1: Buy computer magazine 2: find, in amongst other articles; "Intergalactic Battle Cruiser Hyper wars -free game code!" accompanied by lurid illustration showi

1: Buy computer magazine 2: find, in amongst other articles; "Intergalactic Battle Cruiser Hyper wars -free game code!" accompanied by lurid illustration showing apocalyptic space battle, replete with explosions, mighty spaceships and exotic green-skinned women in silver bikinis 3: Spend several hours laboriously typing the 3 or 4 pages of closely printed code, line by line, into your Amiga/Spectrum/Dragon/Oric/BBC Micro* [delete as appropriate] 4: Run programme 5: "Syntax Error: Line NNN" 6: Fix Line NNN 7: Repeat stages 4 -6 several dozen times 8: Run Programme without it crashing --yay! 9: Letters XX>* move slowly across screen from left to right... Press spacebar... Letter O moves up screen from bottom to top and hits letters XX>... Computer makes feeble buzzing noise, like a bluebottle's fart... Letters disappear... Screen prints "GAME OVER! --PLAY AGAIN? Y/N"... 10: Hit "N" and go outside and play football with your mates.