Could We Have Seen More Vic 20 Games From Mastertronic?
Of all the formats supported by Mastertronic during their lifetime, only the Dragon 32 saw fewer releases than the Commodore Vic 20. Released in 1981, […]
Articles by Simon Plumbe
Mastertronic Collectors Archive Weekly Digest – 15th December 2024
Well, it’s been quite an eventful couple of weeks here at the Mastertronic Collectors Archive HQ. As you will have noticed, we’ve been relatively quiet […]
Game Review: 180 (Atari, Mastertronic)
From the pubs to the joysticks, one of the UK’s most popular sports made its way to most of the 8-bit platforms via Mastertronic’s MAD […]
Mastertronic Collectors Archive Weekly Digest – 1st December 2024
We missed our weekly update last week so this time we’re covering the last couple of weeks of activity here on the Mastertronic Collectors Archive… […]
Game Review: Phantom Attack (Vic 20, Mastertronic)
During the early stages of establishing the company, Mastertronic focused on licensing most of their games from other publishers. In the case of the Commodore […]
Mastertronic Collectors Archive Weekly Digest – 17th November 2024
It’s been quite a special week for us at the Mastertronic Collectors Archive as we’ve been able to bring all of you our first ever […]
Game Review: Tempest (Amstrad, Ricochet)
A large part of Mastertronic’s early catalogue was made up of re-releases from other publishers or clones of popular arcade games. It wasn’t until much […]
Mastertronic Collectors Archive Weekly Digest – 10th November 2024
We’re continuing at a fantastic pace here at the Mastertronic Collectors Archive and once more we’ve got a great selection of reviews and updates to […]
Game Review: Gridrunner (Atari, Mastertronic)
Once again, a Mastertronic game draws “inspiration” from the arcades and this time it’s the Atari classic Centipede. By the time they re-released Gridrunner by […]
Mastertronic Collectors Archive Weekly Digest – 3rd November 2024
It’s been a great week behind the scenes here at the Mastertronic Collectors Archive as we’re proud to welcome a new member to our writing […]