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^7 T H E P I C K O F A M O S P . D . D I S K S .
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^2 APD 361.
^2 ESTRANGED by DR. STRANGE.
^1 This is a very interesting demo. It's not often that a demo catches
^1my eye, but this one has a novel feature.
^1 The demo is split into three sections, the first is a plasma effect
^1with bobs twirling around following sine patterns, this is good, but
^1it is the second part of the demo that facinated me.
^1 For the second section you need a pair of 3-D specs (or the red and
^1blue cellephane wrappers from a box of chocolates!) We only have a
^1pair of Red and green specs, but the effect is still great.
^1 The demo contains sequences of 3-D animations starting with a simple
^1cube and progressing to complex shapes including a Star Wars type
^1spaceship which looks as if it is zooming out of the screen towards
^1you, a disk, a really great windmill with sails turning, and the
^1finale is a tank which is superb.
^1 I thought the pictures were pretty good without the specs, but I was
^1amazed at the effect when using them. It goes to prove how easily the
^1eyes can deceive the brain!
^1 The third part is the end screen with a scrolly message. The effect
^1is good, even if rather gorey! The words THE END are in red and
^1drops of blood drip off the letters into a pool of red below. The
^1font used in the scroller is novel, its made up of bones covered in
^1blood. The skulls used as full stops add to the atmosphere.
^1 The demo is compiled, but the source is on the disk as well. An
^1unusual demo, worth a look.
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^2 APD 367
^2 CHAIN REACTION & CPU CHALLENGE. By Dr Strange.
^1 This is another good disk from Dr Strange. This time there are two
^1games, both well presented and great to play.
^1 CPU Challenge is a game of deduction. You are presented with a CPU
^1chip and you have to work out where the computer viruses are hidden
^1on the grid by firing light rays across the surface of the chip. If
^1there is a virus, the light is deflected at the site of the virus.
^1You have to remember these points, when you know where all the
^1viruses are located, you press the spacebar and mark the places with
^1the cursor to see if you are correct.
^1 Chain Reaction is an excellent game for two players. You have a
^1grid onto which you take turns to place bombs. Each square holds a
^1set number of bombs, the number is decided by the number of squares
^1that the original square touches horizontally and vertically, less
^1one. In other words, the corners hold 1 bomb, the edges, 2, and the
^1centre squares 3 bombs each. One bomb over this limit detonates the
^1bomb which then disperses to the adjacent squares. If a square it
^1lands on exceeds is limit, then that also explodes scattering bombs
^1and so on, hence the name Chain Reaction.
^1 You can also choose to have green bombs placed randomly amongst your
^1red and blue bombs, neither player can place a bomb on a green bomb,
^1if these explode, they remove all bombs placed around them. You can
^1only place your bombs on a pile of your own colour and the aim is to
^1take out all your opponents bombs. Sometimes, the program goes
^1beserk when all the bombs of one colour have been removed, we let it
^1run for 5 minutes or more thinking it would stop exploding squares,
^1but it showed no signs of doing so! Anyhow, it was obvious by then
^1who had won as there were only red bombs on the screen!
^1 This game is good fun as even if you plan your moves carefully the
^1unpredictable nature of explosives means that the board can easily
^1change from one colour to another in a single move!
^2 Well recommended, even with the `unlimited explosions!'
^1 Both these games have great graphics, full instructions and are
^1totally joystick controlled.
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