Game Review: Mediator (Commodore 64, Americana)
The game Mediator first started life in 1985, released by English Software, based in Manchester, at full price for the Atari XL and XE series. […]
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Game Review: Silkworm (Commodore 64, Virgin Mastertronic)
Silkworm (released as Silk Worm in the arcades) is originally an arcade game, made by Tecmo. Virgin Games got the rights to produce the home […]
Game Review: Ivan “Ironman” Stewart’s Super Off Road (Commodore 64, Virgin Games)
I know what you’re thinking. Who is Ivan “Ironman” Stewart? Well, thankfully, the instructions to this game do go into that in more detail. He […]
Game Review: Motos (Commodore 64, Mastertronic / MAD)
Motos was of three arcade game licences which were picked up by Mastertronic for conversion to the home systems, the others being Bosconian 87 and […]
The First and Last: Mastertronic’s Entertainment USA and Bulldog Ranges
In the third part of the First and Last series, we will look at what proved to be the first and last releases for two […]
Game Review: Action Force (Commodore 64, Mastertronic / MAD / Virgin Games)
Many of you in the UK may remember playing with the likes of Action Man figures as a child. These were based on the American […]
Game Review: Rigel’s Revenge (Commodore 64, Bulldog)
The Bulldog label had been set up by Mastertronic to showcase what they regarded as The Best of British. Most of the games previous to […]
Game Review: Dan Dare – Pilot Of The Future (Commodore 64, Virgin Games / Ricochet)
By now I don’t really have to hide my love of science fiction from all of you visiting this site. But what most of you […]
Game Review: Masters of the Universe, aka He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Ilearth Stone (Commodore 64, Americana)
During the 1980s, the Masters of the Universe franchise was an essential watch on many a youngster’s television screen, with the Filmation animated series of […]
The First and Last: Mastertronic’s MAD and MADC Ranges
In the second part of the First and Last series, we will look at what proved to be the first and last releases for the […]