This is one of the better games books around, not because the games are better - far from it, but because the programming techniques are much better. The games themselves are all standard implementations of typical games (nothing very exciting), and although a couple of programs did not seem to work, the low price is enticing.

In my personal view, this book does not warrant the title 'The' book of listings; there is nothing definitive about it, it's more 'A' book of listings.

Most of the listings have no spaces in them which makes them quite difficult to read (someone forgot to use LISTO!).

There is also a conspicuous absence of procedures, and it looks as though Messrs. Harnell and Ruston don't know that the Beeb has a useful ENVELOPE command!

This book from the BBC sets a poor example, both of programming techniques, and in games quality. Its one merit is that it is inexpensive. It is a great pity that the BBC, renowned in other fields, are accepting and publishing material such as this. It contrasts sharply with Acornsoft's book Creative Graphics (reviewed in Beebug Vol. 1 No. 9).

This is another book which, in my view, is extremely poor value for money. The cover is the best part of it, and the price is extremely high for a small number of pages.

The programs do not make full use of the BBC's facilities, and I suspect that they have been converted from a Sinclair computer with very little modification indeed.

This is certainly a book that I would not buy.

This book is nicely produced and in many respects maintains the high standard set by Granada Publishing for books about the BBC Micro.

The quality of programming, though somewhat variable, is generally higher than that found in the other four books reviewed here.

The games are quite novel with a mixture of the old favourites, and each listing is clearly set out, which makes them easy to type in.

This book consists of 31 programs for the BBC Micro. The programs are put into categories, among them being games, music and utilities.

The games are all in the Teletext mode and therefore fall down on expectation from a visual point of view.

The scientific and educational programs are better, and there is a music program which plays God Save The Queen. Although you do get a reference card and a 'Hints and Tips' supplement, the book is still overpriced in my view, and is not produced to a particularly high standard.