Sai Combat Mirrorsoft, 1986 Sai Karate is an ancient oriental martial art in which the Sai weapon is used to deliver blows and block an opposing fighter's moves, as well as the more familiar karate kicks and blows. It also exists as a form of Japanese aerobics called Sai Kata, involving increasingly intricate moves with […]

Witch's Cauldron Mikro-Gen, 1985 Forsooth, thou art a bumpkin. Thou heedest not my warnings, and thus didst incur the wrath of the Wicked Witch Hazel. And verily didst she caste a spell, and now thou hast the like unto a TOAD. Shouldst thou desire to regain thy human form, thou must seek out spells and […]

I, Ball Firebird Software, 1987 The totally evil Terry Ball has captured your Spherical pals: Lover Ball, Eddy Ball, Glow Ball and No Ball. Armed with only a bubble gun, you must enter Terry Ball's domain and struggle through the sixteen defence zones. You will find a pal to rescue at the end of every […]

Marauder Hewson Consultants, 1988 In aeons past a cruel and despotic civilisation stole the Jewels of Ozymandias and buried them deep beneath the multiple defences on the planet Mergatron where they have remained pulsating strangely to the present day. Now with the crude civilisation long decayed and cracked the creaking auto-defences of Mergatron swept low […]

Chuckie Egg Who’d have thought a country farmyard could be so stressful? You must collect the eggs before the nasties get out and eat up all your corn. Watch out for the crazy duck – if she gets out of the cage, you’re in real trouble! Publisher: A&F Software Year: 1984

V - The Game Ocean Software, 1986 A race of evil reptilian aliens, the Visitors, are attempting to take over the world (as usual). The humans are fighting back though, and Michael Donovan, leader of the resistance, is attempting to sabotage the alien mothership by planting bombs in key locations inside it.