresponse is fast enough but.unless the bag is exactly ontop of the wheelbarrow, then itwon't register.

Sound e f fects a re good .There's music while you playand a great tune before thegame sta rts, Gra p h ics a reabove average. The outlawsare realistic and the openingtitle screen with th e Oceanlogo is an example of how toget t h e mo s t f r o m sp ri t egraphics.

Gilligan's Gold is more likeChina M i n e r t h a n M a n i cMiner. I t yo u ' re t ry in g t odecide between China Minerand Gilligan, you'd be betteroff with Gilligan. It's more funand I enjoyed it,

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MACHINE: DragonSUPPLIER: Cable SoftwarePRICE: E6,95American Fo o tb a ll h a staken t h i s co u n t ry b ystorm sin ce Channel 4began screen ing th o sebone-crunching confront-ations the Americans call

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of the grid iron game. It's cer-tainly an original idea and theanimation o f th e p layers i spretty good. considering thelimitations of the Dragon.

You play the part of Floyd,ace wid e re ce ive r f o r t h eDallas Cowboys. Your team isplaying arch-rivals, Washing-ton Redskins, in a crucial NFLmatch. Floyd's job is to scorea winning touchdown — butthe Redskins a re out to stophim.

The game starts after kickoff. Floyd has to leap up andcatch the ball and then beginhis long run up the field to theend-zone. T h e R e d s k i ndefence team come thunder-ing down the field at the loneDallas player — attempting tosquash him into the astroturf I

The game is similar to manydriving g a me s i n t h a t y o usimply h a ve t o a vo id o n -rushing ob jects be fo re yo ureach your goal b u t Super-bowidoes have a novel themeand is very playable if you area US football fan.

All in all it's a nice game —but I 'm not sure whether itsbasic simplicity will make itsoriginal appeal last with theDragon gamester

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SUPPLIER: InterdiscPRICE: E6.95Hercules, the first releasefrom a n e w so f twa rehouse ca l le d In te rd isc,could b e described a sMa n ic M i n e r m e e t s

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Hercules was the son of thechief Greek god, Zeus. Oneday, in a fi t o f madness —perhaps after eating a reallyrancid kebab — he killed hiswife and their young children.

Afterwards o ld H e rc f e l treally upset b y th is lapse o fn o rma l b e h a v i o u r a n ddecided t h a t h e mu s t d osomething to make up for allthat killing. So like a ll good

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Greek myths, he trotted off tothe Oracle at Delphi a sortof early advice bureau — tofind out how he could atonefor his sins.

Hercules wa s ordered t oserve King Eurystheus for 12years — performing a l l thefeats the King commanded —which later became known asThe T w e l v e L a b o u rs o fHercules. A n d tha t 's whe rethe game kicks off.

You p l a y t h e p a r t o fHe rcu le s a n d h a v e t ocomplete all those 12 labours.Each labour takes the form ofa screen featuring a differentc l imb in g , j u m p i n g a n dhopping ch a l le n g e . E a c hscreen has a neat text in trowhich d e scrib e s t h e s t o rybehind th e screen i n g rea tdetail. Although i t ' s n ice t oread a l i t t le s t o ry b e fo regetting into the game. I reallywould have liked a b it morebasic information on how toplay each screen.

The s c r e e n s c o m e i ndifferent configurations — butbasically fe a tu re p la t fo rms,ropes t o swin g o n a n d a nobjective t o re a ch — a n dthere a re invisible p la tformswhich on ly appear if you d othe right things! Th is makesthe g a m e s l ig h t ly l i k e agraphic Adventure a n d a lsobrings in a spot of strategy toadd an extra challenge.

Interdisc c l a i ms b ra ve lythat the game is the first in the

world to feature the RandomAccess Principle. Wh a t th ismeans i s th a t screens wi l lappear a t random as you gothrough the game and no onesession with the game will bethe same.

The 50 screens are dividedup among the 12 labours butnot evenly I f you completeone scre e n o f a part icu la rlabour, yo u mo ve on to th e

next — finish an entir, -a b o u tsuccessfully a n d t h e R A Pselects another labour for youto tackle.

If He rcu les stays in o n eplace f o r t o o long , h e i sengulfed in flames — so yousoon learn to move quickly!

All o f which adds up to anice new twist on the climbinggame t h e m e . T h e o n l ycriticism I have is the lack ofcomprehensive game playinginstructions and the lack of apractice mode. I found myselflosing lives too quickly when Ibegan playing the game

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MR DIGMACHINE: C8M

joystick or keyboardSUPPLIER: MicrodealPRICE: f8•00Remember t h e a rca d egame Mr Do? Microdealdo — and they have justreleased a version of this

j„ e x t re me ly popular arcadegame for the 64, And despiteour reservations abou t t h issort of idea — copying — MrDig is a very playable game.

The object of the game is toguide Mr Dig around a maze-style screen picking cherriesand a vo id in g t h e va r io u smeanies who come out to getyou. Simple — but fun!

Pick all the cherries on thescreen and you qualify for acrack a t th e next — mo redifficult — screen. The gameis we ll presented with n icegraphics. T h e scre e n a ls oincludes a n ongo ing sco reread-out plus a hi-score. Alsoat the top of the screen is aoanel wh ic h g ra n t s b o n u s

scores i f you d o everythingproperly. B u t mo re o f tha tlater.

The meanies start from thecentre of each screen. Mr Digbegins the game a t bottomcentre o f the screen. A nicetouch a re the litt le boxes a tthe rig h t hand s id e o f t h escreen wh ic h h o u se y o u rremaining Mr Digs. When youlose a life, the deceased MrDig returns to his box with hislegs in the air and plays deaduntil you bring h im back fo ranother game!

There are several meaniesattempting to prevent Mr Diggetting those cherries. Th eleast dangerous a re s imp lycalled Me a n i e s — l i t t l echaracters w h o c a n o n l y

chase Mr Dig. Their touch isdeadly but they cannot tunnelafter our hero — so you canlead them into dead ends o rtrap th e m using one o f theapples which also appear onthe screen.

The Mean ies ca n mutateinto Min e rs, however, a n dthese creatures are more of athreat to Mr Dig as they cantunnel a f t e r h i m a n d e a tapples.

In t h e c e n t re o f e a c hscreen i s a " t re a t " wh ich ,when captured b y M r Dig ," f r e e z e s " t h e e x i s t i n gMeanies o n s c r e e n a n dreleases Letter Monster. Andthis is where the panel at thetop of thq screen comes in.

If youemanage to destroythe Letter Monster, the letter itcarried will be displayed at thetop of the screen. Make up theword E X TRA a s y o u g othrough the game and you'llearn an extra life Th e LetterMonster is protected by moremeanies called Maile rs — ifthese are destroyed individu-ally, they mutate into apples.

Each Mr Dig is armed witha power o rb wh ich ca n b eused t o destroy the nestleschasing you . F ire i t a n d i tbounces around the screenuntil it hits something.

All in all, a really nice gamefrom Microdeal, very playableand extremely addictive.

Mr Dig co me s with n inelevels o f p lay, ranging f ro m"Baby" to "Masochist" , nicegraphics and good sound. Weliked it — even though it 's yetanother c l o n e f r o m t h earcades.

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DANGERMOUSEMACHINE: Spectrum!

CBM 64SUPPLIER: Creative SparksPRICE: Spectrum E6,95

CBM 64 f7.95•0 ISpectrum version uses

Sinclair, AGF/Protek,Kempson or Fuller joysticks)First, le t 's set the scene.

London has been enjoying abrief re sp ite f r o m t h e e v i lattentions o f the power madBaron S ila s Greenback —arch-enemy of Dangermouse.

Our hero is relaxing in hisMayfair penthouse fl a t —situated in a pillar box in BakerStreet, H e i s sit t ing qu ie t lyreading Cheesemaker Weeklyand beginning t o th ink tha tGreenback has given up h isquest for total world domina-tion w h e n , su d d e n ly, t h evideophone bursts into life. It'sColonel K , head o f securityand Dangermouse's boss!

"News h a s ju st co me infrom Pe ru via n in te lligencethat the mad Baron and h isgang o f international villa inshave spent the last fortnight inthe depths of the jungle, build-ing a 32k RAM, DMOS. ROMelectrically e ra sa b le m e g amicro-mouse hardware unit,"growled Colonel K.

"Eh? Wh a t 's tha t?" sa ysDa n g e rmo u s e , l o o k i n gbaffled. Colonel K answers histop agen t 's question. " T h eletters stand for Real ArtificialMo u s e . D a n g e r m o u s eOperating S y s t e m, Re a l l y'Orrible Mo u s e . I n o t h e rwords, it 's an android Danger-mouse!"

" Wh a t ! " s a y s Da n g e r -mouse, leaping u p f ro m h iseasy chair.

"It ca n impersonate yo uand infiltrate our intelligenceservice t o help Greenback'squest f o r u lt ima te p o we r, "Colonel K explains. " Un le ssyou ca n reach Greenback'ssecret workshop in t ime andstop th is evil creation beingactivated!"

"Right! I ' ll leave right aways ir, " Da n g e rmo u s e s a y sbriskly. " Pe n fo ld ! G e t t h eaerocar re a d y immediate ly.We're going to Peru!"

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mouse would be able to defeat even the newest hi•tech mouse-traps? A nd which secret agent i sstarring in a brand new computer game? Dangermouse. that's who! This furry fellow was an instanthit with TV audiences everywhere when his cartoonadventures came to the small screen. Now you canhelp Dangerrnouse save the world once again bygetting hold o f a copy o f his fi rst computeradventure called DangerMOUSO in Double Trouble— or why not try to win one in our Dangerrnousecompetition which you'll find on page 15? Mean-while, here's C&VG's EXCLUSIVE review of thisbrand new game

trusty assistant, dashes off tostart up the wondercar — andthat's where YOU come in!

You m u s t h e lp Da n g e r-mouse fly the aerocar to thePeruvian ju n g le , a vo id in gGreenback's squadrons of fly-ing robots wh ich . attempt t ohold our hero back. There's alimited amount of time beforethe andro id mouse i s a ct i-vated — so you must wo rkfast

Once you 've reached thejungle, Dangermouse has tonegotiate crocod ile swa mp sand a hung ry p u ma wh ich

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blocks his pathThen Dangermouse c a n

make his way to Greenback'ssecret wo rkshop wh e re h emust stop Greenback act iv-ating the android mouse. If heruns out o f time, the androidwill b e released and Green-back wil l contro l the world !Phew!

The fi rst screen featuressome nice graphics. Danger-mouse and Penfold are flyingtoward Peru in the aerocar.Toward them come the nicelydrawn varie ty o f Greenbackrobots. Dangermouse has to

fight them off by firing musicalnotes f r o m t h e a e ro ca r' sspecial juke-box.

The juke-box has to be toldwhich type of robot it 's firingat. Get the note wrong and arobot will hold you up. At first,this is done automatically but,at certain stages of the game,you mu st operate the robotrepellent device manually toscore hits.

In t h e fi n a l a n d m o s tgraphically impressive part ofthe game, w e fi n d Danger-mouse in Greenback's work-shop.

The a n d ro id m o u s e i sabout to be activated. Green-back's sidekick, Stile tto , i sprogramming t h e a n d ro idusing t h e On-Off E lect rica lKey (0 0 ECK!) and there areonly a few minutes left beforethe task is complete.

DM and Penfold arrive a tthe base to find the programcontrol b o x complete ly su r-rounded b y a n e lect rifi edfloor. DM must stop the pro-gramming by extinguishing arow o f ye llow ligh ts in t h econtrol box, To d o th is, h emust use his highly developedindex fi n g e r t o manipu la tebuttons in the box — whilehopping about over the elect-rified floor! Meanwhile, Pen-fold is being chased around byNero. Greenback's caterpillarfriend!

Dangermouse i n Do u b leTrouble is a fun game to play.The theme is original and wellexecuted and it will be quitesome time before you're ableto beat Greenback, playing atthe Top Agent level.

The graphics on the finalscreen a re stunning o n theSpectrum version a n d evenbetter on the Commodore 64.Here a t C&VG, we ' re su reyou'll enjoy playing this gameand will keep coming back formore — just like Greenback!

Creative Sparks says thatthis cou ld b e the fi rst in ase rie s o f D a n g e rmo u s egames. We're looking forwardto the next one!

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chapter in the adventures ofMicrodeal's computer g a mecharacter. if rumours of legalaction can be believed.

The fuss concerns the thirdgame in the Cuthbert seriescalled Cuthbert in the Jungle,which i s iden t ica l t o A c t i -vision's Pitfall game,

Wi t h b o t h v e r s i o n scurrently o n s a le f o r t h eCommodore 64, we thought itwas about time someone toldyou which one to buy.

First o n scre e n wa s t h eoriginal Pitfa ll from Activision.This g a m e i s t h e fi r s tcomputer g a m e f r o m t h eAmerican manufacturers whobegan b y making cartridgesfor dedicated v id e o g a me smachines.

It wa s a sh a me tha t thegame did not use any of thenew h igh speed load tech -niques developed fo r the 64

taking a good five o r sixminutes to load.

I fi rst played Pitfa ll on theAtari V CS a n d en joyed i timmensely so I wa s lookingforward to a deluxe version onthe 64 with greatly improvedgraphics a n d so u n d . T h i swasn't t h e ca se . Act ivisionappear t o h a v e t r i e d t oconvert the game exactly —without adding any frills — notusing the 64's extra capacity.

But t h e re i s o n e u se fu limprovement over the originalgame. When you lose all yourlives yo u don ' t have t o g oback to the very beginning ofthe game.

For the uninitiated, Pitfall isa simp le t o understand a rc-ade-style Adven tu re g a me .You play Pitfall Harry, a jungleexplorer who is racing againstthe clock to dash through thejungle co llect ing t reasu resObstacles like rolling barrels,crocodiles, fl ash fl oods a n dscorpions have to be jumped

over. But if it 's easy to understand the objective, the gamecertainly isn 't easy t o beat!Pitfall is fun and challenging.

Cuthbert in the Jungle is nota patch on Pitfall, though. It 'sjust n o t a s smooth a s t h eoriginal Wh e n you attempt touse the ladders to the under-ground passages, you tend toget stuck on the ladder on theway back up.

The graph ics a re n o t a spretty either — the crocodilesand scorpions are much toosmall. One other annoying frillis that every time you want tostart a new game, you have tolisten to a silly jingle.

C&VG's advice i f youwant to have fun in the jungle,get Act ivision 's P i t f a l l a n dbeware of imitators!

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SUPPLIER: Palace SoftwarePRICE: E7.95"Welcome to the trag ictale of the Evil Deaa" S osays t h e b lu rb o n t h eintro screen of this brandnew game f rom a brand

new company, Pa lace Soft-ware. I t 's also the first gamefrom p ro g ra mme r, Rich a rdLeinfeller.

Most of you will have heardabout the low-budget ho rro rmovie wh ich spawned t h isgame. T h e E v i l De a d h a ssince gathered a cu lt follow-ing — and, i t you liked thefilm, yo u ' l l p ro b a b ly e n jo ytaking a look at the computerversion.

The story behind the game— and the fi lm — is prettysimple. A bunch of clean-cutAmerican teenagers decide

to get away f rom it a ll fo r afew (lays in the Tennesseewoodlands Th e y end up in aspirit-haunted c a b i n b e in gtransformed i n t o h o r r ib legreen mutants! Wha t a wa yto spend a weekend!

Your task in the game is tohelp the ma in character, ayoung chap called Ashley, killoff t h e g reen mu tan ts a n ddestroy the curse o f the EvilDead

You also have to stop thespirit o f the Evil Dead break-ing in to your country retreatand transforming yo u r f o u rbuddies, Cheryl, Linda, Scottand Shelly, into Ashley-eatingmonsters b y shutting d o o rsand windows a s you pa tro lthe house

A sh le y c a n p i c k u pweapons wh ic h a p p e a r a trandom a round t h e house .These wil l he lp h im fight o fthe mo n ste r mu tan ts. B u tkeep an eye on your energylevels — kill one mutant toomany and you lose a life.

You can boost your energylevels b y finding t h e swo rdwhich appears f ro m t ime totime a n d k i l l in g a s m a n ymutants as you can before itdisappears.

Score enough po in ts andthe Book o f t h e Evil De a dappears. Collect it and drop itinto the fire in the main roomand the cu rse i s ended —until you start a ll over againthat is!

A fair amount of strategy isinvolved in t h is game. Y o uhave to know which windowsto close, which doors to openor le a ve sh u t , a n d wh ic hweapons t o p i c k u p . T h escreen scro lls f rom room toroom quite smoothly and thesound e f fe cts f o r Ash le y'sfeverish footsteps are good. Iliked t h e so u n d s f o r t h eslamming doors and windowstoo.

Overall a v e r y p layab legame — and well worth tryingto win in C&VG's great E v i lDead competition on page 12.

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SUPPLIER: Parco ElectricsPRICE: 0.95Texas owners ca n n o wpractise their golfing skillswithout even setting footon a green

You c a n c h o o s ewhether y o u w i s h t o p la yeither nine or a full 18 holes.The ru les a re simila r to thereal thing, but it 's not hall asmuch fun on a computer.

The p ro g ra m l o a d s a snormal and the t it le screenthen appears. Th is i s qu iteimpressive a n d b la s t s t h eauthor's name at you in fast-moving g ra p h ic s . I t ' s ashame, though, that he didn'ttake as much care over thegame itself.

The g raph ics a r e a wfu l.This computer is capable o fmuch better things, but Parcohas not taken advantage of allits features.

Once lo a d e d , y o u a r easked t o e n t e r t h e t w oplayers' n a me s, T h e n t h egame begins. The entire play-ing area for the current hole isdisplayed on the screen. Thetee is on one side and the holeis on the other

The ball in play is supposedto be a different colour to theothers, but I found these veryhard t o distinguish a s theywere so small.

The water and bunkers areplain square blobs of blue oryellow, a lthough reasonablegraphics a re u se d f o r t h etrees.

The holes vary in difficulty.Some took me ten shots whileothers took just two. I nevermanaged a h o le i n o n e ,though.

I was disappointed with thisgame. This is not what I wouldbuy an Extended Basic cart-ridge for.

Not recommended and cer-tainly not worth i'•'7 95,

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CLIMB EVERYPLATFORM!Coleco o w n e r s a r e v e r yfortunate w h e r e c l imb in ggames are concerned in thatthe king o f th e m a ll comesfree w h e n y o u b u y y o u rmachine t h e one and onlyDonkey Kong.

It co u ld b e a rgued t h a tthere is no need fo r anyoneto launch another climb inggame because o f Do n ke yKong.

That's n o t a n op in ion Iagree w i t h a s c l i m b i n ggames are great fun and it 'snice to have a little variety —even if it is with in one fa irlylimited game category.

Comparisons w i t h K o n gare d if fi cu lt t o a vo id and ,for tunatel y f o r M i c r o f un .their Miner 2049 'er holds upvery well.

You p l a y t h e p a r t o fB o u n t y B o b w h o h a sfollowed Yukon Yohan in toan abandoned uranium mine.Before y o u c a n c a p t u reYohan, yo u h a ve t o c l imbyour wa y through 11 leve lsof action.

Screen one is pretty simple— yo u mere ly run along theplatforms, ju mp in g o v e r afew nast ies a n d co llect ingthe various items left behindby previous prospectors.

By the t ime you get to thelast screen , y o u w i l l h a vesurvived a radio-active pool,the danger ous l i fts and evenbeen fi r e d t hr ough t h e a i rfrom a cannon.

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An e x t r e m e l y a ddi c t i v eclimbing ga m e . I t ' l l t a k eyou a whi l e t o crack thisone a n d y o u cer ta i nl ywon't w a nt t o stop play-i ng u n t i l y o u h a v esucceeded.• Act i on• Gr aphi cs• Addi ct i on• The m e

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comparison w i t h D o n k e yKong and I ' m n o t go ing t ododge one — f o r my moneythis i s a be t te r game thanKong. The graphics are no tas pretty and it doesn't haveany c u t e jing les, b u t t h egame i t se lf i s mu c h mo rechallenging. You really haveto th ink about the best wa yto t a ck le s o me o f t h e sescreens a n d , w i t h 1 1 a sopposed t o K o n g ' s t h re escreens, i t a ll adds u p t o abetter game.

Miner 2049 'e r is availablenow at €29.95.

TIME PILOTGROUNDEDTime Pilo t i s o n e o f thosegames that was a minor hit inthe a rcades a n d wh ic h acouple o f y e a rs l a t e r i sbeginning to appear as a homeversion f o r va rio u s h o mesystems.

Anirog re ce n t ly launchedone for the 64 and now herecome ColecoVision w i t h ave rsion f o r t h e i r h o m esystem.

I really can't think why theybothered. Th e arcade gameitself was no great shakes and

neither is this cartridge.The game is basically a dog

fight style shoot out in whichyou con t ro l a fu tu rist ic je tfighter under attack.

The various leve ls o f th isgame unfold like a video gamehistory o f aviation.

The game begins with yourcraft u n d e r a t ta ck f r o m asquadron o f biplanes, c irca1910.

If you down all of these andthen blast the air ship, whichmakes a very easy target as itfloats across screen, you willgo on to level two,

We have now moved on 30years a n d o u r enemies fl yplanes o f W o r l d W a r I Isophistication — with heavierfire power . Fr om 1 3 4 0 , w eprogress t o chopper s i n t he70s e qu i ppe d w i t h h e a tseeking missiles and then onto super-duper j e t s re p re -senting 1985.

Despite t h e se theoret ica ldifferences be tween leve ls,there is not really tha t muchdifference in difficulty.

Even the di fficul ty opti ons

don' t real ly a d d mu c h ex t rachallenge e i t h e r — me r e l yadding more enemy planes t obe d o wn e d b e f o r e a l l o wi n gyou ont o t he nex t level_

The graphic s i n t his g a meare not t he bes t I ' v e seen onthe ColecoVis ion — wh ic h is ashame bec aus e wi t h a gameof t h is t y pe t ha t c ould be atleast o n e pos i t iv e t h ing t ha tyou c ould say about it , T i mePilot i s a v a i l a b l e n o w a tE29.9E.

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M R DO T H EONE FOR YOUMr D o i s o n e o f Co l e c o ' srecent a rc ade- t o -home c o n -vers ions wh i c h s t i l l i s a b ighit in t he arcades ,

Th e U n i v e r s a l c o i n - o pint roduc ed t h e c u t e l i t t l edwar f M r D o w h o s erole in l if e is t o gat her all t hec her r i es a n d a v o i d t h enost ies. The nes t les t ak e t hef orm o f B a d g u y s , A l p h aMons ters , Digge rs a n d B lueChompers .

Mov e around the sc reen bymak ing pas s ageway s as y ouwalk , Di g Dug-f as hion,

Th e n a s t i e s c a n b esquashed b y p u s h i n g t h eapples o n t o p o f t h e m t oscore ex t ra point s . Your onlyother defence agains t nas t iesis a rubber ball wh ic h you cant h row at t hem - bounc ing itof f t he wa l ls and c ei l ings o fthe pas s ageway s .

To earn an ext ra life, Mr Dohas t o k ill al l t he let t ers t hatappear f rom t ime t o t ime onthe A l p h a Mons t e rs . W h e nthese have all been k illed andplaced in t he grid, t hey spellthe wo r d — EXTRA.

As wi t h all Colec o games ,this c ar t r idge f ea t ures f o u rdif f erent s k i l l lev els as we l las o n e a n d t w o p l a y e r

opt ions f or added interes t .Mr Dols a f un game to play

wi t h c u t e , arc ade-aut hent icgraphics .

If y ou enjoy ed play ing t hegame in t he arcades , y ou wi l lenjoy t h i s h o me v ers ion a swell. T h e g a m e i s i n t h eshops n o w at E29. 95 .

The Verdic tAc c urat e c o n v e r s i o n o fthe popular arc ade game.

SUBROC SUBSTANDARDSubroc t o r p e d o e d i t s w a yinto t h e arc ades t w o y earsago wh e n Sega launc hed t hecoin-op vers ion.

By 1 9 8 2 s t andards , t h eg r a p h i c s w e r e p r e t t yimpress ive b u t , s i n c e t hen ,S u b r o c h a s f a l l e n i npopularit y and y ou don ' t seeit i n m a n y a r c a d e s t h e s edays.

That ' s a s h a me bec aus e,for peop le w h o l i k e a g o o ds hoot - ' em-up, t h e y d o n ' tc ome muc h bet ter_

The ac t ion t ak es p lac e a tsea. You are at t he whee l o fthe Subroc v es s el wh i c h i sbeing bombarded by v ar iousnast ies. Y o u h a v e t o s hoo tyour w a y t h r o u g h p rogres -s ively d i f fi c u l t w a v e s o fac t ion be f o re t ak ing o n t h edeadly c ommand s hip on t hethird sc reen.

Th e n a s t i e s y o u w i l lenc ount er i n c l u d e B a t t l e -ships, wh i c h mak e v ery easyt a r g e t s . I n t e r c e p t o r s ,Cruisers , Dr o n e s , Fi g h t e r s ,Fly ing Sauc ers and Shields .

Your v i e w o f t he ac t ion isf rom t h e b r i d g e o f y o u rvessel a n d y o u r g u n s i g h t sappear i n t h e c ent re o f t h escreen,

To b las t t h e e n e my , y o us imply mo v e up, d o wn , lef t ,and right , pic k ing t hem of f asyou mov e. Cons iderable sk illis required as y our t orpedoesbend aut hent ic a l ly w h e n i nfl ight .

One o f t h e f e w graphic a lthrills i n t h i s g a me is wh e nnight f a l l s a n d d a w n fi nal lybreaks again_

I d o n ' t k n o w w h a t i t i s

about t he Colec o, b u t s o meof t he recent arc ade-t o-homeconvers ions h a v e b e e n d i s -a p p o i n t i n g - - S u b r o cinc luded. T h e g r a p h i c s a r ec rude a n d jerk y a n d t here ' sno t m u c h o f a l a s t i n gchallenge in t his game. I go tto t he t h i rd and fi nal s c reenon on ly my fi f t h t urn.

I t 's n o t t h e Co lec o t ha t ' sto b l a me f o r t h e med ioc r i t yof t h e s e g a me s — i t ' s a nex c e l l en t g a m e s p l a y i n gmac hine, a s e v i d e n c e d b yDonk ey K o n g a n d Za x x o n .The problem is t he s of t ware.It s eems t o be a c as e of t oomuc h money and ef f ort beingspent i n ge t t i ng t h e l ic enc eto t he game bu t no t enoughbeing spent in dev eloping t hegame itself .

The Verdic tSteer c lear o f S u b r o c —you c ou ld d o a lo t be t t e rfor E30.• Ac t i on• Graphic s• Add ic t i on• Th e me

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PITFALL IICASH PRIZES!Act iv is ion has programmed aspecial mes s age i n t o t e n o fthe n e w P i t f a l l I I c art r idgeswhic h have jus t gone on sale.

Th e s p e c i a l c a r t r i d g e scontain a s ec re t t e l ephonenumber w h i c h t h e l u c k yowners can dial t o c laim theirprize.

If y ou are t he lucky o wn e rof o n e o f t h e s e c art r idges ,your name wi l l go in t o a hatwi t h t h e o t he r n i n e o wn e r sand a d raw wi l l be held at t hePersonal C o m p u t e r W o r l dShow in Sept ember.

The fi rs t n a me ou t o f t h ehat wi l l rec eiv e a c heque f orE 1 , 0 0 0 w i t h n i n e f 100cheques f o r e a c h o f t h erunners-up,

The t en pr iz e-winning cart -ridges hav e been dis t r ibut edat r a n d o m t o A c t i v i s i o n ' sretailers all ov er t he count ry .

Anneka Ric e o f CEI TV andITV's Tr e a s u r e H u n t w a sinv ited by Ac t iv is ion t o placethe w i n n i n g c a r t r i d g e s a trandom i n s e a l e d P i t f a l l I Iboxes.

If y ou'v e got a Pit fall II, plugit i n quic k and s ee i f y ou ' v ewo n a prize. I f not , jus t enjoythe g a me - i t ' s great_ O u rJoys t ick J u r y a w a r d e d i ts t r a i g h t fi v e s i n t h e i rexc lus ive rev iew t wo mont hsago.

CUTHBERTIN COURT

Ac t i v i s i on r e c e n t l y s u e dMic rodeal f o r a n i n f r i n g eme n t o f t h e i r c o p y r i g h tPit fall.

Mic rodear s C u t h b e r t I nthe J ungle game was allegedto be a c opy of Pi t f a l l t h ej u n g l e a d v e n t u r e g a m estarring Pit f all Harry .

A c t i v i s i o n ' s m a n a g i n gdirec tor, G e o f f He a t h s a id ," W e v i e w t h e in f r i ngementof c o p y r i g h t v e r y s er ious lyand wi l l no t hes it at e t o t ak eac t ion a g a i n s h o u l d t h eoccas ion ar is e".

This dec is ion i s n o t l i k e lyto af f ec t c ompanies like Atariwho a r e c ur ren t l y l o b b y i n gParliament t o f orc e a c hangein t he c opy r ight laws .

JUMBLEDJoirsliCKSICalling a l l J u mb l e d J oy s t ic kwinners ! Ca n t he winners ofour r emo t e c ont ro l ioy s t ic k scomeet it ion announc ed in t heDecember 1 9 8 3 e d i t i o n o fC&VG, p leas e g e t i n t o u c hwi t h us so t hat we can mak earrangements t o s e n d y o uyour prizes . Th e winners areSimon Crawley of Key ns ham,Pet er E V anS o f W o l v e r -hampton. Ph i l i p Hi c k s f r o mBroxbourne in Herts . Malac hyDev lin of Cook s t own, Count yTy rone and Sc ot t Corbet t o fAberdeen

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Before the days of hi-fi and laser discs.When a graphic equaliser was a break-through on the football pitch instead ofin music technology.

Look at a record player now and it'sa museum piece.

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On o n e o f t h e f e w d a y srecently when the sun blazeddown, the C&VGArcade Spydecided t o h i t a se a sid eresort on the south coast.

Brighton! — t h e seasideresort w i t h mile s o f pebblestrewn beaches, co u n t le ssshops s e l l i n g d i f f e r e n tfl a v o u re d r o c k a n d amagnificent shopping centrewas t h e destination i n th eSpy's q u e s t f o r t h e b e s tarcade around!

Brighton w a s ce rta in ly asurprise after the hustle andbustle o f the We st End. I t sarcades on ly ever burst in tolife i n t h e su mme r mo n th sand i t i s e v e r y a rc a d eowner's hope that the moneyspent in them by punters willsee h i m th rough t h e long ,lean win te r months until thefollowing summer.

As I dived in to my pocketto h a v e a q u i c k z a p a tDefender, I rea lised t h a t Iwas in a gamer's paradise —the p rice o f g a me s a s awhole is approximately 50%cheaper in Brighton than inthe We s t End . Whe reas agame w i l l c o s t 5 0 p i nLondon, i t ' l l c o s t .3 0 p i nBrighton. 3 0 p g a me s a r edown to 20p and 20p gamesare down to l o p and, as faras I could see, you st ill ge tthe same number of lives.

Arcades in Brighton ere adifferent s t o r y a l t o g e th e rfrom their cousins in London.They t e n d t o b e ro o mie r,lighter and airier, the soundsof games aren't as loud and amore relaxed atmosphere isprevalent. O n e o f t h e fi rs tthings that struck me is theextreme cleanliness o f t h earcades — you could actuallycatch a wh if f o f polish lu rk-ing in the air! In fact, i t wasquite a common sight to seecleaners wande ring a roundwith a duster and a bottle o fWindolene ru b b in g a w a ysticky fingerprints!

If you wa lk down from thestation t o wa rd s t h e s e a ,you'll come into West Streetwhich h a s t h e astound ingnumber o f fi ve arcades a l lwith in th ree hundred ya rds— three of wh ich are ownedby Jimmy Heal Enterprises!

The fi rs t arcade in We s tStreet is Regency Leisure —a prime position as i t is thefirst arcade you come acrosson the wa y d o wn f ro m the

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a two-player tennis gamewith d u a l s c re e n a c t i o nwhere yo u ca n ' t see wh a tyour o p p o n e n t 's p l a n o faction is until he's played his

shot. Other games that werenew o n t h e sce n e w e r eGap/us — a hybrid of Galagaand G a la x / a n — S t e r n ' sBagman, Exciting Soccer — abrilliant football game — Sp yHunter, S ta r Wars and PolePosition, L in in g t h e w a l l swere some real gems, somedating b a ck t o the a rk! —Baby Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Pop.Eye, Jo u s t , M a d Planets,Centipede and Frogger.

A lmo st n e x t d o o r t oRegency Leisure is the fi rstof t h e Hea l f a mily ' s sevenarcades, Galaxy is an arcadewhich wi l l appeal especiallyto t h e younger aeneration,You cou ld b e mistaken f o rt h in k in g t h a t y o u h a dwandered in to a new type ofdaytime disco. The walls areglittery, pop music floats outfrom hidden speakers and, tocomplete the illusion, the reare mirro red g lobes o n th eceiling which reflect differentcoloured lights.

Mo s t o f t h e g a m e ' scabinets a r e fi t t e d w i t hashtrays! — a brilliant idea asthey r e a l l y s t o p p e o p legrind ing s t u b s i n t o t h ec a r p e t s . G a m e s t h a t

particularly caught my eye inGalaxy w e r e B o m b Ja ck ,Exciting So cce r, T r a c k &F ie ld , D r a g o n ' s L a i r ,M • ,11 .C H. 3 ionly 20p per

game), Po le Position I I andSpy Hun te r. O ld e r g a me sincluded P e n g o , I n va d e rsRevenge — qu ite an oldie —Moon Patrol, M r Do, MissileCommand, Space Echo andSinister.

Further d o wn t h e st re e t

Family Funyou'll h it Family Fun I . Th iswas t h e fi rst o f the Heat'sarcades and has been aroundfor a b o u t seven years. I t sdecor is aimed a t the family— a place where the who lefamily can go to play gamestogether. It has lots of spaceand is ve ry ligh t wi t h we ll-tended plants growing in wallbrackets. I t ' s on t wo levelswith a wid e shop f ro n t t oattract c u s t o m, B e ca u se

Brighton is a holiday resort,there i s n o ban on childrenunder the age o f 1 8 playinggames unaccompanied by anadult as there is in London.So lo n g a s t h e re a re n orowdy groups disturbing thepeace, a ll ages are welcomein the arcades.

There a r e ma n a g e rs i nevery arcade to keep an eyeon the place and one or otherof the Heal brothers or theircousins are always around tomake sure that everything isrunning smoothly. Their mainheadquarters a r e a t t h i sarcade. Th is wa s one o f thefew a rc a d e s t o c o n t a i nPunch O u t — t h e n e wboxing game wh ich was verypopular amongst the Vidkids.

Next in West Street's lineof a rcades i s t h e Crys t a lRoom — a n amazing p lacediffused w i t h a b lu e lig h t .The arcade is incredibly large- about 4 0 metres long —with lattice wo rk suspendedfrom t h e ce il in g e n twin e dwith green plants. The effectis great. The arcade is a nicemix between Galaxy with itsdisco-type a tmosphere a n dFamily Fu n w i t h i t s f a milyatmosphere. I t 's modern andspacious — abou t 4 5 videomachines in all — and has agood se lection o f f ru it andpinball machines.

The fi f t h arcade and th eone nearest t o t h e se a i sAmusements, p a r t o f t h eWilson Group . Th is h a s arelatively small frontage andcould be quite easy to miss.It's long, narrow and, thoughlarge by London's standards,quite s ma l l b y B rig h to n 'sstandards. De vo te d ma in ly

to fru it machines, the arcadehas approximately 1 8 videogames such as Sega's Turbo,Mr D o ' s W i l d Rid e , S t a rWars, Grand Champion, SpyHunter, Tro n and Gorf. Th eWilson G ro u p d o e s o w nanother a rcade in t h e area

which is devoted entire ly tofruit machines.

Family Fun I I i s th e fi rs tarcade on the seafront tha twas visited. Similar to all theother arcades that lined thebeach, i t is quite sparse anddevoid of the flashing lights,carpets a n d fl o we rs t h a tcharacterised the arcades inWest Street. The floors areconcrete — sensib le wh e npeople are coming in straight

0off t h e beach a n d t h egames are mostly shoot-'em-ups.

It appears that shoot-'em-ups and fast moving gamesare mo re p o p u la r o n t h ebeach than, say, something

so o f t e n fo u n d i n seasidearcades.

The next two arcades youcome a cro ss a s y o u wa l ktowards Palace Pier a re o nthe promenade itse lf under.neath th e arches. Russe ll'sLeisure Ce n t re i s a la rg earcade wi t h th ree areas —each a re a t a k in g u p t h espace o f o n e a r c h a n dresembling h u g e co n cre tecaves. Th e fl o o rs a re t i le dand t h e p la ce lo o ks q u itesparse. Games include Track

like Dra g o n 's La ir. Ha v in gsaid that, Family Fun II had aDragon's Lair, M.A.C.1-1, 3 ,and Galaxy Ranger which areamongst t h e n e we r gamesaround. Older games includeSea Wo l f II, Rip •Off , Ju n oFirst, Cra zy Kong, Galaxian,E ta t t lezone a n d S p a c ePhantom. I t a l s o b o a s t sseveral Penny Waterfa lls —those f rust ra t ing mach ines

& Field, Ro c ' n ' Rope, S ta rWars, T e m p e s t , G a l a x yRanger, S c ra mb le , Z e r o ,Cosmic Guerilla and Turbo.

Further on down the promand st ill under the arches isFearstel Amusements wh ichhas, apart from video games,fruit ma ch in e s a n d P e n n yWaterfalls, a kidd ie 's p la y-ground area wh ich caters forreally young children. in frontof th e arcade is a Tea andFish and Ch ip shop. Behindthis a n d u n d e r t h e a rchesyou'll find the games. I t 's ahuge p lace , u s in g perhapsfour to five arches, and thereare about 3 5 games in a l lwith one real gem. TX- I wassitting p ro u d ly i n a h u g espace b y itse lf wi t h no-oneplaying i t a f a c t wh ichsurprised me.

A c ouple of hundred yardsup t h e road i s Palace Pie rwhich p roud ly b o a sts t w oamusement arcades ownedby t h e Nob le Group. Fu llycarpeted w i t h h ig h ro o f s ,these t w o arcades conta inwell over 150 games rangingf ro m t h e P a c - M a n e r ath rough t o t h i s y e a r ' sre leases. N e w e r g a m e s

included X e v i o u s , P o l ePosition, Circu s Charlie, M rDo's Wi ld Ride, TX -1 , S p yHunter, G a l a x y Ra n g e r ,Crystal Ca st le , C ro s s b o wand Discs o f Tron.

The last three arcades t obe visited we re a ll beyondthe p ie r o n Made ira Drive .These three arcades belongto the Heal family and againcater a lmo st so le ly f o r t h ebeach t r a d e . A q u a r i u mAmusements i s s i t u a t e dabove t h e Do lp h in a r iu mwhile C lo wn s a n d Fa mi lyWonderland a r e s i t u a t e dfurther u p Ma d e ira Drive ,They a r e a l l re a so n a b lysimilar t o Fa mily Fu n I I i nlayout, games and design butdiffer slightly in size and thenumber o f v id e o games ineach. All three have their fairshare o f f ru i t mach ines a swell as the Penny Waterfa lltype games but in each oneyou can guarantee to find atleast three of the latest videogames.

In conclusion, the ArcadeSpy wo u ld d e fi n ite ly g i v eBrighton t h e " t h u mb s u p "on t h e a rcade f ro n t . T h earcades are a ll so clean andwell looked after. There is agreat v a r i e t y o f v id e o s ,pinballs a n d f ru i t machinesand a n yo n e c a n p la y t h egames regardless o f age —this o n ly makes sense in aholiday re s o r t wh e re t h earcade o w n e r s h o p e t oattract as mu ch custom a spossible. Th e ir on ly st ipu la-tion is tha t people are we l lbehaved and not too rowdy!

And finally, I believe tha tBrighton's arcades k i l ls th eold image of arcades as beingseedy d ive s a n d p laces o finiquity.

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A ATHE ARCADE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1984!

PINBALL C O MP E T I T I O NMy answers are:

DEOver the last fe w months,entry forms for the C&V G1984 Arcade Championshipshave been taking over theoffice - the response hasbeen tremendous!

Afte r s pe nd i ng h o u r ssifting through the entries,we've finally come up wi ththe names of the finalists and

t A .. I the games that will be

This issue w e take a break featured in the grand play-from our normal what's new o f f .Format to bring pinball fans a T h e venue will be at Xenonspecial C & V G competition. - a popular nightclub i nWe've got five CGL hand-held Piccadilly, the heart o f thepinball games up for grabs if We s t End. Computer & Videoyou can answer the simple Games will be paying all thepinball questions below, fi n a l i s t s travelling expenses

The game is a twin screen a nd will also wine and dineextravaganza complete with the m throughout the day.all the features you'd expect T h e finalists will competeto find on the real thing. i n a Grand Marathon for a

We k n o w t h a t pinba l l prize o f a table-top arcadeplayers generally don't like ga me - a valuable piece ofvideo v e rs ions o f t h e i r furniture which would reallyfavourite pastime - but we grace a s i tting r o o m o rreckon t h e CGL game will bedroom as well as makingk eep e v e n t he m o s t y ou the envy of your friends!discerning pinballer pleased P a c - M a n F i n g e r a n dfor hours! D e f e n d e r ' s E l b o w a r e

So if you are a dedicated obv i ous l y s t i l l a r o u n d ,pinball player - or someone judging from the hi-scoreswho would like to w i n a n w e 'v e received on these twoeasy introduction t o t h epleasures o f th e ga me -then f a s t fo r w a r d y o u rcoupon to Computer & VideoGames, Pinball Competition,P r i or y C o u r t , 3 0 -3 2Farringdon La ne , LondonEC1R 3 AU. Normal C&V Gcompetition rules apply andthe editor's decision is final.Now - on with the quiz!1. Which world famous and wi l l compete for the highest rather a ga me tha t i s s oextremely l oud roc k ba nd scores with the four finalists s imilar i n gra phi c s a n dcreated a rock opera all about from each game taking part method of play that it wouldPinball? i n a play-off on a brand new be easy to mistake the two at2. What was the name of the mystery game which hasn't a glance,deaf, dumb and blind hero of y e t been released. F i e l d Carnival by Taito isthe very same rock opera? T h e highest scorer will be another multi-event sports3. Wh a t d o y ou ca l l th e p r o c l a i m e d t h e 1 9 8 4 simulation featuring a n a lldevices on a pin-table used Champion and his prize will girl cast. Unlike Track & Fieldto bash the silver ball back up b e unveiled and presented bythe table? Think dolphins! a celebrity.

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The four finalists on Sta rWars are William Blackshawfrom Glasgow; James RoyBarker, Nor fo l k ; Mi c ha e lChan, Leeds a nd StephenMunroe from Teeside.

Finalists on Track & Field

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games, but by far the most Whi le wandering around anpopular were games which arcade the other day, I wenthave been released in the last pas t a couple of lads bashing12 months, f r e n z i e d l y away at one of the

The f o u r m o s t popula r games. Ah, I thought, Trackgames, and the ones picked & Field - i t really demandst o f e a t u r e i n t h e i ts fair share o f sweat Andchampionships, a r e S t a r tears!Wars, Track & Field, Gyruss S e c o n d s la te r I realisedand Dragon's Lair, t h a t it wasn't Track & Field

Four players on each game tha t wa s under attack but

are P a u l S t a k e s f r o mYorkshire; M a r k P a y ne ,Cle v e la nd; P a u l J o h n ,Swansea and Julian Rignallthe De fe ndi ng Cha mpionfrom Wales. Last year Julianwon a table-top version o fZagala in a heated play-off -could he be on his wa y toscoring a hat-trick?

Gyruss' finalists are DavidBushby, S us s e x ; R o b e r tToone , D e r b y ; J a m e sThomas, Leicester and GaryDavidson, Hertfordshire,

Dragon's Lair finalists areSteve D e m a n t , O x f o r d ;Richard E l l i o t t , S us s e x ;Steven Burrows, Worcesterand Michael Chilton, Leeds.

There w i l l a ls o b e t w oindividual reserves to fill inshould one of the finalists fall

They are John Kwak andDevindra Mehlawat - bothfrom London.

Next month there'll be af u l l r e p o r t o n t h eChampionships, detailing thehi-scores a n d t h e 1 9 8 4Champion's name.

OD SPORT!which is based entirely onOlympic sports, you are morelikely to see the events inField Carnival a t a schoolsports day or village carnival.There are seven events in all,including a tug-of-war, three-legged race and an obstaclerace.

It is quite obvious from thegraphics in Track & Field thatt h e s a m e t e a m o fprogrammers ha v e work e don both games.

Fun to play and great withtwo or more players. I don'tunderstand the significanceof producing th e fi rs t a l l -female game unless i t wasdirectly in answer to Track &Field which starred a n a l l -male cast!

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Everyone is talking about Ultimate's latest hit,Sabre Wulf — already riding high in theC811167Dally Mirror Top 30. But not everyone has amap of the Wulf's jungle. Until now that is! Ourace games surveyor, Aonghas de Barra — theman behind our Jet Set Willy map a couple ofissues ago — has come up with an in-depth Iat the game's many locations. And ProfessorVideo has also been delving into the jungle tobring you a few hints and tips onplaying this great new game!

Sabre W u l f i s s imi la r i nconcept t o Ult ima te 's o thertop game A t ic Ma c, b u t itsplaying area is mu ch bigger— 2 5 6 screens in all. I t ' s avery complex layout, as ourmap ove rlea f s h o ws q u i t eclearly!

The a im o f the game is todiscover four lost b its o f anamulet a n d g e t p a s t t h enasty Sa b re Wu l f . Soundseasy — b u t believe me i t ' snot!

Obviously, as the game isso n e w, w e ca n ' t cla im t ohave f o u n d a l l t h e t r i c k snecessary to beat the Wulf .But w e re cko n o u r P ro f . ,helped b y A o n g h a s a n dseveral other C&VG readers,has managed t o fi n d so mehints and t ips wh ich shouldsee you we l l o n you r wa y.We'd l i k e t o t h a n k K e v inWilliams o f Watfo rd , A d a mL a cy-Hi lb e rt o f F r a m e ,Somerset, Ja me s Miln e r o fCoventry and Ju lian O'Hareof Slough, Berkshire. Now onwith the game!

Only one route out of manyavailable leads t o th e caveentrance — t h e b lack caveabove t h e s t a rt in g ro o m.Always k e e p y o u r s w o r dready when entering a n e wscreen. Y o u n e v e r k n o wwhat might be lurking there!But remember not to chargeinto rhinos, hippos or Indians— yo u can o n ly tu rn theseaway wit h your weapon butnot kill them.

You ma y charge in to theother beasts, such as taran-tulas, scorpions and snakes.with your sword at the readyas you can kill theml

Orchids are another key toyour survival in the jungle. I fyou c o me a cro ss o n e o fthese plants g rowing in thejungle, wa it for it to bloom.

Another u se f u l s u rv iv a ltrick is to find one of the littlered statues which inhabit thejungle. Co llect one o f theseand you earn a bonus life .You'll need all you can get!

The a mu le t w h i c h y o u

need t o fi n d a n d p i e c etogether in order to escape issplit in to fo u r sections andscattered around a t randomamong t h e ma n y clearings.To collect all four bits o f theamulet re q u ire s g re a t sk i l land •dexterity.

The p ie ce s a r e a l w a y sfound in a corner o f a clear-ing. B e ca re fu l wh e n y o uspot o n e , th o u g h , a s a nIndian ma y b e wa it ing ju stabove where you enter theclearing a n d wi l l swif t ly killyou! So beware.

As you collect each b it o fthe a mu le t — w h i c h in c i-dentally looks like a wo lf , o rWulf 's head when assembled— mo re a n d mo re ju n g lebeasts appear t o ma ke lifemore dangerous.

If at any stage a hippo or arhino is sleeping in your path,you can deal wi t h i t in th isfashion.

If the hippo/rhino is in theleft corner and the path youwant t o f o l lo w goes righ t ,get be low the hippo / rh inoand t h e n s imu lt a n e o u s lypush your sword up and t othe right. Th is wi l l sh if t thereluctant animal.

Sometimes the gap is too

small f o r poor Sabre Man toget through — so he 'll haveto find an orchid wh ich wi l lgive h im the power o f invul-nerability i n o rd e r t o g e taround the animal.

Never stay on a screen toolong — i f y o u d o h a n garound, a bush-fi re b reaksout! I f yo u ca n survive f o rabout a m i n u t e w i t h o u tgetting burnt, t h e bush fi rewill g o o u t and Sabre Ma ne a rn s b o n u s p o i n t s .Remember, bush fires cannotbe put out.

The Sabre Wulf is a largebeast, to ta lly indestructib leand b e a u t if u l ly a n ima te d .Just watch him pounce! TheWulf ro a ms t h e b o t to m o fthe map and guards his la ir.Keep c le a r o f h im, h e i sdeadly a n d d o e s n ' t l i k ehumans.

Use t h e p a u s e b u t t o nextensively th roughou t t h e

game and p lan yo u r movesfor each screen in advance.

You mig h t h a ve t ro u b legetting by the fi rst rhino youencounter. This beast — andothers you co me across —can be dealt with like this.

Rhinos c a n b e a t tackedfrom behind — but watch outthey don't turn around! Toget by the fi rst rhino, fo llowhim t o t h e le f t w i t h yo u r" l e f t " , " d o w n " a n d" s w o r d " k e y s p re s s e d .When he turns around, movetowards him — w i th thosekeys still pressed — and youshould fi n d you rse lf b e lo whim.

Now, a rmed wi t h a ll th isinvaluable information, a tripinto t h e Sabre Wu l f jungleshould be just tha t lit t le b iteasier. Happy hunting!

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Purple Orchids reyerseall the control keys —but also granttemporary immunityfrom the nestles.

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White returnseverything back tonormal — an antidote tc,all other colours

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We would prefer a tape and listing but can work from just the magazine.a tape and will return it to you if it doesn't find its way into I I you don't want to cut up the magazine, we will acceptthe magazine. We will also need an additional sheet photocopies or close copies of this page. This form will beexplaining the game and its theme. And any documentation appearing regularly in CM/G issues from now on.like lists of variables or how certain routines are working, Remember we pay Elf) for each listing published and youwould be of great help to beginners. Please make sure that could win our Programmer of the Year Contest where we willyour name, address and the program name is on everything t r y to turn the winner into a best-selling games author.Program name:Machinemake:

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Castle, certainly shocked our review team into afervour of enthusiasm.

The one problem with the game is that thelisting is very long — it takes up the entire memoryof a BBC model B. We decided that we couldn't fill

the whole magazine with one listing, but we alsodecided we couldn't deny our BBC readers the

chance to play one of the best games we've evercome across. So we've compromised. This month

we've printed the first half of the listing and the finalpart will be published in the October issue of Ct% VG.

Basically, the game is a graphical Adventure gameset in a seemingly deserted castle, but we guarantee

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Robyn Frankham copes verywell with her learning problems.thanks to developments withcomputers in special education.Like many other children, shenow has the ability tocommunicate with the aid ofmicroelectronic divices whichhelp her to write essays, drawpictures and most important ofall, to gain her independence.

Learning To Cope '84 —Computers in Special Education.is the second of this annualpublication which presents thestory of Robyn and how manyother physically and mentallyhandicapped children and adultsare coping with their futures.Tremendous progress is beingmade thrcrugh the manufactureof specialised devices andthrough the dedication ofteachrs and parents.

Learning To Cope '84 looksat specialised computer hardwareand software and brings you thelatest developments inapplications covering all aspectsof special education. Read foryourself how committed peoplehave developed and redesignednew and existing equipment tohelp those in special educationhelp themselves.

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1 0 0 0 , P R I N T A T 2 0 , 0 ; I N K 4 ; P A R EP 2:"CCOOCCCCCCOTCCCCOCCCOCCOCCCCCCCC"1 0 0 5 P R I N T A T 0, 0 , " S c o r e : - " : F L

0 :43H 1, PAPEP 1;sc; FLASH 0, PARE

R 0 , " L i v e s : - " : F L A S H I ; P PPER J . L i1 0 0 5 P L A 5 H 01 0 1 0 L E T b = I N T (R N 1 5 4 2 0 0 4 - 1: P R I N-

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1 0 2 5 I F I N K E Y $ = " 1 T H E N G O S U B 50 0 01 0 3 0 I F I N K E Y S 2 " T H E N G O 5 11B F

1001 0 3 5 I F I N K E Y S = " 0 " T H E N G O 7 0 5 2001 0 4 0 I F I N K E • S = " h " T H E N P A U 5 E11.00 P R I N T A T a , t, I N K 0 ; "1 1 1 0 L E T a = a + 1 : L E T r,= I N T ( P N D * 2

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0 0 01 1 7 0 I F TN K E Y S= " Z ' ' T HE N 30 5U5 5

1 0 01 1 8 0 I F I N K E Y I = " 0 " T H E N G O T O001 1 9 0 I F s c > 1 5 0 0 0 T H E N G O T O 9 9 0 04 5 0 0 5 . ±-E P .0 0 2 2 T. G7 T-1 .0 15

5 0 0 0 P R I N T- A T 1 9 , 1, ' -

s o l o I F y l T H E N G O 7 0 5 0 6 05 0 2 0 I F w > 3 0 T H EN P R I N T A T 1 9 ,

LET 14 = 2 9: R ET UR N

5 0 3 0 P R I N T A T 1 9 . y I N K 0 ;-5 0 4 0 L E T5 0 5 0 R ET U R N5 0 6 0 P R I N T A T 1 9 , Y . -5 0 7 0 L E T 1 = 25 0 3 0 R ET U R N5 1 0 0 P R I N T A T 1 9 . Y , "5 1 1 0 I F y < 1 T H E N P R I N T A T 1 9 , Y- : L E T 1 = 2 , R E T U R N5 1 2 0 I F g r 3 0 T H E N r ' . 0 T O 5 1 5 05 1 3 0 P R I N T A T 1 A , y I N h • • • • I5 1 4 0 L E T y = y + 15 1 5 0 R ET U R N5 1 6 0 P R I N T A T 1 9 , Y ; '5 1 7 0 L E T 1 = 2 95 1 3 0 R ET U R N5 2 0 0 B E E P . 0 0 5 . 2 0 : I N 3 . P L O T y* 8 + 2 4 : D R A W 0 1 0 I N K 65210 IF Y=b OP b=y THEN LET sc=s

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0 0 05 2 2 5 i7 ,0 T O 1025

5 2 3 0 P R I N T A T a J b P A P E R 2 , -E r HBEEP . 0 0 5 , 1 0 : B E E P • 0 0 5 , 1 0 . B E E P

. 0 0 5 , 3 0 : P R I N T A T a , b I N KLET a = 2. I F a mo l THEN GO

5 0 0 05 2 3 5 I F a m o i T H E N G O T O 5 0 0 05 2 4 0 I N K 0 : D R A W 0 , - 1 4 S : I N K 55 2 5 0 G O 7 0 1 0 0 0-nc.10 IF c.r,:eveL THEN GO 70 95.00

6 1 0 0 I F s c ? = L e v e L T H E N C L 5 . P R INT A T 1 2 , 5 ; P A P E R 2 , F L P S H 1 . " 5 snuz, 1000 points !,4"

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140 I F s c = 1 F 0 0 0 0 T H E N G O T O 9 900

5 1 5 0 P R I N T A T 2 1, 0 " P r e s s a n y K i E

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6160 PRINT AT a ; INK.6170 LET a=2: L ET y=156190 LET amo=25: PRINT PT 19LET y=155195 BEEP . 2 . 1 1 : BEEP . 2 , 7 BEEP

.2,11: 5EEP . 2 , 7 : BEEP . 2 2 , 1 1 :SEEP . 2 2 , 1 1 : BEEP . 2 1 1. B E E P •2

BEEP . 2 , 1 1 : BEEP . 3 , 2 : BEEP, 2 , 2 : S E E P . 2 , 2 . B E E P . 4 , 4 : B E E

BEEP . 6 , 7 : P R U 5 E 1 5 : S E E

E__;.-;6 PR INT AT 21:0; INK 2; PAPER

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6200 GO TO 10007 0 0 0 R EM L o o s e a7010 LET ki=ti-i

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7050 PRINT AT 21,0: PPPER 1; INK

2;"DC,DC,DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDC,DDDDD".

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7050 0L3 GO TO 980

9500 CL3 : SEEP . 0 1 , 5 0 . BEEP. 1 0 . S E E P . 0 1 . 3 0 B E E P . 0 1 , 5 09510. BEEP . 0 1 , 5 0 . SEEP . 0 1 , 1 0.SEEP . 0 1 . 2 0 BEEP . 0 1 6 0cz520: B E E P . 0 1 . 5 0 B E E P . 0 1 , 1 0SEEP S E E P . 0 1 , 6 09F2=.: BEEP . 0 1 . 5 0 : BEEP . 0 1 , 1 0SEEP . 0 1 , 2 0 BEEP . 0 1 , 8 09 3 0 . S E E P . 0 1 , 5 0 : B E E P . 0 1 , 1 0BEEP . 0 1 , 3 0 . BEEP . 0 1 , 6 09525 FOR f = 5 0 TO 1 0 3TEP - 1 . BEEP . 0 1 , f : NEXT f

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550 PRINT PT 2 1 . 0 :-P r e s s a n y e

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2 D I M A S ( 1 0 0 ) : D I M F $ ( 1 0 0 )4 G O S UB 5 0 0 06 S O S UB 4 0 0 07 G O S UB 3 5 0 010 G O S UB 2 0 0 015 H I = 02 5 P O S I T I O N 0 , 2 2 : ? # 6 ; " d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d dd d d " ; : R E M T H E " D " s S HO ULD B E T Y P E D I N L OWER CAS E A N D I N V E R S E V I D E O3 0 X = 1 0 : Y = 2 14 0 Y Y = 2 15 0 0 0 = 9 : E E = 1 06 0 W W = 1 0 : R R = 1 09 0 X X = X9 2 E X P = 09 3 P I = P I - 19 4 P O S I T I O N 0 , 0 : * 6 ; " F " ; S C ; "9 5 P O S I T I O N 1 5 , 0 :-' # 6 ; " H " ; P I ; "

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X X , Y Y : X X = X : Y Y = 2 11 6 0 CO LO R A S C ( " A " ) : P L O T X , Y1 7 0 I F X < I T H E N CO LO R 0 : P L O T X , Y : X = 11 8 0 I F X > I 8 T H E N CO LO R 0 : P L O T X , Y : X = 1 , 82 3 0 CO LO R A S C ( " " ) : P L O T 0 0 , WW: CO LO R A S C (" " ) : P L O T E E , R R2 4 0 D I R = I N T ( R N D ( 0 ) * 4 )2 5 0 I F D I R = 0 T H E N WW= WW- 1 : RR= RR- 12 6 0 I F D I R = 1 T H E N WW=WW4-1:RR=RR-1-12 7 0 I F D I R = 2 T H E N 0 0 = 0 0 - 1 : E E = E E - 12 8 0 I F D I R = 3 T H E N 0 0 = 0 0 4 - 1 : E E = E E + I

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choice. I t was fi ght ordie — and fi ght they wouldeven though their wholecivilisation would never be thesame after the battle — whateverthe outcome. The best the Kalonscould hope for was to defeat the FireDemon and hope that they would liveto serve the higher principles of peaceand justice in the future.

Whether Kalos wil l remain the bastion ofpeace in the Third Sector, no one can say. Butalready in the Pleasure Domes and Relaxation

T8 Centres the people were talking about the Star

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2 1 4 0 D A T A 2 4 , 8 , 8 6 , 8 , 8 4 , 7 4 , 1 6 , 2 42 2 2 0 D A T A 0 , 2 3 8 , 1 3 o , 1 3 6 , 2 3 2 , 4 0 , 4 0 , 2 3 82 2 3 0 D A T A 0 , 1 7 4 , 1 6 4 , 1 6 4 , 2 2 8 , 1 6 4 , 1 6 4 , 1 7 42 5 0 0 RE TURN2 2 4 0 D A T A 0 , 2 3 8 , 6 8 , 6 8 , 6 8 , 6 8 , 6 8 , 7 8

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There I was , s mugly think ing I ' dwrapped up this month's Adventurepages, when I looked with honor atmy disc direc tory and found I wasthree granules short! Having spent theday checking through the games I'dreviewed by playing them again, tidy-ing copy up, adding bits, answeringhelping letters and fi ling things , Ithough OH NO! Not another, at thislate hour!

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There was something very nasty inthat abbey and it kept taking me backto BASIC READY with a c lick and abeep halfway through t he load. Irepeatedly changed volume and toneand then tr ied the reverse side — noduplicate. Asking for copying were Iever able to load it , wasn't it? So Ilooked c losely at the conditions on

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the inlay — piracy being a hot subject.The game is sold subject to A&F's un-mentioned c ondit ions . T h in k I ' mclairvoyant, do they? I'd be a mug towaste money wr iting to them just tofind Out what they didn't want me todo, wouldn't I?

However, t he in lay d id say theydidn't warn me to copy - just as well Icouldn't load it, I suppose. And what'sthis bit about not lending? Personally.I think that's downr ight cheeky. I f Iwant to lend my own property to afriend I will - and nobody will stop

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me! Piracy is one thing - back-upcopying and lending is another.

A&F undertake to replace copiesthat do not load. but I needed to meeta deadline and c ould not wait thatlong. Piracy, eh? So I picked up Flint'sGold - it had a copy on both sides.

A&F's loss was Micrograf s gain, forhere, under an innocuous inlay, was agem. Here, i n glor ious technicolorand four track sound, was a light,bubbly Adventure. I c ould see thegreen palm trees and the galleon inthe bay under a blue sky. I could hearthe rush of foam on a tropical beachand the screech of seagull's c irc lingoverhead. The sailor's hornpipe got ahold of me and I drifted. . _a welcomechange f r om heav y puz z ling a n dsynonym bashing.

All this was not in the mind — there itwas coming from the speaker andscreen of my Beet). Eventually, I cameface to face with a black and whitetex t A d v e n t u r e w i t h p i c t o r i a linterludes, b u t t h e s ound effec tscontinued, br inging the colour backto mind.

The language was heav ily over-done. "Ay e Aye, Matey ," and "OK,Jim Lad" are among the phrases, buteven when Long John Silver smashedme with his crutch and I was told "Youare dead, matey !" I d idn' t mind! Icursed, but I had a smile on my face. Ihad been thoroughly enjoying myselfgetting drunk on grog, lis tening towhispered messages from a seamanlurk ing in a dark alley and try ing tomilk a goat!

Despite what I said about a relieffrom puzzling, this Adventure is notwithout problems — but it is wonder-fully entertaining with it!

Flint's G old is from Mic rograf forthe BBC, pr ic ed E6.95, o r E.9.95 ondisc.

MUN ROE MANORIn Mystery of Munroe Manor, I found amost unus ua l Adv entur e . M u s icaccompanies t h e t i t l e p a g e a n dcontinues w h i ls t t h e bac k groundstory is unfolded. This tells o f LordMunroe, the famous Adventurer who,on r e t u r n in g f r o m E g y p t , h a sstrangely bec ome a rec luse in hisWest Country manor, T he s tory isauthenticated b y graphic ally d is -played front pages from The Timesand Guardian o f 1903. Perhaps thisgives away the age of the author for,when I s tar ted r eading i t , i t wasknown as the Manchester Guardian.

Just a s w e l l , t hen , t ha t I w asassigned the role of a Times reporterfollowing up the story.

I was transported to the dr ive o fMunroe Manor after dark. The eeriemusic continued as, across one of thelit windows, the figure of a man couldbe seen moving. The door opened

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and a shaft of light crept out. I went inand t h e doo r c los ed beh ind me,creaking forebodingly.

Unfortunately, the tension that hadbuilt up collapsed as this point, forthere was a 1 2-minute wait whilst themain program loaded.

I found myself in a dimly lit hallway,stairs just v is ible disappearing up tothe left and a door on the right. Therewas a mirror on the wall opposite. Ilooked a t i t and r ead a messagewritten i n b lood. Dramatic mus icaccompanied the image of the writingon the mirror.

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rapidity that the response compareswell w i t h m a n y a non-graphicalAdventure. The pictures are detailedand colourful, too.

What lets the game down is the text.A short lis t o f common words andabbreviations is provided in the inlay,and discovery of other words is left toyour logic . T he standard response"UNABLE T O TRANSLATE T R YAGAIN" does nothing to he lp theplayer find the right ones.

I eventually got stuck halfway upthe stairs, where a section had rottedaway becoming apparently unpass-able. A lengthy session spent trying tocross it led nowhere. Neither jumpingnor mending was possible and I gotcaught up in a sequence of "CAN'TGO T H ER E" a n d " U N ABLE T OTRANSLATE." Unfor tunately , t h elatter was also the response to my pleafor help and I dec ided that either mypowers of logic or the vocabulary wasextremely limited.

Perhaps I was just not in tune withthe vocab., which is a pity, for a gamethat had ex c ited a t t he start, .dis-appointed before I got very far.

Mystery o f Munroe Manor is fromSevern Software for the Commodore64. priced E8.50.

THREE EPICSCastle Frankenstein, T he Quest forthe Holy Grail and The Kingdom o fKlein are three text adventures fromEpic Software for the BBC micro.

The games a l l f o l low t he s ameformat. They start with Epic 's " logo-- a catchy tune play ed t o s omeclever graphics of the word "EPIC"shifting around the screen. This Ifound to be the most interesting andenjoyable feature of each cassette.

The instructions load after the logoand are well presented and compre-hensive. I n eac h c as e s ome k e ycommands ar e le f t o n the sc reenwhilst the main program loads.

All games have a v ery fas t res-ponse, w ith coloured scrolling text.Too many b lank lines hav e b e e ninserted for comfort, for all too soonprevious parts o f the conversationdisappear.

The vocabulary is different f r ommost Adventures, in that to enter abuilding the command is "go in" . I ttook me quite a while to suss this one,which is quite extraordinary really ,for it makes perfect sense. It 's jus tthat I have never come across the useof it in an Adventure before!

What detracts from the games isthe lack of any "obvious ex it" routes— the North, South, East and Wes ttype. Without these, one tends t oblunder wildly along paths and roundcourtyards, bumpting into all mannerof obs tac les i n one ' s w a y . F o rexample, a road is likely to changedirection suddenly without any warn-ing, when the player will come to a

"you can't go there" obstruction andhas t o ty pe away unt i l a route isfound.

What o f eac h game? Pr obablyKingdom o f Klein is the best of thebunch, a lthough t ha t is n ' t r ea l lysaying too much. A palace courtyardseems illogical i f you are try ing tomap it — although it seems all right asyou play. From east end, type S andyou get to the south end, type W andyou get to the west end. or N and youget to the north-end.

In Klein, you must get the magicKlein bottle by defy ing the witch'scurse, s olv e s ome mys ter ies a n dreturn the bottle. There seemed to bea minimum number of problems anda lot o f bumping into things dur ingthe journey to the mountain. Not amind-bender by any means and, Idecided, it held no real interest forme, lack ing in any charm or humouras compensation.

Castle Frankenstein starts off at aninn — yet another where I was unableto get a pint! The monster Franken-stein is thought to be on the looseagain, committing murders, and youmust fi nd and k ill him. "Explore thegraveyard and Castle ruins, with its

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secret passages, sulphur pits etc ."says the ins truction. Reads l ik e atourist guide, doesn't it? Trouble was,have paraffin lamp — no paraffin.

This i s a par ticular ly infur iat inggame, as I can only assume the lampwas empty .

Quest for the Holy Grail follows thesame tiresome format — find the HolyGrail and return it to Camelot. I won'tbore you with the details. A l l in all,this trio did not inspire me one bit — Ifound the lot irrepressibly dull ar idawful.

Keith Campbell

GHOST TOWN

Scott Adams sends you on the Wi ldWest trail in Ghost Town, soon to beavailable for the BBC. Commodoreand Spectrum computers, in additionto the current range.

So here is an appetiser for thosewho have not yet enjoyed or cursedits cursor!

"I 'm in a ghost town. Vis ible items:Jail, Barbershop. T e l l m e what Aodo?"

Thus the opening display greetsyou. No help on this one, pardner,you're on Scott's Adventure all alone.

The object of the game is to find the13 treasures hidden in various loca-tions and there are plenty of places toexplore. D o n ' t t a k e t o o l o n g , .however, because the sun's goingdown and y ou need to fi nd some-where warm to spend the night. Failand y ou won' t liv e to see anotherday.

As may be expected in any goodcowboy town, even if it is populatedentirely by ghosts, plenty o f actiontakes plac e in the saloon. Ghostlycomings and goings occur at differ-ent times as the game progresses —that's i f y o u h a n g a r ound l o n genough to see.

Other places o f interest are a jailyou have to break IN to and a visit to"Boot Hill" . Beware though, that youdon't become one of its more recentoccupants.

The s tables a r e another p lac eworthy of note, with lots to offer theprospec tive t r eas ur e h u n t e r i npursuit of his riches. O f course, youcan e n d u p i n a s melly p i l e o fmanure, should you be on the wrongend o f an argument w ith a horse.Such humiliat ion i s no t , however ,without its own rewards. As for thehorse, get him moving and you'll rideto pastures new.

What else is needed? Some know-ledge of basic chemistry, a touch ofmorse c ode, a n d hope that y ourhands don ' t b lis ter t o o eas ily —there's lots o f digging to be done!Also, mak e s ure y ou'r e i n pr imephysical c ondit ion, ( y ou n e e d t ojump around a lot!) and use all fi vesenses.

Probably t h e mo s t int r ic ate o fScott's original 12 Adventures. GhostTown, just sits there and challengesyou to solve it. You'll end up dead ina number o f ingenious ways, b u tdon't lose heart — all the informationneeded is there for you to come out awinner.

Certainly this is one Adventure youwon't put down_ Now, how do I openthis safe

Ghost T own is f r om Adv entureInternational and is available for avariety of micros, some with graphicsversion.

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MACHO MAN new game for CBM 64 and 48KSpectrum Mt sprite graphics E4.50. Also headerlessloadfsave system only E3.50 for any Spectrum. TheMeadow coming soon! Beware:! Reflex Software, 15

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ATARI SOFTWARE cartridges: Donkey Kong E14,Jumbo Jet Pilot LID, Krazy Shootout E7. Cassettes:Airstrike 2. Diamonds, Up Up and Away, CytronMasters. Battle of Shilon Legionnaire. The CountCurse of Crowley Manor, Snowball E5 each, TelephoneNewcastle 629346

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JETSET hint sheet. Includes how t o get theconservatory roof items, disable the attack chainreaction and much more. Send El to N, Purvis, 18Shepley Street, Eastmoor Estate, Wakefield, WestYorkshire,

48K SPECTRUM, CC(1300 tape recorder, D K Tronics,Light Pen, loads of software. Will sell for E130 ono orswap for all above plus E40 for Commodore 64 andC2N recorder. Tel: (0604) 843665.

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T19914A's extended basic with many games E45.separate - (30 for ex-basic E19 for games. (worthBO). Also Parsec E12. Alpiner E9, Carwars E7,Tombstone City E7, &mous E6 or E79 the lot. Tel: 061439 5875

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48K ZX Spectrum (in guarantee) with joystick andinterlace, printer, cassette recorder, well over 50software titles (big names) and some books andmagazines. Total Cost well over E600. asking E360 ono.Tel. Yeovi l 28353

PHILIPS G7000 plus four cartridges includingcomputer cartridge. E30 ono. Tel Sheffield (0742)394938.

SWAP or for sale Atari 400 with 16K and cassetterecorder. plus many books, plus Basic Pacman andMiner 2049er Atari VCS with six games. all haveJoysticks, the lot for E250, will break down or swapwith Commodore 64 with cassette recorder. Tel01-777 8181. ask tor PeterDRAGON 32 plus joysticks and software Cost aboutE570. Will sell for E110 ono. Tel. 0 5 1 . 4 2 6 1 3 6 3 a f t e r

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SIADVENTURE QUEST

Being the owner of an Atari with discdrive, I have tended to concentratemy Adventure play ing on disc-basedgames . B u t t h e t a p e - b a s e dAdventures from Level 9 have beenhitting the headlines recently , s o Ithought it time to try one myself.

In this Adventure, the player has tooverthrow the demon k ing, who istucked away far behind many elabo-rate defences. Using either cunningand sk ill, o r brute force, y ou mustfind a way through these to reach theDark Tower. This you must destroy,for it contains his source of power.

Once at the tower , gaining entrycould be a b ig problem for, i f youhave missed one of the four keys onthe way there, you may never get in.Once ins ide , s tay ing a l iv e l o n genough to k il l the demon k ing w il linvolve you in a dangerous game ofhide a n d s eek w i t h demons a n dsome very nasty guards. Being in theright p lac e a t t h e r igh t t ime w i l leventually let good (you, the player)tr iumph over evil.

To say that this is a big Adventurewould b e a n understatement, f o rthere a r e ov e r 200 locations a n dsome of the most elaborate problems

that I h a v e e v e rto ov e r c omeencountered.

Adventure Quest more than livedup t o m y expectations f o r a tapegame. T h e tex t descr iptions wer elong and made both compelling andexciting reading — the like of which Ihad o n l y b e f o r e s e e n o n d i s cAdventures. The response time wasgood and the vocabulary understoodby t h e pr ogr am le f t l i t t le t o b edesired.

Level 9 Adventures are suppLedwith an envelope and card entitlingthe player to one free clue. But Level9 have n o w gone one better andsupply v e r y c omprehens iv e h i n tsheets for all their Adventures free, ifyou s e n d a s tamped addres s edenvelope.

Although available for a wide rangeof micros (see below), Atar i fans inparticular should be overjoyed at theprice - E9,90 compared with the usualE30 price tag on most Atari software.

Adventure Quest is from Level 9Computing, p r ic ed E9.90, f o r t h efollowing micros: BBC 32k, Commo-dore 64, Spec trum 48k, Ly nx 48k ,Nascom 32k, Oric 48k and Atari 32k.

Paul Coppins.

TEN LITTLE INDIANSWhen Major Johnstone-Smythe died,he authorised all his for tune to beconverted to gold and fashioned intoa fi gurine to be hidden away some-where in the grounds of his estate. Hedid n o t w a n t h i s for tune t o b einherited — i t was his wish that i tshould be earned.

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He therefore commiss ioned t e nsimilar figures to be made, worthlessuntil all brought together, when theywould div ulge the whereabouts o fthe golden fi gure. These were wellhidden b y t h e Ma jo r befor e h i sdeath, using military knowledge andtactics. I t is reported that, o f thosewho have sought the figures, only ahandful have returned.

So it is that you find yourself joiningin the search in Ten Lit t le Indians,one of the Mysterious Adventures. Ifound i t to have an interesting p lotand, although not too diffi cult, it hasmany a concealed snare to decoy theunwary Adventurer. I n one o r twolocations, just pausing to consider mynext move turned out to be a fatalmistake. This gave the game that littleextra urgenc y , s t imulating ex c ite-ment and interest to the extent that,once s tar ted, I jus t h a d t o fi gh tthrough to a successful end.

That is not to say the game is tooeasy — judging by the latest batch ofHelpline letters , many readers arehaving problems! The main diffi cultyseems to b e — ah, that would b etelling! My advice is to keep thingssimple and not try to be so tidy if youare to be successful!

The Atar i version, which I played,un fo r tuna te ly d o e s n o t h a v egraphics, a s d o t h e Spec t r um,Commodore and Dragon versions.However, I d id like the split screenand use of coloured text which waseasy on the eye.

Ten Lit t le Indians is f r om DigitalFantasia f o r t h e B B C 3 2 k a n dSpectrum 18k vers ions, a n d f r omChannel 8 Software for Atari, Dragonand Commodor e vers ions, a l l a tE9.95.

Paul Coppins

THE QUESTThe Q ues t is a n Adv enture f r omCommodore for the 64 and is suppliedon a disc along with five other gamesplus a back-up utility program, underthe collective title of The Six VarietyGames Programs. T he package i soften supplied free when a disc driveis purchased.

The back-up utility , I discovered,was just about the slowest back-up onearth, r equir ing about 4 5 minutes(with operator intervention through-out) to copy a complete disc. I tried itout on the Commodore disc itself andfound none of the games would runfrom the back-up copy!

So mu c h f o r tak ing precautionsagainst Commodore dis c failures! Iloaded The Quest from the main discwith a feeling of foreboding!

The leaflet that comes with the discincludes a reas onable g u id e t oplaying The Quest and explains that ithas a vocabulary o f 51 words , bu taccepts others in certain situations, Infact, this is an understatement, s incethere is a GLOSSARY command whichlists 51 words, all of which are verbsand directions. As there are plenty ofobjects and scenery in the game, theoverall vocabulary is much bigger.

When played, the game gives asimilar feeling to the Colossal Cave,although the plot is entirely different.The setting is, nevertheless, in a net-work of underground caves and theobjective is to fi nd the Maker andreturn him to his source of power.

Although it is supplied on disc, thatis n o t s t r ic t ly necessary , f o rdiscovered that it does not access thedisc dur ing play.

In explor ing the caves, one musttraverse a var iety o f passages andcrystal chambers etc. — all the usualtrappings. Stone and iron staircasesabound and from the centre of it allspreads out an orange glow.

Var ious m y s t e r y o b je c t s a r eencountered that appear to requiremagic to move and there are somenice puzzles for the mind to grapplewith. A lot of exploration will have tobe d o n e t o dis c ov er t h e var iousfacilities av ailable f o r s olv ing t h epuzzles.

This is a text-only Adventure, with afast response and, according to theinstructions, it has 120 rooms and 53objects. I never l ik e to k now howmany there are — it adds a dimensionof surprise to find out for yourself!

Quite a good Adventure fo r thebeginner and one that w ill probablybe p lay ed b y mor e ex per ienc edplayers too. To explore and map thegame w i l l tak e qu i t e s ome t ime.Although it is supplied on disc, that isnot strictly necessary, for it does notaccess the disc during play.

The Quest is from Commodore forthe Commodore 64.

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The Adventure begins. Or so says thecassette inlay. In fact, Titanic for the48k Spec t r um i s n o t r e a l l y a nAdventure, bu t a strategy game. Ialways thought that a strategy gamecontained an algor ithm that allowedthe play er w h o had dev eloped asound strategy to win, give or take abit of luck.

Titanic thrives on a very h it andmiss approach. T o begin with, y oumust raise enough cash to finance anexpedition to fi nd the sunken wreckand find and recover gold that was onboard.

This is quite fun, for there is a selec-tion menu o f 15 lik ely sources onfinance and you must gamble, to acertain ex tent, o n whic h w i l l offeryou the most. I found a publishingcompany t h a t w a s b e i n g q u i t egenerous ( c o u ld i t h a v e b e e nEMAP??!) so I took advantage of theiroffer of £240,000.

I t hen went s hopping f o r sameNASA photos of large objects in thesearch area, ex per t d iv ing teams,repair kits for the ship and supplies.

The next part of the game involvesshifting your ship around the sea byusing direc t ion keys and i t jumpsabout 0.5 centimetres per time. If youhave been wise enough to purchasea photo, about 17 pink spots mark thesea at the positions of large objects.On ar r iv al a t o n e o f these, t h echances are that you w i l l have runstraight into an iceberg. Even thoughyou knew there was something there,there w as n o means o f detec tingwhether to plough on regardless, orapproach with caution.

Should y ou b e luc k y enough t odetect a wreck below you, you maythen ignore it or send down a div ingteam. Of course, it is quite likely to bean o ld war time s hip that explodesand takes your div ing team with it.

If and when you eventually find theTitanic, t hen i t mus t b e ex plored(limited air supply) to fi nd the gold.The Titanic has four floors which forsome peculiar reason are arranged asa maze. Al l is not lost, though, for amap is available to v iew in some ofthe rooms. There are more hazardsdown there to avoid — well, you can'tactually avoid them so much as justcome upon them and hope that therandom f a t e t h a t awaits y o u i sfavourable.

To me, this made a change fromAdventure. I t c ould hav e made agood strategy game too, h a d t hewhole business not been so depen-dent on luck! As there is very litt lescope f o r planning y our strategy.neither the description of strategy orAdventure would seem to apply.

Titanic is for the 48k Spectrum fromR&R Software, pr iced £7.95,

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PLANETFALLMy, what a large br ightly colouredfolder. Quite an Adventure in itselfopening i t and s ift ing through thecontents. Firs t there is a plastic IDcard labe lled "Stellar Patrol" a n dbearing a pic ture o f a bucket andscrubbing brush.

Odd that — still, we also have post-cards with pictures of strange planetsand even stranger people on them,and envelope-type things containinginstructions and pages from a diary(they make very interesting reading!)and so eventually we get a large pileof paper sitting on the table.

Something seems to be missing. Itry s ifting through the pile and thengiving t he fo lder a shake. HELP!Where can it be? What I needed to dowas EXAMINE FOLDER, fo r there,tucked carefully away in the back,was the most important par t o f thepackage — the Planetfall disc!

Hav ing l o a d e d t h e d i s c , t h epurpose o f t h e s c r ubbing b r us hbecame clear, what with ambassadorsfrom strange planets leav ing greenslime all over the decks. It turns out Iam a junior rating on board a star shipwhose super ior offi cer does a verygood impression of a beetroot every

time I try to leave my post.What have I done to deserve it? Star

Trek was never like this! Things soontake a turn for the better (or worse,depending upon how you look at it)for I have to make a death-defyingescape from the stellar patrol ship,Feinstein, u s in g o n e o f i t s manyescape pads.

I then found myself on a totally alienworld, m y on ly belongings be ingwhat I w as wear ing a t t h e t imeFeinstein met its untimely end, plus ascrubbing brush, a survival k it and atowel with the words DON'T PANICon it. As if I would!

As luck, or Infocom would have it, Ihad come down r ight next to a largealien complex. Af ter explor ing andenjoying the loc al scenery, i t soonbecame clear that this planet was in agood deal of trouble and it was downto me to put it right. As it was an alienplanet, all the signs and other readingmatter were in an alien language. Thisproved a real torment to translate.

You are not quite alone, for help isat hand in the shape of B-19-7, knownto his friends as Floyd. Floyd is a robotand, as robots go, he is a little strange.Floyd refuses to grow up and act likean adult robot — he prefers play inghide and seek and wr iting on walls todoing any actual work. Mind you, hehas a vital part to play, for you will notcomplete this Adventure without him.In fact, I dare say you would end upstone dead.

I found Planed-a i l t o b e a v e ry

humourous science fiction Adventureand a refreshing change f r om theusual. To play it, you'll need a goodsense o f humour and no t a lit t lepatience, t o p u t u p w i t h F loyd'smischievous behaviour — he can be areal pes t at times. I f you have thesequalities, t h e n y o u a n d Planetfallshould get along just fine.

Planetfall is from Infocom for Atari32k, A p p le I I 32k , I B M P C 48k ,Commodore 64, TRS-80 Models I andIII 32k, T i professional and PDP-11.Price is dependent upon version_

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TEMPLE OF VRANThis i s t h e s ec ond game i n t h eMountains of Ket trilogy and starts offon the far s ide o f the mountain. Toreach that point was (had you playedit) your objective in Ket. However, it isnot nec es s ar y t o h a v e p l a y e dMountains of Ket to be able to enjoyVran.

Your aim here is to reach and enterthe temple and put an end to its ev iloccupants. You start off endowed withthe three items you were carrying asyou reac hed t h e f a r s ide o f t hemountain in the previous game.

One o f t h e h a z a r d s t o b eencountered is a r ight nest o f nastywarts — creatures who are in the habitof thr owing a c id a t y o u w ithoutwarning. As in Mountains of Ket, thereis a combat mode, though this time therules have been slightly altered.

Some of the things you may comeacross are an elephant, a huge pile ofwashing up, a k itten and a mouse. Asmall point of confusion arose when Itried feeding the elephant. Unless Iwas carry ing a cer tain objec t, t hereply came back WITH WHAT? andthis was followed by WHAT NOW? Itbecame apparent, when I had theright object, that the game assumed Imeant to feed the elephant with theright thing and allowed me to, provingthat WITH WHAT? was not really aquestion to the player, but a comment.

Trying to be k ind to the little puss, Itried to feed i t whils t carry ing themouse, only to be rebuffed. Kitty wasone of those two out of every ten catswho don ' t pr efer Whiskas — th isone's scene is Go Cat!

Vran follows the same format as Ket,being a text only Adventure ( if youexclude the mini-pictures of some ofthe objects). The problems d id notseem too diffi cult.

Although I welc ome a game thatallows me to EXAMINE something, afeature I did not like was the fact that Iwas expected to be carrying it first.That limited the use of EXAMINE toportable objec ts — i t is somewhat

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Keith Campbell

RING OF POWERThe setting o f R ing o f Power is adistant k ingdom, where the k ing hasdied. His c rown jewels have gonemissing and whoever recovers them(you perhaps?) w i l l b e proc laimedthe new King.

Ring of Power has a poor vocabu-lary, vague and meaningless descrip-tions and one of the slowest responsetimes I have ever come across. Myadvice is don't rush out and buy thisgame.

Quicksilva describes this game as asophisticated Adventure which maybe play ed w ith tex t o r fu ll c olourgraphics. No so! The only graphicsinc luded are some murky sprites atthe e d g e o f the sc reen, us ed t odisplay the objects currently in thelocation.

Ring of Power is for the Commo-dore 64. f r om Quicks ilva, p r ic edE9.95.

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KURTZ AND THE DARK FORCESWow! What a title! The object of thisgame is to destroy the evik Klartz whotravels t h r ough t i m e a n d s pac ecorrupting t h e v er y fabr ic o f theuniverse. T o achieve this, you mustassemble t he relic s o f his v ic timsunder the power of light. In theory,this should radiate enough power todestroy Klartz.

To fi nd the relics, you must travelthrough fi ve different t ime zones inyour time capsule. The zones are earlysolar, mid-solar, late solar, far spaceand outer galaxy.

Each zone has a topical problem.For example, in the Roman time youmust get past a Roman guard. Theproblems that confront you get harderas the game progresses.

Unfortunately, the game is not asinspiring as its title or the descriptionmight suggest. I t would have been alot easier if it had been written withthe user in mind. After all, who knowswhat they have done wrong i f thecomputer replies ILLEGAL INPUT.PLEASE RECOMPUTE?

The HELP command is of no helpeither. The only message I could getwas MESSAGE DELETED BY T HEORDER O F KLARTZ. Well , I don ' tknow about you, bu t I feel that inAdventures you are meant to battleagainst t h e puzz les a n d n o t t h eauthor's apathy towards the player.For me, the game was ruined by itsunfriendliness.

The lack of help when you make amistake is very annoying and, in myopinion, Mik e Meineck , the author,should have replaced the PLEASE RE-COMPUTE message with I DO NOTUNDERSTAND (VERB/NOUN). In theabsence of this, my only option was totry different verbs and nouns until thecomputer k new what I was talk ingabout.

Klartz is quite large, but I could nottravel through all its realms for thereason that either the game was toodifficult f o r m e , o r i t s lo g ic t o ostrange. I favour the latter but thenI'm biased. T o b e fair , t he gamewould have been worth buy ing if itwasn't for all these minor things.

There a r e thr ee versions: a c u tdown Dragon 32/64 version, a 48kSpectrum v er s ion a n d o n e w i t hexpanded graphics for the Commo-dore 64 whic h runs in 120k in twoparts! I played the Dragon version.

There is a prize for the first person tocomplete the game on Dragon andCommodore — a disc dr ive for theirrespective computers. I f the mentionof a prize has whetted your appetite,here is a tip from the author; " . . Y o uhave to explore five different zones intime and space to recover the relics oflost civ ilisations. You need a goodknowledge o f t he supernatural t ocomplete the last part of the game!!"

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A HANDFUL OFBOOKSAs a change from slaving away over ahot keyboard, I sat down and relaxedfor a while with a batch of recentlyreleased books on Adventure.

Graphics Adv en t u r es f o r t h eSpectrum 48k is by Richard G. Hurleyand c onta ins l is t ings f o r s ev engraphics Adv entur es . T h e y a r er epr oduc ed ( p r e s u m a b ly f r o mprinter output) in greater clarity than Ihave seen before in print.

Having said that, there is no point inbuying the book unless you intend tosit down and type — or should I say"rubber pad"? — at least one of thelistings in to your Spectrum. Lookingthrough them, it is not a job I wouldfancy, s inc e s ome hav e ov er tw opages of numeric data. Make an errorand , .

Each game is preceded by hints ontyping in the listing, saving the game— some non-routine saving methodsare used — plus tips and instructionson how to play.

The b lu r b says that t o he lp y ouwrite your own Adventures, the tech-niques used in wr iting the programsare explained. This is true, but onlyas brief preambles, so you should notexpect to learn how to wr ite suchprograms from scratch.

If G raphic Adventures ar e y ourthing, and you are adept at enteringlistings, then this book could repre-sent v er y good v alue f o r money ,although I can't vouch for the qualityof the games, as I have not keyedthem in myself.

Graphics Adv en t u r es f o r t h eSpectrum 48kis by Richard G. Hurleyand pub lis hed b y Mic ropress a t£5.95.

Beyond the Arcade must be a titleto appeal to Adventure fans, who canusually b e r e l ied o n t o hav e a ninterest i n mos t games r equir ingthought and strategy, as opposed tofast reactions and manual dexterity.

By Nicholas Palmer, the book startsoff with a useful discussion o f thecharacteris tics o f m o s t c u r r e n tpopular mic ros f r om t h e garner 'spoint of view. This takes into accountthe software available, graphics cap-ability and so on. I f you are about tobuy a computer, and unashamedlyadmit that it's mainly for gaming, thenhere's a useful comparison.

The book then takes the readerthrough the whole range of strategy

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games, f r om Adventures , thr oughwar and resource games, to play bymail games. In fact, almost half thebook is devoted to the latter and it'sthe most complete rundown on thesubject I have come across.

Pure Adventurers, though, shouldperuse i t before buy ing, as not anawful lo t o f i t is about Adventuregames.

Beyond the Arcade, b y NicholasPalmer, is from Mosaic Publishing,priced £6.95.

Finally, I came to The Adventurer'sNotebook by Mik e Gerrard. This ispresented w ith a metal r ing s pineand is intended to be a working note-book for the Adventurer,

The main bu lk o f i t consists o fsheets o f dummy maps and blanktables for writing in objects, locationsand ac tions , f o r us e as a n aide-memoire dur ing play. It 's an excel-lent idea, but what happens when thepages run out? The idea might havebeen better presented as a properloose-leaf folder, w ith replacementforms readily available, rather than asa book.

Some 38 pages of text precede thenotebook section and comprise thehistory of Adventure, hints on playingand a lis t of currently available soft-ware. T h e r e i s e v e n a s o r t o fabridged thesaurus inc luded and ac h a p t e r o n R e c o m m e n d e dAdventures,

Interestingly , A r t i c ' s s er ies i s

inc luded in this list, contrasting with lthe v iews o f Nicholas Palmer (seeBeyond the Arcade above) who findsPlanet o f Death "amazingly dense"and the others little better. Yes.

The text part of the book continueswith recommended books and I waspleased t o s ee T h e Computer &Video Games Book o f Adventurebeing the only one named as non-machine-specifi c.

Obviously C&VG is not thought bythe author t o b e wor thy o f t r ueAdventurers. whils t PCN (?) is! Andwho's this Br idge fe l low h e men-tions? Only joking, Tony!

The Adventurer 's Notebook is byMike Gerrard and is published byDuckworth. pr iced E3.95.

A SMALLERPYRAMIDSitting on the software shelves was anAdventure fo r the Commodore 64that I had overlooked for some time,so I took it down, dus ted it off andfound it was called Py ramid Havingpreviously ventured into a number ofpyramids, I felt it was time to renewmy acquaintance with Egyptology.

Starting off from " in archeologist'shut-, (not my spelling) where a sign

told me to dr op treasure. I movednorth. " I am in path" , I was told.Moving east. I find " I am in desert". Itook some bananas and an aardvark,but had to type INV to check I really

PLAYING BLINDHave you ever used one of thosecomputerised cash dispensers,set into the wall of your localbank? You know, the things thattake so long to digest the inform-ation on your card, you get theidea the controlling software iswritten in Basic?

The other Sunday evening,being short of a few readies, Ipopped in to the town, only to finda rather perplexed gentlemanquietly scratching his head gazingat a screen with some weird andwonderful patterns on it. "Ahal Ahobbit-bug!" I thought. "It's gonefunny," remarked the bewilderedgentleman.

I boldly inserted m y plasticcard. Nothing happened to thescreen so, after waiting for animaginary FOR/NEXT loop, Ikeyed in my secret number. Headscratcher was grinning in antici-

pation of a lost card. What nextI thought, and then proceeded topress a sequence of commandbuttons, the screen showing anarty pattern in green throughout.

By now, m y onlooker wasgetting quite excited a t theprospect of me being pennilessand cardless and had that "toldyou sot" look on his face.

Out came the card, out came thecash, followed by a receipt. Theperspex lid slid silently down overthe patterned screen.

The head scratching started upagain, quite violently, and mycompanion w a l k e d a wa y ,bewildered. I smiled to myself. Hec o u l d n ' t h a v e b e e n a nAdventurer, nor guessed that Ihad once played right throughAdventure/and without lightingthe lamp — just for kicksi

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COUNTYOURSELF LUCKY!Remember the Rev. Dave Byrne,one of the readers who started offthe g r e w F u n Hous e Mystery?Remember Steven Donoghue o fCho

own ho r s e f ame? B ycoincidence, they have fi nally gotaround t o get t ing s tuck i n T heCount - b o t h at the same time!Dave keeps fi nding Drac out andSteve keeps los ing his tent stake.Why he should worry about goingcamping whilst playing The Countbeats me!

The Count is perhaps uniqueamongst Adventures, i n that thetiming is so critical that it is almostlike play ing i n r eal t ime. Ev en

had t h e m , a s t h e c o m p u t e rresponded with a blank.

North and south from ' ' in desert"led to " in desert", and east again ledback to the i n path" to the west. Thesame pa t te r n w a s r epeated " i ndesert" wes t o f " i n path" . I f thatsounds complicated, believe me, i tisn't. I t s jus t 15 locations (the sumtotal in this game - did you ever??!!!)masquerading as thousands.

Having a shovel, I d u g and fe l lstraight through the path to a cavern,where a minor puzzle got me into afurther network of caves_ My way wasbarred by a mummy whic h I shotwhereupon i t bec ame " v e r y madashes". I t r ied putt ing the mummyout o f its misery, by tak ing anothertwo shots at it, and got "very madvery mad very mad ashes".

The ins truc tions s tate that "T h isAdventure is more sophisticated thanmost , ." Obvious exits are shown,but the words "Obv ious ex its " aredisplayed ev en w hen there aren'tany. The game is text only in stunningwhite on b lue ( the default CBM-64screen colours f o r y ou non-CBM-owners). Yeah - really sophisticated- watch out Level 9 and Infocom!

Pyramid certainly has some sophis-ticated s pelling, us ing innov ativ eversions o f w e l l k n o w n w o r d sthat don't get a mention in my diction-ary. I s a " c e ller " an undergroundroom or a salt container? It's all " to"much for me - I ' ll say no more!

Pyramid, one of Mogul's ''toughestadventures- ( t h e r e a r e m o re ? ), is for

the Commodore 64 and Vic 20. Forsome reason, it is also available forthe Coco and TI-99/4A.

when the problems hav e beensolved. it s till takes a lot o f plan-ning and s trategy t o a

l ltogether in the r ight sequence atthe r ight time. In this respect, it isone o f t h e m o s t in f u r ia t in gAdventures of all.

Steve has recently been out o fpractice after a spell in the Sudan,where he nearly got jailed_ He dideventually complete Ghost Town,so no doubt he was wise enoughto smuggle in a horse shoe to aidhis escape. I n o u r Adv entureReview Extra this month, Stevenrelates his harrowing experiencesat the hands of Ghost Town_

LIVE ATOLYMPIA I I !Danial Chua writes from the ChineseUniversity o f H ong K o n g t o s ayC&VG doesn't reach his local book-stall unt il about s ix weeks after itspublication date over here.

"But I c an assure y ou that t hewaiting is worthwhile - your work isreally great. I think your feature mustrely on a lot o f support from otherAdventurers, so why not build a data-base of clues?"

Thanks f o r t hos e enc our agingwords Daniel. An d - great mindsthink alike! - I already have a cluesdatabase, which I often use direc t toa printer to send out tips to agonisedAdventurers.

You will be able to read more aboutthis i n t h e f o r t hc oming C & V GYearbook. Better still, readers withinreach o f London w i l l soon have achance to see it in action. AdventureHeil:Vine w il l be per forming live atthe P C W S h o w a t O ly mp ia i nSeptember. Pa u l Copping, S imonMarsh and myself will all be on handat a special stand, where we will behappy to answer - we hope! - yourproblems and to talk Adventure withyou. You might even catch a glimpseof such famous personalities as Bug-Hunter Bob, Dep-Ed Euge, ArcadeQueen C la r e , T h e My s t e r io u sSeamus a n d (s hhh!) T h e Ed i t o rHimself.

Don't forget, the Computer & VideoGames Adventure Help line- LIVE atthe PCW Show!!!

ONE TO BLOWYOUR BRAINSOUT!I am always perturbed when I get aletter about a game such as Manor ofMadness, a title I could not trace. Allbecame c lear w hen I rec eiv ed areview c o p y o f t h e g am e f ro mIreland. R o ry Walsh , o r Cel t icSoftware, ex plained that the gamehad been on trial on the Irish marketand was about to be unleashed on anunsuspecting British public .

Manor o f Madness r uns o n aSpectrum and is a tex t Adventure inwhich the player , Leonid Smimoff,must discover the whereabouts of atop secret fi le of Soviet spies on Man-hattan Island.

Having traced the list to the asylumof a French psychologis t D r IyamPotti, hous ed i n an o l d Yorkshiremanor, you have been bopped on thehead b y a n escaping lunat ic andwake up in a strange green bedroom.

I dealt with a somewhat hazardousoverflow a n d es c aped m y r oom.Then I came upon a nasty baldingman - save game here is my best tip!After being forced to play his lit t legame of Russian Roulette a few times,I dec ided it was written by a sadist, tobe played by masochists!

One o f the things I lik ed was theability to look at and examine things- a feature all too often missing inAdventures. I also l ik ed its instantresponse, its c lear yellow on blacktext and its gentle humour.

Being an Irish game, it amused meto discover, upon c loser examina-tion, that a loose floorboard w assecurely fi xed with rusty nails. O rwas I imagining things? I couldn't getthe message t o dis play a secondtime. Had I forgotten the wording ofmy command, or was there a lepre-chaun in there smiling at me?

Only o n e t h ing annoy ed me. Ibadly needed to recall my locationdetails and c ouldn't - unt il I dis -covered that the R key did just that. Ihad a non-production copy in a plainwrapper, however, and no instruc-tions to go on_

Manor o f Madness is from Celt icSoftware for the 48k Spectrum pr icedE5.95. If it isn't in the shops when youread this, you can get a copy directfrom C e lt ic , a t 7 7 W i l l o w Pa r kAvenue, Glasnevin North, Dublin I I .Eire.

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DON'T LET TH

EITH Campbell's Ad-venture I lelpline has becomesuch a inasSIVe operation thatwe'vedecided to devote an entirepage to your Adventure prob-lems, hints and lips. Each monthfrom now on you'll be able to findthis special Helpline page along-side Keith"s regular Adventurefeature. And don't forget ourbi-monthly Adventure reviewspecials. Al l o f which makesCompnter & Video Games thebest read around for micro-Ad venturers!

Beverley Randle asked for a tee-shirtfor being rather clever in Kingdom ofHarrill recently. I was mean and said"No!" Well, she's come up trumpswith Countdown to Doom, so I amrelenting and sending her a tee-shirtafter all! Her t ips are shown in theupside down section. Thanks, Bev!

McKensie i s t h e n a m e o f a nAdventure ju s t appear ing i n t h eHelpline mail. Grant Wilson of Yorkcan't get past the first room, nor getthe game to understand anything hetypes. J ohn Southern, o f Hy de i nCheshire, is having similar problemswith the first room. By the sound of it,I'm g lad I have not had a rev iewcopy. Come to think o f it, perhapsthat's WHY I have not had a rev iewcopy!

Jonathan D a y o f Stockpor t h a scome u p w i t h s ome r ea l posers .Where can he get a PDP-1 I copy ofDecus Dungeon (Zork ) a n d h o wmuch w o u ld i t cos t? Ev en mor etricky, d o e s any one k n o w o f aprogram or device that would allow

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Apple software to run on a BBC, or aBBC connected to a PET?

Ian Fraser i s g loat ing away i nAldershot. " H a v e y o u s o lv e dColossal Adv entur e? H a v e y o ufinished the endgame and got the full1100 points? I can! Heehee!

"Can you get the needle out of thehaystack in Dungeon?' did once andI've never been able to do it again!Level 9 say in your August journalthat y ou can solve Colossal in fourweeks. Is that the time it should takein man-hours, o r ov er a per iod i nspare time, morning and evening?"Well, I an , t h is i s o u r Septemberjournal and I just can't help you!

P • •BMWS INBRIEF

Can any one t e l l F . Magu ir e o fTamworth if he can do anything elsein a strange house other than pick upboots and boards?

Who can help Christopher Hill passthat troll who guards the troll br idgein Sphinx? What is it that he wants,asks Chris.

John Jones of Billingham wonders ifthere was a b u g i n h is c opy o fPharaoh's T omb. H e h a s t r i e d ,unsuccessfully, t o c ross t h e moatbridge. Is there a way?

We've heard how to use the longkey to open the Quest castle door ,but Phillip Starr of Bristol can't evenfind it?

Meat in Philosopher's Quest? MarkWilliams o f Petersfi eld w on ' t jus tsettle for cheese! Where is the meat,he asks!

Greedy Gulch players are trying towork out the logic of the map. Evenreaders w h o hav e c ompleted t h egame can't figure it out, so I guess itcan't b e a l l t ha t impor tant! C a nanyone explain it — IS there any logicin it?

Velnor 's L a i r i s w o r r y in g A .Rowlands o f Telford. H ow c an h e

bathe in the enchanted pool and passthe giants?

David Laity of Campborne wants tocross the quicksand i n T emple o fVran.

Russell Martin of Epsom has sent insome very useful tips and c laims tohave s o l v e d e v e r y A c o r n s o f tAdventure s o far - - bu t w ith oneexception. H e is short o f just onepoint in Kingdom of Harrill He can'tfor the life o f him answer the fi nalquestion. Come in again Bev — yourhelp is needed!

H I M TOPSECRET!!!

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400 NE X T T4 1 0 C A L L C O L O R ( 1 . 6 . 5 :4 2 0 C A L L C H A R ( 7 4 . " " )4 : 0 C A L L HCHA R( 1 1 1 . 1 1 4 . 6 4 :

F O".440 C A L L C H A R ( 4 0 . " 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 7 0 5 0 9 4 1 9 3 0 5 0 1 O F F 7 F 7 F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 C 2 4 4 4 8 5 0 6 O F F F4 0 C A L L S P R / T E ( C 2 . 4 0 , 1 5 . 8 , 1 2 5 . 0 . 1 0 )4 6 0 C A L L C H A R ( 4 4 . - 0 0 0 0 2 8 2 1 3 1 0 5 4 7 3 1 0 " Z 4 R F T S ( " 0 0 " . 2 4 )4 7 0 C A L L S P R I T E ( C 1 , 4 4 , 1 6 , 1 8 , 1 4 0 )

4 9 0 FO R T = S T O I F4 8 0 C A L L C H A R C 4 e . " 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 7 , 6 F Z F 6 7 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 0 6 0 F e D F F S F 7 F C " )

ZOO C A L L S P R I T E ( r T . 4 8 . 1 0 . T * 1 2 . I N T ( 2 4 0 * R N D ) 4 . 1 0 . 0 . I N T ( 2 0 1 g R N O ) + 1 0 )S I O N E X T 7

4 e " :5 2 0 C A L L C H A R ( 5 2 . " 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 : 2 7 6 A 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 0 F 8 F C 4 8 2 4I 7 0 FO R T = 9 T O 1 1

5 4 0 C A L L S P R I T E ( E T . 5 2 , 1 3 . 1 7 4 . I N T ( 2 S O * R N O ) + 1 . 0 . - 1 0 ) : : C A L L C O I N C ( A L L , D ) : : I F 1 ) = - 1THEN C A L L D E L S P R I T E ( f T ) : : G O TO S 4 C5 5 0 N E X T T

5 6 0 C A L L C H A R ( 5 6 . " 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 3 0 5 1 9 2 2 4 C S 1 9 2 2 6 2 8 1 7 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0 F 8 F C F E F F 1 F : 7 C A Z 0 0 0 8 - )S70 C A L L S P R I T E C E 1 Z . S 6 , 8 , 4 5 , I N T ( 2 4 0 * R N O ) + 1 0 . 0 . I N T ( 1 0 * R N O ) + 1 0 ;5 8 0 C A L L S P R I T E ( C 1 2 . 5 6 4 8 , 3 0 . I N T ( 2 4 0 * R N O ) + 1 0 . 0 . I N T ( 1 0 * R N O ) + 1 0 )5 9 0 C A L L S P R I T E C E 1 4 , 5 6 . 8 , 1 2 0 . I N T ( 2 4 0 4 A N D ) + 1 0 . 0 . I N T ( 1 0 * R N O ) + 1 0 :a 0 0 C A L L S P R / T E C C I S . 5 6 . 8 . 1 4 5 , I N T ( 2 4 0 t R N I ) ) + 1 0 . 0 , I N T ( 1 0 * R N D ) + 1 0 )6 1 0 C A L L C O L O R C 9 . 1 2 . 1 2 :

CALL H C H A R C 2 7 . I . 9 9 . 6 4 )6':10 C A L L S = 0 T H E N .1_716 4 0 C A L L J O Y S T ( I . ) ( . S )6 5 0 C A L L M O T I O N ( E 1 . 1 0 . K 4 7 ;

i 6 0 C A L L P O S I T I O N ( E l . R , C ) : : I F R > 1 9 0 T H E N s e o6 7 0 C A L L C O I N C ( A L L . G T 1I F 0 1 = 0 T H E N 6 4 0

6 9 0 C A L L S O U N D I I 0 0 6 . - S . 0 :7 0 0 L I = L I 4 . 1 : : I F L : = 5 THE N 7 1 0 E L S E 6 4 0

7 1 0 C A L L C L E A R : : C A L L D E L S P R I T E C A L L ) : : C A L L CHA RS E T t : C A L L SCREEN720 FOR Z=1 TO 12 :: CALL COLOR(Z.16,1):: NEXT I:7 7 0 P R I N T " Y O U NOW L I V E W I T H7 a o R R / N T

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Welcome back. I've had quite a fewcalls rec ent ly about G O TO s tate-ments in our lis tings. I t seems thatoccasionally there will be a statementsuch as GOTO 1977 but there isn'tactually a line 1977 in the listing.

This happens bec aus e o f o u rconstant efforts to save space. I f aprogram has a plain REM line, thenwe usually remove it. This is OK, aslong as there is no line which tries toGOTO the place where we took outthe REM.

If you fi nd that one of our listingssuffers from this problem, then youshould be able to cure it by changingthe line number after the GOTO sothat it points to the nex t line whichactually exists.

For example, supose the lines o fthe pr ogr am a r e number ed 1000,1010, 1020 and so on. If you see a linewhich says GOTO 1017, then changeit to GOTO 1020 which is the next lineafter 1017 which actually exists.

All should now be well. If not, thengive me a ring on the new Bug Hunternumber. It's 01-251 5633.

FOUR GATESHere's a t ip from Jamie Napper o fHalifax. It 's for Phoenix 's game forthe V i c c a l l e d F o u r G ates t oFreedom.

If you move sideways into a purplebomb, he says, then you disappear.You can s t ill fi re bu t y ou can't bedestroyed.

In the Adventure par t, tr y typingMAP. This may give you some much-needed help.

ALL THE CODESFor those of you who, lik e me, s tillget confused with all those methodsof cheating o n Software Projec ts 'games, here are the codes for the lasttime. M a n i c M i n e r ( Bug By te) :6031769. M a n ic M in e r (soft pr o j. )TYPEWRITER. Jet Set Willy(Soft Proj)WRITETYPER. Got all that? Good.

WRONG MACHINEWe desc r ibed Mar tian Invas ion inJuly's Book of Games as running on aVic. I t does, in fact, only run on aCommodore 64. Sor ry about that.We'll try to get a similar Vic programwritten for a future issue.

WRONG ADDRESSWe p r in t e d t h e w r o n g s tar t ingaddress for the Olympimania lis tingin July 's issue. T he b u g is eas ilycured by changing all references inthe tex t from 27928 to 29066. You' lla l s o n e e d t o c h a n g e t h eRANDOMIZE USR command as well.

DODGE WHAT?We d id i t again in July 's Book o fGames. Printed black text on a blackbackground! I f you're s till try ing todecipher the first page of Dodge Cityfor the BBC, then send me a stampedaddressed envelope and I ' l l get areadable lis ting in the post.

TANDY SECRETSNotic ing that Tandy owners hav ebeen neglected in Bug Hunter for thelast f e w months , M . A . Hods ondecided to send me his bes t k eptsecret about the machine.

Wouldn't it be useful to be able torecover a p r ogr am a f t e r t y p in gNEW? Well, here's how. Type POKE17130,1 and press ENTER. Then typeSYSTEM (enter ) a n d t h e n /11395(enter). Now type LIST and you haveyour program back. Good, eh?

It's best to save the program andthen reset the machine before try ingto edit the program or even runningit.•

16k BECOMES 3kAndrew Scouler from Southamptonsent me another way of turning a VicRAM pac k in to a different value.Here's how to make a 16k expansionthink that it's only 3k:POKE 641,0: PO KE 642,16: PO KE643,0: POKE 644,62: POKE 648,30: SYS64824

WOT? NO GRAPHICSNicholas Sturley is a pupil at BurwoodSchool i n Surrey. H e wrote t o meabout The Hobbit which he boughtfor his BBC. He was quite happy withthe game until he saw it played on hisf r iend 's C o m m o d o r e 6 4 . T h eCommodore v er s ion h a d p r e t t ypictures for many of the locations buthis did not.

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In case you still haven't heard, youshould know that the BBC version ofThe Hobbit has no graphics at all. It'sa plain, text-only Adventure. The plotis the same, but the pic tures aren'tthere. A l l t h e o t h e r v er s ions ,inc lud ing O r i c , Sp e c t r u m a n dCommodore, have fu l l graphics asthe machines have 48k of memory.But because the Beeb only has 32k,the text plus the graphics won't bothfit into the machine.

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It's a small tip for a machine whichI've nev er mentioned before. T hemachine i n ques tion is the VideoGenie and the tip is a s imple poke tostop the flashing cursor.

Type POKE &H4019,0 to stop theflashing.

D J Wheatley spent ages trying to getthrough on the Bug Hunter answeringmachine b u t kep t gett ing w eirdsound effects when he called. In theend, h e gave up and wrote me aletter instead. Don't you ever readthe c o m p e t i t i o n p a g e s , D J ?Obviously not, otherwise you'd haveseen t h e phone- in name-the-gamecompetition a couple of months ago.

Anyway, a ll he wanted to tell mewas that h e ' d found s ome C ALLnumbers to restart Elec tron gamesafter you've pressed BREAK.

For Killer Gorilla, Use CALL & 1866and pr es s es c ape. M o o n Ra iderneeds CALL & 1900 while Felix in theFactory uses CALL & 1335. To restartSwoop, type MODE 5 and then CALL& 1900.

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CLIFFORD RAMSHAW'S best selling nroyatNecomputing book plus companion innovative cassette2. Also 60 games for unexpanded Vic 20 on cascadecassette. All in mint condition Together E14, will split— Cook, Thorntield, Backrampart. Stranraer DE9 7LW.VIC 20 16K ram pack, cassette unit, joystick, over 40games. books, magazines, Introduction to Basic partCost over E200_ Asking E120 ono. Tel: Cardiff (0222)566806 day or night.16K Vic 20 with C2N cassette unit + joystick. Over E84of commercial software including introduction toBasic, 0 Level Maths. Chess etc. All in perfectcondition E t40 Tel: Harpenden 67387.48K SPECTRUM with map. D. K. Tronics, Keyboard,Telesound Amplifier, Kempton joystick interface.Ouickshot joystick and E240 worth of software. WorthMO sell for E220 For details Tel: Tamworth 895545VIC 20 SOFTWARE, Arcadia, Frantic, Gridrunner,Minikong, Frogger, Puckman, Orbis, Amok, Alien blitz.Cavern Fighter, Space Rescue, Crater — E3 each.Learn Computer Programming on Vic 20 — E1,50.Learning to Use Vic 20 — E2.50• Contact Max on 027228672.I WILL SWAP £70 worth of mags, Cluickshot joystickand interface and E155 of software for a SpectrumIssue 1 upgrade. Tel: Dave on Heysham 54929.CURRAH SPEECH VS. Aquarius computer with miniexpander E20. Spectrum Games for sale also includingAquarius, Espionage Island. Jokers Wild. ChequeredFlag. Loom and Kong. Tel: (0323) 644 372.COMMODORE 64 games for sale or swap. All original.Includes Boogaboo, new interceptor game Aquanaut.Moon Shuttle, Mr Wimpy. China Miner, AmazingChoplifter, Cartridge E15. The others negotiable. Tel:Neil 09277 65952.

WANTED FOR T19914A, extended basic, joysticks, anyrom's cassettes, willing to collect in Southamptonarea only Tel: Southampton 775009.AGF programmable joystick interface with demoprogram E18.95 also "Trashman" (48K Spectruml onlyE3.95. P. R. Ball, 26 Solwood Road, Brentwood, EssexCMI4 4PX. Tel: Brentwood 222573 evenings.ATARI 400 and recorder, books, manuals, joystick andover E80 worth software for only MO. Tel: Ringmer812737.

VIC 29 excellent condition — 32K memory. Sixcartridge games (including Omega Race and Chess)four cassette garnes, six presentation programs,reference guide and games book — E145 orreasonable offer. Tel: Reading 472557,ATARI I6K games. Diamonds, Gridrunner and KrazyKopter. All on cassette Ed each. Tel. 0793 750285 after5pm.

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DRAGON 32 for sale. E80 00 including leads andmanuals and PSI). VGC buyer collects. Tel: Cambridge(0223) 249811SPECTRUM software to swap Hundreds of titles tochoose from. Send your list and get mine by returnpost. Eddie Earley. 65 Anne( Road, Dublin 8. Ireland.

ATARI 400, 800. Games for slae. including Jumbo Jet,Sub Commander, Journey t o Planets. Shamus,Pharoah's Curse + more. Disk Drive wanted for 800VCS for sale. Tel: (021) 749 4603.TWO TOP SELLING VIC GAMES. Bewitched(unexpanded) and Martian Raider (unexpanded). E3each or both for five pounds. Chris Fitch, 108 FamiliaRoad, Walthamstow, London Tel: 01-556 1485.

ATARI VCS console, joysticks, vgc E20 plus fivegames, Pacman, Superman, Chess, Street Racers,Combat E5 each vgc. Tel: (0933) 678766 Buyer must bewilling to collect Or pay for p&p.rtel programs for sale. All onginals. Planet of Death,Inca Curse (adventures) E4.50 and Asteroids E4.00.Cash only. Duntocher (37) 76305. 7 Duncombe Avenue,Hardgate. Clydebank, Strathclyde. Scotland G81 SPP.

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COLECOVISION plus turto module and 9 cartridgeswhich include Smurf Looping, CI Bert, Frantic Freddie,Donkey Kong Junior, Carnival Venutre, Mr Do.Mousetrap. All for only E210 ono. Tel: 01-582 3975 after6pm.

SPECTRUM software for sale. 12 titles all originaltapes. Include Ultimate, Imagine and other big names.E50_00 the lot. For more information. Tel: Nuneaton382885 after 5pm.

16K VIC 20, cassette recorder, 3K super expander.machine code monitor, joystick, chess cartridge,reference guide games book, revision packages, lotsof software. Cost over E350 new, sell for £170. Tel:(022141 M t j

VIC 20 software for sale. Many titles (170+) from Eleach! Some cartridges E5 each. Everything must go,I'm selling up all equipment Tel: Mitchell (0362) 4497for more details now!!!

COMMODORE VIC 20 starter pack with books andmanuals including programmers reference guide andget more from your Vic, plus games Going for £140 areal bargain. Tel: Slough 42817. Must sell!

ELECTRON AND DATA recorder ON. H. Smith) andE140 of original software. Excellent condition withtape leads, two manuals. Worth E380, sell E250 ono,Tel: Chas on i06341 45070 after Som.r w

DRAGON 32 and £65 wonh of solwareDonkey Kong, Cuthbert in the Jungle etc., twojoysticks, magazines, books. All as new, the lot forE130, Tel: Luton (0582) 581043.2X81 plus 16K from plus 3 games including FlightSimulator hardly used E30.TI9914A Centipede cassette game good graphics andsound, 25 skill levels and Hi score table, good qualityand fast moving. Tel: S Forder on Maidstone 44544after 5om.ORIC 46K I 25 games, manual, leads etc. softwareincludes Zorgons Revenge. Centipede, Frogger,Xenon 1, Dracula's Revenge, Ice Giants, Trek DefenceForce Ultima Zone and many others 005 ono. Tel:Garslon 662305.CBM 64 with C2N recorder, Soccer, Manic Miner andSolo Flight Will .s w a p f o r A t a r i 8 0 3X L w i th 1 01 0

program recorder and any software. Tel: St Helens(0744)815076 anytime.INTELLIVISION I voice module + 15 cartridgesincluding 2 voice cartridges E100 ono. Tel: 01-567 7324after 6.30pm.TI MM SOFTWARE. Jumpin Jack and Hunchback,Multi level arcade style games. Mario the Caretaker. Agreat one scene game. All at E3.00. Please add aopp&p. Send sae. and 20p. Darren Bush, Lairesoll, 2ABinhorpe Road, Billingborough. Steaford, LincsCOMMODORE 64 games, Scrabble 64 and Crazy Kong54 on disk, Will sell for a low price of ES each. Tel:(0543) 74739 after 4pm and ask for Steve.SPECTRUM GAMES to swap, Doomsday Castle,Alchemist, Bugaboo The Flea and many more. Forothers Tel: Pontefract 703036.

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ICRO SELL...MICRO SELL...MICROSPECTRUM GAMES for sale. Trans-Tower, Planetoids,E3 each, hundreds to swap, send your list for mine. aJ. Coupland, 4 Manvers Crescent, Edwin Stowe.Mansfield, Notts NG21 9LS.ATARI Donkey Kong and Commodore Soccer for sale,Offers. Fruit machine with hold, nudge and gambleand E17 of tokens, will swap for a micro. Tel: St Helens107441815076.VIC 20 adventure cartridges Pirate Cove and TheCount, will swap for Adventure-land and VoodooCastle Cartridges, Jane, 11 Oxford St, Seaham. Co.Durham. Tel: Seaham 813676

TEXAS software bargains (from Lanter, Intrigue. etc.)including, Blasteroids. Actventuremania Dodger, Santaand Goblins, Teach yourself Ekbasic 'all originals)Only E2.99 each D. M. Prince, 18 H all wood Ave, Salford6, Greater Manchester M68 M.

2X81 16K and keyboard (DK Tronics) also 5 gamesincluding 30 Defender, 3D Maze plus many magazinesworth over E22. All worth E120 will sell for E50, Tel:Holywood (Nli 2985.ATARI game sto swap and sell, disk and mins only.Also required disk utilities. Tel! Methermgham 026)21187 after 6pm please also wanted either colourmonitor or portable colour TV.T1911144 extended basic terminal emulator 11 speechsynthesiser, joysticks, cartridges. Parsec, Alpine'',Attack, Car Wars, Soccer, Hunt Wumpus. MusicMaker, cassettes Lionel + Ladders Mania, Pilot I I,Trek Tomb of Myc lops, Texas program book 99er mag.MB VECTREX home arcade game complete with 7cartridges cost E300. sell E70 ono. Tel' LIBuuard376849 Bedfordshire.

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ATARI VCS good condition including paddles,joysticks, five cartridges, Pacman Space Invaders,also Star Raiders with video pad and others all for E75ono. Tel Jack after 5pm at 01452 5652.

VIC 20 starter pack 32K switchable joystick and C2Nrecorder, 25 games worth E226, accept E150. Tel:01423 0122 after 4.30pm.48K 7)( SPECTRUM plus Alphacom 32 printer, only 2months old, including Manic Miner. Jet Set. Sentinal,Death Star and Professional Assembler I. others overE260! sell for E210. Tel: Clevedon 878500.ATARISOPT pole position for Commodore 64, cost E35or more in shops. I'm selling it for E17. HURRY,Nicholas Sononola. 63 St Barnabas Rd, Mitcham,Surrey Tel 01-648 4073 after 4.30pm,VIC 20 I 16K switchable Ram pack, joystick, manuals,magazines, many cassette games Vic etc. less than 5months old, bargain at Only E185 ono. Interestedmaybe? Tel: 01-697 1519.ATARI computer games for sale, Donkey Kong E18.The Lone Raider, Blue Thunder. Airstrike, E9 each. Tel:051734 3039 after 5pmCOLEVISION games console with Donkey Kong andTurbo still boxed only E95, also Yamaha L5-01Monophonic synthesizer with pow supply as new ESOTel: Poynton 875036 (Phil) after 6pm.ATARI games 15 cartridges, 25 original cassettes,offers to J Conway. 9 Berry Leys, Luton, Bedfordshire,DRAGON 32 joysticks. Sanyo cassette recorder E130,software including Chess carindge, Pettigrews Diary.Empire Shuttle etc. cost E375 will accept E200 bargain.Tel: Watford 24011.

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ATARI software various original cassettes, all at E5each, Tel: Peacehaven 6403.

SHARP MZ-60K games. Temple of Henry the Morbid.Arcade style adventure. Great value E4,95. David Woof,18 Bolton Avenue. Huncoal, Accrington, LancashireBB5 6HN. Cash only.

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