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The lure of the Wizard's Lair is still as addictive as ever. And this time it's Amstrad and Commodore 64 owners who will fall under its spell.

The Spectrum version of this Bubble Bus classic got almost top marks when reviewed in C&VG in May.

And now Bubble Bus has taken the unusual step of selling the Amstrad and C64 conversions back-to-back on the same tape.

But first, the plot. Pothole Pete is trapped in an underground cave. He stumbles on the Wizard's Lair, a massive network of rooms, caves and tunnels. To escape, he must find the four pieces of the Golden Lion.

The Lair is inhabited by many creatures. Some will help, others will hinder him as he tries to find the Lion.

The graphics on both the Amstrad and Commodore are great, especially the Commodore. The animation on both is excellent.

Obviously, Wizard's Lair is heavily influenced by Ultimate's Atic Atac. But that's more a comment on its excellent rather than a complaint.