Press Coverage – Dominance of Business-Lead Publishers In The Industry – Crash, June 1987
A very thoughtful article by Robin Candy (Crash, June 1987) in which he reviews the changing structure of the games software industry and compares the […]
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Game Review: C16 Compilation (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Mastertronic)
One of the very last Mastertronic releases for the Commodore 16 and Plus/4, this is a rarity amongst Mastertronic – C16 Compilation contains four games […]
BBC / Electron Mastertronic Checklist
While not as popular as the other 8-bit systems in the 1980s, Mastertronic still catered for Acorn’s BBC and Electron computers. Even though both were […]
Game Review: Kikstart (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Mastertronic)
Kikstart had started life as an unofficial tie in to the popular BBC television series Kick Start, featuring motorbike trials. Mr Chip themselves had released […]
Mastertronic’s Added Dimension (M.A.D) Checklist
Mastertronic’s Added Dimension (M.A.D) was Mastertronic’s first spin-off label. The range, priced at £2.99, was intended to promote games of a higher quality than the […]
Americana Checklist
Americana was one of the more unusual of Mastertronic’s labels. Publisher US Gold approached Mastertronic asking them to assist them in setting up a budget […]
Game Review: Neutron Zapper (Vic 20, Mastertronic)
The Vic 20 was a major part of Mastertronic’s early catalogue. While it was probably the weakest system in terms of technical capabilities, it was […]
Press Coverage – Whatever Happened To Richard Bielby? Crash Issue 39, April 1987
A very rare mention of Richard Bielby, the man who organised the teams of distributors in Mastertronic’s early years. As our distribution channels grew we […]
Press Coverage – Melbourne House Buyout, Amstrad Action, April 1987
The takeover of Melbourne House was big news (at least, it felt like to us.) Here is how Amstrad Action reported it, in April 1987. […]
Press Coverage – Beam Software Retrospective, Next Generation, September 1997
The magazine Next Generation published a retrospective on Beam Software, the Australian owners of Melbourne House (prior to its sale to Mastertronic), in the September […]