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For addicts of the one-armed bandit, this will prove an enjoyable tape featuring, as the insert states, "a full feature pub fruit machine". And so it is, complete with holds, nudges and gamble.

The machine is well laid out and easy to understand, and the symbols spin extremely well, making good use of the Spectrum's graphics. With £10 to gamble away at 10p a go, you can gamble away to your heart's content.

Also on the tape is another old favourite, Blackjack. Although the cards are dealt in a strange way, this is a good representation of the game which plays according to Hoyle - although I did have my doubts about the dealer with some of his turn-ups.

I don't know the rules governing this sort of thing but it struck me that it may be a good side show for school fetes to raise funds.

My only criticism is that when you finish playing Fruit Machine, there is no routine to let you load Blackjack without BREAKing the program, and there are no instructions to tell you how to load the second game without going through the first.

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