Game Review: Dynamix (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
Dynamix started out as a game with a different name entirely – Kinetix. The game was pitched to publishers under that name and already had […]
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Nice Music, Shame About the Game – Commodore 64 (Part 1)
Several Commodore 64 games players, and indeed, fans of the SID sound chip in particular, will have had some conversations over the years beginning with […]
Game Review: City Fighter (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
City Fighter has an interesting history – not only was it released with the same catalogue number as Mind Control, but looking through the game’s […]
Game Review: Mind Control (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
Mind Control was one of a series of games made with The Games Creator, but had up to three releases. The original release was on […]
Game Review: Sub Hunt (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
Sub Hunt was released on the Vic 20 at a similar time to the Commodore 64 version, and for an unexpanded Vic, it was a […]
Game Review: Las Vegas Video Poker (Commodore 64, Entertainment USA)
Las Vegas Video Poker claims to be a replication of the video poker machines often found in Las Vegas, where you gamble big stakes to […]
Mastertronic: Ricocheting the MAD Bulldogs of Entertainment (They Sold Millions, Part 2)
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: Speed King (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
Mervyn J. Estcourt had programmed the motorcycle racer Full Throttle for the ZX Spectrum, released by Micromega, before turning his attention to the Commodore 64 […]
Game Review: Spectipede (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
After the original release of Spectipede from R&R Software, programmed by Kevin Allison, was re-released by Mastertronic, it was natural that the game was a […]
Micro Natters Part 1: A Mastertronic Re-Release Guide – Commodore 64
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 […]