Big K (GB)
Big K was a British multi-format magazine published by IPC Magazines. It was predominantly games-oriented, with a small amount of technical content covering utilities & hardware etc. A total of 12 issues were produced, from April 1984 to March 1985. TV Gamer magazine was incorporated into Big K from issue 11 (February 1985) onwards. The editor was Tony Tyler.
Download all programs from this magazine on one disk:
 Big K.d64 |
12 programs
| Program | Author | Requirements | Files | Info |
Rocket! Issue 1 (Apr 1984), Page 14. |
G Hoarewell | Unexpanded | rocket.prg Screenshot |
Launch your rockets at the UFO. Controls: Joystick. |
| Save The City! (Tanky)  Issue 1 (Apr 1984), Pages 58-59. Issue 3 (Jun 1984), Page 6. |
D Later & E Blare | Unexpanded | save the city.prg Screenshot |
Shoot the UFO with your tank. Controls: Joystick. |
| Watch That Bunker! (Miniature Golf)  Issue 2 (May 1984), Pages 68-69. |
H Cole | Unexpanded | miniature golf.prg Screenshot |
Crazy golf game. Try to complete each course with the fewest strokes. Controls: Type the direction and strength of each shot. |
Hare Lifts Issue 4 (Jul 1984), Pages 78-83. |
Kevin Hughes | Unexpanded | hare lifts.prg Screenshot |
Platform game. Guide your rabbit along the girders to reach the carrot at the top of the screen, while avoiding the barrels. There are eight screens to complete. Controls: Joystick (push up to jump over the barrels, and press fire to use the lifts). |
Speed Arena Issue 5 (Aug 1984), Pages 56-57. |
M Graley | Unexpanded | speed arena.prg Screenshot |
Drive as far as possible around the screen while avoiding the blocks that appear in your path. Controls: L (left), : (right), A (up), Z (down). |
Planet Electro Issue 5 (Aug 1984), Pages 84-85. |
C Mill | 3K expansion | planet eltro 3k.prg Screenshot |
Defender game. Protect the humans from the blue aliens. Controls: A (stop), D (right), W (up), X (down), S (fire). |
Cross Fire Issue 6 (Sep 1984), Pages 76-77. |
E McRacken | Unexpanded | cross fire.prg Screenshot |
Fire your two guns, timing your shots so that when the bullets meet they will fall down the screen and hit one of the targets. Controls: Z (fire left gun), X (fire right gun). |
Maze of Gold Issue 8 (Nov 1984), Page 95. Issue 10 (Jan 1985), Page 119. |
G Roberts | Unexpanded | maze of gold.t64 Screenshot |
Drive your van through the maze collecting as much gold as you dare, but you must return to your home at the bottom of the screen within 60 seconds. Controls: Z (left), X (right), ; (up), / (down). |
Bar Shooting Issue 9 (Dec 1984), Pages 114-115. |
Peter Adjaye | Unexpanded | bar shooting.prg Screenshot |
Shoot the beer glasses as they fall off the end of the bar. Make sure you hit the handle. Controls: Space (fire). |
| Slalom Slope (Ski-Slope)  Issue 10 (Jan 1985), Pages 96-97. |
Stephen Budden | Unexpanded | slalom slope.prg Screenshot |
Vertically-scrolling downhill ski race, with three game modes. Controls: Z (left), X (right). |
| Fruitbusters! (Pac-Man)  Issue 11 (Feb 1985), Pages 56-57. Issue 12 (Mar 1985), Page 69. |
David Greahme | Unexpanded | fruitbusters.prg Screenshot |
Pac-Man game. Eat the dots and avoid the ghost. Controls: 6 (left), 8 (right), 2 (up), Q (down). |
| Egg Eater (Cavern Run)  Issue 12 (Mar 1985), Pages 48-51. |
Martin Holland | Unexpanded | egg eater.t64 Screenshot |
As a cave-dwelling Wub (the little scorpion-like creature), you must collect all the delicious eggs while negotiating traps and avoiding hazards, then return to your nest. Controls: < (left), > (right), A (up), Z (down). |
