SINCLAIR PROGRAMS, January 1984
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BMX RIDER
from Sinclair Programs January 1984

Become a fully-fledged BMX Rider in Ian Drake's program for the 48K
Spectrum. The game requires skill, as you must judge the correct speed
to jump to clear the ramps as they appear before you.


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BUILDER - Ian McNair (Sinclair Programs-January 84-Page 24)


Use the cursor keys to climb the ladders, slide down the mine shafts and
avoid the monsters, the escaped pit trucks, the rotting planks, and the
mysterious moving wall. Collect the gold and the picks and then proceed
to the bottom right-hand corner to move to the next level.

Written for the 16K Spectrum by Ian McNair of Kingston-Upon-Thames,
Surrey.

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TYPE: Arcade

COMMENT:


This info file was typed by Lee Tonks

Downloaded from:
Desert Island Disks -- http://www.image.dk/~frankie/
Maintained by:
Michael Bruhn -- frankie@image.dk


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CHOPPER CONTROL (aka. Chopper Squad)
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AS A helicopter pilot you must destroy all the enemy bases. A variety of
points can be gained for the different types of buildings and firing needs
expert timing. Chopper Squad was written for the 16K Spectrum by R Davidson
and P Watts of Seamills, Bristol.


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COCONUT CLIMBER (Coconuts) - Nigel Hurst (Sinclair Programs-January 84-
                                                                Page 19)


Collect as many Coconuts as possible by bouncing on the stepping stones.
The stones disappear as you bounce on them but new ones appear at
intervals, depending on your skill level. Bounce left with Q and move
right with P.

Written for the 16K Spectrum by Nigel Hurst of Upper Hartfield, East
Sussex.

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TYPE: Arcade

COMMENT:


This info file was typed by Lee Tonks

Downloaded from:
Desert Island Disks -- http://www.image.dk/~frankie/
Maintained by:
Michael Bruhn -- frankie@image.dk


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DODGER (Flite) - Peter Davies (Sinclair Programs-January 84-Page 27)


Flite is an addictive dodge 'em game. You must avoid the deadly
heat-seeking missiles heading for you and at the same time you must try
and hit an enemy target to gain points.

Flite was written by Peter Davies of Streatham, London for the 16K
Spectrum.

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TYPE: Arcade

COMMENT:


This info file was typed by Lee Tonks

Downloaded from:
Desert Island Disks -- http://www.image.dk/~frankie/
Maintained by:
Michael Bruhn -- frankie@image.dk


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LEAVE-ONE
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LEAVE-ONE is a form of Solitaire. The object is to clear the board of all the
white pieces to leave only one in the central position. Leave-One was written
by John Aries, aged 14, of Dunstable, Bedfordshire for the 16K Spectrum.


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MAZEMAN - P.Loach (Sinclair Programs-January 84-Page 37)


Lost in a large maze, your only hope is to find the exit which is
somewhere on the top left of the maze. All you can see in the darkness
are the glowing sides of the passage. Move using the cursor keys.

Mazeman was written for the 16K Spectrum by P Loach of Hadleigh,
Suffolk.

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TYPE: Arcade

COMMENT:


This info file was typed by Lee Tonks

Downloaded from:
Desert Island Disks -- http://www.image.dk/~frankie/
Maintained by:
Michael Bruhn -- frankie@image.dk


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MISSILE
from Sinclair Programs January 1984

Missile for the 16K Spectrum was written by Tim Rose of Amisfield,
Dumfries. Guide your missile with keys 5 and 8 towards the intruder.
You have 25 missiles and 20 intruders to shoot.


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PHASE - G.W.Davies (Sinclair Programs-January 84-Page 16)


Phase is a useful program for anyone studying physics, as it
demonstrates the idea of phase lead and lag. It plots graphs of
sinusoidal functions for various phase angles.

It was written by G W Davies of Ammanford, Dyfed for the 16K Spectrum.

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TYPE: Utility

COMMENT:


This info file was typed by Lee Tonks

Downloaded from:
Desert Island Disks -- http://www.image.dk/~frankie/
Maintained by:
Michael Bruhn -- frankie@image.dk


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SHEEP DOG - Ian Wombwell (Sinclair Programs-January 84-Page 8)


Herd your wandering sheep into the sheep dip, controlling your sheep dog
with the cursor keys. Do not run into them but bark at them from a safe
distance.

Sheep Dog was written for the 16K Spectrum by Ian Wombwell of Bishop
Auckland, County Durham.

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TYPE: Arcade

COMMENT:


This info file was typed by Lee Tonks

Downloaded from:
Desert Island Disks -- http://www.image.dk/~frankie/
Maintained by:
Michael Bruhn -- frankie@image.dk


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SPACE VOYAGE (Star) - P.Loach (Sinclair Programs-January 84-Page 13)


Lost in unknown space you meet rubbish which must be avoided at all
costs, stars which you must not touch, a black hole the sides of which
you must not touch, coloured fuel dumps which you must try to hit, and
red booby-trapped fuel dumps which you must also avoid. Steer left with
5 and right with 8.

Star was written for the 16K Spectrum by P Loach of Hadleigh, Suffolk.

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TYPE: Arcade

COMMENT:


This info file was typed by Lee Tonks

Downloaded from:
Desert Island Disks -- http://www.image.dk/~frankie/
Maintained by:
Michael Bruhn -- frankie@image.dk


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TREE EATERS - A.Beardmore (Sinclair Programs-January 84-Page 29)


Tree Eaters for the 16K Spectrum was written by A Beardmore of
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs. Stop the Martians eating our forests for the
vital resources they lack on their planet.

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TYPE: Arcade

COMMENT:


This info file was typed by Lee Tonks

Downloaded from:
Desert Island Disks -- http://www.image.dk/~frankie/
Maintained by:
Michael Bruhn -- frankie@image.dk


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