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Columns? That name rings a bell. In fact the game itself is ringing lots of bells.

Columns is a game where you have to eliminate stones in groups of three or more. The bigger the group the bigger the score. It's based on the original from Sega, a classic video game from the 1990s.

There are three settings: easy, normal and expert. Two gameplay options: levels or no levels. The graphics are okay, although they look more like Tetris blocks than Columns' gems. The music is repetitive and annoying. But the main thing is that the same old classic gameplay is there and it's the type of gameplay that doesn't age much.

I remember playing the original Columns. Admittedly a great game. This CPC version, while not quite matching up to those graphics, has that classic gameplay intact. If you've never played Columns then now's your chance to see what you missed.

Level two.

Not a bad conversion of a great game.