Ricochet was the first budget re-release label to be launched by Mastertronic. It featured games licensed primarily from Martech, Activision, and Melbourne House.
Updated: 2nd March 2024
| Number | Title | Formats | Cover Art |
| 001 | Geoff Capes Strongman | C64, Spectrum, Amstrad, BBC |  |
| 002 | Gisburne’s Castle | BBC | |
| 003 | Crazy Comets | C64 |  |
| 004 | Brian Jacks Superstar Challenge | C64, Spectrum, Amstrad, BBC, MSX | |
| 005 | Eddie Kidd’s Jump Challenge | C64, Spectrum, BBC, MSX | |
| 006 | Outlaws | C64 |  |
| 007 | Dragonskulle | C64 |  |
| 008 | Blackwyche | C64 |  |
| 009 | Jetpac | Spectrum, BBC | |
| 010 | Knight Lore | Spectrum, Amstrad, BBC | |
| 011 | Alien 8 | Spectrum, Amstrad, BBC | |
| 012 | Nightshade | Spectrum, Amstrad, BBC | |
| 013 | Action Reflex | Spectrum | |
| 014 | Sabre Wulf | Amstrad | |
| 015 | Knuckle Busters | C64, Spectrum | |
| 016 | Judge Dredd | C64 |  |
| 017 | Bazooka Bill | C64 |  |
| 018 | Way Of The Exploding Fist | C64, C16, Spectrum, Amstrad, BBC | |
| 019 | Skate Rock Simulator | C64, Amstrad | |
| 020 | The Eidolon | C64, Spectrum, Amstrad | |
| 021 | Ghostbusters | C64, Spectrum, Amstrad, Atari |  |
| 022 | Trailblazer | C64, Spectrum, Amstrad | |
| 023 | Ballblazer | C64, Spectrum, Amstrad |  |
| 024 | ?? | ||
| 025 | Starquake | C64, Spectrum, Amstrad |  |
| 026 | 5th Quadrant | C64, Spectrum, Amstrad | |
| 027 | Aliens | C64, Spectrum, Amstrad | |
| 028 | Dan Dare: Pilot Of The Future | C64, Spectrum, Amstrad |  |
| 029 | ?? | ||
| 030 | Impossible Mission | C64, Spectrum/Amstrad |  |
| 031 | Little Computer People | C64, Atari ST, Amiga |  |
| 032 | ?? | ||
| 033 | Hacker | C64, Spectrum/Amstrad, Atari ST, Amiga, PC | |
| 034 | FA Cup Football | C64, Spectrum/Amstrad | |
| 035 | Tau Ceti | C64, Spectrum/Amstrad |  |
| 036 | The Growing Pains Of Adrian Mole | C64, Spectrum/Amstrad | |
| 037 | Jet Set Willy: The Final Frontier | C64, Spectrum/Amstrad | |
| 038 | Rock ‘n’ Bolt | C64 |  |
| 039 | Knightmare | C64, Spectrum/Amstrad | |
| 040 | X-15 Alpha Mission | C64 |  |
| 041 | ?? | ||
| 042 | Erebus | C64 |  |
| 043 | How To Be A Complete Bastard | C64, Spectrum/Amstrad |  |
| 044 | Rebel | C64, Spectrum | |
| 045 | Dan Dare II: Mekon’s Revenge | C64, Spectrum/Amstrad |  |
| 046 | Tempest | Spectrum/Amstrad | |
| 047 | Toy Bizarre | C64, Spectrum |  |
The later games in the range (30 onwards) featured “Flippy” cassettes for the Spectrum and Amstrad. These had both formats on a single cassette, presumably to save production costs.
Numbering
Numbering format for the Ricochet range has a two letter prefix plus the numbers in the table above. The letters represent the platform the game is released on. These are: RC (Commodore 64), RC2 (Commodore 16), RS (ZX Spectrum), RA (Amstrad), RB (BBC/Electron), RSA or RAS (Spectrum/Amstrad Flippy), RT (Atari, Atari ST), RX (MSX), RM (Amiga).
Missing Games
There are four gaps in the list where we are unable to officially identify games in the range, although this list is in fact complete. As with most Mastertronic ranges, there are gaps in the lists which we assume are cancelled titles or simply discrepancies in the numbering system. However, we have been able to identify these missing games through some careful digging…
Mastertronic released a number of catalogues with details of upcoming releases, many of which mentioned upcoming titles for the Ricochet range that are not listed here. These “missing games” are Transformers, Past Finder and Fighting Warrior. Each title subsequently ended up in the main range but it is notable that all three of them are re-releases from companies that Mastertronic licensed games from for the Ricochet label. In addition, copies of both Transformers and Past Finder have been seen “in the wild” featuring Ricochet branded cassettes.
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