Game Review: Tempest (ZX Spectrum, Ricochet)
As someone who grew up in the 70s, visiting arcades was a highlight of every family holiday. I was fortunate enough to be around when […]
Arcade Conversion
Game Review: Sidewinder (PC, Mastertronic)
Well received at the time, Mastertronic’s release of Sidewinder delivered a perfect conversion of their arcade game released on their Arcadia range of cabinets. Well, […]
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. […]
Game Review: Silkworm (Atari ST, Virgin Mastertronic)
While the likes of US Gold, Elite, and other publishers rushed to secure the rights to covert some of the big name arcade titles to […]
Game Review: Sidewinder (Atari ST, Mastertronic)
For a brief period, Mastertronic made the decision to dabble in the arcade business, releasing their own line of machines under the Amiga-based range Arcadia. […]
Game Review: Silkworm (Amiga, Virgin Mastertronic)
While Mastertronic may have dabbled with arcade licenses on their own with the likes of Double Dragon and Gaplus, joining forces with Virgin opened up […]
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 […]
Press Coverage – Amiga Format Arcade Shoot-Em-Up Retrospective – Amiga Format, 1993
Amiga Format published a special issue in 1993 (actual date not known) looking back on the Amiga gaming scene. It included this feature on our […]
Game Review: Munch Mania (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
It’s no secret that Mastertronic sought “inspiration” from the arcades for many of their early releases. Like so many other publishers at the time, copyrights […]
Press Coverage – Just what IS Continental Circus? – Sinclair User, January 1989
Sinclair User published their highlights (and lowlights) of the year in the January 1989 issue. Should this Virgin release have been titled ‘Continental Circuit?’ As […]