Electron In Action (Acorn Computers)

The advanced BASIC, so positively stressed in the accompanying package and the instant availability of some excellent software make the Electron very attractive to the computer novice.

Candyfloss & Hangman (IJK)

Good fun for all ages.

Maze 3D/Breakout (IJK)

An entertaining version of the arcade game with several options for both the construction of the walls and the speed of play to demolish them.

Star Trek (Micro Power)

Minimal sound 'blips', coarse graphics and very little colour. It's just not good enough!

Gobbledegook (Jupiter Cantab)

Even experienced arcade players will be kept hard at it manipulating the Ace's rubber keys to improve their scores.

The Castle (Bug Byte)

As adventure games are not exactly my forte I was a little stumped at first, but with perseverence and a little 'help' from my friends, I achieved quite a respectable score.

Bonka (J. Morrison Micros)

Requires too high a degree of accuracy making it infuriatingly hard to go up ladders or 'Bonk' a meanie down a hole.

Scorpion (Livewire)

The only drawback is that no further instructions are given after those shown at the beginning of the game.

Franklin's Tomb (Salamander)

50 verbs and 80 nouns... The solutions to the problems require lateral thinking and sometimes the odd silly conclusion.

Harrier Attack (Durell)

Graphically the game is good, but it is difficult to play mainly because there are too many keys to press... A joystick would improve the game no end.

Krazy Kong (Anirog)

Challenging, fun, at times irritating, and above all, very good entertainment.

Enter The Dragon (Blaby Computer Games)

Overall, this tape was very poor. The programs were slow and the keyboard unresponsive.

Grail (Severn)

Graphically the game is very uninspiring. The user-defined characters are so small that it is difficult to see exactly what they are.

Galactic Abductor (Anirog)

A fast and challenging game which should be included in your collection.

Xerus (Electronic Leisure)

A disappointment. I worried that I was missing some important point about this game, but in reality it is just another shoot the invaders escapade.

Backgammon (Microdeal)

Personally I would prefer to play the game on one of the traditional boards.

Xenon-1 (IJK)

I found the game so compelling that I didn't care about the hall of fame or the score I achieved. I just wanted to get past those Paratons to have a go at the battle star.