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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 […]

Game Review: Mediator (Commodore 64, Americana)

9 October 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

The game Mediator first started life in 1985, released by English Software, based in Manchester, at full price for the Atari XL and XE series. […]

Game Review: Silkworm (Commodore 64, Virgin Mastertronic)

3 October 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

Silkworm (released as Silk Worm in the arcades) is originally an arcade game, made by Tecmo. Virgin Games got the rights to produce the home […]

Game Review: Ivan “Ironman” Stewart’s Super Off Road (Commodore 64, Virgin Games)

30 September 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

I know what you’re thinking. Who is Ivan “Ironman” Stewart? Well, thankfully, the instructions to this game do go into that in more detail. He […]

Game Review: Motos (Commodore 64, Mastertronic / MAD)

29 September 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

Motos was of three arcade game licences which were picked up by Mastertronic for conversion to the home systems, the others being Bosconian 87 and […]