Mastertronic Collectors Archive – Interact With Us!
We’ve been quite active here at the Mastertronic Collectors Archive, with our regular reviews, checklists and other content but there’s one thing we’d like to […]
Articles by Simon Plumbe
Game Review: Undermine (Vic 20, Mastertronic)
Mastertronic weren’t afraid of releasing games that were blatant clones of popular arcade games in their early days. It made things easier for developers to […]
Mastertronic’s Data Plus C15 Cassette – A Not-So-Firm Stance On Piracy?
One thing that was rife back in the 1980s was software piracy. It was regarded by many to be common practice – you buy a […]
Mastertronic Remakes and Remasters
We all have a fondness for all the classic Mastertronic games that have been released over the years. But there are times when games were […]
Game Review: Space Scramble (Vic 20, Mastertronic)
One thing that was notable – specifically when it came to computer games in the early 80s – was the prevalence of arcade clones. While […]
Merchandise – Mastertronic Beer Can Label
One of the highlights of my personal Mastertronic collection is this little curiosity given to me by David Jones, author of the Magic Knight series […]
Game Review: Questprobe feat. The Hulk (BBC, Americana)
As a fan of the text adventures from developer Scott Adams, I was immediately drawn to his Questprobe series dedicated to the Marvel comic book […]
BBC / Electron Mastertronic Checklist
While not as popular as the other 8-bit systems in the 1980s, Mastertronic still catered for Acorn’s BBC and Electron computers. Even though both were […]
Mastertronic’s Added Dimension (M.A.D) Checklist
Mastertronic’s Added Dimension (M.A.D) was Mastertronic’s first spin-off label. The range, priced at £2.99, was intended to promote games of a higher quality than the […]
Americana Checklist
Americana was one of the more unusual of Mastertronic’s labels. Publisher US Gold approached Mastertronic asking them to assist them in setting up a budget […]