And here's your host, Guy Smiley... 'ello ladies and gentlemen, people are funny, aren't they? Take my mother-in-law, I wish someone would! Laugh? I nearly did. Now let's meet the five contestants on this three-tape compilation.

Blockbusters features two contestants, each trying to get from one side of the board to the other by lighting the hexagons. A 'wobbling' Bob Holness asks the questions and you have press your buzzer, then type in the answer. This is a fairly accurate version of the TV shot (earning 62% in Issue 35), and there are several blocks of questions to load in. Not bad, Bob.

In Bob's Full House, up to four players can sit behind the desks with bingo cards on the front and answer the questions set by the nauseating Bob Monkhouse. Of course, the aim of the game is to be the first with all the bingo numbers lit and thus obtain a 'full house'. Again, answers are typed in after pressing your buzzer. The winner gets to try Bob's Golden Card, answering questions to reveal the letters in a holiday destination. Mediocre stuff, but fairly good fun with three or four players.

Bullseye is a combination of darts playing and question and answering skills. In the first of four rounds, a question category is chosen by the throw of a dart and points are scored for a correct answer. Round two has the players throwing for score, the highest getting to answer a question. Next is the bonus board and then, in the best part of the TV show (the end!), the winner has to decide whether to gamble - not for 'tonight's star prize' but instead on doubling (or halving) his points. It's not exactly super, smashing, great - a bit dull really.

Every Second Counts is played by three human 'couples' or three single players (the 'partner' in this case is the computer). The game is split into several rounds with each couple in turn being asked true or false-style questions, with a correct answer earning points that are changed into seconds if they win. These are used by the winners who go onto a final round against the clock. Though it only scored 52% in Issue 40, we found it quite entertaining - especially without Paul Daniels!

On the other hand, The Krypton Factor is an ordeal. Up to four players compete in six very gruelling sub-games: mental agility, observation round, response round, physical ability, intelligence round and general knowledge. It's quite fun to watch the real TV contestants suffer, but it doesn't really come off on computer. The observation round is limited to a dull, scrolling text story and the obstacle course uses an odd control system with you tapping four keys to increase various attributes. It's all a bit perplexing first time round, and becomes boring on repetition.

Unless you're a member of the failed comedians/magicians etc fan club then I wouldn't bother with this rather dreary compilation.

Some of the more quiz-orientated games are mildly enjoyable with two or more players, and might be fun on family holidays for a while, but once the questions start repeating they lose their appeal and are tedious virtually from the start for a single player.