Superior Software

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The biggest Software produce/publisher for the BBC ever. In fact it is still going to this day, making it the only actively supporting BBC software house. It still sells titles, but no longer develops any. The company is now being run by Steve Hanson. In the early 80's it released bundles of classics, and every game seemed to be a good one. It has probably developed more games that most other publishers have today. It acquired Acornsoft in the late 80's, and gained the rights to sell their games, but now it seems that Acorn have bought the name back again. It has produced loads of individual titles, as well as 18 Play It Again Sam Compilations, 2 Acornsoft Hits Compilations, and 2 Superior Software compilations.

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BMX On The Moon

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The original game of riding along in a moon buggy, dodgin the ships overhead, shooting them, and jumping over craters on the moon. You have to be very two minded in this game, I suppose if you were good at rubbing your tummy whilst patting your head then you would be good at this! It has a nice sound when you shoot the aliens, sort of a coughing sound!


Bone Cruncher

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This is a bit of a copy of Repton, so it is not exactly original, however it does add some interesting features to the game, and Repton fans will love it. You are in control of an animal (not quite sure what) and have to eat all of the bones, which are like the diamonds from repton. You also have to dodge the rocks (which have eyes!) and guide frogs around. It is good fun, and the animation is better than in Repton (in my humble opinion). It just doesn't have as much playability as Repton though.


Boris In The Underworld

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A very early game from Superior, you are in control of Boris, who has journeyed to the Underworld to reclaim the possessions that the demons stole from him. It is a basic shoot em up game, you control boris, and can move around anywhere in the screen, except the walls keep closing in, and Boris and the Demons are forced into a smaller space, which makes it harder to kill them. If you destroy all of them on the level, one of the missing objects appears and you can collect it. It is a very average game, but I like it.


By Fair Means Or Foul

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My favourite computer boxing game, this one I have also seen called 'Pro Boxing' but I can't remember who it was released by! You have to fight through the rounds, from amateur to world championship level, the graphics are great, the gameplay is excellent, and you can even kick each other in the nuts - what more could you want from a boxing game!


Camelot

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Another Tony Oakden graphical adventure, this one is my favourite, mainly because of its setting, and also because it is the most impressive technically. There is water to negotiate, and also loads of baddies and villains to avoid if you want to collect the six money bags which are need to reach the 3000 point target which you need to complete the game. Great stuff, but only available on Play It Again Sam 9.


Centipede

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Superior Softwares conversion of the Atari game, this is a good version of the only game which has you shooting a centipede to bits! You have to shoot the sections of the centipede as it moves through the mushrooms, before it gets to the bottom of the screen and touches your ship. The graphics are ok, the sound is not up to much, but neither were they in the arcade version.


Chess

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Early attempt from Superior, this is much like most other chess games around, its fairly good and the computer can play against you, the graphics are mode 2. Its quite interesting to play, but nothing more advanced than most of the other Chess games on the beeb.


Citadel

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A really good arcade adventure, this one has it all, loads of tiny little animations, great graphics, and most of all, superb gameplay. You have to guide your wizard through the Citadel, collecting objects which you have to solve puzzles with, the ultimate aim being to escape the Citadel. Probably comes neck and neck with Castle Quest for being the best adventure of all time on the BBC Micro.


Citadel 2

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A return to the classic, this was one of the last games released by Superior, sometime in 1991 I think, and I suppose it shows a bit. This game is not as polished as the original, somehow the graphics whilst being more elaborate just don't look right. However there's still plenty of playability in it!


Codename: Droid

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This is also labelled 'Strykers Run Part 2' and is definitly a worthy sequel. There are some changes to the main game from the original, this time everything is set on a planet somewhere deep in space, and the graphics are not as good as the original. It is very enjoyable, you basically just have to shoot everything in sight and collect the power-ups, but it is very well done.