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At long last, someone has sat down and written an excellent version of Hyper-Olympics for the CBM 64. If you have never heard of Hyper-Olympics then I suggest you rush out to the nearest amusement arcade or buy Decathlon - both are extremely addictive.

The object is to do as well as you can in various sporting events. Movement is created by jerking the joystick from side to side as quickly as possible.

The sports included are running, hurdles, pole vault, discus, javelin, high jump, long jump and the shot putt.

The graphics have a good clear definition and are well up to the arcade standard. Perhaps the only fault is the lack of minor details and finishing touches which are implemented on the arcade machines. The game falls back on the sound quality (or lack of it). Most of the noises are hardly worth including.

The instructions give a few hints to success. I found they weren't much use because my wrist soon got tired while the computer steamed ahead, beating me in most events.

K.I.