This is a five-game package with three oldies: Bug Blaster, Uncle Claude and Tarzan; bundled with two new titles: 3D Space Raiders and Growing Pains - all on one tape, and at the bargain price of £9.95 for the lot.

How do you review a package such as this? Five games like these for a tenner has got to be good value, and any self-respecting alien-zapping Beeb owner would love to see more cut-price combinations following in the footsteps of this multi-game package.

Considering the price of each game (at £2 each, even less than Firebird!), any comments that I might make about slight shortfalls in playability/graphics/sound, and so on, just don't seem relevant, since the two-quid game is a whole new yardstick to measure game value against.

The three oldies should already be known to a lot of readers (Bug Blaster was reviewed in Acorn User October 84) and the two new games are certainly not trailblazers. But they're better than many.

Dealing with them as they're presented on the cassette, the first is 3D Space Raiders. It's the old Atari Star Raiders theme, with fifteen keys giving access to a galactic map, a front 'cockpit' view with stars shooting past, rear view, hyperspace, shields, fuel, etc - all the functions you'd expect.

Find the aliens on the Galactic map, and go into battle - Elite it certainly isn't, but it's very good value.

After blasting your way through space it's back to earth with a thump, finding yourself in the jungle with Tarzan (pictured above). It's a bright, colourful scene, with snakes, cheetahs, monkeys, alligators and, of course, Jane. There are four screens of jungle to run and jump through - a couple with rivers, others with moving lifts; and you've got to follow the arrows to get to Jane. Four screens isn't really a limitation, as the difficulty of the game means it's likely to be a while before you can complete them all.

Growing Pains comes next, with you taking the role of a gardener who has to wander around the maze-like screen, watering plants, avoiding snails and spraying the bees with insect spray. If you get stung in this game, you don't die immediately, but you have to rush to the garden shed for first-aid before you die of a heart attack. Graphics and sound aren't brilliant; however, I'm just going to have one last attempt at clearing the first screen...

Uncle Claude is the best game on the tape - it may be a bit old, the graphics a bit shaky, and the sound a bit weak, but it's very addictive, great fun, and it's got that hint of originality which is the secret ingredient of all the best micro games.

You (Micro Mickey!) have got to push various items (such as computers, cassettes, monitors, etc) that are scattered around and load them onto the constantly moving conveyor belt at the bottom of the screen. The twist is that you're constantly harrassed in your attempts by Uncle Claude (who may be better known to you as Uncle Clive - red beard, high forehead, glasses, etc) and not only is he chasing you, but he's chucking Spectrums (or QLs?) at you.

There are also the odd Orics and Electrons flying around. Uncle Claude can be floored by hitting him on the head with whatever you happen to be pushing, but if you miss, or if you get hit by any of the flying hardware, then you drop to the bottom of the screen to be carried away by an ambulance. Great stuff!

The final game is the oldest and most familiar - Bug Blaster - an adequate version of the arcade classic, Centipede. Fast, colourful graphics of spiders, snails and caterpillars, all having to be shot down as they bounce, drop or slither towards you through a field of mushrooms. If you don't already have a version, this one's a must.

Conclusions? If you haven't got any of the games on this tape, then buy it! Even if you've already got a couple, it's still worth having, considering it's only going to set you back a tenner. Who knows, if it's a success, you may be encouraging other software houses to follow suit.