Game Review: Thunderbirds (PlayStation 2, Blast!)
Gerry Anderson’s Thunderbirds was one of the most iconic and instantly recognisable children’s TV shows of the 1960s. Despite only lasting for 32 episodes, it’s […]
Month: August 2023
The Quest For Mastervision
When it comes to Mastertronic, every collector is different. Some focus on a single format, while others concentrate on a specific range or era. But […]
Press Coverage – Personal Computer News, 4th August 1984
The fallout from the over-crowded market and the poor sales at Christmas caused instability amongst the software houses. Rumours abounded. In this piece, in Personal […]
Press Coverage – Sinclair User, July 1984
Sinclair User followed up their brief item about new budget software publishers in June with this major feature. They thought that serious publishers – educational […]
Press Coverage – Personal Computer Games, July 1984
Personal Computer Games, July 1984, continues to keep an eye on the budget market. Nice to see the future chairman of Virgin Mastertronic welcoming the […]
Press Coverage – Home Computing Weekly, 17th July 1984
Home Computing Weekly, 17 July 1984, effectively corrected (but did not refer to) the story it had published on 22 May saying that ACE was […]
Press Coverage – Popular Computing Weekly, 19th July 1984
Popular Computing Weekly put a full page interview with Martin Alper in their issue of 19 July, 1984. It was illustrated with a photo that […]
Press Coverage – Commodore User, June 1984
Commodore User, June 1984, picks up on the trade hostility to the idea of reducing the price of computer games. Martin Alper, much quoted in […]
Press Coverage – Sinclair User Issue 27, June 1984
Frank Herman displays no illusions about the impact on the trade of Mastertronic’s low prices, Sinclair User no 27 – June 1984.
Press Coverage – Personal Computer Games June 1984 News
Personal Computer Games, June 1984, notices a newcomer to the crowded software market.