Apple Jam

Sinclair ZX Spectrum - Released - 1984

Eat as much jam as you can and as many apples as you can without getting too fat, otherwise you'll have a fit and lose one of your pills; but you haven't got many so jump into the sauna to slim off, but while you're in there the tiny rat will eat the jam and the apples you miss and get big and bold and come up to bite you dead, but you can jump into the lift to go up and down. So if your timing is right you can squash the rat and get on with eating to increase your score to release rat bait to keep the rat tiny, but beware the hornet zooming past (to be avoided at all costs) by jumping into the sauna, otherwise it will sting you dead and the ambulance will come to take you away. And the best of luck!

Chiller

Amstrad CPC - Released - August 1, 1985

Whilst trying to reach the haunted mansion in which your kidnapped lady is held, your car runs out of fuel. As a result, you must progress on foot to reach her. The areas you must travel through include the forest, cinema, a ghetto and the graveyard. All are filled with ghouls, zombies, ghosts or bats, all ready to drain your energy. To complete each screen you must collect the five blue crosses. Once you reach the mansion and find her, you must escort your girlfriend back through the same territories, switching between characters to collect the blue (him) and red (her) crosses as quickly as you can, still not safe.

Minder

Sinclair ZX Spectrum - Released - 1985

To those of you who already know the popular Thames T.V. series, the character, language and habits of those people in "Minder" will need no introduction. For the rest of us this booklet will try to explain a little about the world we are about to enter. The real skills, however, can only be found by playing "Minder" for yourself and learning as you go. The game is about trading: the buying and selling of any goods, however suspect or strange, in order to make a profit for our hero, Arthur Daley. In Arthur's world a "Minder" is a bodyguard, but Arthur's lad Terry does a lot more than just protect him from aggro. He also delivers goods (for which he has to be paid) and is the carrier of news, good and bad. Finding Terry can be a problem sometimes, but it's usually worth the bother. Stepping into Arthur's shoes, you have 14 days to make as much money as possible. You start off with £2000 and a small selection of goods to sell. The way in which you trade to make the most cash in such a short time depends on experience, knowledge and how many risks you're prepared to take.

Speed King

Amstrad CPC - Released - 1986

Speed King is a motorbike racing game that allows you to race or practise on one of ten famous tracks like Silverstone, Monza and Daytona. Before you race you can choose the amount of laps (two, four or six) and your skill level (Novice, Champion or Pro). The race has a 3rd person perspective as you watch from behind your rider and try to beat 19 other riders. The joystick is used to control your bike. Besides controlling your speed you also have six gears which need to be changed manually. Once you have finished a race the lap-times are saved and it's time to choose another track. The C16 version is restricted to four tracks, a set five laps, no skill level and you don't control the speed, just adjust the gears.

The Abyss

Enterprise - Released - 1985

In The Abyss, the planet Nonterraqueous is controlled by a master computer. You control a robot seeker drone trying to find and destroy this machine. You start with a laser and can get bombs but at swap stations you can change form. This new form cannot drop bombs or shoot lasers but it is not harmed by acid drops. You also have psyche stations that can reload you psyche but be careful. If you overload it you will be destroyed. You don't HAVE to change form for the acid drops. If you're quick and lucky enough, you can just avoid them. If you touch a proton thruster, an acid drop touches you in your acid vulnerable form, you overload you psyche, your psyche goes to zero or you're too low when you drop a bomb, you die.

Zig-Zag

Sinclair ZX Spectrum - Released - 1984

Zig Zag is 3D arcade game, different than isometric Zig Zag from Mirrorsoft. Action - in first person perspective and turnovers at 90 degrees- takes place in special maze, the player must search and destroy Scarabaqs to restore data, and avoid patrolling HOVERDROIDS. If he restore all data - he'll move to next sector - game has six sectors.