Title: Drifter (£35)
Space-age racing game loosely based on Psygnosis's WipEout
Links: Review: 32-bit Acorn Gaming
Supplier: 4th Dimension
Players: 1
Type: Racing
Needs: 2MB   OS 2: Yes   OS 3: Yes   RPC: Yes   SA: Yes

Title: Drop Ship (£20)
Simple Thrust-type game, only not as good due to primitive flip screen implementation.
Links: None
Supplier: 4th Dimension
Players: 1
Type: Thrust
Needs: OS 2: Yes   OS 3: Yes   RPC: Game On   SA: ?

Title: Dune II - Battle for Arrakis (£35 floppy/45 CD)
War strategy/simulation game where you must take control of one of three families in order to help them win a war. A good game, and is also available in an even better CD version.
Links: None
Supplier: Eclipse
Players: 1
Type: God
Needs: 2MB   OS 2: Yes   OS 3: Yes   RPC: Yes   SA: StrongGuard, in protected mode

Title: Dungeon, The (£35)
Game which could have been better if 4D had bothered paying a graphics artist for a few hours work. As it is you're more likely to cry with laughter than with fear as you explore the game.
Links: None
Supplier: 4th Dimension
Players: 1
Type: 3D arcade adventure
Needs: 2MB   OS 2: Yes   OS 3: Yes   RPC: Game On   SA: StrongCache, but slow loading

Title: E-Type (£20)
Links: None
Supplier: 4th Dimension
Players: 1
Type: Racing
Needs: OS 2: Yes   OS 3: Yes   RPC: Game On   SA: StrongGuard

Title: E-Type 2 (£35)
Fun, but 35 pounds is a lot of money for a rehash of a very old game. Separate Risc PC version.
Links: None
Supplier: 4th Dimension
Players: 2
Type: Racing
Needs: 2MB   OS 2: ?   OS 3: Yes   RPC: Yes   SA: StrongGuard

Title: E-Type Compendium (£26)
Contains E-Type, the designer and the extra tracks.
Links: None
Supplier: 4th Dimension
Players: 1
Type: Racing
Needs: OS 2: Yes   OS 3: Yes   RPC: Game On   SA: ?

Title: E-Type Extra 100 Miles
More tracks for E-Type.
Links: None
Supplier: 4th Dimension
Players: 1
Type: Racing
Needs: OS 2: Yes   OS 3: Yes   RPC: Game On   SA: ?

Title: Elite Gold Edition (£40)
Port of the classic BBC game adds some features but fails to deliver the same addictive experience as the original. A beeping docking computer and ship movement which continually changes speed as the number of ships on screen increases and decreases make this game annoying. Still a classic game, but I prefer the original. Quadrupling the number of kills required in this version makes the game pathetically tedious.
Links: None
Supplier: Hybrid/Acorn User
Players: 1
Type: Space adventure
Needs: OS 2: Yes   OS 3: Yes   RPC: Yes   SA: Yes

Title: Emotions (£20)
Brilliantly designed and extremely amusing cartoon platform game. Add £1 P+P if ordering direct by mail. 1Mb or more of VRAM is recommended.
Links: Demo: The Datafile web pages Review: On these pages
Supplier: The Datafile
Players: 1
Type: Platform
Needs: 5MB  HD   OS 2: No   OS 3: No   RPC: Yes   SA: Yes

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