Micro Power

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This company was one of the most prolific on the whole BBC Micro scene, they did loads of games, not quite as many as Superior or Acornsoft, but definitly nearly as many. They started out trading under the name 'Program Power', but later changed to Micro Power, using the former name as a software mark. The release of the game Doctor Who and The Mines of Terror put a large strain on their resources, and this was probably the beginning of the end, they push o n though, and released some titles like Imogen after that, then they did a few games (one being a 3d Chess game if I recall correctly) on the Archimedes, before going bust about 3 years ago. I have also been told that there is a Micro Power shop somewhere in Leeds!

Please contact me if you have any additional information about the company or its games!


Labyrinths Of LaCoshe

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Micropower's second attempt at a decent text adventure, this is better than Adventure, but still not up there with the best of the text adventures though. Basically there are too many mazes and the text is very spartan and uninvolving. Not too bad if you're a real fan of the genre though.


Laser Command

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A poor version of Missile Command, I hate this one because of the way that you only have one laser station, and it is inadequete for the speed of the missiles coming down, it is very annoying. The graphics are minimalistic at best, and the whole thing just doesn't look like a Micro Power product.


Martian Attack

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This is a bit boring, you have to protect the martian colony from attack, using the lasers situated far from the city. You have to balance between shooting the ships and shielding the city from attack - you can't do both at once. It is ok, but very repetitive, and extremely hard - perhaps too hard.


Mastermind

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Maze Invaders

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This is a great game, the idea is that you have sent some probes down to an alien planet in order to search out the secret supplies of dilitherium crystals which are needed by the Federation, you have to guide the probes around the maze, filled with aliens, and then find the fuel sources. It is great fun, and high speed adventure, at least this is an original game! The bit I like is the spiffy Mode 7 graphics display at the intro - brilliant.


Micropower Magic 1

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Ten games; Killer Gorilla, Where?, Stock Car, Martian Attack, Eldorado Gold, Plutonium Plunder, Barrge, Dune Rider, Labyrinths of LaCoshe, Nemesis


Micropower Magic 2

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Cybertron Mission, Helldriver, Frenzy, Chess, Felix / Factory, Mr Ee!, World Geography, Junior Maths Pack, Positron, Bandits at 3 O'Clock


Mine

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I think this was a pre-cursor to Mr Ee, well I hope it was because it really stinks! It is an underground game, you have to collect all the money bags to win the level, dodging the baddies. It has really bad graphics, and it is very hard to control, I don't know what went wrong with Micro Power when they wrote this!


Moon Raider

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A bit of a copy of Acornsoft's Rocket Raid, or was Rocket Raid a copy of this? I don't know, tell me! Basically it is a sideways scrolling, laser dodging game, the object being to bomb as many of your opponents bases and missiles as possible.


Mr EE!

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The classic digger game. You have to run around the playing field, digging through the soil, to collect the apples. You are chased by monster who either follow your trail through the soil, or eat away new paths. Has a great section where you can eat all of the monsters. Has some of my favourite music in it!