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Retro Game Review #114 Rack 'Em (Electronic Arts) Commodore 64 Commodore User Dec-88: 79% Zzap! issue 46: 74% #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #113 Air Attack (Microsonic) Texas Ti-99/4e Home Computing Weekly issue 36: 3/5 #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #112 Jack and the Beanstalk (Superior) BBC Home Computing Weekly issue 94: 5/5 #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #111 Auf Wiedersehen, Monty (Gremlin) Amstrad CPC/Commodore 64/MSX/ZX Spectrum Computer and Video Games issue 67: Playability 10/10 #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #110 (2/2) Xenon II: Megablast (Image Works) Atari ST The Games Machine issue 23: 95% - Games Machine Top Score The One issue 11: 93% ST Format issue 3: 90% - Format Gold #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #110 (1/2) Xenon II: Megablast (Image Works) Atari ST ACE issue 25: 905/1000 Atari ST User vol 4 no 8: 10/10 - STar Game Computer and Video Games issue 94: 94% - C&VG Hit! #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #109 The Sports Collection (Ocean) Amstrad CPC Amstrad Action issue 84: 46% #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #108 Gods (Krisalis) Archimedes/BBC A3000 The Micro User vol 10 no 6: 95% #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #107 (2/2) Brainache (Code Masters) ZX Spectrum Your Sinclair issue 16: 5/10 ZX Computing Jun-87: Grim #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #107 (1/2) Brainache (Code Masters) ZX Spectrum Computer Gamer issue 26: 57% Crash issue 40: 29% Sinclair User issue 62: 2/5 #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #106 Passengers on the Wind (Infogrames) Atari ST ACE issue 4: 678/1000 Computer and Video Games issue 70: 8/10 #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #105 X-It (Psygnosis) Commodore Amiga Amiga Action issue 68: 76% Amiga Computing issue 85: 70% - Amiga Computing Silver Award Amiga Format issue 69: 79% Amiga Power issue 47: 80% #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #103 Destructo (Bulldog) Commodore 64 Commodore User issue 48: 4/10 Zzap! issue 30: 61% #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #103 All Stars (The Edge) ZX Spectrum Sinclair User issue 75: 8/10 #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #102 (1/2) Ghostbusters II (Activision) Atari ST ST Format issue 7: 62% Zero issue 3: 69% #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #102 (1/2) Ghostbusters II (Activision) Atari ST Atari ST User vol 4 no 12: 9/10 - STar Game Computer and Video Games issue 97: 85% - C&VG Hit! The Games Machine issue 26: 87% - Games Machine Star Player #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #101 Tomb of Tarrabash (Audiogenic) Commodore 16/+4 Commodore Computing International vol 5 no 4: Crisp Commodore User issue 37: 5/10 Your Commodore vol 3 no 2: Playability 3/10 #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #100 (2/2) The Sentinel (Firebird) ZX Spectrum Your Sinclair issue 18: 9/10 - Your Sinclair Megagame ZX Computing Jun-87 - Monster Hit #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #100 (1/2) The Sentinel (Firebird) ZX Spectrum Computer Gamer issue 27: 88% - Gold Award Crash issue 40: 95% - Crash Smash Sinclair User issue 62: 5/5 - Sinclair User Classic #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #99 F16 Fighting Falcon (Mastertronic) Amstrad CPC Amstrad Action issue 56: 44% #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #98 Ninja Commando (Zeppelin) Commodore 64 Commodore User issue 70: 51% Computer and Video Games issue 93: 72% Zzap! issue 52: 69% #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #96 Worms: The Director's Cut (Ocean) Amiga A1200 Amiga Computing issue 107 : 96% Amiga Format issue 92: 45% / 90% #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #96 Reversi (Continental) Memotech Home Computing Weekly issue 71: 5/5 #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #95 3D Space Ranger (Microbyte) BBC Personal Computer News issue 59: Overall value 4/5 TV Gamer Apr-84: Gameplay 3/5 #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #94 Onslaught (RR Mirror Image) Commodore Amiga Amiga Format issue 31: 81% #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #93 Bugsy (CRL) ZX Spectrum Crash issue 37: 84% Sinclair User issue 57: 5/5 Your Sinclair issue 14: 8/10 ZX Computing January 1987: Great #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #92 Snail Trail (RH Electronics) BBC Home Computing Weekly issue 38: 2/5 #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #91 (2/2) Mag Max (Imagine) Commodore 64 Your Commodore vol 3 no 11: Playability 6/10 Zzap!: 38% #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #91 (1/2) Mag Max (Imagine) Commodore 64 Commodore Computing International vol 6 no 1: Mega Commodore User issue 46: 4/10 Computer and Video Games issue 70: 9/10 - C&VG Hit! #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #89 Quest for the Golden Orange Peel (Dual Dimension) ZX Spectrum Sinclair User issue 58: 1/5 #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #88 The Wild Bunch (Firebird) Amstrad CPC Amtix issue 10: 65% Home Computing Weekly issue 114: 5/5 Flipped #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #88 (2/2) Pioneer Plague (Mandarin) Commodore Amiga ST Amiga Format issue 7: 78% Your Amiga issue 5: Playability 15/25 Zzap! issue 46: 86% #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #88 (1/2) Pioneer Plague (Mandarin) Commodore Amiga Amiga Computing vol 1 no 7: 87% - Amiga Computing Excellence Amiga User International vol 2 no 12: 8/10 Computer and Video Games issue 88: 39% The Games Machine issue 15: 79% #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #87 Mission Elevator (Micropool) Atari ST Atari ST User vol 3 no 3: 7/10 #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #86 Runes of Zendos (Dorcas) Amstrad CPC Amtix issue 4: 6% #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #85 Moebius - the Orb of Celestial Harmony (Origin) Commodore 64 ACE issue 2: 628/1000 Commodore User issue 29: 3/10 Your Commodore vol 4 no 3: Playability 9/10 - Game of the Month Zzap! issue 31: 48% #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #84 Blade the Warrior (Cable) ZX Spectrum Crash issue 9: 7/10 Home Computing Weekly issue 66: 5/5 #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #83 Rox (Llamasoft) Commodore 64 Home Computing Weekly issue 8: 3/5 #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #82 Bed Bugs (Optima) BBC Computer and Video Games issue 33: Playability 5/10 Home Computing Weekly issue 55: 5/5 Personal Computer News issue 66: Overall value 3/5 TV Gamer Aug-84: Gameplay 3/5 #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #81 Sleeping Gods Lie (Touchdown) Commodore Amiga Amiga Action issue 35: 49% Amiga Format issue 38: 60% Amiga Power issue 16: 57% The One for Amiga Games issue 47: 54% #randomgamereview

Retro Game Review #80 Biggles (Mirrorsoft) Amstrad CPC Amstrad Action issue 11: 81% - AA Rave Amtix issue 10: 54% #randomgamereview