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Game Review: Super Nudge 2000 (Amstrad, Mastertronic / PAL Developments)

5 August 2026 Simon Plumbe 0

The Amstrad CPC was one of the few 8-bit systems supported by Mastertronic that didn’t receive a conversion of Vegas Jackpot (the other being the […]

The First and Last: Mastertronic’s 310 Range

1 August 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

As you will be aware, Mastertronic’s main range of games started life as the 199 Range with that emblazoned on the front cover initially, and […]

Title screen from Impossible Mission on the Amstrad CPC showing the iconic head and atomic mushroom cloud graphic

Game Review: Impossible Mission (Amstrad CPC, Ricochet)

4 April 2026 Jason Brooks 0

“Another Visitor… Stay a while… Stay Forever…” Few lines in gaming are as iconic as Impossible Mission of the original C64 1984 title by Dennis […]

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: Spy Trek Adventure (Amstrad, Americana)

29 March 2026 Simon Plumbe 0

Most of the games released on the Americana label were re-releases – licensed titles, arcade conversions or games first published by American companies. Spy Trek […]

Game Review: Five-A-Side Soccer (Amstrad, MAD)

9 January 2026 Simon Plumbe 0

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 […]

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 […]

My Top 10 Mastertronic Amstrad Games

28 July 2025 Patrick Furlong 0

Ever since I first started computing in 1985, my first games on my Amstrad CPC outside of the infamous Amsoft 12-Games Pack were from Mastertronic, […]

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 […]

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