Game Review: Spectipede (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
After the original release of Spectipede from R&R Software, programmed by Kevin Allison, was re-released by Mastertronic, it was natural that the game was a […]
Articles by Warren Pilkington
Game Review: GWNN (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Mastertronic)
Your mission in GWNN is to effectively head across the galaxy and to find the enemy bases, where you will need to rescue the scientists […]
Micro Natters Part 1: A Mastertronic Re-Release Guide – Commodore 64
Although many of you may associate Ricochet as Mastertronic’s primary re-release label, followed later by the likes of Mastertronic+ and Tronix, what may not be […]
Game Review: Challenger (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
The game Blitz, originally based on Atari’s Canyon Raider, was released on the Vic-20 in 1981, and Mastertronic also released a Blitz clone for the […]
Game Review: Hektik (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Mastertronic)
The original Commodore 64 version of Hektik was released in 1984, and some two years later, the original programmer Martin Ellis went back to the […]
Game Review: Spellbound (Commodore 64, MAD)
Spellbound is the second of the Magic Knight series of games, created by David Jones. The Commodore 64 conversion work was handled by Richard Darling, […]
Game Review: Hektik (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
Hektik makes no pretence about what this game is attempting to be a clone of, with the plot detailing mutating monsters, and yourself being ready […]
Game Review: Master Chess (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Mastertronic)
Master Chess, according to Mastertronic, has been designed to be a no-frills chess playing program of advanced ability which is easy to use. This version, […]
The Top 10 Commodore 64 Re-Release Mastertronic Game Sound Ratings as rated by Zzap! 64
A while back, I looked at the sound ratings for the original release Mastertronic games, as awarded by Zzap! 64. It was interesting to see […]
Game Review: Master Chess (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
Master Chess, according to Mastertronic, has been designed to be a no-frills chess playing program of advanced ability which is easy to use. It claims […]