Old games never die. They simply get put onto Christmas/New Year compilations a couple of years after their shelf life has expired. Domark's Superheroes compilation is made up from four such 'Golden' Oldies. In fact, The Superheroes compilation is well past its "Sell By" date.

This is a direct Speccy port with monochrome graphics throughout. The plot's pretty much what you'd expect: you take control of the last of the Ninja warriors in a fight against evil etc...

It's an isometric 3D game and the backdrops are quite impressive and realistic-looking, even though it's a mono Speccy port. It's a bit of a pain to play, however, as the control system is a bit fiddly. You can disappear behind objects and so not have a clear idea of what you're supposed to be doing. There are plenty of baddies to have fisticuffs with, but this is a tedious process as it takes ages to render them senseless.

This is the licence from the third and final film in the series. You play the hatted hero and have to complete a series of sections to finish the game.

Once again, this game suffers from Speccyitus. At least there's a bit of variety this time - the screen changes colour to represent your torch burning down!

The sprites are quite large and you can recognise Indy quite well, but the animation is a bit rough and could have done with a few more frames for more fluid movement. It's slow too; jumping is particularly pathetic and Indy takes an age to come back down to earth.

The action starts off in Bond's car. He has to race up a road, avoiding the oncoming traffic and trying desperately not to crash. This is quite easy, and you should have no problem making it to level two on your first go.

Next it's into a speedboat. Basically, it's more of the same, but with ramps to take you over jetties that stick out into the water. There are some nice graphical effects, such as road cones that go spinning off the road when you bump into them.

This is the nicest looking game in the collection, and feels the most competently programmed. It's a trifle easy, though, and you have to wonder about the game's longevity.

The original Strider was excellent. Unfortunately the follow-up was a let down, and it's this that makes the fourth game in the set. Actually, it's available on a couple of other (superior) compilations too. Goodness knows why it's so popular - it's not much of a game!

It's colourful, but the graphics aren't at all that hot. Movement is slow but the worst crime of the game is that it's far too easy. You've got loads of energy and after a while get fed up dodging your enemies as it doesn't seem to make a right lot of difference whether they crash into you or not. You usually expect sequels to be *better* than the originals!