1942 It is 1942, and war is raging in the Pacific. The enemy’s fleet and airforce are growing in strength. It is up to you to restrict their numbers in a daring solo mission. Your carrier will take you as far as it dares, but from then on you are on your own. Fly your […]

3DC Hit-Pak, 1987 Stranded on the sea bed, you have to find and construct parts of a submarine which will take you to safety. Beware the dangers of the deep, and remember the old saying, "An eel is a friend for life". Only the most quick-witted and agile of mariners will avoid the grisly fate […]

Donkey Kong Mighty Donkey Kong has captured the beautiful girl – watch him make off with her to the top of the half constructed building. Now play the role of the brave carpenter, Mario, as he fearlessly pursues the frightening beast and attempts to rescue the damsel. Publisher: Ocean Software Year: 1986

Gyroscope Melbourne House, 1985 You control a gyroscope trying to keep it on the surfaces on screen. If you navigate off a surface you fall off and lose a life. You have to successfully navigate numerous levels in the game in this way. It uses a slightly odd-looking 3d view. Things get more complicated in […]

Sanxion Thalamus, 1989 Somewhere in the Artic Circle, January 16th. The Global Village suddenly becomes deaf, dumb and blind when, for thirty seconds, the most awesomely powerful radio transmission is sent from the top of the world - the last message from a dying Alien whose only mistake was to misjudge the strength of the […]

The Great Escape The Year is 1942, the place Germany. War has broken out and you have been captured and placed in a high security P.O.W. camp. Victory may be far away, so it is your duty to escape, but this will not be easy. It will take careful planning and much patience, culminating in […]