Mastertronic Collectors Archive

Mastertronic Collectors Archive

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  • History
    • A History Of Mastertronic
    • Mastertronic Style: Part 1, The Mastertronic Image – Covers, Adverts and Tronix
    • Mastertronic Style: Part 2, The Early Years (1984-6)
    • Mastertronic Style – Part 3, New labels – MAD, Bulldog, Entertainment USA
    • Mastertronic Style: Part 4, The Middle Years 1986-88
    • Mastertronic Style: Part 5, Labels for republished software – Ricochet, Americana, Rack-It/Rebound
    • Mastertronic Style: Part 6, The Makeover – 1987-91
    • Mastertronic Style: Part 7, Mastertronic USA
    • Mastertronic Style: Part 8, Virgin Mastertronic
  • Articles
    • Nice Music, Shame About the Game – Commodore 64 (Part 1)
    • Micro Natters Part 1: A Mastertronic Re-Release Guide – Commodore 64
    • Micro Natters Part 2: A Mastertronic Re-Release Guide – ZX Spectrum
    • Micro Natters Part 3: A Mastertronic Re-Release Guide – Other 8-Bit Formats
    • Mastertronic: They Sold Millions
    • Mastertronic: Ricocheting the MAD Bulldogs of Entertainment (They Sold Millions, Part 2)
    • Collecting Different Mastertronic Labels – Wading Through The Confusion
  • Resources
    • Press Coverage
    • Mastertronic Best Sellers
    • Mastertronic Publications
    • Mastertronic – Remakes and Remasters
    • Mastertronic Dealers Directory
    • Mastertronic Original Cover Artwork
  • Interviews
  • Checklists
    • Amiga Mastertronic Checklist
    • Amstrad Mastertronic Checklist
    • Atari (8-Bit) Mastertronic Checklist
    • BBC / Electron Mastertronic Checklist
    • Commodore 16 Mastertronic Checklist
    • Commodore 64 Mastertronic Checklist
    • Dragon 32 Mastertronic Checklist
    • MSX Mastertronic Checklist
    • Vic 20 Mastertronic Checklist
    • ZX Spectrum Mastertronic Checklist
    • Americana Checklist
    • Infocom Checklist
    • Mastertronic / PAL Developments Checklist
    • Mastertronic’s Added Dimension (M.A.D) Checklist
    • Rack-It Checklist
    • Ricochet Game Checklist
    • Tronix Checklist
    • Mastervision VHS Checklist
    • Mastersound Checklist
    • Melbourne House Books Checklist
    • Mastertronic Covermounted Games Checklist
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News

Mastertronic Collectors Archive website celebrates its First Birthday!

20 August 2024 Simon Plumbe 0

Well, it’s hard to believe it, but today we’re celebrating the one year anniversary since we officially launched the Mastertronic Collectors Archives! Over the last […]

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Mastervision Checklist Gets A Step Closer To Completion

23 April 2024 Simon Plumbe 2

As you will be aware, one of the most difficult Mastertronic ranges for us to have tracked down has been their VHS label Mastervision. With […]

New YouTube video from Kim Justice looking at the history of Mastertronic and Arcadia

14 April 2024 Simon Plumbe 0

YouTuber Kim Justice has just released a new video taking an in-depth look at the history at the rise and fall of our favourite budget […]

Mastertronic Collectors Archive – Interact With Us!

10 March 2024 Simon Plumbe 0

We’ve been quite active here at the Mastertronic Collectors Archive, with our regular reviews, checklists and other content but there’s one thing we’d like to […]

Infinite Frontiers – Celebrating 35 Years Of Geek Culture…

1 January 2024 Simon Plumbe 0

For those of you reading this who aren’t familiar with the name, Infinite Frontiers is the fan organisation behind this website. Founded in 1989, we’ve […]

Commodore 16 Checklist Cover Scans Issue

11 November 2023 Simon Plumbe 0

Thanks to one of our readers, Andy Zeidler, it’s been brought to our attention today that there’s been an issue with some of the cover […]

New sci-fi novel from David Jones, Booting Ada, released on Amazon

3 October 2023 Simon Plumbe 0

David Jones, author of the Magic Knight series of games (Finders Keepers, Spellbound, Knight Tyme and Stormbringer) has just released his first novel, Booting Ada. […]

Website Updates – An Apology

3 October 2023 Simon Plumbe 0

You will have noticed that we haven’t added a great deal of content to the website over the last couple of weeks. On top of […]

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Mastertronic Collectors Archive Weekly Digest – 17th September 2023

17 September 2023 Simon Plumbe 0

Another week has passed here at the Mastertronic Collectors Archive. We’ve been busy working behind the scenes as well as creating plenty o new content, […]

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Mastertronic Collectors Archive Weekly Digest – 10th September 2023

10 September 2023 Simon Plumbe 0

Another week has passed here at the Mastertronic Collectors Archive. We’ve been busy working behind the scenes as well as creating plenty o new content, […]

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