This first BBC book of listings contains a host of games and other programs, ranging from arcade-like action programs, through board games which will tax your wits, to some startling graphics demonstrations.

The authors have tried to make the most of the colour and sound potential of the BBC Micro, writing programs to run on both models. The programs were developed on both the Model A and B machines with the 0.1 Operating System.

Structured programming techniques have been used as far as possible. Although programs may thus be a little longer than strictly necessary, they do tend to be relatively easy to debug and modify. Many of the program notes include suggestions as to how you can adapt the programs to make them your own and to develop them further.

The programs are intended to entertain and to teach useful programming techniques.