Mastertronic Collectors Archive

Mastertronic Collectors Archive

The ultimate resource for fans and collectors of Mastertronic games worldwide!

  • Home
  • Reviews
    • Review Index
  • History
    • A History Of Mastertronic
    • Mastertronic Style: Part 1, The Mastertronic Image – Covers, Adverts and Tronix
    • Mastertronic Style: Part 2, The Early Years (1984-6)
    • Mastertronic Style – Part 3, New labels – MAD, Bulldog, Entertainment USA
    • Mastertronic Style: Part 4, The Middle Years 1986-88
    • Mastertronic Style: Part 5, Labels for republished software – Ricochet, Americana, Rack-It/Rebound
    • Mastertronic Style: Part 6, The Makeover – 1987-91
    • Mastertronic Style: Part 7, Mastertronic USA
    • Mastertronic Style: Part 8, Virgin Mastertronic
  • Articles
    • Nice Music, Shame About the Game – Commodore 64 (Part 1)
    • Nice Music, Shame About the Game – Commodore 64 (Part 2)
    • 10 Great Mastertronic Commodore 64 Remixes – Part 1
    • 10 Great Mastertronic Commodore 64 Remixes – Part 2
    • Micro Natters Part 1: A Mastertronic Re-Release Guide – Commodore 64
    • Micro Natters Part 2: A Mastertronic Re-Release Guide – ZX Spectrum
    • Micro Natters Part 3: A Mastertronic Re-Release Guide – Other 8-Bit Formats
    • Mastertronic: They Sold Millions
    • Mastertronic: Ricocheting the MAD Bulldogs of Entertainment (They Sold Millions, Part 2)
    • Collecting Different Mastertronic Labels – Wading Through The Confusion
  • Resources
    • Press Coverage
    • Mastertronic Best Sellers
    • Mastertronic Publications
    • Mastertronic – Remakes and Remasters
    • Mastertronic Dealers Directory
    • Mastertronic Original Cover Artwork
  • Interviews
  • Checklists
    • Amiga Mastertronic Checklist
    • Amstrad Mastertronic Checklist
    • Atari (8-Bit) Mastertronic Checklist
    • BBC / Electron Mastertronic Checklist
    • Commodore 16 Mastertronic Checklist
    • Commodore 64 Mastertronic Checklist
    • Dragon 32 Mastertronic Checklist
    • MSX Mastertronic Checklist
    • Vic 20 Mastertronic Checklist
    • ZX Spectrum Mastertronic Checklist
    • Americana Checklist
    • DroSoft Spanish Release Checklist
    • Infocom Checklist
    • Mastertronic / PAL Developments Checklist
    • Mastertronic’s Added Dimension (M.A.D) Checklist
    • Rack-It Checklist
    • Ricochet Game Checklist
    • Tronix Checklist
    • Blast! Checklist
    • Mastertronic PC Gamer Presents / MAD Checklist
    • Mastervision VHS Checklist
    • Mastersound Checklist
    • Melbourne House Books Checklist
    • Mastertronic Covermounted Games Checklist
  • Information
    • About This Site
    • Contact Us
    • FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
    • Who Are We?

Game Reviews

Game Review: Milk Race (MSX, Mastertronic)

22 April 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

With the rights gained to do a game based on the 1987 Tour of Britain, which was sponsored by the Milk Marketing Board and therefore […]

Game Review: Speed King 2 (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)

21 April 2026 Brian Kemp 0

Circuits and Laps Before starting a race, you can choose one of the nine tracks available that you’d like to race around.  You can also […]

Game Review: Moto Racer 3 Gold Edition (PC, Sold Out)

20 April 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

The original Moto Racer game was one of my favourite PC games at the time of its release, with many good fun circuits to play, […]

Mastertronic Collectors Archive Weekly Digest – 19th April 2026

19 April 2026 Simon Plumbe 0

Back with another round-up of all the latest content here at the Mastertronic Collectors Archive and once again we’ve had quite a busy week bringing […]

Game Review: Cosmonaut! (Vic 20, Melbourne House)

18 April 2026 Simon Plumbe 0

Despite its relatively short lifespan, the Vic 20 wasn’t short of games and for a while almost every major publisher wanted to release something for […]

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: Election (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)

15 April 2026 Brian Kemp 0

Political Parties and Policies After a couple of short pages of instructions, the game begins with you choosing which party you wish to represent.  The […]

Mastertronic Collectors Archive Weekly Digest – 12th April 2026

12 April 2026 Simon Plumbe 0

It’s been quite a busy and eventful week for us here at the Mastertronic Collectors Archive. Once again we’ve hit another milestone on the site […]

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: Micro Mouse (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic/Mastertronic Plus)

9 April 2026 Brian Kemp 0

This Plot Seems Familiar After reading through the instructions and viewing the cassette cover for Micro Mouse, it instantly made me think of Specventure.  Go […]

Posts pagination

« 1 2 3 … 36 »
Get our new posts every day FREE by email!

Follow Us On Social Media

Facebook
Facebook
fb-share-icon
X (Twitter)
Visit Us
Follow Me
Post on X
YouTube
YouTube
Set Youtube Channel ID
Follow by Email
RSS
Copy link
URL has been copied successfully!
BLUESKY

Search This Site

Our latest YouTube video

https://youtu.be/qwEvi0OuFBM

Find All Our Reviews Here

Latest Posts

  • Game Review: Action Force (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic / MAD / Virgin Games)
  • Game Review: Slayer (Commodore 64, Rack-It)
  • Game Review: Star Wars Droids (Commodore 64, Mastertronic / MAD)
  • Mastertronic Collectors Archive Digest – 3rd May 2026
  • Game Review: Subterranea (Commodore 64, Rack-It)
  • Game Review: Bomb Fusion (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic / PAL Developments)
  • Game Review: Jonah Barrington’s Squash (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
  • Game Review: Kikstart (Atari, Mastertronic)
  • Game Review: TOCA Race Driver 3 (PC, Mastertronic / PC Gamer Presents)
  • Game Review: Kikstart II (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)

Links

  • C64audio.com
  • Commodore Blog
  • David X Jones – Author
  • Games That Weren’t
  • Infinite Frontiers
  • Lemon 64
  • Mark J Brady – Mastertronic cover artist
  • Plus/4 World
  • Spectrum Computing
  • Vintage Is The New Old
  • Where Were They Now?

Essential Information

  • Cookie Policy (UK)
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms Of Use

Copyright © 2026 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes

Social media & sharing icons powered by UltimatelySocial
Manage Cookie Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}