Title: Pon
Move your cute little character around the screen colouring in the tiles whilst avoiding the evil nasties. Simple but fun.
Links: None
Supplier: RTFM
Players: 1
Type: Slider
Needs: OS 2: Yes   OS 3: ?   RPC: ?   SA: No

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Title: Pon in Winterland
Sequel to Pon. More cute fun.
Links: None
Supplier: RTFM
Players: 1
Type: Slider
Needs: OS 2: Yes   OS 3: ?   RPC: ?   SA: ?

Title: Populous (£30)
One of the better God games around, although it has a tediously narrow 'viewing window' on the world.
Links: None
Supplier: Krisalis
Players: 1
Type: God
Needs: OS 2: Yes   OS 3: Yes   RPC: Game On   SA: Yes, if protection removed(!), but runs too fast

Title: Powerband (2) (£26)
Sorry attempt at a 3D racing game.
Links: None
Supplier: 4th Dimension
Players: 1
Type: Racing
Needs: OS 2: Yes   OS 3: Yes   RPC: ?   SA: ?

Title: Premier Manager
Links: None
Supplier: Gremlin
Players: 4
Type: Soccer manager
Needs: OS 2: ?   OS 3: Yes   RPC: Yes   SA: Yes

Title: Provocator
Links: None
Supplier: Computer Tutorial
Players: 1
Type: Unknown
Needs: OS 2: Yes   OS 3: ?   RPC: ?   SA: No

Title: Psyanki
Such a good game that even the 4th Dimension didn't bother advertising it.
Links: None
Supplier: 4th Dimension
Players: 1
Type: Repton (Boulderdash)
Needs: OS 2: Yes   OS 3: ?   RPC: No   SA: No

Title: Pushy (£12)
Don't confuse with the quality free block-pushing game. This effort also involves block-pushing, but you'll have seen better on a BBC Micro
Links: None
Supplier: 4th Dimension
Players: 1
Type: Puzzle
Needs: OS 2: No   OS 3: Yes   RPC: Yes   SA: Yes

Title: Quark
Very nice looking shoot'em'up, with loads of well-drawn graphics and plenty of variation. Sadly Risc PC incompatible. 'Play straight through' game design is a bit limiting.
Links: None
Supplier: Oregan Software Developments
Players: 1
Type: Shoot'em'up
Needs: OS 2: Yes   OS 3: Yes   RPC: No   SA: No

Title: Quazer
How not to design a world-beating shoot'em'up.
Links: None
Supplier: Impact Software
Players: 1
Type: Shoot'em'up
Needs: OS 2: Yes   OS 3: Yes   RPC: Game On   SA: ?

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