Frogger (Parker Brothers) (Atari 2600)

A comprehensive game which sticks very closely to the original arcade game yet complies with the constraints of the memory limitations which the Atari VCS dictates.

Tennis (Atarisoft) (Atari 2600)

The programmers have used all their cunning and expertise to produce a game of fast action and good graphics, right down to the shadow of the ball as it is in play, and appropriate sound to boot.

Action Force (Parker Brothers) (Atari 2600)

A fun death and destruction game... It makes a very pleasant change from all the space games thrown down your throats.

Plaque Attack (Activision) (Atari 2600)

A delight to play.

Galaxian (Atarisoft) (Atari 2600)

Considering the limitations of the Atari VCS and other similar systems the graphics and speed of Galaxians is of a high standard.

Terrahawks (Philips) (Philips Videopac)

Only the very fastest of action can get you out of the many tight spots that you'll find your energy laser beam gets into.

Raider Of The Cursed Mine (Arcade) (Spectrum 48K)

You travel across the screen horizontally by walking, and vertically through a choice of three lifts. This is an interesting variant and well thought out.

The Detective (Arcade) (Spectrum 48K)

Don't be fooled by the title - this is just another version of Space Invaders. Fun to play but by no means a classic.

Galaxians (Artic Computing) (Spectrum 16K/48K)

A good version of a great game.

Camelot (Cases Computer Simulations) (Spectrum 48K/128K)

You can buy more supplies are at various bazaars that are scattered around, but the method for purchasing goods is, to say the least, tedious.

Star Fighter (Durell) (Oric 48K)

An excellent game for anyone who likes plenty of noise and excitement and very good value at the price. Shame it can't be played with a joystick though.

ABM Control Plus Cavern Hunt (Fantasia 99) (TI99/4A)

An excellent game. Oh, and you need a joystick to play it.

Storm Arrows (Dragon Data) (Dragon 32)

A well-written machine code program with good graphics and a nice random colour change with each new screen.

Robber (Virgin Games) (Spectrum 48K)

The best thing about this is the cassette cover art. As for the game, well, the graphics are small, fiddly and rather amateurish, while the movement is jerky and difficult to judge.

Quetzalcoatl (Virgin Games) (Spectrum 48K)

Original, challenging and fascinating.

Puzzle Pack (Sumlock) (Commodore Vic 20)

All of the puzzles use keyboard graphics, not user defined ones, and do not have very good sound. Not suitable for anyone over the age of ten.

Pool (Bug Byte) (Spectrum 16K)

I think a game which attempts to simulate a real game should do a better job than this.

Bugaboo The Flea (Quicksilva) (Spectrum 48K)

Beautifully simple in concept, yet delightfully difficult in practice. The speed, colour and animation are superb, and I thoroughly recommend it for anyone's collection.

Killer Caverns (Virgin Games) (Oric 16K)

The program is simple to use, requiring only left and right cursor keys... I'd only consider it average value though. It quickly lost my interest.

Super Skramble (Terminal) (Commodore 64)

Will keep the youngster programmers - and some older ones too - happy for hours.

Crazy Kong (Interceptor Micros) (Commodore 64)

Very disappointing. Playing seems almost entirely based on luck whilst most of the graphics are made up of 8x8 CHR$ sprites... even Kong who seems a bit squared off at the edges.