Simon Plumbe, Author at Mastertronic Collectors Archive

Mastertronic Collectors Archive Weekly Digest – 15th April 2025

15 April 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

It’s been another content-packed seven days here at the Mastertronic Collectors Archive. On the review front, the most significant is our first PC game review. […]

Game Review: Hitch Hiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (PC, Infocom)

15 April 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

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. […]

Game Review: Crazy Cavey (Vic 20, Mastertronic)

12 April 2025 Simon Plumbe 1

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

8 April 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

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

6 April 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

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)

3 April 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

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

1 April 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

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

29 March 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

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

25 March 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

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 […]