Amstrad Mastertronic Checklist

While not as popular in the UK as the Commodore 64 or ZX Spectrum, the Amstrad had a loyal following so it was only natural that Mastertronic was going to support Alan Sugar’s 8bit system. While most releases were available on other platforms, it did have a few exclusives. Near to the end of Mastertronic’s life it shared the dual format “Flippy” releases with the Spectrum giving it an extended lease of life despite reducing sales.

With the main Mastertronic range, it’s interesting to note there were no releases until Chiller and relatively few for the first year or so. What was surprising to see was that Vegas Jackpot wasn’t ported across to the Amstrad despite being released on almost every other 8-bit system supported by the company.

Updated: 22nd April 2025

Mastertronic

Number	Title	Author	Sales	Cover Art
IA0036	Chiller	Ed Hickman	54,610
IA0058	Formula 1 Simulator	Ed Hickman Mark J Brady (cover)	98,436
IA0059	Finders Keepers	David Jones, Ed Hickman John Smyth (cover)	60,007
IA0070	Loco Motion	John Smyth (cover)	46,851
IA0078	Nonterraqueous	Stephen Curtis	48,377
IA0084	The Caves Of Doom	Robert Sansom John Smyth (cover)	45,555
IA0089	One Man And His Droid	Clive Brooker and Ed Hickman John Smyth (cover)	37,322
IA0090	Soul Of A Robot	Stephen Curtis	56,056
IA0096	Kane	Simon Freeman, John Smyth (cover)	55,863
IA0104	Kentilla	Derek Brewster	14,820
IA0106	Into Oblivion	Stephen Curtis	37,241
IA0112	Radzone	Colin Hogg and Dave Rogers	32,199
IA0113	Las Vegas Video Poker	Anthony Hartley	18,068
IA0114	Speed King	Ed Hickman, MJ Estcourt	73,086
IA0119	Molecule Man	Simon Freeman	41,124
IA0123	S.T.O.R.M	Mike Talbot, Kevin Shrapnell, and Sean Martin	47,796
IA0127	Hollywood Or Bust	Tony Sharp	19,451
IA0129	The Apprentice	James Higgins	43,007
IA0132	Pipeline 2		31,163
IA0136	Los Angeles SWAT	Chris Fayers	21,382
IA0137	Back To Reality		25,589
IA0138	Zub	Peter Gartside	19,771
IA0140	Terminus	Simon Freeman, Paul Hargreaves	10,739
IA0141	Flash Gordon	Icon Design	9,415
IA0144	Xcel		27,658
IA0147	Master Chess		27,595
IA0149	Ninja	Icon Design	34,371
IA0150	Sport Of Kings	David Quinn	11,359
IA0154	Fly Spy	Richard Aplin	27,177
IA0155	Hyperbowl		30,190
BA0157	Feud		42,195
IA0159	Kobayashi Naru		13,271
IA0162	The Curse Of Sherwood		39,456
IA0164	How To Be A Hero		1,774
IA0165	The Fear: STORM II		13,667
BA0166	Colony		12,779
IA0167	Rasterscan		14,894
BA0168	Invasion		9,441
IA0169	Amaurote		12,109
IA0170	Strike		12,641
IA0174	Chronos (A Tapestry Of Time)		18,748
BA0177	Jackle & Wide		16,824
IA0179	Milk Race		32,051

Ricochet

Ricochet was Mastertronic’s first label dedicated to re-releases and covered games primarily from Martech, Ultimate, Virgin, Melbourne House and Activision. Four titles are currently missing and unknown from the range. Titles with the RAS prefix are “flippy” releases with the Spectrum and Amstrad versions on the same cassette.

Number	Title	Original Publisher	Sales	Cover Art
RA001	Geoff Capes Strongman	Martech	9,999
RA004	Brian Jacks Superstar Challenge	Martech	10,783
RA010	Knight Lore	Ultimate	6,374
RA011	Alien 8	Ultimate	7,850
RA012	Nightshade	Ultimate	5,837
RA014	Sabre Wulf	Ultimate	6,091
RA018	Way Of The Exploding Fist	Melbourne House	35,301
RA019	Skate Rock Simulator	Bubble Bus	16,738
RA020	The Eidolon	Activision	3,188
RA021	Ghostbusters	Activision	97,188
RA022	Trailblazer	Gremlin Graphics	4,749
RA023	Ballblazer	Activision	2,867
RA025	Starquake	Bubble Bus	3,630
RA026	5th Quadrant	Bubble Bus	2,770
RA027	Aliens	Electric Dreams	17,809
RA028	Dan Dare: Pilot Of The Future	Virgin Games	20,990
RAS030	Impossible Mission	US Gold	18,816
RAS033	Hacker	Activision	10,457
RAS034	FA Cup Football	Virgin Games	59,224
RAS035	Tau Ceti	CRL	7,239
RAS036	The Growing Pains Of Adrian Mole	Virgin Games	13,234
RAS037	Jet Set Willy: The Final Frontier	Software Projects	31,986
RAS039	Knightmare	Activision	59,013
RAS043	How To Be A Complete Bastard	Virgin Games	5,526
RAS045	Dan Dare II: Mekon’s Revenge	Virgin Games	20,613
RAS046	Tempest	Electric Dreams	7,686

Mastertronic’s Added Dimension (M.A.D)

This was Mastertronic’s first spin-off label, priced at £2.99, and was intended to promote games of a higher quality than the regular £1.99 Mastertronic range. New styling was introduced with pop art style covers, with a new numbering system providing each game with its own unique number, even for different formats.

It only lasted for a short while, before being revised briefly as the “MADC” range for a secondary run of titles. Additional games were later released bearing the MAD branding (and also MAD X) but the final two uses of the name were incorporated into the main Mastertronic line. The name would later resurface when the company was relaunched by the Mastertronic Group.

Number	Title	Author	Sales	Cover Art
MAD 4	Spellbound	David Jones, Ed Hickman	33,394
MAD 7	The Last V8		33,445
MAD 9	Five-A-Side Soccer	Stephen Curtis	38,124
MAD 19	Knight Tyme	David Jones	22,840
MAD 21	Con-Quest	Derek Brewster	14,851
MAD 24	Hero Of The Golden Talisman	Robert Sansom	9,823

MAD C

Number	Title	Author	Sales	Cover Art
MADC 8	180	Binary Design	35,933

Melbourne House Books

Title	Author	Cover Art
Advanced Amstrad BASIC	Joe Pritchard
Amstrad CPC464 Whole Memory Guide	Don Thomasson
Amstrad Games Book CPC464 & CPC664	Kevin Bergin Andrew Lacey
Amstrad Machine Language for the Absolute Beginner	Joe Pritchard
Music & Sound On Your Amstrad	Ian Sinclair
Ready Made Machine Language Routines for the Amstrad CPC464/664	Joe Pritchard
The Ins & Outs Of The Amstrad	Don Thomasson
The User’s Guide to the Amstrad PCW8256/8512	Don Thomasson
Writing Adventure Games On The Amstrad CPC464/CPC664	Mike Lewis Simon Price

Notes

Where there are gaps in the numbering, this is where numbers have been allocated to titles on other formats or where there are no known titles in a range (common across all Mastertronic labels).

We will be expanding this list over time with more titles, details, cover art and links to reviews.

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