A&B Computing


Super 7

Author: Alan Supple
Publisher: DACC
Machine: BBC Model B

 
Published in A&B Computing 2.02

Super 7

This is one of the many bumper collections of mini arcade games on the market at the moment. As the title implies, there are seven games in the pack, all partly machine code. They are all arcade type, but of course not up to the standard of normal computer versions of arcade games.

The first of the games, Space Rescue, has two parts; in the first the player must destroy the "plasmoid bolts" approaching his ship from all directions. In the second part you have arrived at an alien planet, and must rescue your captured men from the planet's surface.

In Creatures of the Deep you are cast as a fisherman who must haul in the heaviest catch possible in the time allocated. However, there are obstacles, such as jellyfish and crabs.

Bouncer is a version of Breakout with a difference, the ball speeds up as the game goes on!

In Chopper Chase the player is a helicopter pilot bombing tanks in the desert. However, you must keep an eye out for the jet fighter.

Space Pilot Test is a sort of futuristic shooting gallery. The player must shoot columns of moving targets on the left and right of the screen whilst preventing the flying saucer from reaching the bottom of the screen, and avoiding the space mines.

As a Fire Chief your job is to fight fires in tower blocks, at the same time making sure that you do not run out of fuel or water.

The final game is The Guns of Navarone, in which you defend your cliff-top bunker from the onslaught of enemy helicopter and destroyers. You are armed with two guns.

Most of these games are fun for the first two or three playings, but after this they tend to become boring. Although the cassette represents good value, I would prefer to buy a similarly priced full feature arcade type game, which has more lasting appeal.

Alan Supple

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