Labyrinth

Your Spectrum

Brian Pedlar 7/10

Dilwyn Jones 9/10

Gerralt Jones 8/10

Your Spectrum is continuing to scour the country's computer clubs to get the undiluted thoughts, feelings and impressions of dedicated games enthusiasts - in order to provide our readers with unbiased evaluations. Any club wishing to offer its reviewing services should contact Ron Smith, Spectrum Soft, [redacted]. We sent this month's batch to the Bangor Computer Club of North Wales, where their expert reviewers got to work; their plaudits and barbs can be seen over the following pages. First, let's have a look at the club and what it offers its members. The Bangor Computer Club was formed 18 months ago by noted author, Dilwyn Jones. He wanted to meet the needs of local home computer users, and holds meetings in member's homes on a spur-of-the-moment basis. There are currently 25 to 30 members whose ages range from 13 to 30 and, although there's no longer a fixed membership fee, those attending are expected to splash out towards the cost of the evening. Its members have the chance to try out each other's software and exchange ideas. Members can always call upon their colleagues to help solve problems. Anyone in the area who's thinking of joining the club should contact Dilwyn on [redacted], outside office hours. THE LINE-UP This month's reviewers are Ieuan Davis (25), Gerralt Jones (22) and Brian Pedlar (31); all three are long-standing members of the club and avid games enthusiasts to boot. They represent the 'Old Gold' strata of Speccy users, so we won't be expecting starry-eyed reactions to our selection of new games. LABYRINTH Axis Price TBA Labyrinth is a graphical 3D maze program for all who enjoy getting lost in a good game (ouch!). The plot is the simplest possible - just choose the maze size from four-by-four to 10-by-15, and off you go. You can give up at any time or you can ask for a brief glimpse of the mess you're in.

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Sinclair User

Gilbert Factor 4/10

COLOUR MOVES ON THE BREAKOUT Superball is a very colourful development of that old arcade game Breakout for the 16K Spectrum. You are given three black balls and have to break through the wall of red and yellow bricks to unlock two gates on the other side of the wall. When you have penetrated the brick defences you have to hit the ball at such an angle that it will hit the side of the game board where the small black gates are. There is one gate on either side of the board. When you have cleared the bricks and opened the left-hand gate you earn a second ball. That means you have to keep both balls in the air at the same time. If you are able to do so you will be given a third ball which joins the other two balls to make life impossible for you. You can leave the extra balls but you should keep the black one in the air to continue playing. Labyrinth is an 3D maze game, also for the 16K Spectrum. You must find your way around the maze and the quicker you do it the more points you score, At any time during the game you can ask for help and a map of the maze is shown, with your position and those of the entrance and exit on it. At the end of the game you are asked if you want to see your path through the maze, again using the help map. You can also see it in fast motion if you hold down one of the keys on the keyboard. Labyrinth, and games like it, were interesting and had amazing graphics for the ZX-81 but they are mediocre on the Spectrum. Superball costs £4.95, and Labyrinth £4.95. They are available from Axis, [redacted].

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