Mastertronic: Ricocheting the MAD Bulldogs of Entertainment (They Sold Millions, Part 2)
You will remember that some time ago we looked at the real big hitters in terms of sales of Mastertronic games here at the Mastertronic […]
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Press Coverage – R&R Software Closes – Personal Computer News, 19th January 1985
R&R Software, the original developers of Spectipede and Gnasher for the ZX Spectrum that were later re-released by Mastertronic, finally closed their doors at the […]
Game Review: Starmaze 2 (BBC Micro, Mastertronic)
Even though the genre started in 1981 with 3D Monster Maze on the ZX81 by Malcolm Evans, there were very few true 3D games for 8-bit […]
Game Review: Speed King (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
Mervyn J. Estcourt had programmed the motorcycle racer Full Throttle for the ZX Spectrum, released by Micromega, before turning his attention to the Commodore 64 […]
Mastertronic Collectors Archive Weekly Digest – 1st April 2025
We’ve been busy this week focusing a lot of our efforts into our checklists adding a new list to the Mastertronic Collectors Archives looking at […]
Game Review: Spectipede (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Mastertronic)
After Tony Kelly of Mr Chip Software had programmed a version of Spectipede on the Commodore 64, that was different from the original Spectrum version […]
Game Review: The Caves of Doom (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Just under a Baker’s Dozen You begin the game with a generous twelve lives and by my accounts, I’d say that seems very generous. Now […]
Game Review: Spectipede (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
After the original release of Spectipede from R&R Software, programmed by Kevin Allison, was re-released by Mastertronic, it was natural that the game was a […]
Tronix Checklist
Once Mastertronic formally merged with Virgin and became Virgin Mastertronic, the Mastertronic Plus range was cancelled and as the budget side of the company drew […]
Game Review: Spectipede (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Presentation and Instructions When the game has loaded, you are presented with a menu to select on whether to use the Keyboard, Mikrogen Joystick or […]