The label name belies the joint marketing coup of four of the big boys attempting to squeeze the last drops out of their mega titles. The title, they reckon - if you add their combined sales across the machines - is the honest truth. Which means to my way of thinking they're being a bit greedy and that a lot of C64 owners possess one of these in their collection already.

Whatever reservations I have about this package, you can't fault its components. Beach Head, Daley Thompson's Decathlon, Jet Set Willy and Staff Of Karnath all on one tape is pretty impressive. Each in its own way is a classic in its field.

Beach Head: This has to be the godfather of shoot-'em-ups. It may not be the best, that's a matter of taste, but it certainly spawned enough copies. I still think it's great fun. Definitely a classic and far superior to its sequel.

Daley Thompson's Decathlon: The game that broke a thousand joysticks. Waggle your way through the ten decathlon disciplines a la Track And Field. Though surpassed by this year's sports sims, the 1,500 metres is still as bone-crushingly, sweat pouring exhausting.

Jet Set Willy: One of the platform games for the C64. Jump and leap your way through the mansion to clear up the post-party mess. Up there with the best like Manic Miner and Hunchback. Hunt down the routine that will save you many wasted hours and unnecessary strain on your heart.

Staff Of Karnath, Ultimate's C64 game, and the first in the Arthur Pendragon series. Destroy the staff hidden under the ancient obelisk to break the evil spell of Karnath. Again another first of sorts and the beginning of a formula of hits for Ultimate. Worth having if you possess either Blackwyche and/or Entombed.

No complaints then about this little bag of goodies. You can expect to see it enter the charts faster than a hacker burrowing into the Duke of Edinburgh's personal account. A trifle greedy of the software houses I feel, though.