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Arkanoid-
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BreakoutImagineCPC1987

The Breakout clone. For those of you unfamiliar with Breakout, you control a paddle at the bottom of a brick-filled screen while a ball bounces around above it. If the ball hits a brick, the brick is destroyed. Your task is to clear the screen of all bricks by moving left and right and making sure the ball doesn't fall off the bottom of the screen. Arkanoid does all this in a very smooth and colourful way, with bricks dropping powerups to provide you with a larger bat, lasers or multiple balls. There's also a steady stream of nasties leaking out of the roof, but their only job is to deflect your ball from its original course.

 
Auf Wiedersehen Monty-
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PlatformGremlinCPC1987

The sequel to Monty On The Run sees Monty Mole still up to no good. He starts off a poor mole hiding out in Gibraltar, where we left him last time. But Monty is still on the run, and is looking to make enough cash to buy the Greek island of Montoss, where he will be immune from the law. To make this cash, Monty must take up smuggling valuable articles across Europe. Each one of the flick-screens represents part of a country, although it's not quite a realistic interpretation as the screens are littered with colourful platforms and nasties. Long-distance travel can be accomplished by using one of the airports scattered around the place.

See: Monty On the Run
 
Axelay-
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Shoot-em-upKonamiSNES1992
 

The Illis solar system is under attack by a powerful enemy, and their attack fleets are too weak to suppress them. After months of battle, only one Illis ship remains. You take control of this ship, Axelay. Axelay has space for three armaments, the choices of which increase as the levels progress. Getting hit destroys your current weapon, giving you three "tries" per ship. Each level sees you facing off against the usual attacking fighters, asteroids, gun emplacements, and moving walls, but variety comes in the style. Sometimes the action is viewed from the traditional side-on camera and in other levels you are flying into the screen, toward the horizon.


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