Legacy Windows emulator games
Game Pack 1
Eleven games preserved for the legacy Windows Microtan emulator.
The original page presented these games with screenshots, credits and brief playing instructions. They run in the legacy Windows emulator, not the current Linux/WSL2 project.
Game Pack 1 download
| Download | Filename | Format | Size | Platform or compatibility | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games Pack 1 | GamePack1.zip |
ZIP archive containing Microtan program data | 51.6 KiB | Legacy Windows emulator version 1.0 or later | The first archived collection of Microtan games. |
Astro Fighter
Written by Geoff MacDonald
Shoot the waves of attacking ships. The mother ship on the last level must be shot dead centre. Shoot the comets for bonus points.
Controls: Move left and right with the cursor keys. Use Left Ctrl or Left Shift to fire.
Hell’s Bells
Written by Geoff MacDonald
Rescue Esmeralda from the castle.
Controls: Move left and right with the cursor keys. Use Left Shift to jump.
Moon Cresta
Written by Geoff MacDonald
Shoot the waves of alien ships. Your ship is made of three stages; if you survive a level, you can dock with the next stage. A successful docking gives your ship additional firepower for the following waves.
Controls: Move left and right with the cursor keys. Left Shift fires the lasers and engines while docking, and turns the tune on or off.
Moon Rescue
Written by Geoff MacDonald
Land your ship on a platform to rescue an astronaut. Shoot your way past the flying saucers to dock with your mother ship.
Controls: Move with the cursor keys. Left Shift launches the rescue ship. Left Ctrl slows descent, speeds ascent and fires a laser while ascending.
Slot Machine
Written by Geoff MacDonald
Press Space to start the reels. If you get a nudge or hold, press 1, 2 or 3 to select a reel. A fourth-reel win spins the extra reel: 10 adds 10p to the winnings, a triangle wins the total and a bar wins nothing.
Adventure
Written by I. Dickinson
A text adventure game.
Controls: Type commands, then press Enter.
Gobbler
Written by A. Moore
Eat all the dots, avoid the ghosts and head for the exit. After eating a power pill, you can eat ghosts for bonus points.
Controls: Use capital A for up, Z for down, < for left and > for right.
Hangman
Microtanic Software
Guess the word one letter at a time. If you get a letter right, you can guess the whole word.
Space Invasion
Computing Today, Electronics Today International and Tangerine
Classic Space Invaders: shoot the hordes of alien invaders and the mother ships for bonus points. The original magazine article is preserved in the publications section.
Controls: Move with the cursor keys. Left Ctrl fires and Left Shift starts the game.
Lunar Lander
Written by F. Woodcock
Land your ship safely on the moon. Each turn, specify how much fuel to burn. Run out of fuel, and you’re geography!
Othello
Written by F. Woodcock
Place your tiles on the grid to flank the opponent’s tiles. Any tiles you flank become yours.