Press Coverage – Popular Computing Weekly, 29th November 1984 – Master Adventurer
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 […]
Articles by Anthony Guter
Press Coverage – Sinclair User, November 1984 – Virgin Dabbles With Budget Games?
Sinclair User Nov 1984 paid a visit to the Notting Hill pad of Virgin Games and, several years before Virgin acquired Mastertronic, showed them dabbling […]
Press Coverage – Popular Computing Weekly, June 1984 – HMV Advert
Probably the earliest advertisement for Mastertronic games and an extremely rare event at that time. Even rarer is that it is jointly with HMV, of […]
Press Coverage – November 1984 – Chiller Legal Wranglings
It was foolish to release a game that not only ripped off Thriller but used the original musis as well. By the time I joined […]
Press Coverage – CPC 464 User October 1984 – Comet Interview
CPC 464 User (now there was a catchy title) interviewed Nick Lightowler, Marketing Director of Comet in October 1984. The last question and answer are […]
Press Coverage – Computer and Video Games, October 1984 – A Reader’s View On Piracy
A typical games-buyer’s reaction to tape-copying and the price of software. Published in Computer & Video Games October 1984.
Press Coverage – Sinclair User Issue 30, September 1984 – Carnell Returns?
Sinclair User September 1984 included comments on the fate of Imagine, Rabbit Software and Carnell Software. There was no “partnership” with senior members of Mastertronic, […]
Press Coverage – Personal Computer News, 15th September 1984 – Chiller
Personal Computer News, 15 September 1984, gave a very upbeat assessment of Chiller. Neither of the authors (David & Richard Darling) were, as stated, the […]
Mastertronic Inc – Behind The Scenes
These pictures were taken on a visit in 1986. They show the production and back office rooms of the facility operated by Mastertronic Inc. in […]
Press Coverage – Personal Computer News, 4th August 1984
The fallout from the over-crowded market and the poor sales at Christmas caused instability amongst the software houses. Rumours abounded. In this piece, in Personal […]