In the early days when life was simple, there was space invaders, frogger and scramble. Compared to many current games, these were primitive, but in spite of this they were goodies. Mushroom seem to concur since they have produced a copy of scramble. And, I must say, it's as good as any I've seen.

You pilot a space ship moving, left to right, down six sets of terrain. You collect fuel by bombing fuel dumps and you shoot, bomb and generally avoid sundry obstacles. The only weird part is screen five. This appears non-standard. The prime opposition is a hoard of nasty green toads.

The design is excellent with smooth scrolling and nicely animated radar scanners and rocket exhaust. The music is an appalling version of Paint It Black and the only way to toggle it on and off is to shoot or bomb musical notes scattered around the landscape.

The first five screens are slightly on the easy side. The last screen is really tough. This should appeal to beginners who want to feel they're getting somewhere.

If you really need a scramble to complete your collection, this one's worth a good look.

Instructions: none!

A.W.