Mastertronic’s Added Dimension (M.A.D) Checklist
Mastertronic’s Added Dimension (M.A.D) was Mastertronic’s first spin-off label. The range, priced at £2.99, was intended to promote games of a higher quality than the […]
Month: January 2024
Americana Checklist
Americana was one of the more unusual of Mastertronic’s labels. Publisher US Gold approached Mastertronic asking them to assist them in setting up a budget […]
Game Review: Neutron Zapper (Vic 20, Mastertronic)
The Vic 20 was a major part of Mastertronic’s early catalogue. While it was probably the weakest system in terms of technical capabilities, it was […]
Press Coverage – Whatever Happened To Richard Bielby? Crash Issue 39, April 1987
A very rare mention of Richard Bielby, the man who organised the teams of distributors in Mastertronic’s early years. As our distribution channels grew we […]
Press Coverage – Melbourne House Buyout, Amstrad Action, April 1987
The takeover of Melbourne House was big news (at least, it felt like to us.) Here is how Amstrad Action reported it, in April 1987. […]
Press Coverage – Beam Software Retrospective, Next Generation, September 1997
The magazine Next Generation published a retrospective on Beam Software, the Australian owners of Melbourne House (prior to its sale to Mastertronic), in the September […]
Game Review: Questprobe feat. The Hulk (ZX Spectrum, Americana)
We’re nothing if not fair here at the Mastertronic Collectors Archive. We want to cover as many different games and platforms as possible on the […]
Game Review: Questprobe feat. The Hulk (C16, Americana)
I won’t go in to too much detail about the plot or the background of this first title in the Questprobe series from adventure writer […]
Game Review: Questprobe feat. The Hulk (C64, Americana)
Scott Adams is a name that will be familiar to most of you who grew up in the 8-bit gaming era. If the name isn’t […]
Infinite Frontiers – Celebrating 35 Years Of Geek Culture…
For those of you reading this who aren’t familiar with the name, Infinite Frontiers is the fan organisation behind this website. Founded in 1989, we’ve […]