BBC Micro Archives - Mastertronic Collectors Archive

Micro Natters Part 3: A Mastertronic Re-Release Guide – Other 8-Bit Formats

29 August 2025 Warren Pilkington 0

Although many of you may associate Ricochet as Mastertronic’s primary re-release label, followed later by the likes of Mastertronic+ and Tronix, what may not be […]

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 […]

Game Review: Jet Pac (BBC Micro, Ricochet)

11 August 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

While Ultimate Play The Game were best known for their isometric 3D games for the ZX Spectrum, they first made their mark with 2D action […]

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 […]

Mastertronic: Ricocheting the MAD Bulldogs of Entertainment (They Sold Millions, Part 2)

7 April 2025 Warren Pilkington 0

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 […]

Game Review: Starmaze 2 (BBC Micro, Mastertronic)

3 April 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

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: Vegas Jackpot (BBC/Electron, Mastertronic)

18 October 2024 Simon Plumbe 0

In the early days of the company, there were few Mastertronic games more iconic that Vegas Jackpot. Released on no fewer than seven platforms, it […]

Melbourne House Books Checklist

11 October 2024 Simon Plumbe 0

As well as their extensive software range, Melbourne House were well known for releasing a wide selection of programming books for most 8-bit platforms. These […]