Game Review: The Way of the Exploding Fist (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Ricochet)
The Way of the Exploding Fist was first released by Melbourne House back in 1985 for the Commodore 64, with the Commodore 16 and Plus/4 […]
Month: August 2024
Mastertronic Collectors Archive – Year Two!
We’re only a couple of days into our second year for the Mastertronic Collectors Archive website but we’re already moving ahead at an incredible pace […]
Game Review: The Way of the Exploding Fist (Commodore 64, Ricochet)
The Way of the Exploding Fist was first released by Melbourne House back in 1985, and at the time was regarded as a classic, due […]
Press Coverage – A Closer Look At Codemasters – Amstrad Action, September 1988
Amstrad Action had a major feature on Codemasters in the September 1988 issue. The first extract below mentions the early history of their involvement with […]
Press Coverage – Mastertronic Relaunced – PC Gameworld, August 2003
PC Gameworld picks up on the relaunch of Mastertronic, several years after the company ceased trading.
Press Coverage – Richard Branson Talks About The Mastertronic Acquisition
The growth of the Sega part of Mastertronic’s business, the partial acquisition by Virgin in 1987, full control in 1988 and the sale of the […]
Press Coverage – Amiga Format Arcade Shoot-Em-Up Retrospective – Amiga Format, 1993
Amiga Format published a special issue in 1993 (actual date not known) looking back on the Amiga gaming scene. It included this feature on our […]
Press Coverage – Crash Looks At Tronix Launch – Crash, February 1992
As already detailed, the breakup of Virgin Mastertronic in summer of 1991 required a new name for the budget brand. Crash, in February 1992, announced […]
Press Coverage – Tronix Budget Label Launched – 1991
A few months after Virgin Mastertronic divested its Sega distribution business back to Sega Japan, in the summer of 1991, the company rebranded budget games […]
Press Coverage – ACE Names 50 Most Influential People In Games Industry – ACE, July 1991
Who were the most influential people in the UK games industry in 1991? ACE ran a feature split over many pages in its July issue […]