Game Review: Sunburst (Commodore 64, Rack-It)
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 […]
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Game Review: S.O.S. (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 […]
Game Review: Trailblazer (Commodore 64, Ricochet)
Trailblazer started life not, as people may think, on the Commodore 64. In fact, it was first released on the Commodore 16 and Plus/4, with […]
Game Review: Starlifter (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
Starlifter was programmed by Steve Lee, who in the early days of Commodore 64 games, brought you the likes of Falcon Patrol and its sequel. […]
10 Great Mastertronic Commodore 64 Remixes – Part 4
Several Commodore 64 Mastertronic games had some outstanding soundtracks that graced the SID chip, from the likes of Rob Hubbard, David Whittaker, Jeroen Tel, and […]