Amstrad Mastertronic Checklist
While not as popular in the UK as the Commodore 64 or ZX Spectrum, the Amstrad had a loyal following so it was only natural […]
MAD
Game Review: Hero of the Golden Talisman (Commodore 64, MAD)
Hero of the Golden Talisman is a flick screen arcade adventure, and quite a large one at that, with plenty of screens to explore. The […]
Game Review: The Last V8 (Commodore 64, MAD)
V8, return to base, immediately! That piece of synthesised speech will be one many will remember the first time that The Last V8 has loaded. […]
A Mastertronic Range To Get MAD About…
Unlike most budget publishers, Mastertronic were known to have countless sub-labels. While Ricochet existed solely for re-releases and Rack-It was established to support fellow publisher […]
Game Review: Wizards Pet (Commodore 64, MAD)
Wizards Pet (or The Wizards Pet as the title screen says, in both cases without the use of the apostrophe) is a game where you, […]
Game Review: Hole In One (Commodore 64, MAD)
I must admit that I did not like the original release of Leaderboard as much as some. Yes, it was playable and the system for […]
Game Review: Bandits At Zero (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, MAD)
Your perilous mission (which you have chosen to accept) is to seek and destroy the enemy aircraft carrier based at sea. It may take several […]
Mastertronic’s Added Dimension (M.A.D) Checklist
Mastertronic’s Added Dimension (M.A.D) was Mastertronic’s first spin-off label. The range, priced at £2.99, was intended to promote games of a higher quality than the […]
Press Coverage – MAD Launch Party – Popular Computing Weekly, 1985
In contrast to a near full page in Crash, Popular Computing Weekly gave a rather grudging acknowledgment to the launch of the MAD range. They […]
Press Coverage – MAD Launch Party – Crash, December 1985
As mentioned, the new £2.99 range, MAD games, was launched with a party on the Thames, at which the invited journalists, assorted hangers-on and the […]