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The First and Last: Mastertronic’s PAL Developments Range

10 November 2026 Warren Pilkington 1

In this the fifth part of the First and Last series, we will look at the short-lived PAL Developments range, which started life in March […]

Game Review: Kobyashi Naru (aka Kobayashi Naru) (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)

9 November 2026 Warren Pilkington 1

Kobyashi Naru is certainly an adventure game with an identity crisis. Although the cassette inlay and instructions state it is Kobyashi Naru, the loading and […]

Game Review: Uridium Plus (Commodore 64, Rack-It)

4 November 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

Back in early 1986, Uridium wowed Commodore 64 game players. Although graphically, the bas relief look resembled the arcade shooter Star Force, this was not […]

Game Review: Master Of Magic (Commodore 64, MAD)

31 October 2026 Simon Plumbe 0

When Mastertronic launched their premium priced MAD range, they needed a few games that would hopefully push each of the 8-bit systems they were supporting […]

Game Review: Ant Attack (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)

27 October 2026 Warren Pilkington 1

Ant Attack started life on the ZX Spectrum back in 1983, released by Quicksilva. Programmed by Sandy White, it was a game that offered the […]

Game Review: Zzzz (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)

16 October 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

The adventure game genre had come a considerable way by 1985, with even budget games having the option of having text and graphics describe your […]

Game Review: Legend of the Knucker-Hole (Commodore 64, Americana)

14 October 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

Back in 1983, English Software released Jet-Boot Jack, first for the Atari 8-bit computers followed by conversions to the Commodore 64, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron […]

The First and Last: Mastertronic’s Ricochet Range

13 October 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

In this the fourth part of the First and Last series, we will look at Mastertronic’s dedicated re-release label, Ricochet, which meant that games that […]