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Own up, wouldn't you simply love a job where you could play arcade games all day?

Well, so would the character in the latest release from Terminal Software, Lazy Jones. Fortunately the hotel in which Lazy works has a good supply of games in the guests' bedrooms and he quite often (i.e. whenever possible) sneaks in to see if he can get a new high score.

Unfortunately, the manager of the hotel has found out about Lazy's vice and is out to stop him. The hotel has three floor and because the manager can only patrol one floor at a time, he's got himself the help of the ghost of a previous manager and Lazy's cleaning trolley. Contact with any of these causes Lazy to expire from a heart attack.

Your aim is to guide Lazy around all of the rooms in the hotel and play the game in there. Once a room has been visited you can't go back there until all rooms have been completed. Don't forget to look out for the Boss and his cronies while moving around.

Once inside a room you will be confronted with a large TV screen and after a short wait the game will appear. Variations of just about all of your favourite games will be found, from Frogger to Space Invaders. None of the games are superb and the graphics are nothing special. However, this in no way impairs the enjoyment of playing the games, and some of them are extremely difficult.

Music also plays a large part in the game and it's claimed that every room has its own tune.

In practice the music is very similar from one room to another. Guess which tune the game 99 Red Balloons plays?

Lazy Jones is one of those games that can be summed up simply by saying it is fun. If you ever find yourself at a loose end you could well find yourself loading this cassette.