Combat Lynx (Durell) (Spectrum 48K)

Brilliant graphics... outstanding simulation... excellent game.

Dragonfire (Cheetahsoft) (Spectrum 48K)

The graphics are alright but nothing special, but on the whole I found it a no-go game.

Frank 'N Stein (PSS) (Spectrum 48K)

Exciting, intelligent, fun to play with faultless graphics and sound.

Jump (Unique) (Spectrum 48K)

The music is good and the very detailed and smooth graphics are excellent.

Eights (Atlantis) (Spectrum 48K)

A good buy for any card gamester.

World Cup (Artic) (Spectrum 48K)

Artic Software managed to sneak in a couple of adverts above the crowd for their range of software and, right at the end, that wonderful phrase "and many more". Well, keep 'em coming, as they can only get better.

Hyperblaster (Lothlorien) (Spectrum 48K)

The detailed graphics and arcade quality sound make this an exciting and addictive game.

Pi-In-'Ere (Automata) (Spectrum 48K)

A definite must for any computer game freak and lover of Kool musik.

Spectrum Plus (Sinclair Research) (European Machines)

A beautiful-looking machine which is a bit improvement on the basic Spectrum.

The Sunshine Three (Sunshine Books) (Spectrum 48K)

Two New From Melbourne House (Melbourne House) (Spectrum 48K)

Islets Of Langehans (Amazing Games) (Spectrum 48K/128K)

I enjoyed playing this most interesting and unusual adventure.

The Code (Soft Concern) (Spectrum 48K)

Only buy it if you are superb at solving difficult puzzles and can think laterally, or are very short of cash!

Star Trader (Bug-Byte) (Spectrum 48K)

Recommended for arcade or strategy fans looking for something a little different.

The Inferno (Richard Shepherd) (Spectrum 48K)

An impressive looking game, but somewhat lacking in text substance to make it totally enthralling.

Time With The Pirates (MPT) (Sinclair ZX81)

I do not see a game like this taking over from traditional methods of learning/teaching time... but at the price is certainly worthy of consideration.

Hidden Letters (Poppy Programs) (Sinclair ZX81)

This type of program has wide application, especially for those with reading difficulty, even though the 'reward' is not much of an incentive.

Fastword (Softchoice) (Sinclair ZX81)

Extremely versatile... For those using ZX81 as the heart of a business package who have 32, 48 or 64K then this suite of programs demands serious consideration.

Heli Maths/Spelli-Copter (Kerian UK) (Spectrum 48K)

Some nice graphics and sound, but ultimately very little to offer that has not been done better, and more cheaply, before.

Pheenix (Megadodo) (Spectrum 16K)

Undoubtedly the best "Phoenix" arcade game available for the ZX Spectrum.

Chuckie Egg (A 'n F) (Spectrum 48K)

The graphics are superb and the animation of your figure is very cartoonish.

Geography 1 (ICL) (Spectrum 16K)

Educationally, these programs are excellent and they succeed in imparting a great deal of geographical knowledge without the recipient being aware of any learning process going on at all.

The Birds And The Bees (Bug-Byte) (Spectrum 48K)

An excellent, original game.

Lords Of Midnight (Beyond) (Spectrum 48K)

This really is an epic game not to be missed by any adventurer, wargamer or fantasy fan.

The Complete Spectrum ROM Disassembly (Melbourne House) (Spectrum 48K)

Well worth buying.

Spectrum Machine Language For The Absolute Beginner (Melbourne House) (Spectrum 48K)

Machine Code For Beginners may be a fun book to read, its colourful pages may help to fill in some background, but it does not have the content of a successful Machine Code reader.

Dictator (Dk'tronics) (Spectrum 48K)

A very good buy... Attractive graphically-decorated text and superb sound effects.

Brother HR5 (Brother) (Spectrum 48K/128K/+2/+3)

The printer is good value for the money but I can only see one disadvantage is that it does not print Graphics.

Designs For Living (Spectrum 48K)

Simple Business Accounts (Flowchart) (Spectrum 48K)

Well done, Flowchart. A very well thought out program.

Astrocode (Finsbury Computers Ltd) (Spectrum 48K)

Basically, it's just Mastermind. I'm not impressed.

Master Mariner (Atlantis) (Spectrum 48K)

Great game, this - one I can recommend to anyone.

Garden Plant Directory (Practical) (Spectrum 48K)

A very useful program and worth a look at.

Stock Control (Kemp) (Spectrum 48K)

The only fault I found was that you have to enter the date every time you update a record.

Omnicalc (Microsphere) (Spectrum 48K)

If you think you need a spreadsheet for your business needs then I think you won't go far wrong with this one.

Garden Birds (Natsoft Programs) (Spectrum 48K)

I had said Garden Birds didn't contain the Bullfinch. Well, it does.

Rocketman (Software Farm) (Sinclair ZX81)

Superb... I don't think I've seen a better game for the ZX81.

ZOR (J. Till) (Sinclair ZX81)

An excellent program... Must rank very highly in the ZX81 hall of fame.

Codescan (Ceran) (Sinclair ZX81)

A useful and well-presented package.

Poolster Treble Chance (Niagram) (Sinclair ZX81)

The program aims to produce the 18 most likely score-draws, using two sets of data; a priority table of numbers ranked in a certain order, and the database of score-draw results.

Gauntlet (PSS) (Sinclair ZX81)

A good game, and a reasonable buy.

The Easy Way To Program Your New Computer (Interface) (Spectrum 48K)

One hundred pages of interesting but mostly useless info on computers. The lack of an index makes finding the worthy parts even harder.

Understanding Computer Graphics (Usborne) (Spectrum 48K)

Draws [together] a lot of computer applications you may have missed altogether... For that alone it was a valuable read.

Programming With Graphics (Granada) (Spectrum 48K)

In spite of the appendix that lists the graphics facilities present on most popular home micros, I still feel that potential readers might best be served by a book aimed at their own machine.

100 Programs For The ZX Spectrum (Prentice Hall) (Spectrum 16K/48K)

As a guide to better programming alone I think this is good value, with the added bonus of some useful programs too.

Inside The Chip (H. Davies) (Spectrum 48K)

This is certainly not Cambridge research level, but sufficient information within the 48 pages either whets an appetite or satisfies a less inquisitive mind.

Machine Code For Beginners (Usborne) (Spectrum 16K/48K/BBC A/BBC B/Electron)

Machine Code For Beginners may be a fun book to read, its colourful pages may help to fill in some background, but it does not have the content of a successful Machine Code reader.