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Month: September 2023

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Press Coverage – Popular Computing Weekly, 21st March 1985 – The Firebird and Mastertronic Connection

10 September 2023 Anthony Guter 0

Budget games producers faced problems in bringing their products to market during the early years (1983-5). Any means available was tried to reach any retail […]

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Press Coverage – Computer and Video Games, February 1985 – A Fan Writes…

10 September 2023 Anthony Guter 2

Computer & Video Games published the following letter in August 1984 But a loyal customer strikes back in the February 1985 issue. Nice one.

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Press Coverage – Sinclair User, February 1985 – Software Distribution

10 September 2023 Anthony Guter 0

An extraordinarily detailed look at the way software was distributed from publisher to wholesaler to retailer, by Sinclair User in February 1985. This article encapsulates […]

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Press Coverage – Popular Computing Weekly, 31st January 1985 – Mastertronic Inc Advert

7 September 2023 Anthony Guter 0

This advertisement was published in Popular Computing Weekly 31 Jan 1985. It features Mistertronic. More important, it talks about capital investment in the USA and […]

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Press Coverage – Personal Computer Games, January 1985 – 1 Million Sales

7 September 2023 Anthony Guter 0

Mastertronic’s millionth customer? A middle-aged bloke wearing a suit?? Buying Chiller??? And a prize of a Commodore disk drive???? Anyway, Personal Computer Games, January 1985, […]

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Press Coverage – Sinclair User, December 1984 – Mastertronic Works With Beau-Jolly

7 September 2023 Anthony Guter 0

Sinclair User December 1984. The deal with Beau-Jolly was a one-off and Mastertronic never undertook any TV advertising since then (and probably did not have […]

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Game Review: New York Blitz (Vic 20, Mastertronic)

7 September 2023 Simon Plumbe 2

The games industry back in the 80s managed to release titles that would be rejected in an instant these days. New York Blitz, and those […]

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Mastertronic’s Murky Connection – Cal-Vista and Frank Herman

6 September 2023 Anthony Guter 0

Mastertronic was quick to expand its business beyond the UK. In the summer of 1984, the company exhibited at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, […]

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Press Coverage – InfoWorld, November 1984 – Mastertronic Inc Lands In America

6 September 2023 Anthony Guter 0

American magazine InfoWorld, November 1984, reports on Mastertronic’s first attempt to crack the US market, in partnership with Classic Family Entertainment. The joint venture did […]

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Press Coverage – Popular Computing Weekly, 29th November 1984 – Master Adventurer

6 September 2023 Anthony Guter 0

Following the collapse of Carnell Software, Mastertronic dabbled in adventure games by rereleasing some of the old Carnell product as well as a new game […]

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