Or Secret Mission, as it is now named, because of objections to its original title by the Mission Impossible TV series. This Scott Adams adventure cartridge is text only; it opens with you alone in a Briefing Room with only a tape-recorder for company. Playing the tape reveals that you mission, "should you decide to accept" is to prevent the detonation of a large time-bomb concealed in the depths of a nuclear power station.

As you're stuck inside said power station anyway, you have little choice but to accept this task and locate the device. I soon realised that to penetrate all sectors of the power station I would require the relevant Security Passes. Getting these together took some time... too much time, in fact. More than once, my surgically-implanted bomb detector indicated "Condition Dead: Final Countdown Begun."

Although rather limited in locations and objects, this Adventure certainly had me puzzled in places. Keying in 'Score' to find out how I was doing, I was greeted with "In this adventure, there's NO score. Either you make it or..." Well, I did make it eventually - in two intense hours. That was the only disappointing facet to this very playable Adventure. It was my first stab at a Scott Adams product, and having read so much about The Man and his work, I was expecting a longer stay at the keyboard. Difficulty rating - moderate, but recommended for beginners!