Game Review: The Curse of Sherwood (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
The Curse of Sherwood originated on the ZX Spectrum, with Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC versions being released at the same time. When reading the […]
Articles by Warren Pilkington
The First and Last: Mastertronic’s PAL Developments Range
In this the fifth part of the First and Last series, we will look at the short-lived PAL Developments range, which started life in March […]
Game Review: Kobyashi Naru (aka Kobayashi Naru) (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
Kobyashi Naru is certainly an adventure game with an identity crisis. Although the cassette inlay and instructions state it is Kobyashi Naru, the loading and […]
Game Review: Uridium Plus (Commodore 64, Rack-It)
Back in early 1986, Uridium wowed Commodore 64 game players. Although graphically, the bas relief look resembled the arcade shooter Star Force, this was not […]
Game Review: Ant Attack (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
Ant Attack started life on the ZX Spectrum back in 1983, released by Quicksilva. Programmed by Sandy White, it was a game that offered the […]
Game Review: Chiller (MSX, Mastertronic)
Following the Commodore 64 original version of Chiller, and with all the controversy around that release garnering attention, interest and indeed sales, it would be […]
Game Review: Terminus (MSX, Mastertronic / MAD)
Terminus was one of the first releases where the MAD label just indicated the higher price point of £2.99 but was part of the main […]
Game Review: Zzzz (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
The adventure game genre had come a considerable way by 1985, with even budget games having the option of having text and graphics describe your […]
Game Review: Legend of the Knucker-Hole (Commodore 64, Americana)
Back in 1983, English Software released Jet-Boot Jack, first for the Atari 8-bit computers followed by conversions to the Commodore 64, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron […]
The First and Last: Mastertronic’s Ricochet Range
In this the fourth part of the First and Last series, we will look at Mastertronic’s dedicated re-release label, Ricochet, which meant that games that […]