Or Dungeon Master - on the Speccy. Being very yellow and having hard-to-see items are the only real faults of Bloodwych. It's accessible (despite being a big, big game), the controls are sensible and there's plenty of map-making needed.

There aren't many games of this style or quality available on the Speccy. Thankfully Bloodwych is the best of its' style AND you can have two players on it at once (ooer) due to the split screen nature of the game.

Like the first Robocop game, but on steroids. I find Robocop 2 difficult yet I *know* it's an absolute gem of a game. Everything from the game has been improved; the standard levels now have doubled in size, the shooting gallery sections are better and so forth.

Bitingly tough - which can lead to some frustration - yet completely excellent. Read the TRB full review and see if you agree. Even if you don't, Robocop 2 is one fine game.

An unassuming vertically-scrolling SEU which is the dog's doo-dars. Despite being a murky yellow, Flying Shark just oozes playablility. The graphics are clearly defined, almost cute. The difficulty level is pitched well with learnable attack patterns and challenging enemies.

The collision detection is spot on, with no "what hit me" scenarios. Even the 48K bleepy tunes are good. Flying Shark is superb. Quite fittingly, it is also the highest-placed vertically scrolling SEU in the TRB Top 100.

I was worryingly addicted to the Amiga version of this (and Lemmings, which oddly seems to not be in the TRB Top100) so when the Speccy version appeared I immediately bought it.

It could have been terrible. Given its' chart position, Speccy Super Cars is not terrible. it's a fantastic conversion. On the 128K version, everything from the 16bit original is featured. The scrolling is generally smooth, the music bearable and the screeching of your tires only slightly annoying.

And the smug feeling when you fire a missile up another car's exhaust is still great. Blow up cars for fun. That's Super Cars.

The 'lite' guide to role-playing. HeroQuest is a conversion from the board game. And it's translated well. There's plenty of game here - 14 different quests (not including the ones in the expansion kit) - which will keep you (and up to three of your friends) at HQ for some time.

The graphics, sound and presentation are all to a high standard. You get a great role-playing game without all the numbers and stats that can put people off. Don't expect any "action" but do expect to be engrossed in a fantasy world for a long time.

If The Great Escape had been made these days, it's likely it would be a first-person perspective "stealth" game, with a licensed image of Steve McQueen. For PS2. Possibly XBox.

Instead back in 1986 a wonderfully atmospheric, isometric arcade adventure was developed. You get really the feeling that you're playing a P.O.W., oppressed and harangued by the Nazi soldiers.

Morale plays an important part of TGE, with every success or failure affecting your P.O.W.'s state of mind. Don't miss out on playing this wonderful atmospheric arcade adventure. Truly a superb game.

And if you liked The Great Escape, you'll love Where Time Stood Still. A kind of 'sequel' to TGE with enhanced graphics, WTSS pitches your four-person group in a Tibetan plateau. Loosely based on the old 50s "modern-man meets prehistoric age" films, WTSS grabs you by the rude bits and doesn't let go for a very long time.

Avoid dinosaurs! Save your fat friend from a weak bridge! Listen to the "Jaws-esque" music as a deadly tentacle approaches! Discover one of the male pygmy chiefs likes make-up! (Strange but true).

WTSS is a mammoth game that you'll play time and again, with each occasion getting that little bit farther until you complete it. Worth every hour of playing time.

The big, expensive-to-play arcade game of 1989 made it to the Speccy. And how! No Out Run mistakes with speed here. All the important aspects of the game have been converted (we'll ignore the fact the wheels aren't animated) so it looks and feels like Powerdrift.

Your dune buggy handles well, the illusion of speed is spot on and even the faces of the other drivers are recognisable. You want to beat the other racers in Powerdrift, see how far you can get. It's that kind of racer which compels you to play.

And fittingly, it's my second favourite driving game in the TRB Top100.

Best described as an early Zelda-esque, action RPG, Times of Lore is rather unique on the Speccy. Choose your character from the three and then you'll find yourself immersed in an unfolding adventure. RPGs are generally large, this one's massive.

There's exploration to be had, monsters to slash, items to collect, people to talk to. Times of Lore has all of this and you're not taken away from the adventure by a clumsy interface. It's all joystick-driven (ooer). Enjoy.

I don't know which one's more sickening, the New Zealand Story or the game at number 10. Still, you don't come across weapon-wielding kiwi's every day. Ignoring the yellowness, the graphics are excellent, capturing the feel of the arcade parent.

Instead (or even because) of the games' surreal cuteness you want to explore, progress through the levels, rescue the trapped kiwis. NZS is entertaining in the same way that the Mario games are; a bit of exploration, bonuses you can collect yet always steering towards the end goal.

Shooting cute animals has never been so much fun