October 2026 - Mastertronic Collectors Archive

Game Review: Chuckman (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)

23 October 2026 Brian Kemp 0

Chuckman is on a mission to diffuse the bombs which have been randomly scattered around a maze. You must run and skate through the passages […]

Game Review: Space Ranger (Amiga, Mastertronic)

21 October 2026 Simon Plumbe 0

While it was commonplace in the 8-bit era, by the time the Amiga and Atari ST arrived on the scene arcade clones were less prevalent […]

Game Review: Terminus (MSX, Mastertronic / MAD)

19 October 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

Terminus was one of the first releases where the MAD label just indicated the higher price point of £2.99 but was part of the main […]

Mastertronic Collectors Archive Digest – 18th October 2026

18 October 2026 Simon Plumbe 0

Has it really been two weeks since our last update on all the latest additions to the Mastertronic Collectors Archive? Well, as always we’ve been […]

Oric 1 Virgin Games / Melbourne House Checklist

17 October 2026 Simon Plumbe 0

Considered by many to be a niché platform, the Oric-1 still had its loyal fanbase even though it wasn’t as successful or popular as the […]

Game Review: Zzzz (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)

16 October 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

The adventure game genre had come a considerable way by 1985, with even budget games having the option of having text and graphics describe your […]

Game Review: Legend of the Knucker-Hole (Commodore 64, Americana)

14 October 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

Back in 1983, English Software released Jet-Boot Jack, first for the Atari 8-bit computers followed by conversions to the Commodore 64, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron […]

The First and Last: Mastertronic’s Ricochet Range

13 October 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

In this the fourth part of the First and Last series, we will look at Mastertronic’s dedicated re-release label, Ricochet, which meant that games that […]