Mastertronic Collectors Archive Weekly Digest – 15th April 2025
It’s been another content-packed seven days here at the Mastertronic Collectors Archive. On the review front, the most significant is our first PC game review. […]
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Game Review: Hitch Hiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (PC, Infocom)
42. There, I’ve said it. At this point, you either think I’m crazy, or you can guess where the rest of this review is heading. […]
Micro Natters Part 2: A Mastertronic Re-Release Guide – ZX Spectrum
Although many of you may associate Ricochet as Mastertronic’s primary re-release label, followed later by the likes of Mastertronic+ and Tronix, what may not be […]
Game Review: Crazy Cavey (Vic 20, Mastertronic)
One thing that always drew to me Mastertronic’s games as a kid was the cover art. Whether it was the futuristic designs from Mark J […]
Game Review: Speed King (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Mastertronic)
After the original Digital Integration game Speed King had been re-released for the Commodore 64, Mastertronic thought it would make sense to get the game […]
Game Review: Motos (ZX Spectrum, MAD)
Bumper Cars In Space To set the scene, imagine Motos being Bumper Cars but without any safe perimeter to stop you falling off the stage. […]
Mastertronic Collectors Archive Weekly Digest – 8th April 2025
We may be a little thin on the ground this week when it comes to new game reviews but don’t let that fool you with […]
Mastertronic: Ricocheting the MAD Bulldogs of Entertainment (They Sold Millions, Part 2)
You will remember that some time ago we looked at the real big hitters in terms of sales of Mastertronic games here at the Mastertronic […]
Press Coverage – R&R Software Closes – Personal Computer News, 19th January 1985
R&R Software, the original developers of Spectipede and Gnasher for the ZX Spectrum that were later re-released by Mastertronic, finally closed their doors at the […]
Game Review: Starmaze 2 (BBC Micro, Mastertronic)
Even though the genre started in 1981 with 3D Monster Maze on the ZX81 by Malcolm Evans, there were very few true 3D games for 8-bit […]