Game Review: Hitch Hiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (PC, Infocom)
42. There, I’ve said it. At this point, you either think I’m crazy, or you can guess where the rest of this review is heading. […]
Articles by Simon Plumbe
Game Review: Crazy Cavey (Vic 20, Mastertronic)
One thing that always drew to me Mastertronic’s games as a kid was the cover art. Whether it was the futuristic designs from Mark J […]
Mastertronic Collectors Archive Weekly Digest – 8th April 2025
We may be a little thin on the ground this week when it comes to new game reviews but don’t let that fool you with […]
Press Coverage – R&R Software Closes – Personal Computer News, 19th January 1985
R&R Software, the original developers of Spectipede and Gnasher for the ZX Spectrum that were later re-released by Mastertronic, finally closed their doors at the […]
Game Review: Starmaze 2 (BBC Micro, Mastertronic)
Even though the genre started in 1981 with 3D Monster Maze on the ZX81 by Malcolm Evans, there were very few true 3D games for 8-bit […]
Mastertronic Collectors Archive Weekly Digest – 1st April 2025
We’ve been busy this week focusing a lot of our efforts into our checklists adding a new list to the Mastertronic Collectors Archives looking at […]
Tronix Checklist
Once Mastertronic formally merged with Virgin and became Virgin Mastertronic, the Mastertronic Plus range was cancelled and as the budget side of the company drew […]
Mastertronic Collectors Archive Weekly Digest – 25th March 2025
It’s been another week packed with variety, especially in terms of reviews with coverage for four different platforms including another review for the Atari ST […]
Game Review: Silkworm (Atari ST, Virgin Mastertronic)
While the likes of US Gold, Elite, and other publishers rushed to secure the rights to covert some of the big name arcade titles to […]
Mastertronic Collectors Archive – Time For A Ko-Fi Break?
Regular site visitors will have noticed that we will have added a donation panel to the side of the website this week using our newly […]