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Articles by Warren Pilkington

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 […]

Game Review: Jonah Barrington’s Squash (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)

27 April 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

For those of you who do not know who Jonah Barrington is, a quick summary: born in Cornwall, Jonah became an elite professional in the […]

Game Review: TOCA Race Driver 3 (PC, Mastertronic / PC Gamer Presents)

24 April 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

The TOCA series of driving games had become big business for the game’s original publisher, Codemasters, even if by the time of TOCA Race Driver […]

Game Review: Milk Race (MSX, Mastertronic)

22 April 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

With the rights gained to do a game based on the 1987 Tour of Britain, which was sponsored by the Milk Marketing Board and therefore […]

Game Review: Moto Racer 3 Gold Edition (PC, Sold Out)

20 April 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

The original Moto Racer game was one of my favourite PC games at the time of its release, with many good fun circuits to play, […]

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