Commodore 64 Archives - Mastertronic Collectors Archive

Mastertronic Commodore 64 Invade-a-Load Multihack

18 April 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

As someone who has contributed many games tips, cheat POKEs, and listings for the Commodore 64 over the years, hopefully to provide some joy to […]

Game Review: Sunburst (Commodore 64, Rack-It)

16 April 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

Sunburst was one of the earlier releases on the Rack-It label, with John Phillips, who had programmed the superb Nebulus, behind this one. The plot […]

Game Review: S.O.S. (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)

11 April 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

Many isometric 3D arcade adventures suffer a fatal flaw in that you constantly are needing to locate some form of energy pill or power up […]

Game Review: Spy Trek Adventure (Commodore 64, Americana)

9 April 2026 Simon Plumbe 0

I’ve been playing text adventures pretty much all my life across a wide range of systems and apart from RPGs and arcade shooters, I’d say […]

Game Review: Beat It (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)

1 April 2026 Warren Pilkington 2

Back in 1983, Taskset released Jammin’, a bright and colourful game which involved you having to locate the four instruments for your band and place […]

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: Aqua (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)

27 March 2026 Warren Pilkington 1

In late 1984, Mastertronic were already becoming a major player in the computer games market. At that time, a new Commodore magazine was being launched, […]

Game Review: Sidewinder II (Commodore 64, PAL Developments / Mastertronic Plus)

18 March 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

Back when Mastertronic were attempting to put games into arcades with the Arcadia System, effectively based on a Commodore Amiga but with hardware changes, one […]