Atom Ant (Hi-Tec)

Glitch-free and smartly detailed graphics can't really disguise the essential sameness of the gameplay but for a while at least, it's extremely good fun.

Aztec Assault (Zenobi)

A text only game, with nothing much in the way of special features, but it is 100% accurate and has a wealth of educational detail.

Boulder Dash (Prism)

It doesn't push the Speccy in terms of machine use, but you'll be hard-pressed to find a game with more playability per inch.

Count Duckula 2 (Alternative)

This is the Worst Speccy Game Of All Time, and it's not even enjoyably bad. It's just insultingly bad.

Crystal Kingdom Dizzy (Codemasters)

Crystal Kingdom Dizzy would have been a mid-eighties score, but that high price tag really does knock the score down.

Fun School 2 (The Hit Squad)

These are very nearly mega-games but, being BASIC, the programs are quite slow to respond to key presses, and, for young children, this could be very frustrating.

Madness Remix (The Mad Guys)

Another celebration-of-the-scrolly demo. I like it!

Pictionary (The Hit Squad)

This really is the most banal thing I've played in ages. Considering buying it? Don't! It's truly useless.

Steg (Codemasters)

A game that has obviously been honed to perfection by the programmer. There really is nothing to complain about here.

Super All-Stars (Codemasters)

Do I reckon you should buy this compilation? Well, why not?

Superstar Seymour (Codemasters)

Polished, sparkly programs with a variety of game styles. The arcadey ones are good fun, and Sgt's a gem.

War Machine (Players Premier)

We were never sent War Machine to review and, alter two seconds playing time, it was all too too clear why. It's a load of old twaddle.

The Bateria 128K (SSC)

A very competent piece of coding, but a rather boring demo.

Grafix Bank One (The Mad Guys)

The music is incredibly repetitive, and the scrolly message really doesn't go anywhere. It's a poor demo; I suppose it had to happen sometime.

Eel (Pentagram)

Mindlessly pleasant - following the wibbly scrolly is a bit like watching those strange goldfish videos.