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 […]
Articles by Brian Kemp
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 […]
Game Review: Finders Keepers (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Controls and Instructions Included Starting at the main menu, there is a nice logo at the top with a castle symbol in the top-hand corner […]
Game Review: Formula 1 Simulator (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Formula One Simulator gives the player a choice to either Practice or Qualify/Race on ten different circuits. After choosing whether to use the keyboard, a […]
Game Review: 1985 – The Day After (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
The Storyline The aim of the game inlay guide to 1985 doesn’t read too bad. It effectively boils down to flying to four different planets […]
Game Review: 180 (ZX Spectrum, MAD)
Darts Down the Boozer 180 is set within a pub barroom environment. After selecting your control option, you can choose from four options. These are […]
Game Review: Voyage into the Unknown (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
So, (Quite Literally) How Do I Begin The Game? The opening screen has a flashing message with “Awaiting launch procedure” and “Launch computer one”. This […]
Game Review: Loco-Motion (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Full Steam Ahead! Your locomotive always departs from the bottom-right area of the screen. Along the bottom and left-hand side of the screen, track is […]