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Billy Bluebottle is an ingenious, sophisticated and dedicated saviour of the fly world with amazing strength enabling him to move large objects around provided he has enough energy. This can be replenished by eating mouldy food.

On the first screen Billy's mission is to rescue a fly from the flooding basement by taking him a pump, but Billy must avoid the people, flycatchers and flyspray.

He can use a lift to travel between levels but careful positioning is required to use it safely.

To move the pump requires a great deal of energy replenishing and I have yet to succeed within the time. There are three screens to be completed, but it is possible to cheat by selecting the starting screen.

The characters are too small and the first screen is plain. The second and third screens are more complex and look better.

The game controls are left, right, and fly and they are sensibly located, and there is a Kempston interface option. There is also a throw key which seems to be useless.

Billy Bluebottle represents a difficult, but uninteresting, challenge.

S.J.E.