Mastertronic Collectors Archive Weekly Digest – 11th January 2026
We’re back with our first update of 2026 here at the Mastertronic Collectors Archive and we hope you all a wonderful holiday season and a […]
Sample Page
Game Review: FA Cup Football (ZX Spectrum, Ricochet)
Flippy Side This game is a Flippy release meaning that both the Spectrum and Amstrad versions are on the same cassette. One side for the […]
Game Review: Five-A-Side Soccer (Amstrad, MAD)
Even though Mastertronic sourced many of their games from other publishers, there were times when only one version was available. In these situations, they turned […]
Game Review: Three Lions (PC, Sold Out Extreme)
Three Lions is certainly a PC game with an identity crisis. It originally was planned to be released as Major League Soccer before BMG Interactive […]
Game Review: Supercup Football (Commodore 64, Rack-It)
If you ask most Commodore 64 owners, the chances are that International Soccer will come high up in people’s lists of the all-time greatest football […]
Game Review: Championship Manager 2008 (PC, MAD)
Back in 1992, the first ever Championship Manager game was released by Domark, and programmed by the Collyer brothers of Sports Interactive. Over the years […]
Game Review: Five-a-Side Soccer (Commodore 64, Mastertronic and MAD)
The origins of Five-a-Side Soccer are not even from a football related game, but an ice hockey one. The US publisher Advantage Artworx had already […]
It’s Football Week at the Mastertronic Collector’s Archive!
Following our Horror Week last year, we thought it was time for another special week focusing our attention on selected games across various Mastertronic ranges. […]
Nice Music, Shame About the Game – Commodore 64 (Part 2)
Several Commodore 64 games players, and indeed, fans of the SID sound chip in particular, will have had some conversations over the years beginning with […]
My Top 10 Favourite ZX Spectrum Mastertronic Games
The appeal of Mastertronic was that not only were their games (and utilities) budget priced, but they also had a diverse range of titles too. […]