The Archers

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Events in the rural village of Ambridge have enthralled BBC Radio 4 listeners since 1950. The computer game re-creation casts you as one of the scriptwriters. The game is split into four parts, in which you control Jack Woolley, Elizabeth Archer, Eddie Grundy and Nelson Gabriel in turn. Guide each character through their decisions (from 3 multiple-choices), with the aim of choosing the most listener-friendly choices. Your choices affect the show's rating directly, as well as changing the forthcoming plot much more than in The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾.

Characters can be removed from the show depending on how you develop certain storylines, but make sure not to axe the popular ones. Avoid offending special-interest groups, as the BBC comes down hard on writers who generate complaints.

In some versions you can play the four parts individually; in others, progressing onto controlling a character is conditional on increasing the ratings while controlling the previous one.

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Crash!	ZX Spectrum	Feb, 1987	90 out of 100	90
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Commodore 64	Jan, 1987	8 out of 10	80
Commodore User	Commodore 64	Dec, 1986		80
Sinclair User	ZX Spectrum	Jan, 1987		80
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Atari 8-bit	Feb, 1987	7.25 out of 12	60
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Amstrad CPC	Feb, 1987	7.25 out of 12	60
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	ZX Spectrum	Feb, 1987	7.25 out of 12	60
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	MSX	Feb, 1987	7.25 out of 12	60
Zzap!	Commodore 64	Dec, 1986	50 out of 100	50
Amtix!	Amstrad CPC	Jan, 1987	45 out of 100	45

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