3D Pool for the BBC Microcomputer was programmed by Nick Pelling (Orlando). It is known as 3D Pool on the box cover and as Maltese Joe Barbara's 3D Pool in the game's title screen. It is one of the earliest 3D cue-sports games, featuring a fully-rotating table and variable viewpoint allowing for much more realistic shot-playing than the traditional top-down …

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Return to Genesis takes place in the Zephyr system where twelve scientists work on secret projects. Of course every bit of help is appreciated and so every scientist is cloned 50 times for a better productivity. Unfortunately the evil Mechanauts have invaded and the player has the mission to save the scientists and drive the Mechanauts off.

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The Sentinel, released in the US as The Sentry, is a strategy video game created by Geoff Crammond. The game itself can be best described as an "energy management" game. It has a first person point of view and features ten thousand playfields. It's uniqueness caused it to be labelled "the first virtual reality game". The idea of the game …

Programmed by T J Wilkinson and J R Day. You are Hank and to gain access to the main Central Computer Games Library you have developed a sprite called 'The Hacker' which you plan to use to get through your terminal and modem, the telephone network and further microscopic circuits till it reaches the main file store. The game has …

Originally for the Commodore 64, the BBC Microcomputer port was by Roland Waddilove. Mr. Freeze is a flick-screen platformer where your task is to de-ice six compartments of a giant fridge by moving from the bottom-left of each compartment to the top-right to touch the de-icer. In each compartment are various platforms and you climb ladders or drop down through …

Microcosm was programmed for the BBC Microcomputer by Steven Reece and David Pearse. Microcosm is a single screen platformer where you control the Maintenance Engineer on the crippled interstellar freightliner Nimbus, as you attempt to save the priceless cargo Terran Plant over various levels. You must walk or fly with your jet-pack around the screen and pick up seeds, one …

Gold Digger was programmed by Neil Forsyth and published by Firebird for the BBC Microcomputer. The game is surprisingly difficult, with the ‘miser’ homing in on the player with startling speed and accuracy. The player really has to be quick to think, else they lose a life. Successful tactics depend on the miser that is chasing you. The first screen …

In this game you must retrieve 24 stolen pieces of the statue of Estra the Snake God. The pieces have been placed in a secret Temple protected by various creatures. The Temple is viewed from above on a single screen and the pieces sit on the edge of the screen with a force field in the centre. You must collect …

Acid Drops was programmed by Mike Granby. You have to shoot the aliens who are flying around the screen, two at a time, but watch out for the acid tank which is right above your ship. If you shoot a hole in the acid tank, the acid drips down, and contact with it is fatal. This makes accuracy important.

3D Pool for the BBC Microcomputer was programmed by Nick Pelling (Orlando). It is known as 3D Pool on the box cover and as Maltese Joe Barbara's 3D Pool in the game's title screen. It is one of the earliest 3D cue-sports games, featuring a fully-rotating table and variable viewpoint allowing for much more realistic shot-playing than the traditional top-down …

In this game, the player must compete against five BMX riders in a race against the clock. There are six tracks in the game, complete with stunts and wheelies that the player must accomplish in order to proceed onto the next track. Riding the bike causes energy to be lost, but soda cans can be collected to replenish it. Also, …

Mr. Freeze is a flick-screen platformer where your task is to de-ice six compartments of a giant fridge by moving from the bottom-left of each compartment to the top-right to touch the de-icer. In each compartment are various platforms and you climb ladders or drop down through gaps but you can only fall a certain height. A compartment doesn't have …

Kinetik is an arcade adventure which features gravity, inertia and other real physics heavily. You control a round spaceship, which must be guided through the 44+ screens. Collect the letters P,A and X in that order and reach the end to win. There are foes to avoid or shoot – some take objects you have but most merely drain some …

The lands far north of Belorn are ruled by an evil lord with an iron fist . Only the powers of the druid Hasrinaxx would be able to harm the lord, but missing any support by his people, Hasrinaxx has been imprisoned. To ensure he can never be freed, the lord cast a spell on Hasrinaxx, splitting his body into …

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