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Spectrum

Game Review: Zub (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic / MAD)

16 March 2025 Brian Kemp 7

Loading Screen and Presentation The loading screen is very well drawn with plenty of colour and detail.  The only thing that slightly ruins it is […]

Game Review: Spellbound (ZX Spectrum 128K, MAD)

12 March 2025 Brian Kemp 0

Background to The Magic Knight Series In case you aren’t aware of the Magic Knight series of four games, Spellbound is the sequel to Finders […]

Game Review: Ghostbusters (ZX Spectrum, Ricochet)

8 March 2025 Simon Plumbe 2

Gremlins, Star Trek III, The Terminator, Beverly Hills Cop, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom… it has to be said that 1984 was a […]

Game Review: Master Chess (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)

4 March 2025 Brian Kemp 0

No Rules? Just to be very clear from the start, if you don’t know how to play chess, then the inlay card instructions for Master […]

Mastertronic Collectors Archive – They Sold Millions

25 February 2025 Warren Pilkington 0

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: Viper III (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)

23 February 2025 Brian Kemp 2

Sideways Scrolling Shoot em’ up Viper III is a horizontally scrolling shoot ‘em up. The screen moves from right-to-left, so the enemy also approach and […]

Game Review: Spellbound (ZX Spectrum, MAD)

16 February 2025 Brian Kemp 0

Background to The Magic Knight Series In case you aren’t aware of the Magic Knight series of four games, Spellbound is the sequel to Finders […]

Game Review: The Incredible Shrinking Fireman (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)

11 February 2025 Brian Kemp 0

Collect, Click and Select The Incredible Shrinking Fireman involves picking up items with the aim of obtaining the five parts of the stretching rack and […]

Game Review: The Curse of Sherwood, (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)

6 February 2025 Brian Kemp 0

Setting The Scene with a Blood-Stained Parchment When reading the inlay instructions for the game, it is clear from the outset that Sherwood Forest has […]

Game Review: Milk Race (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)

27 January 2025 Brian Kemp 0

Presentation It’s clear that some time and effort have been well spent with the presentation of Milk Race.  The loading screen is nicely detailed with […]

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