Games ZX Computers Play: Thirty Programs for the Spectrum and ZX81

ZX Computing

WITH SO MANY PUBLICATIONS BEING WRITTEN FOR THE SPECTRUM WHICH ONE SHOULD YOU LOOK AT FIRST? OUR REVIEW PANEL TAKE A BRIEF LOOK AT TEN OF THE NEW TITLES TO HELP YOU MAKE YOUR CHOICE. Recently crowned the 'Barbara Cartland of the computer book field', Tim Hartnell here produces a book for the Spectrum and ZX81 which would fall into the 'fun' section of his range of books. Containing 13 programs for the ZX Spectrum and 15 for the ZX81, all the listings are direct from the ZX Printer, well reproduced and guaranteed to run. The emphasis is on moving graphics, intelligent play by the computer, user-defined graphics where needed, and providing the reader with programming ideas which can either be adapted, converted or improved on. The book contains a variety of programs contributed by a number of experienced programmers. There is a Spectrum version of a three-dimensional maze, and many arcade-type games such as Breakout, Zombies and Quack Attack. There are also the wide range of card games and board games. Each program is accompanied with a brief explanation of how the program works. In some cases, the programs are illustrated with screen display dumps of the game being played. Games ZX Computers Play, edited by Tim Hartnell, is published by Interface Publications. The book has 169 pages and is priced at £3.25. ISBN 0 907563 13 9