Complete
Cover of Computer & Video Games issue 2

Issue 2: December 1981

32 of 54 games streamed

Games News

The Dungeons of Death (Sharp MZ)

Featured on page 12

Missing

Helta Skelta Flats (Sinclair ZX81)

Featured on page 12

Missing

Rhino (Acorn Atom)

Featured on page 12

Played
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
49.0 out of 100 (2 votes)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Atom
Media format
.vhd
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Mount boot.vhd
  2. Type CH."RHINO" and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Wiggle (Acorn Atom)

Featured on page 12

Played
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
33.5 out of 100 (2 votes)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Atom
Media format
.vhd
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Mount boot.vhd
  2. Type CH."WIGGLE" and Enter

Controls Joystick

Players 1 player

Monster Maze (Commodore VIC-20)

Featured on page 13

Played
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
35.7 out of 100 (3 votes)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Commodore VIC-20
Media format
.tap
Notes
  • ExtRAM $A000 On
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Attach .TAP
  2. Type LOAD and Enter
  3. Type RUN and Enter

Controls Joystick

Players 1 player

Damsel and the Beast (Sinclair ZX81)

Featured on page 13

Played
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
11.0 out of 100 (1 vote)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
ZX81 (ZX81)
Media format
.p
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Load .P
  2. Type J - SHIFT-P - SHIFT-P and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Star Trek (Sinclair ZX81)

Featured on page 13

Played
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
4.0 out of 100 (1 vote)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
ZX81 (ZX81)
Media format
.p
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Load .P
  2. Type J - SHIFT-P - SHIFT-P and Enter
  3. Type R and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Apple Panic (Apple II)

Featured on page 13

Played
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
63.7 out of 100 (3 votes)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Apple-IIgs (ROM3)
Media format
.do
Notes
  • Use CAPS LOCK
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. WOZ 5.25 Apple Panic
  2. Cold Reset

Controls Keyboard or Joystick

Players 1 player

Constellation (Acorn Atom)

Featured on page 15

Played
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
36.0 out of 100 (1 vote)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Atom
Media format
.vhd
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Mount boot.vhd
  2. Type CH."CONSTELL" and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Mazeball (Acorn Atom)

Featured on page 15

Missing

Project Nebula (Tandy Color Computer 2)

Featured on page 15

Played
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
70.7 out of 100 (3 votes)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Dragon 32 (Tandy CoCo2)
Media format
.rom
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Cartridge
  2. Attach .ROM

Controls Controller

Players 1 player

Submarine Commander (Atari 400/800)

Featured on page 15

Not played

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Atari 800XL (XL/XE)
Media format
.xex
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Boot D1

Controls Controller

Players 1 player

Babies (Acorn Atom)

Featured on page 15

Played
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
36.8 out of 100 (12 votes)
Viewer comments
  • “Watch babies fall to their death.” [C64_TELEVISION]
  • “Scratchcard made me vote” [HAYESMAKER64]
  • “BabyRage” [QUADRUSL]
  • “fail to save the babies” [THEJOLIEJONES]
  • “- saving babies is not for basketball players” [MIKROMAN3526]
  • “Where are all the babies even coming from? Otherwise I like it” [FUTZEVOGEL]

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Atom
Media format
.vhd
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Mount boot.vhd
  2. Type CH."BABIES" and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Minotaur (Acorn Atom)

Featured on page 15

Played
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
34.4 out of 100 (9 votes)
Viewer comments
  • “cute minotaur” [THEJOLIEJONES]
  • “Cute, fluffy Minotaurs!” [C64_TELEVISION]
  • “- hard to improve on a simple maze game” [MIKROMAN3526]
  • “I'd go out of my way to see the cute Minotaur faster :]” [FUTZEVOGEL]

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Atom
Media format
.vhd
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Mount boot.vhd
  2. Type CH."MINOTAUR" and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Snapper (Acorn Atom)

Featured on page 15

Played
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
35.1 out of 100 (10 votes)
Viewer comments
  • “it's ok” [I_A_N]
  • “Sounds like my morning farts” [FUTZEVOGEL]
  • “- great clone” [MIKROMAN3526]
  • “I've seen worse pac mens retrog166Pacman” [HAYESMAKER64]
  • “"At least it's not jerky or anything. - Mark"” [C64_TELEVISION]
  • “Fartin' pacman” [PONPONPOX]

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Atom
Media format
.vhd
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Mount boot.vhd
  2. Type CH."SNAPPER" and Enter

Controls Joystick

Players 1 player

Video Game Reviews

Shoot Out (Acetronic MPU 1000/2000)

Featured on page 24

Played
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
44.0 out of 100 (1 vote)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
VC 4000
Media format
.bin
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Attach .bin

Controls Controller

Players 2 players

Chess (Acetronic MPU 1000/2000)

Featured on page 24

Not played

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
VC 4000
Media format
.bin
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Attach .bin

Controls Controller

Players 1-2 players

Draughts (Acetronic MPU 1000/2000)

Featured on page 24

Not played

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
VC 4000
Media format
.bin
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Attach .bin

Controls Controller

Players 1-2 players

Boxing (Mattel Intellivision)

Featured on page 24

Played
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
67.0 out of 100 (1 vote)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Intellivision
Media format
.bin
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Attach .bin

Controls Controller

Players 1-2 players

Space Armada (Mattel Intellivision)

Featured on page 24

Played
Streamed
3 July 2026

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Intellivision
Media format
.bin
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Attach .bin

Controls Controller

Players 1 player

Dragster (Atari 2600)

Featured on page 24

Played
Notes:
Review refers to the game as Drag Racing.
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
68.0 out of 100 (1 vote)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Atari 7800
Media format
.a26
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Attach .a26

Controls Controller

Players 1-2 players (alternating)

Laser Blast (Atari 2600)

Featured on page 24

Played
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
44.0 out of 100 (1 vote)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Atari 7800
Media format
.a26
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Attach .a26

Controls Controller

Players 1 player

Warlords (Atari 2600)

Featured on page 25

Not played
Notes:
Requires paddles.

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Atari 7800
Media format
.a26
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Attach .a26

Controls Controller

Players 1-4 players (alternating)

Musician (Philips Videopac G7000)

Featured on page 25

Did not work

Pinball (Voltmace Database)

Featured on page 25

Played
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
31.0 out of 100 (1 vote)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
VC 4000
Media format
.bin
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Attach .bin

Controls Controller

Players 1-2 players (alternating)

Musical Memory (Voltmace Database)

Featured on page 25

Not played

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
VC 4000
Media format
.bin
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Attach .bin

Controls Controller

Players 1 player

Earth Invasion (Voltmace Database)

Featured on page 25

Played
Notes:
Also known as Invasion.
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
61.0 out of 100 (1 vote)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
VC 4000
Media format
.bin
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Attach .bin

Controls Controller

Players 1 player

Type In

Chomp (Sharp MZ)

Featured on page 32

Missing
Notes:
By Karl Parker & Terry Brown.

Breakout (Acorn Atom)

Featured on page 36

Not played
Notes:
By Tim Jackson.

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Atom
Media format
.vhd
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Mount boot.vhd
  2. Type CH."BREAKOU" and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Goal (Apple II)

Featured on page 38

Not played
Notes:
By Fred Pence.

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Apple-IIgs (ROM3)
Media format
.dsk
Notes
  • Use CAPS LOCK
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. WOZ 5.25 Goal
  2. Cold Reset
  3. Type B and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Mini Golf (Atari 400/800)

Featured on page 42

Did not work
Notes:
By Mitch Voth & Rich Bouchard
Attempted
3 July 2026

Potshot (Commodore VIC-20)

Featured on page 46

Played
Notes:
By Ivor Stones
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
34.5 out of 100 (2 votes)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Commodore VIC-20
Media format
.prg
Notes
  • No additional memory required
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Load .PRG
  2. Type RUN and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Round The Horn (Tandy TRS80 Model 1)

Featured on page 50

Played
Notes:
By George Blank
Streamed
3 July 2026

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
TRS-80
Media format
.bas
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Press Enter
  2. Load .BAS
  3. Type RUN and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1-3 player

Cosmax (Sinclair ZX81)

Featured on page 58

Played
Notes:
By Tim Bull
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
7.0 out of 100 (1 vote)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
ZX81 (ZX81)
Media format
.p
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Load .P
  2. Type J - SHIFT-P - SHIFT-P and Enter
  3. Type R and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Solve The Cube (Commodore PET)

Featured on page 60

Missing
Notes:
By Peter & Matthew Richards

Computer Game Reviews

3D Asteroids (Acorn Atom)

Featured on page 78

Played
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
17.0 out of 100 (1 vote)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Atom
Media format
.vhd
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Mount boot.vhd
  2. Type CH."3DASTERO" and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Astrobirds (Acorn Atom)

Featured on page 78

Played
Streamed
10 July 2026
Viewer rating
17.0 out of 100 (1 vote)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Atom
Media format
.vhd
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Mount boot.vhd
  2. Type CH."ASTROBI" and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Games Pack 1 (Sinclair ZX81)

Featured on page 78

Golf (Sinclair ZX81)

Featured on page 78

Played
Streamed
3 July 2026

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
ZX81 (ZX81)
Media format
.p
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Load .P
  2. Type J - SHIFT-P - SHIFT-P and Enter
  3. Type R and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Life (Sinclair ZX81)

Featured on page 78

Did not work

Meteors (Sinclair ZX81)

Featured on page 78

Not played

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
ZX81 (ZX81)
Media format
.p
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Load .P
  2. Type J - SHIFT-P - SHIFT-P and Enter
  3. Type R and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Orbit (Sinclair ZX81)

Featured on page 78

Not played

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
ZX81 (ZX81)
Media format
.p
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Load .P
  2. Type J - SHIFT-P - SHIFT-P and Enter
  3. Type R and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Sniper (Sinclair ZX81)

Featured on page 78

Not played

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
ZX81 (ZX81)
Media format
.p
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Load .P
  2. Type J - SHIFT-P - SHIFT-P and Enter
  3. Type R and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Wolfpack (Sinclair ZX81)

Featured on page 78

Not played

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
ZX81 (ZX81)
Media format
.p
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Load .P
  2. Type J - SHIFT-P - SHIFT-P and Enter
  3. Type R and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Gorgon (Apple II)

Featured on page 79

Played
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
57.0 out of 100 (2 votes)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Apple-IIgs (ROM3)
Media format
.woz
Notes
  • Use CAPS LOCK
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. WOZ 5.25 Gorgon
  2. Cold Reset

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Snooker (Atari 400/800)

Featured on page 79

Not played

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Atari 800XL (XL/XE)
Media format
.xex
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Boot D1

Controls Controller

Players 1 player

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Commodore PET)

Featured on page 79

Played
Streamed
10 July 2026
Viewer rating
57.0 out of 100 (1 vote)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Commodore PET 2001
Media format
.prg
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Load .PRG
  2. Type Run and Enter

Darts (Atari 400/800)

Featured on page 81

Played
Streamed
3 July 2026
Viewer rating
63.0 out of 100 (1 vote)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Atari 800XL (XL/XE)
Media format
.xex
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Boot D1

Controls Controller

Players 1 player

Wumpus (Texas Instruments TI-99/4A)

Featured on page 81

Played
Streamed
10 July 2026

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
TI-99/4A
Media format
.bin
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Load Full Cart
  2. Press Enter
  3. Press 2

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Tawala's Last Redoubt (Apple II)

Featured on page 83

Played
Streamed
10 July 2026
Viewer rating
89.8 out of 100 (4 votes)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Apple-IIgs (ROM3)
Media format
.dsk
Notes
  • Use CAPS LOCK
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. WOZ 5.25 Tawala's Last Redoubt
  2. Cold Reset

Controls Keyboard or Paddles

Players 1 player

Escape From Colditz (Sharp MZ)

Featured on page 83

Played
Streamed
10 July 2026
Viewer rating
20.0 out of 100 (2 votes)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
Sharp MZ (MZ700)
Media format
.mzf
Notes
  • Use the 2021 Core. The 2026 update has removed tape queueing
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Load Direct to RAM BASIC SP-5025
  2. Type J1200 And Enter
  3. Queue Tape Escape from Colditz
  4. Type LOAD and Enter
  5. Type RUN and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Alpha-Square (Sinclair ZX81)

Featured on page 83

Missing

Ship of the Line (Sinclair ZX81)

Featured on page 83

Missing

Slalom (Sinclair ZX81)

Featured on page 83

Played
Streamed
10 July 2026
Viewer rating
19.5 out of 100 (2 votes)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
ZX81 (ZX81)
Media format
.p
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Load .P
  2. Type J - SHIFT-P - SHIFT-P and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player

Black Holes (Sinclair ZX81)

Featured on page 83

Played
Streamed
10 July 2026
Viewer rating
21.0 out of 100 (1 vote)

MiSTer setup

Core / machine
ZX81 (ZX81)
Media format
.p
Getting it working on the MiSTer
  1. Load .P
  2. Type J - SHIFT-P - SHIFT-P and Enter

Controls Keyboard

Players 1 player