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BBC owners don't need to be told how good Program Power's Killer Gorilla is - it topped the BBC software charts for several months. Electron owners, on the other hand, may have been unaware that this excellent version of Donkey Kong is available for their micro too.

The first screen is taken from the arcade game. You have to help the love-struck carpenter, Mario, to climb the ramps and ladders to reach his sweetheart who has been kidnapped by the gorilla and taken to the top of the Empire State Building.

Mario's climb up the ladders is hindered by the monkey's habit of throwing barrels and fireballs down at him. His only defence is a well timed jump and quick climbing.

Completing screen two involves surviving exploding custard pies, unpredictable conveyor belts and collapsing ladders.

Screen three presents Mario with a task resembling an army assault course. He must leap across holes in the platforms, jump onto moving elevators and dodge the iron bars Kong throws around.

I'm sure the Electron version of Killer Gorilla will be as big a hit as the Beeb game proved to be.