The MSX range of computers was incredibly popular in its home country of Japan although it did manage to gain a limited following in the UK and mainland Europe. A standard platform but one that could be released by a range of manufacturers was years ahead of anything else in the industry, but in the west the market was dominated by the likes of Commodore, Atari, Apple, Amstrad and Sinclair.
This didn’t stop Mastertronic from supporting the system though with a range of games, along with titles from both Melbourne House and Virgin Games although the majority were conversions from other systems. As the platform was based around the Z80 processor, most were straight ports from the ZX Spectrum with very little in the way of enhancements.
We’ll update this over time adding more systems, titles and credits and additional details for as many of these as we can identify.
Updated: 7th July 2025
MASTERTRONIC
| Number | Title | Author | Sales | Cover Art |
| IX 0006 | Space Walk | Mark J Brady (cover) | 38,562 | |
| IX 0036 | Chiller | 42,459 | ||
| IX 0058 | Formula 1 Simulator | Mark J Brady (cover) | 61,222 | |
| IX 0059 | Finders Keepers | Ed Hickman John Smyth (cover) |
38,053 | |
| IX 0090 | Soul Of A Robot | 14,193 | ||
| IX 0113 | Las Vegas Video Poker | 10,856 | ||
| IX 0114 | Speed King | 42,441 | ||
| IX 0119 | Molecule Man | John Smyth (cover) | 31,412 | |
| IX 0121 | Octagon Squad | 23,391 | ||
| IX 0123 | STORM | 25,108 | ||
| IX 0140 | Terminus | 9,248 | ||
| IX 0141 | Flash Gordon | Icon Design | 8,800 | |
| IX 0147 | Master Chess | 11,166 | ||
| BX 0157 | Feud | 19,886 | ||
| BX 0166 | Colony | Icon Design | 12,801 | |
| IX 0167 | Rasterscan | Binary Design | 9,170 | |
| BX 0168 | Invasion | Icon Design | 9,311 | |
| IX 0169 | Amaurote | 3,115 | ||
| IX 0171 | Voidrunner | Icon Design | 5,928 | |
| BX 0177 | Dr Jackle and Mr Wide | Stephen Curtis | 10,491 | |
| IX 0179 | Milk Race | 11,161 | ||
| IX 0181 | Stormbringer | David Jones and Mike Chand | 6,042 | |
| BX 0193 | Streaker | Beech Nut Creative Software John Smyth (cover) |
8,145 | |
| IX 0203 | 180 | 7,278 | ||
| IX 0204 | Angleball | 4,461 |
RICOCHET
| Number | Title | Original Publisher | Sales | Cover Art |
| RX 004 | Brian Jacks Superstar Challenge | Martech | 7,818 | |
| RX 005 | Eddie Kidd’s Jump Challenge | Martech | 8,648 |
MASTERTRONIC’S ADDED DIMENSION (M.A.D)
| Number | Title | Author | Sales | Cover Art |
| MAD 20 | Knight Tyme | 25,980 |
RACK-IT
| Title | Author | Original Publisher | Sales | Cover Art |
| Ocean Conqueror | Rack-It | 3,855 |
MELBOURNE HOUSE BOOKS
| Title | Author | Cover Art |
| MSX Exposed | Joe Pritchard | |
| MSX Games Book | Andrew Lacey | |
| MSX Machine Language For The Absolute Beginner | Joe Pritchard | |
| The Conplete MSX Programmers Guide | Toshiyuki Sato Paul Mapstone Isabella Mueiel |
Notes
- Where there are gaps in the numbering, this will be because the numbers are allocated to games on other formats. In other instances, there times where no game seems to be on record. This seems to be a common issue across most Mastertronic ranges and we assume that this is where games were planned for release but were cancelled.
- The MSX version of 180 appears in the regular Mastertronic range rather than the MADC range. It uses MAD branding as this was intended to promote the company’s higher profile titles.
More entries, ranges, details, cover art and links to reviews to be added shortly.
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