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 […]
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Game Review: Ghostbusters (Amstrad, Ricochet)
Arguably one of the best movies released in 1984 was the action-horror-comedy Ghostbusters. When Activision secured the rights to develop the home versions, they produced […]
Mastertronic Collectors Archive – They Sold Millions
Introduction It would be remiss of us here at The Mastertronic Collectors Archive if we did not celebrate what was clear success in terms of […]
Game Review: Kane (Amstrad, Mastertronic)
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Kane was originally coded for the C64 by John Darnell and ported to the CPC by Simon Freeman […]
Game Review: Finders Keepers (Amstrad, Mastertronic)
A New Game To Me It’s rare that you come across an old CPC game that I’ve never played before, but Finders Keepers is one […]
Game Review: Formula 1 Simulator (Amstrad, Mastertronic)
Formula 1 Simulator? Wait, a simulator that ISN’T by Codemasters? In all honesty, when this game came out in 1985, Codemasters founders Richard and David […]
Game Review: 180 (Amstrad, MAD)
My first years of the CPC My late mother (died 2016) was against my father buying me my original Amstrad CPC464 forty years ago, but […]
Game Review: The Caves Of Doom (Amstrad, Mastertronic)
A First For Me… The Caves of Doom marks a significant moment with the CPC for me as it was one of the first two […]
Game Review: Tempest (Amstrad, Ricochet)
A large part of Mastertronic’s early catalogue was made up of re-releases from other publishers or clones of popular arcade games. It wasn’t until much […]
Amstrad Mastertronic Checklist
While not as popular in the UK as the Commodore 64 or ZX Spectrum, the Amstrad had a loyal following so it was only natural […]