Warren Pilkington, Author at Mastertronic Collectors Archive

Game Review: Slamball (Commodore 64, Americana)

1 June 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

Slamball was first released in the USA by Synapse Software in 1984. If that name sounds familiar, that is because they also released the likes […]

Game Review: Anarchy (Commodore 64, Rack-It)

27 May 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

Anarchy was one of the first releases on the Rack-It label along with Tunnel Vision, which clearly showed distribution by Mastertronic (although they added a […]

Game Review: Storm (MSX, Mastertronic)

25 May 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

After the initial release of Storm on the Amstrad CPC, together with its subsequent ZX Spectrum conversion, the MSX version was the next to be […]

Game Review: Finders Keepers (MSX, Mastertronic)

22 May 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

Finders Keepers, the first of the series of games involving the Magic Knight character, was first released on the ZX Spectrum to critical acclaim. What […]

Game Review: Bomb Fusion (Commodore 64, Mastertronic / PAL Developments)

20 May 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

Bombfusion (as it shows on the inlay) and Bomb Fusion (as it shows on the title screen) was the first in a series of games […]

Game Review: Molecule Man (MSX, Mastertronic)

11 May 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

Molecule Man had started life on the ZX Spectrum, where its large isometric maze had found favour with some reviewers. The MSX conversion, handled by […]

Game Review: Slayer (Commodore 64, Rack-It)

6 May 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

Programmer Gary Biasillo had worked at Ocean and learned some of their tools of the trade, including smooth sprite multiplexing and scrolling with an impressive […]

Game Review: Subterranea (Commodore 64, Rack-It)

1 May 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

The Rack-It label was starting to get noticed amongst budget conscious games players, especially with some of the games such as Anarchy and Sunburst receiving […]