Tai-Pan The Year: is 1841… The traders of Britain, Europe and America are sailing the waters of east in search of their fortunes. Twenty Year:s earlier the Emperor of China had decreed that the purchase of China’s goods could only be paid with silver bullion. The demand for Tea, Silk and Jade was causing a […]

Heartland One rainy day, having nothing better to do, you find yourself rummaging through the relics in your Grandmother’s attic and come across an old battered book. The tale it contains is one of ancient magic, telling of days when Wizards ruled and monsters roamed, it is the history of the Heartland. As you read, […]

Moon Cresta Incentive Software, 1985 Trip to the space war. Shoot and avoid the onslaught of attacking kamikaze aliens but beware as their tactics and formulations will change as your skill increases. Use rocket controls for docking. The quicker the docking the higher the bonus. When the docking is complete, greater firepower is achieved. Enjoy […]

Manic Miner Miner Willy, while prospecting down Surbiton way, stumbles upon an ancient, long forgotten mine-shaft. On further exploration, he finds evidence of a lost civilisation far superior to our own, which used automatons to dig beep into the Earth’s core to supply the essential raw materials for their advanced industry. After centuries of peace […]

Archon Electronic Arts, 1989 The game is superficially similar to chess, in that it takes place on a board with alternating black and white squares; however, instead of fixed rules when landing on another player's piece, an arcade-style fight takes place to determine the victor, and each piece has different combat abilities. These abilities are […]

Spy vs Spy Beyond Software, 1985 The two spies from the pages of MAD Magazine, the White Spy and the Black Spy, are trapped in a building near an airfield. The objective of the game is quite simple - controlling one of the spies, with a friend or the computer controlling the other, you must […]