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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Elixir

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A novel idea, but it just doesn't seem to have been pulled of with the usual Superior Software style, the graphics don't look like it is Superior, very mysterious. The game is original, you are a chemist who has accidently been shrunk, by eating some tablets of the wrong kind, and you have to search the chemists shelves, in your small form, and get the right pills. It is more dangerous though because there are things like dripping acid bottles and exploding sticks of make-up, which can all kill you!


Exile

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The MOST amazing game ever designed by Superior, this is so brilliant, when you play it it completely blows you away with its open endedness and room for exploration. It is completely brilliant, the graphics are awesome, it has digitised speech if you have SWR, and the gameplay is out of this world. It is hard to find any faults with a game of this quality, it is so good you would think it was on a machine twice as powerful as the good old beeb!


Fairground

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Poor version of Carousel, showing that back when they first started, Superior were no match for the skilled arcade conversions of Acornsoft. This is very inferior to the Acornsoft version, so play that instead!


Froggy

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Superior's version of the great game, but this version still doesn't beat the Acornsoft Hopper! The graphics are good, although a bit sickly and the sound is good too. The only thing that is really not as good as the Acornsoft game, is that it just seems to be missing a tiny bit more of playability.


Fruit Machine

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One of their earliest games, this is a standard, very simple, fruit machine simulator. You have to get as many credits as you can before running out, it is all down to luck really. The graphics and sound are minimal, although it is quite addictive - and won't cost you money per go!


Galaforce

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THE best shoot em up ever, I really love this one, the music gets me humming along for ages, it is really fast, and their are loads of variations to the old Space Invaders style game. The aliens come around in a huge variety of formations, and they really push your skills to the limits, definitly worth getting hold of a copy.


Galaforce 2

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More of the same in this action packed sequel - loads more formations of aliens, and more aliens themselves, and it also includes some really well designed Bosses. Only available on PIAS6


Galaxy Birds (Galaxians)

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The old favourite, and probably the first variant of space invaders. The only difference is that the aliens move and fly towards you sometimes. It was one of my favourite games when I first got my beeb, and I was thrilled when I rapped the score! Graphics and sound are minimal, this was one of their earlier games.


Gideons Gamble

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Nice adventure game in mode 7, its not that complexed, but it was one of Superiors early efforts. One nice feature of it is the fact that you get little mode 7 teletext pictures every now and again. It's all set in the days of sailing, quite a good game really but not one of the best ever adventures.


Gnasher

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Almost perfect arcade conversion of Pac-Man, this looks so similar to the Acornsoft version, it's a wonder no-one got sued! However, this is definitely one of the earliest games that Superior created, the graphics are spot on, must have been from about 1982.