If you have ever cursed your keyboard controls or your joystick then this utility may save your sanity!

It lets you redefine the control keys used in games and in certain cases replace them with a joystick. After loading, the program asks if you wish to change key controls or use the joystick utility. If the former, you are given a choice of eight 'Keyboard Converters'; i.e. eight keys may be redefined. When you have them, save the machine code patch routine with the Save option, and *RUN it before loading the game you wish. The game must use the keys you have redefined.

The joystick utility is similar; you may choose the keys which the Up/Down/Left/Right/Fire functions will replace.

Each key input gives a short beep, and the utility is easy to use. I converted several of the Acornsoft Defender keys to joystick, and changed the move and fire buttons on Virgin's Microbe without any difficulty. A colour screen would have been nice, but isn't essential. Overall, a product worth buying, but mainly for the games enthusiast.

D.A.