These two programs are on different sides of one cassette. Destroy Base X is a waste of time - the less said about it the better; nothing seemed to happen, whether played or left to run and watched.

In contrast, the main program, The Times And Treasures Of Thoynan Warlock is an ideal game for the unexpanded TI. Your objective is to survive in the mystical castle of wizard Thoynan, gathering treasure. Strange creatures and gargoyles guard his wealth, so different types of speels must be collected to combat these fellows or their attack will sap the explorer's strength, leading to his eventual demise.

Remembering how to use these spells takes time, that it when you've determined their meaning from the instructions. Whilst play was in progress there was a great deal of shouting done round our computer. One person desperately battled at the keyboard whilst another frantically sifted through paragraphs to find which spell would work on what - and how. The resulting confusion compensated for any slowness of TI Basic, inevitable where two or more characters chase around the screen.

J.W.