Game Review: Spectipede (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Presentation and Instructions When the game has loaded, you are presented with a menu to select on whether to use the Keyboard, Mikrogen Joystick or […]
Articles by Brian Kemp
Game Review: Stopball (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
First Impressions Once the game has loaded, you are presented with a monochrome black and white menu screen. You have the option to choose either […]
Game Review: Zub (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic / MAD)
Loading Screen and Presentation The loading screen is very well drawn with plenty of colour and detail. The only thing that slightly ruins it is […]
Game Review: Spellbound (ZX Spectrum 128K, MAD)
Background to The Magic Knight Series In case you aren’t aware of the Magic Knight series of four games, Spellbound is the sequel to Finders […]
Game Review: Master Chess (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
No Rules? Just to be very clear from the start, if you don’t know how to play chess, then the inlay card instructions for Master […]
Game Review: Viper III (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Sideways Scrolling Shoot em’ up Viper III is a horizontally scrolling shoot ‘em up. The screen moves from right-to-left, so the enemy also approach and […]
Game Review: Spellbound (ZX Spectrum, MAD)
Background to The Magic Knight Series In case you aren’t aware of the Magic Knight series of four games, Spellbound is the sequel to Finders […]
Game Review: The Incredible Shrinking Fireman (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Collect, Click and Select The Incredible Shrinking Fireman involves picking up items with the aim of obtaining the five parts of the stretching rack and […]
Game Review: The Curse of Sherwood, (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Setting The Scene with a Blood-Stained Parchment When reading the inlay instructions for the game, it is clear from the outset that Sherwood Forest has […]
Game Review: Milk Race (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Presentation It’s clear that some time and effort have been well spent with the presentation of Milk Race. The loading screen is nicely detailed with […]