Interactive Fiction Archives - Mastertronic Collectors Archive

Game Review: Rigel’s Revenge (Commodore 64, Bulldog)

14 September 2026 Warren Pilkington 0

The Bulldog label had been set up by Mastertronic to showcase what they regarded as The Best of British. Most of the games previous to […]

Game Review: Questprobe feat. The Hulk (Electron, Americana)

10 September 2026 Simon Plumbe 0

Growing up in the 1980s, if you loved interactive fiction you can’t have avoided the name Scott Adams. With his company Adventure International he developed […]

Game Review: The Quest For The Holy Grail (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)

19 May 2026 Simon Plumbe 0

Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle. Terry Jones. Michael Palin. Six names that redefined comedy for a generation in the UK when they […]

Game Review: The Quest For The Holy Grail (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)

15 May 2026 Simon Plumbe 0

There can’t be many people living in the UK who grew up with Mastertronic games in the 80s who hadn’t heard of Monty Python’s Flying […]

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: Spy Trek Adventure (ZX Spectrum, Americana)

3 April 2026 Simon Plumbe 0

Americana was a confusing budget label for many. It’s split ownership, run by both Mastertronic and US Gold at different stages in its lifetime focused […]

Game Review: Spy Trek Adventure (Amstrad, Americana)

29 March 2026 Simon Plumbe 0

Most of the games released on the Americana label were re-releases – licensed titles, arcade conversions or games first published by American companies. Spy Trek […]