Tronix Checklist
Once Mastertronic formally merged with Virgin and became Virgin Mastertronic, the Mastertronic Plus range was cancelled and as the budget side of the company drew […]
Virgin Mastertronic
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 […]
Amiga Mastertronic Checklist
Despite the hardware originally being designed by Atari as a games machine, Commodore took the Amiga and turned it into a huge success both as […]
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 […]
A History Of Mastertronic
“Uncle” Frank Herman – the man who started it all. This history is dedicated to the memory of Frank Herman, who died 30 March 2009. […]
Press Coverage – Richard Branson Talks About The Mastertronic Acquisition
The growth of the Sega part of Mastertronic’s business, the partial acquisition by Virgin in 1987, full control in 1988 and the sale of the […]
Press Coverage – Mastertronic sponsors full price games chart – Sinclair User, January 1988
Strange ad from Woolworths (remember them?) in Sinclair User, January 1988. They list only full-price games but name and picture Sega, and have the Mastertronic […]
Press Coverage – More talk on Virgin buying into Mastertronic – Your Computer, January 1988
Your Computer, January 1988, focused on the attractions to Virgin of buying into Mastertronic (though the Sega connection passed them by).
Press Coverage – Virgin buys Mastertronic… again? – ACE, January 1988
Virgin bought a 45% stake in Mastertronic in the summer of 1987. It seemed to take a long time for some to get the news. […]
Press Coverage – Virgin buys stake in Mastertronic – The Games Machine, December 1987
The Games Machine, Dec 1987, announces the first stage of Virgin’s takeover. They were wrong about Mastertronic going public – this had been Frank Herman’s […]