Neither of these games will tax the brains of anyone over the age of ten.
Cricket starts off with a brief description and explanation, and then
invites you to name the two sides.
Pressing ENTER constitutes the 'toss', and one team is selected by the
computer to bat first.
You can determine the speed of the ball delivery by entering f, m or a,
although any key will give a result. After the ball has been 'struck', keys
1 or 0 will move the fielder nearest the ball. Why, I'm not sure - the odd
occasions when I managed to manoeuvre the fielder into the path of the ball
it went straight through him!
Appeals are made to a musical accompaniment with one of three results:
'NOT OUT', 'OUT LBW' or 'OUT' coming from an invisible umpire.
One irksome feature is the number of times you have to press ENTER in order
for the game to resume. What few sound effects there are detract from, rather
than enhance the game.
The other side of the cassette sports a darts game. The idea is that you are
playing a game of 301 against the computer and you must finish on a double.
11th October 1983
