Game Review: Stopball (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
First Impressions Once the game has loaded, you are presented with a monochrome black and white menu screen. You have the option to choose either […]
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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: Castle Adventure (Dragon 32, Virgin Games)
Even though I’d been gaming since the 70s, thanks to getting a Pong clone when I was quite young, along with a number of LED […]
Game Review: Zub (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic / MAD)
Loading Screen and Presentation The loading screen is very well drawn with plenty of colour and detail. The only thing that slightly ruins it is […]
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: Spellbound (ZX Spectrum 128K, MAD)
Background to The Magic Knight Series In case you aren’t aware of the Magic Knight series of four games, Spellbound is the sequel to Finders […]
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: Ghostbusters (ZX Spectrum, Ricochet)
Gremlins, Star Trek III, The Terminator, Beverly Hills Cop, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom… it has to be said that 1984 was a […]
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, […]