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 […]
Articles by Warren Pilkington
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 […]
Game Review: Feud (MSX, Bulldog)
Feud is the tale of Learic and Leanoric, are two feuding wizard brothers, who have lived in the village of Little Dullford for so many […]
Game Review: Mediator (Commodore 64, Americana)
The game Mediator first started life in 1985, released by English Software, based in Manchester, at full price for the Atari XL and XE series. […]
Game Review: Silkworm (Commodore 64, Virgin Mastertronic)
Silkworm (released as Silk Worm in the arcades) is originally an arcade game, made by Tecmo. Virgin Games got the rights to produce the home […]
Game Review: Ivan “Ironman” Stewart’s Super Off Road (Commodore 64, Virgin Games)
I know what you’re thinking. Who is Ivan “Ironman” Stewart? Well, thankfully, the instructions to this game do go into that in more detail. He […]
Game Review: Motos (Commodore 64, Mastertronic / MAD)
Motos was of three arcade game licences which were picked up by Mastertronic for conversion to the home systems, the others being Bosconian 87 and […]
The First and Last: Mastertronic’s Entertainment USA and Bulldog Ranges
In the third part of the First and Last series, we will look at what proved to be the first and last releases for two […]