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Hey ! I´m afraid to say that this almost unknown program by Matthew Smith isn´t much fun . :(

It was released a year after Manic Miner -this is 1984- and is much of a disappointment, really , and much of a lesser product ... at least for Matthew Smith´s lovers like myself .

The plot is cute : avoid the lobster and the technicolor pizza long enough until the next level . but good plots only don´t make good games .

That´s the problem with Andre´s Night Off : after two or three games it becomes predictable and the fun is over .

This was a very poor release by the inventor of Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy ... two brilliant games that stand on their own .

This game should have never existed and can only be taken as a curiosity .

1984 C&VG Magazine (UK)
by Matthew Smith

Andre's Night Off is a true disappointment.
After creating two of the most influential games ever, Matt delivers a game worthy of the Cassette 50 compilation. Mind you the game isn't badly written, it even has a nice presentation, but its totally pointless, and I dare to say it is one of the most uninteresting BASIC written games I've encountered in a magazine. Its like a U2 concert without Bono. Matt was asked to write a game for the magazine as a special bonus to it's fans. So he came up with Andre... Well, Matt or C&VG magazine cant complaint if people thought it was crap, even back then.
But its understandable, he was in those carefree years, probably chasing girls, so why would he bother with a magazine game.