Game Covers - Fingers Malone (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

15 levels of sheer thril-power!  In this challenging arcade game you must collect all the stolen money before the raiders get hold of you.  Packed full of action and excitement!

JOYSTICK OR KEYBOARD.

The Cover

The Inlay (with cheats)

The Tape

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Game Covers - Paperboy (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

The cover

Instructions 1

Instructions 2

Tape

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Game Covers - P.O.D. (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

P.O.D. has no pretentious storyline and no planets to be saved!  It is quite simply the most exciting and addictive shoot-em-up EVER!  Each level is superbly balanced for playability and challenging action.

It may be too much for you.

Joystick and Keyboard
WRITTEN BY SHAUN SOUTHERN

The cover

The inlay

The tape

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Game Covers - Powerball (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

So you thought you could play ball-games?  Wrong.  Powerball will beat you.  No chance.  Fiendishly addictive and cunningly designed to be as infuriating as possible it will have you avoiding meanies and planning the quick bounces well into the night!

Joystick Only
Program by Patrick Strassen

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The inlay

The tape

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Game Covers - Prospector Pete (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

A game you can dig.  Literally.  Get in there and wave that shovel through 16 levels of exciting arcade action.  Pick up the minerals and gold but don't miss the bonus - beware the meanies and the roaring floodwaters!

Joystick only

Program by British Software

The cover

The inlay

The tape

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Game Covers - Reach for the Sky (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

REACH FOR THE SKY

"Read Leader to Red 1 ...  Watch out Reggie old man, bandits at 4 o'clock"  "Red 1 to Red Leader ...  Jolly good show, Bertie, looking forward to a spot of action before tiffin.  Happy hunting"

The cover

The tape

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Game Covers - Rescue from Zylon (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

An underground maze of caverns.  A subterranean river flooding its banks.  A team of the world's most brilliant geologists doomed to a watery grave.  All that is available is your airship.  Dare you take this unusual craft into unknown territories or do you chicken out and stick to joyriding in open spaces?  Surely there can be no doubt?

The cover

The tape

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Game Covers - Rockman (Commodore 16)

Ricky Rockman is his name, collecting diamonds is his aim, beating the baddies on the way, to become very rich in a day.

The cover

The inlay

The tape

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Game Covers - Runner (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

Fire up your Jet-Pac, and enter the chase for the Silver Keys.

The cover

The inlay

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Game Covers - Shark (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

The cover

The inlay

The tape

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Game Covers - Spectipede (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

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The inlay

The tape

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Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - The End?

It's a sad day today.  Kayleigh returns back to school tomorrow, albeit part-time, thus ending a long isolation which started on Tuesday 24th of March and ended on Monday 1st June 2020.

Yes, the country is still on a semi-lockdown, but I always said Kayleigh's Retro Isolation would last for as long as she is off school.

It's been fun, both for me and Kayleigh, and she enjoyed playing lots of games dating back to before she was born and when I was her age (ok, with the exception of Bionic Granny - she really didn't like that one!)

I make no apologies for clogging up your feeds with pictures of Kayleigh playing retro computer games, and although we will no longer be posting a new picture every day, Kayleigh will be back with some more retro gaming shenanigans in the near future.

She's experienced the evolution of gaming, and although we didn't get to a lot of games which I would have liked to show her, especially some on the Philips G7000, we got a good selection done.  It's crazy to think we've only touched a handful of games.  There's plenty more to see!

So, out of the 70 (71 if you include Day 0) games she played, the lowest scored game was.....  Bionic Granny with a pitiful 2

Her favourite was..... (Drum roll)..........  Return to Castle Wolfenstein with an impressive score of 9.5

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 70

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 70
Monday 1st June 2020

Treasure Island for the Commodore Plus 4

"This is a fun game to end on. So sad that this will be the last one.  A fun adventure 7/10"- Kayleigh

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 69

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 69
Sunday 31st May 2020

Excalibur 2555ad for the Sony Playstation

"A really fun adventure game. I liked this a lot.  8/10" - Kayleigh

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 68

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 68
Saturday 30th May 2020

Oddworld Abe's Oddysee for the Sony Playstation

"Very fun. I like how you can take over the Sligs and blow them up!. 8/10" - Kayleigh

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 67

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 67
Friday 29th May 2020

Star Wars Dark Forces for the Sony Playstation

"Good game. A bit like Doom, but not as good.
Still fun. 7/10" - Kayleigh

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 66

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 66
Thursday 28th May 2020

Fade to Black for the Sony Playstation

"I really liked this game. Controls are fiddly to begin with, but I got used to them. 7½ / 10" - Kayleigh

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 65

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 65
Wednesday 27th May 2020

Creatures for the Commodore 64

"Not my favourite type of game, but I really enjoyed this, and I had a bit of help from my Dad. 7/10" - Kayleigh

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 64

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 64
Tuesday 26th May 2020

International Tennis for the Commodore 64

"Fun, but I wasn't very good at it.  It's still a good game! 6/10" - Kayleigh

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 63

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 63
Monday 25th May 2020

Cannon Fodder for the Commodore Amiga

"I like this.  It's fun!  7/10" - Kayleigh