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Game Review: Double Dragon (Amiga, Melbourne House)

2 October 2026 James Konik 0

Once upon a time, Double Dragon was the beat-em-up. Before Street Fighter 2 reframed the genre, this scrolling brawler set the standard for two player […]

Game Review: Continental Circus (Amiga, Virgin Mastertronic)

18 September 2026 Simon Plumbe 0

First landing in the arcades in 1987, Taito released their Forumla One styled racer Continental Circus to critical acclaim. Notable for being the first truly […]

Game Review: T2 – The Arcade Game (Amiga, Virgin)

12 September 2026 Simon Plumbe 0

The late 80s and 90s were fairly predictable when it came to gaming. Any time a major TV series or movie was released, you could […]

Mastertronic: The Big Hitters (They Sold Millions, Part 3)

31 March 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

In the two previous articles in this series, we looked at games on individual formats and how well they sold, including many surprising numbers for […]

Game Review: Demon’s Tomb – The Awakening (Amiga, Melbourne House)

5 November 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

While this is classed as a Melbourne House release, Demon’s Tomb: The Awakening is actually from the second incarnation of the company after its purchase […]

Mastertronic Collectors Archive Celebrates Its Second Anniversary!

15 August 2025 Simon Plumbe 2

Recently we celebrated a couple of milestones for the Mastertronic Collectors Archive website, publishing not only our 200th game review, but also our 64th review […]

DroSoft Spanish Release Checklist

21 July 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

As well as establishing their own distributor in the USA in the shape of Mastertronic Inc, the company expanded their reach by reaching a deal […]

Mastertronic Collectors Archive – 200 Reviews and Counting!

4 July 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

Today is a special day for all of us here at the Mastertronic Collectors Archive as we are proud to bring you our 200th game […]

When Mastertronic Met The Flash!

25 June 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

Retro gamers love spotting old consoles and computers every time they appear in TV shows and movies. You can’t have failed to notice that social […]

Game Review: Zork I (Amiga, Infocom)

28 May 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

Infocom’s range of text adventures were a thing of legend amongst anyone who played them. In the 8-bit era not many UK gamers were fortunate […]

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