Arkanoid - Revenge of Doh Imagine Software, 1988 The huge alien spacecraft, ZARG, has entered our universe. It is known to contain the dimension controlling force DOH, a being believed to have been destroyed forty thousand years ago in the Arkanoid Spacewars. Doh has metamorphisised into an even greater adversary and now threatens the very […]

Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters Domark, 1990 Playing as either Jake or Duke, you must rescue Professor Sarah Bellum and the enslaved hostages before they are turned into Robo-Zombies. Find and break into the food and bomb lockers to get special weapons to help you destroy the evil Reptilons. The object of […]

Slaine the King Martech Games, 1987 It was nearly dawn. Slaine and I were heading along the path into Tautega. "Ukko," said Slaine, "tell me the story you heard from the Druid, Cathbad." Said I, "I’ve told you twice already, you thick skulled barbarian", but a sharp prod to my rump persuaded me to retell […]

Skool Daze In the role of our hero, Eric (or any other name you decide to call him and the rest of the cast), you know that inside the staffroom safe are kept the school reports. And, being Eric, you realise that you must at all costs remove your report before it comes to the […]

Footballer of the Year Gremlin Graphics Software, 1986 You're a 17 year old apprentice in the 4th Division with only 10 goals to your name. Have you got what it takes to cope with the trauma of transfer deals, injuries and other match day problems, while displaying skill and professionalism in matches throughout Europe. Rise […]

Short Circuit Number 5 is alive! – a robot in the SAINT (Strategic Artificially Intelligent Nuclear Transport) series has gone haywire. A million to one chance has resulted in a lightning bolt striking the automaton and bringing it consciousness. Now the scientist who put him together wants to take him apart again to find out […]