Nexor (Design Design)

Great graphics, with lots to do. Nexor's frustrating puzzles should keep you busy for a good few hours.

Lightforce (Faster Than Light)

The ultimate blaster, Lightforce is mindless destruction at its very best. An essential purchase.

1942 (Elite)

A simple idea, simply programmed. But the gameplay is gripping. A taught aerial dog-fight drama for all Red Barons.

Glider Rider (Quicksilva)

Very neat and original game featuring two levels of action. Astounding sound on the 128 tips it into classic status.

Deactivators (Ariolasoft)

Mission Omega (Mind Games/Argus Press)

Another enigmatic offering from Mind Games. Definitely for strategists but patience is rewarded.

Virgin Challenger (Virgin)

Dan Dare (Virgin)

Keeps the spirit of the original Eagle comic strip very cleverly, immediately playable and brilliantly programmed.

Strike Force Harrier (Mirrorsoft)

Good graphics and a wide variety of features. One of the most sophisticated flight simulations ever.

Paperboy (Elite)

Excellent conversion. Inevitable hardware restrictions make the game less 'special' but good fun.

Trivial Pursuit (Domark)

Revolution (Vortex/US Gold)

A brilliant game with masses of tortuous puzzles set in an abstract landscape. Think, not zap.

Universal Hero (Mastertronic)

Not terribly original perhaps, but a very well implemented and visually appealing space adventure.

Octagon Squad (Mastertronic)

An original program based around a complex maze. Strategic but needs more instructions.

Lap Of The Gods (Mastertronic)

A pick up and dodge maze game. Even though it's got really quite simple graphics it's very tricky.

Buccaneer (Firebird Super Silver)

Terminally dull, completely tedious, repetitive and thoroughly unoriginal. Don't buy this game.

Kane (Mastertronic)

Dull wild west potporri - really four games in one. Redeemed here and there by some good animation.

Rebel Star (Firebird)

Clever strategy game with some adventuring elements, nicely designed and astonishing value.

Storm (Mastertronic)

The first Gauntlet clone, Storm is a challenging maze game which offers great value for money.

Headcoach (Addictive)

For those who know nothing about American Football, Head Coach provides an excellent introduction to the game and now it works. Go for it.

Zythum (Mirrorsoft)

A good variant of a tried and tested format. Difficult challenges in this trad-style dodge-and-fire with a high frustration factor.

Fairlight 128 (The Edge)

Fairlight always was a Classic game. Now its even better with full soundtrack and more locations.

Jewels Of Darkness (Rainbird/Level 9)

Level 9's classic trilogy of traditional adventures. A must for every adventure collection.

Vera Cruz (Infogrames)

Very original and inventive game of deduction - has an authentic feel of real police work.

Zzzzzz... (Mastertronic)

A surprisingly imaginative adventure, at a budget price, particularly for those into pixiless posers.

Microdrive Recovery (Roybot)

A versatile and indispensable operating system. Something similar should always have been with the drive.

Freetext Database (Roybot)

A simplistic database. Useful if you have a mass of data and nowhere to dump it.