Game Review: Beat It (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
Back in 1983, Taskset released Jammin’, a bright and colourful game which involved you having to locate the four instruments for your band and place […]
Articles by Warren Pilkington
Mastertronic: The Big Hitters (They Sold Millions, Part 3)
In the two previous articles in this series, we looked at games on individual formats and how well they sold, including many surprising numbers for […]
Game Review: Aqua (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
In late 1984, Mastertronic were already becoming a major player in the computer games market. At that time, a new Commodore magazine was being launched, […]
Game Review: Sidewinder II (Commodore 64, PAL Developments / Mastertronic Plus)
Back when Mastertronic were attempting to put games into arcades with the Arcadia System, effectively based on a Commodore Amiga but with hardware changes, one […]
My Top 10 Commodore 16 and Plus/4 Mastertronic Games
It was Christmas morning 1985. A big box awaited myself and my brother, and inside it was not a Commodore 64, but the Commodore Plus/4 […]
Game Review: Trailblazer (Commodore 64, Ricochet)
Trailblazer started life not, as people may think, on the Commodore 64. In fact, it was first released on the Commodore 16 and Plus/4, with […]
Game Review: Starlifter (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
Starlifter was programmed by Steve Lee, who in the early days of Commodore 64 games, brought you the likes of Falcon Patrol and its sequel. […]
10 Great Mastertronic Commodore 64 Remixes – Part 4
Several Commodore 64 Mastertronic games had some outstanding soundtracks that graced the SID chip, from the likes of Rob Hubbard, David Whittaker, Jeroen Tel, and […]
Game Review: Dizasterblaster (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Americana)
Unlike the Commodore 64 version of Dizasterblaster, which had previously been released by Mr Chip as Ad Infinitum before then getting a music makeover on […]
Game Review: Dizasterblaster (Commodore 64, Americana)
Back in 1984, Mr Chip Software released Ad Infinitum, programmed by Shaun Southern. This game had 256 levels of shooting action overall, and it just […]