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tune. I'm tempted now to try
the system in real life. When the
'wheel' is spun in this program,
I think it would be good for the
squares on the board to flash or
something, rather than just
overprint a series of random
numbers below the board.
PONTOON: Ho hum, you might
think. But you'd be wrong. This
program — which features an
excellent display of the cards —
shows just how much can be
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PENNY SHOOT: In this program,
you make a robot shoot
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down from the sky. The introduction
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challenging.
GUN COMMAND: This is
another moving action game
where you try to intercept
missiles traversing the screen.
It's OK, but like PENNY SHOOT
could be a bit more challenging.
Overall, for the £5 this program
costs, ft represents good
value for money, with the good
programs outweighing the
weaker ones. However, I feel
that a few of the lower standard
games were added more to
make up the numbers than be
really good additions to the
package. The programs alt
show how well the somewhat
limited graphics of the ZX81
can be made to perform,
although they also indicate that
there is a temptation to 'dress
up' fairly shallow programs in
fancy clothes to disguise them.
Despite all these comments, it
represents a good selection of
games. You're sure to find one
or two favourites which you'll
play over and over again.
Cassette Two is £5 from
Michael Orwin.
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