Oric 1 Virgin Games / Melbourne House Checklist
Considered by many to be a niché platform, the Oric-1 still had its loyal fanbase even though it wasn’t as successful or popular as the […]
Month: October 2026
Game Review: Zzzz (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
The adventure game genre had come a considerable way by 1985, with even budget games having the option of having text and graphics describe your […]
Game Review: Legend of the Knucker-Hole (Commodore 64, Americana)
Back in 1983, English Software released Jet-Boot Jack, first for the Atari 8-bit computers followed by conversions to the Commodore 64, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron […]
The First and Last: Mastertronic’s Ricochet Range
In this the fourth part of the First and Last series, we will look at Mastertronic’s dedicated re-release label, Ricochet, which meant that games that […]
Game Review: Feud (MSX, Bulldog)
Feud is the tale of Learic and Leanoric, are two feuding wizard brothers, who have lived in the village of Little Dullford for so many […]
New Mastertronic Collectors Archive YouTube series needs YOUR help!
We’re working on a brand new series of videos for our YouTube channel taking a look at the Top 10 Mastertronic games released each year, […]
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. […]
Game Review: Tutti Frutti (Gameboy Color Remake, WLS)
Some time ago Warren Pilkington took a look at the Commodore 16 version of Tutti Frutti and was extremely impressed. In fact, he awarded the […]
Game Review: Whodunnit (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
You play a detective (who looks like Sherlock Holmes) who has been assigned to track down who killed the “Butler”. To work out the clues, […]
Mastertronic Collectors Archive Digest – 4th October 2026
It’s been a huge couple of weeks for us here at the Mastertronic Collectors Archive. Not only have we been busy over on YouTube with […]