
A History Of Mastertronic
“Uncle” Frank Herman – the man who started it all. This history is dedicated to the memory of Frank Herman, who died 30 March 2009. […]
“Uncle” Frank Herman – the man who started it all. This history is dedicated to the memory of Frank Herman, who died 30 March 2009. […]
Regular visitors to the Mastertronic Collectors Archive website will have noticed that things have been quiet here for the last couple of weeks. Usually we […]
Of all the formats supported by Mastertronic during their lifetime, only the Dragon 32 saw fewer releases than the Commodore Vic 20. Released in 1981, […]
If there was one thing that was perhaps always something that Commodore 64 owners would mention in the playground computer debates of the 1980s, it […]
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 […]
Virgin Mastertronic Mastertronic merged with Virgin Games during the summer of 1988. The two companies had quite different traditions and styles, and the new logo […]
Mastertronic USA As previously mentioned, Mastertronic had a presence in the USA from early on but in the summer of 1986 we set up our […]
The Makeover – 1987-91 In September 1987, Virgin Games acquired 45% of Mastertronic and the complete takeover was not long in coming. Only a few […]
As well as their extensive software range, Melbourne House were well known for releasing a wide selection of programming books for most 8-bit platforms. These […]
Labels for republished software – Ricochet, Americana, Rack-It/Rebound Ricochet Mastertronic had always been happy to reissue other publishers software. The company was founded with extensive […]
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