PCW Games Collection

If you are a games addict continuously on the prowl for more and better games or looking for your first collection of BASIC listings - look no further.

This sparkling collection will keep you busy for a long time. Some of the best programs that have ever appeared in the well-known magazine Personal Computer World have been converted for your computer and put together here in this prize collection.

Each game has been thoroughly tested and comes with full instructions.

Test your reflexes on arcade-style games or test your wits on strategy games - there is something here for everyone.

Listings of these games are also available in a companion book which includes a useful description of the programmer's technique to help you pick up some hints as you go.

Several programs require a BBC Model B.

The Programs

The programs on this tape are also available in a book of the same name. This has full instructions on how to play the games, the program listings and detailed descriptions explaining how the programs work, so that you can pick up expert hints on programming in BBC BASIC.

Robotank
Use LOGO-style commands to program your tank to move and shoot on a battlefield.

Splash!
Colours ripple across the board in this strategy game. Can you follow the pattern and capture most squares?

Golden Fleece
An adventure game with graphics and a surprise guest star!

Pursuit Ship
Flying through the galaxy, shooting down enemy flying saucers, you have to conserve your fuel and dodge the enemy's fire.

Martian Attack
You have two missions: to shoot down the aliens with your plane and land your helicopter on the special pad.

Hunchback
Save Esmerelda by leaping over the spears, avoiding the soldiers and boiling oil and ringing the bells... the bells!

Hunger Alley
Gobble the food pills and eat the killer skulls, but only after capturing an energy pill.

Dogfight
A two player fight in the sky; choose to be a jet or a bi-plane.

Euler's Touring Knight
Visit every square on the board with your knight, but only once each.

Missile Defender
You have lasers to defend your five cities which are being bombarded by missiles.

Black Holes
Catch the aliens and trap them in a grid of black holes.

Omnipoly
Become a property millionaire with this micro version of a well-known board game.

Map Quiz
Guess the names of the towns from the computer-generated dots on a map.

Aircraft Lander
A flight simulator where you have to land your plane on a dark and rainy night.

Micromouse
Draw a maze to foil the wanderings of the computer-controlled rodent.

Trank
Steer your tank to chase a moving target and avoid the obstacles.

Four In A Line
Get four of your counters in a row to win this game.

City Smasher
Raze a city to the ground with your bombs and avoid the defending missiles.

Baby Monty
Can you steer the mole out of the flooding caves and avoid the tumbling barrels?

Flappa Catcha
Save Ethel from the cannibal witch, by catching birds in your hat.

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Each program on tape: CHAIN"" (RETURN)
On disc version, select a program from the main menu