Mysterious Island is a fairly typical adventure game.

You are on board a ship which is about to be dashed on to some rocks.

At this point you are offered a choice between a block of gold and a lifebelt.

However, I had an inkling that gold didn't float so, having donned the lifeboat and jumped, I swam to the island in search of graphics.

Alas, I found none, even when sinking into a quicksand with the bough of a tree tantalisingly out of reach.

The inevitable 'look' and 'help' facilities are provided and at times were quite useful.

However, I found the program a little inflexible in its acceptance of human input. Only one specific word would do in each situation.

On the plus side, this adventure is well thought out and difficult to solve. I haven't solved it - yet!

M.B.