Top 5-8 best games in 1974. Reviews: Super Star Trek, Frogs, Tank, Clean Sweep

All list top 32 games.

Super Star Trek Altair 8800, Mainframe

This is an updated version of Star Trek. The goal of the game remains the same - to destroy Klingon ships within a limited time. Several improvements have been added to the game, including a three-letter text analyzer to determine your actions. Now each quadrant has its own names, and the names of Star Trek are licensed by Paramount Pictures itself. On some computer models, there is text that can be animated.

Frogs Mainframe, TI Programmable Calculator, TRS-80

This is a puzzle with a rearrangement of order. Eight frogs are arranged in a row. In each move, the player has the opportunity to jump one frog over another (the jumped frog is removed) or move one frog to the vacant space. The goal is to move all the frogs from the left side to the right or vice versa in the minimum number of moves, not exceeding 24 moves.

Tank Arcade

This is an arcade game with a top-down perspective. In this game, two players try to destroy the opponent's tank as many times as possible within the allotted time, usually 60 seconds.

The tanks are of two different colors: white and black, and they have projectiles of the same color. Mines are also placed in the central part of the screen, disappearing after an explosion. The tank does not disappear after an explosion but remains in the same place, so it's better to quickly change position after a hit.

Control is done using joysticks, which were later adapted for the Atari 2600 home console.

Clean Sweep Arcade

A game that is similar to the later released hit Breakout. Here, you also wield a paddle from the bottom, and the ball bounces off all walls except the bottom one, hitting which costs you a life. The game can have between 3 to 5 lives.

Your goal is to clear the screen of dots, which disappear upon hitting them.