Up Up and Away is a horizontal scrolling game where you have to fly a hot air balloon from base to base avoiding obstacles such as clouds, trees, kites, birds and people throwing rocks. You have a limited supply of sandbags and fuel and these decrease the higher the difficulty level is (0-5). Moving the balloon upwards consumes fuel so …

The Fall of Rome is a strategy game set in 395 BC where the Roman Empire was starting to lose it's grip from Barbarians and armies around Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. You have the chance to save the Empire by fighting off attacks or attacking your enemies around your various provinces over 12 turns. Each turn represents …

In this mystery, players control Inspector Snide of Scotland Yard who has been sent to MacFungus Mansion to investigate the death of its owner, Angus MacFungus. The aim of the game is to gather information and clues from around the house, solve the case, and implicate the murderer. When Snide is in the vicinity of an item of interest, the …

You are Johnny Alpha, a character from the comic 2000AD, who is a Bounty Hunter, Mutant and Strontium Dog and you have been on the trail of two renegade Strontium Dogs, the Stix Brothers. On your way to meet two friends Wulf and Gronk on the Planet of Renegades, you are attacked by the Stix Brothers which forces you to …

The game is set in a pond with the player taking the role of a tadpole. The aim of the game is to build up a colony of frogs while avoiding the many hazards. The setting and characters are all quite true to life which was quite unique at the time. Most contemporary arcade games, even if not set in …

After his adventures in Rupert and the Toymaker's Party, Rupert must now enter an Ice Castle belonging to Jack and Jenny Frost and rescue his four friends who are frozen in this platform game. Each friend is seen on one screen and you must navigate the platforms to reach him but there are various nasties trying to stop Rupert as …

This would appear to be Pete Torrance’s first adventure. Later on, he wrote Subsunk and Seabase Delta, which are quite a lot better. The plot involves robots ruling Earth and then kidnapping a countess. Most of the puzzles are fairly simple, and the game is rather short but you can see glimmers of the adventures to come.

Nether Earth is a realtime strategy game that takes place in the distant future. A war is being waged between humans and ancient race of aliens called Insignian. On their mysterious planet there are four bases to capture - Kerberus, Tarras, Faretra and Diolkos. Use factories to build giant battle robots, similar to Mech units in other games. Commanding robots, …

AKA - Mission ? Omega is the codename for a mysterious alien craft which has appeared in space, armed with potentially destructive missiles. Your task is to reach it, and then disable its four reactors and escape within a hour - this way it can be explored, and its technology exploited, without it firing a missile or falling into enemy …

A Soccer\Football management software game published in 64 Tape Computing No. 07 (1985/xx).

Part of the "30 Games" game pack.

Gridder is a single screen game played over an 8 x 8 grid where you control a head and you have to fill in all the boxes to complete a level. As you move around the grid you paint the lines and when a box has been surrounded then it fills in. Scorpions also move around the screen and they …

Released in 64 Tape Computing No. 04 (1984/10-11). It take s more than light exorcising to save the monastery!

Released in English in 64 Tape Computing No. 08 (1985/xx) and in Spanish in 64 Tape Computing Numero 3. An adventuring dungeon crawl full of creatures, magic and surprises.

Strategy game released as part of the "30 Games" game pack. In this game of deduction and tactics, the object is to solve the murder of lucky duke. To find the murderer, place, weapon and motive. The computer chooses which character you are to play and you cannot be the murderer. Each player will be given a set of codes …

Demon Knight is a text based adventure game. The beautiful maiden has been taken by the aforementioned knight and, as the player, you must explore the terrain to find and rescue her. As you progress you must collect useful objects, (not all objects are useful so don't overburden yourself with trash), vanquish foes, solve puzzles and so on. Eventually you …

Released in 64 Tape Computing No. 02 (1984/06-07). Defend is a clone of the arcade shooter Defender where the player is in control of a craft that flies over the surface of a planet protecting humanoids from the alien forces.

Conquering Everest is a managerial game where you have to manage a team of people and control the movements of supplies and equipment to reach Camp 6 from Camp 0, before making a push to the summit of the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest over a number of days. Your team consists of a number of climbers, sherpas …

Yehtzee is the perfect example of a family or party game where up to six people can play at once, which is a welcome change from so many board game recreations for the computer. The basic idea of the game is to fill your card by rolling dice and getting the required sequences of dice. But if you have a …

Published in 64 Tape Computing No. 10 (1985/08). In this business management simulation you control the finances and direction of a small business and work to grow it into a corporate giant.

6 different games and increased difficulty options teaching letters and numbers the fun way for ages 3 plus!

Wit initial help from Mum and Dad, tiny tots will love to play these party games. They can blow out the candles on the cake, sing along with nursery rhymes, even draw on the screen. Letters and numbers are taught the fun way. Watch your whizzkids develop new skills and learn how to use a computer. 6 different games with …

Go adventuring in the meanest, darkest, most definitely fatal set of dungeons you ever waved a sword around! There re more monsters than you ever dared to have nightmares about. Fancy meeting a Mind Flayer for instance? How about being sized up by an Intellect Devourer? If you live long enough (doubtful) and might just get to shake hands with …

64 Tape Computing No. 07 (1985/xx).