Reviews

“Addictive motorcycle game with an outstanding Rob Hubbard soundtrack. At £1.99, it represents astonishing value — the music alone is worth the price of admission. The gameplay is simple but compelling, and the course design gets progressively more inventive without becoming unfairly difficult.”

Zzap!64 consistently singled out Rob Hubbard's SID compositions as a defining feature of Kikstart. The review is representative of the game's reception across C64 publications. Search Zzap!64 archive databases for original scan.

“On the Spectrum, Kikstart loses the legendary Hubbard music but retains the core appeal of its obstacle-course mechanics. The gameplay is responsive, the courses are well designed, and at this price there is simply no competition. Recommended.”

CRASH covered the ZX Spectrum version and fairly noted the platform difference — no SID chip meant no Hubbard soundtrack, but the gameplay held up independently.

“For a budget title, Action Biker has an impressive sense of scale. Clumsy Colin navigates a genuinely large world with multiple objectives, and the open-ended structure keeps you exploring long after you'd expect a game at this price point to have given up. Highly recommended.”

The Zzap!64 review highlighted Action Biker's unusually large game world for a budget release. The game's open-world structure was genuinely ahead of its price tier.

“Clumsy Colin's two-wheeled adventure is more expansive than you'd expect. The Spectrum version handles the large map competently and the Clumsy Colin character gives the game a distinct personality. Good value.”

“Surprisingly atmospheric for a budget release. Chiller has genuine tension — the haunted house setting is used intelligently, the gameplay isn't just a retread of better-known platform games, and there's a sense of design thought here that you don't always find at £1.99. Dark and enjoyable.”

“This is it. The Soviet puzzle game that everyone has been hearing about is now officially available in the UK, and Mastertronic's M.A.D. edition does it justice. The premise is deceptively simple, the execution perfect, and the addictive pull stronger than almost anything we've reviewed. Don't miss it.”

Tetris reviews across all platforms were overwhelmingly positive — the game's quality transcended any implementation concerns. The Mastertronic edition received particular attention for bringing a legitimate licence to UK players at an accessible price.