Warning: These games show no mercy
Written on June 11th, 2026 by Tech Ads
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arming: these gai
nes show no mercy.
Acornsoft have now unleashed eight more mer-
siless games onto unsuspecting BBC micro owners.
Ranging from ‘Gateway to Karos: where putting
‘foot wrong could mean instant death. To the relentless
inties of Drogna which could have you dying with
aughter.
Gateway to Karos.
An adventure game in which you'll need all
our patience and ingenuity just to stay alive. Your
»bjective is to find the Talisman of Khoronz but,
vhichever path you choose, you'll be beset by treachery.
Serpents lie in wait and magical phenomenonaare in
tbundance. Should you find the
o find your way back.
lisman, you'vestill
Labyrinth
\ superb real-time game with fast 3D graphics.
\s you guide Mork through the Labyrinth, he'll have
0 eat fruit to keep going. Crush the Tiger-Moths,
shoot the Flitterbugs, dodge the Threshers and find
he Magic Crystals which lead to new and more
challenging levels of the Labyrinth.
‘Tetrapod.
You're inanarena littered with dormant lizards.
siller bees and other hostile creatures with whom
you'll have to do battle to survive. But beware of your
own laser bullets, as they bounce off the arena walls.
Drogna.
A game fortwo people— preferably with devious
ninds. There are two vaults containing diamondsand
your job is to collect and transfer them to your home
base. While your opponentisout collecting you could
sneak in and steal his loot... but keep an eye out for
him doing the same to you.
Crazy Tracer.
An arcade style game where you're in charge of
a paint roller. Guide your roller around a maze of
rectangles while evading monsters who are committed
to destroying it. Cain extra rollers and bonus points
by painting different objects. But you'll have to avoid
running out of paint.
Volcano.
Mount Crona has erupted after 150 years of
silence. And your mission as an Emergency Rescue
Helicopter Pilot is to save sightseers stranded on the
ime is of the essence as the lava approaches
slopes.
the sightseers. But you'll have to take time to evade —
orshoot~the boulders being hurled from the volcano.
Carousel.
\ re-creation of the fairground shooting gallery
~ with a difference. Shoot down all the ducks, owls
and rabbits before you run out of ammunition.
Watch out for the low-flying ducks. If you fail to shoot
these, they'll steal your bullets and reduce your
chances of success.
Meteor Mission.
On an alien planet are six stranded astronauts.
Launch your capsule from the Mothership and by
avoiding — or shooting ~ meteors and alien craft. pick
up the astronauts one at a time and return them to
the Mothership.
All games — with the exception of Gateway to
Karos which is currently only available on cassette —
can be bought direct in either cassette or dise form.
You will find all these pro,
stockist. To find out where
credit card, simply ring 093;
ms at your local Acorn
hey are, or to order by
79300 during office
hours.
Alternatively
sending off the coupon below to: Acornsoft, c/o Vector
Marketing. London Road, Wellingborough, Northants
NN8 2RL. Please allow 28 days for delivery.
you can order the games by
‘To: Acornsoft. c/o Vector Marketing, London Road.
Wellingborough, Northants \N8 2RL.
Ph
PROGRAM
Gateway to Karos
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Tetrapod
Drogna
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Meteor Mission
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Price Cassette: £9.95: Dise: £11.50
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‘Warning: These games show no mercy’
While a lot of 80s home micros were sold to parents as educational devices, the actual goal of many micro-advocating teens was the acquisition of something to play games on. Acornsoft, the software division of Acorn Computers, knew this and ensured that - along with the various business, educational, and graphics title they published - there was a range of games to soak up pocket money that might otherwise go elsewhere.
The Complete BBC Micro Games Archive hosts playable versions of Gateway To Karos, Labyrinth, Tetrapod, Drogna, Crazy Tracer, Volcano, Carousel, and Meteor Mission.
Via: Personal Computer World - Volume 8, Issue 1 (January 1985)
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