While Atari’s range of 8-bit computers was almost as popular as the Commodore 64 in America, in the UK it took a backseat to the C64, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad. Despite having impressive hardware specifications, its limited sucess was no doubt down to the notoriously slow loading from cassette that plagued the system. Most users opted to use disk drives and in the UK this pushed the cost of the machine out of the reach of most looking for a viable platform.
This didn’t stop Mastertronic from supporting the system though with a healthy offering of games across most of their ranges for the lifetime of the company.
Updated: 6th July 2025
MASTERTRONIC
| Number | Title | Author | Sales | Cover Art |
| IA0002 | Vegas Jackpot | Hal Rushton Mark J Brady (cover) |
33,160 | |
| IA0056 | Kikstart: Off-Road Simulator | Peter Adams Mark J Brady (cover) |
56,989 | |
| ICD0056 | Kikstart: Off-Road Simulator (C64/Atari disk) | Peter Adams Mark J Brady (cover) |
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| IC0087 | Action Biker | John Smyth (cover) | 59,670 | |
| ICD0087 | Action Biker (C64/Atari disk) | |||
| IT0089 | One Man And His Droid | Adrian Sheppard John Smyth (cover) |
46,383 | |
| ICD0113 | Las Vegas Video Poker / Vegas Jackpot (C64/Atari disk) |
Sculptured Software | ||
| ICD0114 | Speed King (C64/Atari disk) | Sculptured Software | ||
| USAT0116 | Ninja | Sculptured Software | 52,487 | |
| ICD0116 | Ninja (C64/Atari disk) | Sculptured Software | ||
| CSTPC0116 | Ninja (C64/Atari/PC disk) | Sculptured Software | ||
| ICD0118 | Elektra Glide (C64/Atari disk) | |||
| IT0119 | Molecule Man | Steven Riding John Smyth (cover) |
22,059 | |
| IT0123 | S.T.O.R.M | Jim Bagley | 13,639 | |
| IT0125 | Universal Hero | Steven Riding | 18,053 | |
| IT0134 | Panther | Chuck Peavey | 20,906 | |
| IT0136 | Los Angeles SWAT | Randy Platt | 46,863 | |
| IT0139 | Crystal Raider | Matthew Trimby | 35,163 | |
| IT0146 | Gun Law | 34,791 | ||
| IT0147 | Master Chess | 21,201 | ||
| IT0153 | Despatch Rider | Tim Huntington | 30,512 | |
| BT0157 | Feud | 22,760 | ||
| BT0166 | Colony | 19,154 | ||
| BT0168 | Invasion | Paul Marshall | 12,871 | |
| IT0169 | Amaurote | 7,333 | ||
| IT0172 | Hover Bovver | Aaron Liddiment | 18,795 | |
| IT0175 | Frenesis | Tony Takoushi | 17,556 | |
| IT0176 | Attack Of The Mutant Camels | Jeff Minter | 18,551 | |
| IT0179 | Milk Race | Paul Marshall | 29,893 | |
| IT0180 | Gridrunner | Jeff Minter | 14,303 | |
| IT0187 | Power Down | Graham Askew | 16,430 | |
| IT0197 | On Cue | Sean Du Bray | 13,824 | |
| IT0203 | 180 | David Forward | 17,987 | |
| IT0220 | Henry’s House | Chris Murray | 25,990 | |
| IT0224 | Rogue | Paul Marshall | 14,026 | |
| IT0237 | Revenge II | Steven Riding | 4,874 | |
| IT0239 | Rockford: The Arcade Game (with Crystal Raider bonus game free) |
Icon Design | 9,755 |
US EXCLUSIVE RELEASES
As well as the main range, a number of games were released as disk-only titles for the American market…
| Number | Title | Author | Sales | Cover Art |
| ENT004 | Crystal Raider (disk) | Matthew Trimby |
MASTERTRONIC’S ADDED DIMENSION (M.A.D)
This was Mastertronic’s first spin-off label. The range, priced at £2.99, was intended to promote games of a higher quality than the regular £1.99 Mastertronic range. New styling was introduced with pop art style covers, with a new numbering system providing each game with its own unique number, even for different formats.
| Number | Title | Author | Sales | Cover Art |
| MAD 1 | The Last V8 (C64/Atari disk) | David Darling | ||
| MAD 11 | The Last V8 | David Darling | 33,350 | |
| MAD 18 | Spellbound | Adrian Sheppard | 24,698 |
RICOCHET
Ricochet was Mastertronic’s first label dedicated to re-releases and covered games primarily from Martech, Ultimate, Virgin, Melbourne House and Activision. Four titles are currently missing and unknown from the range. However, we have been able to identify three of these for the Commodore 64 as they were moved to the main Mastertronic range, but don’t have what the planned numbers were for them.
| Number | Title | Original Publisher | Sales | Cover Art |
| RT021 | Ghostbusters | Activision | 36,913 |
AMERICANA
| Title | Author | Original Publisher | Cover Art |
| Alley Cat | Bill Williams, John Harris | ||
| Beer Belly Burt’s Brew Biz (cassette) | Frank Cohen | ||
| Beer Belly Burt’s Brew Biz (disk) | Frank Cohen | ||
| Bounty Bob Strikes Back | Bill Hogue | ||
| Dimension X | Steve Hales | ||
| Dropzone | Archer Maclean | ||
| Fidget | Amin Hoque | ||
| New York City – The Big Apple (cassette) | Russ Segal | ||
| New York City – The Big Apple (disk) | Russ Segal | ||
| Nuclear Nick | Ron Rosen | ||
| Ollie’s Follies | Frank Cohen | ||
| Olympic Skier | Amin Hoque | Mr Chip Software | |
| Preppie! | Russ Wetmore | ||
| Questprobe featuring The Hulk | Scott Adams | Adventure International | |
| Questprobe: Spider-Man | Scott Adams | Adventure International | |
| Scooter (cassette) | Frank Cohen | ||
| Scooter (disk) | Frank Cohen | ||
| Shamus | William Mataga | ||
| Strip Poker | Artworx | ||
| Whirlinurd | Chris Gray |
PAL DEVELOPMENTS
| Number | Title | Author | Sales | Cover Art |
| PAL AT1 | Bombfusion | Anthony J Wilson | 18,578 | |
| PAL AT2 | Speed Zone | Russell Knight | 14,116 | |
| PAL AT5 | Protector | Anthony J Wilson | 2,464 | |
| PAL AT14 | Sidewinder II | Russell Knight, Anthony J Wilson | 1,808 |
VIRGIN GAMES
| Title | Author | Cover Art |
| The Growing Pains Of Adrian Mole | Level 9 |
MELBOUNRE HOUSE
| Title | Author | Cover Art |
| Mordon’s Quest | John Jones-Steele, Peter Moreland, Peter Donne |
MELBOURNE HOUSE BOOKS
| Title | Author | Cover Art |
| Atari 130XE Games Book | Richard Woolcock, Graeme Stretton |
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| Atari 130XE Machine Language for the Absolute Beginner | Kevin Bergin |  |
Notes
- The cassette version of Action Biker uses the incorrect prefix of IC instead of IT, presumably because the dual format disk version uses ICD (which was reserved for Commodore 64 disk releases) and rather than assigning a separate number, the “D” was just removed.
- The Atari version of 180 appears in the regular Mastertronic range, but uses MAD branding. The other versions appear in the short-lived MADC range.
- Despite Rockford having a higher spine number, Rogue was the final cassette game released in the main Mastertronic range for the Atari, in September 1988. Five further games were released in 1989 and 1990 in the Ricochet and PAL Developments ranges.
We will be expanding these lists over time with links to reviews, more entries and additional details.
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