Amiga Mastertronic Checklist
Despite the hardware originally being designed by Atari as a games machine, Commodore took the Amiga and turned it into a huge success both as […]
Melbourne House
Melbourne House Books Checklist
As well as their extensive software range, Melbourne House were well known for releasing a wide selection of programming books for most 8-bit platforms. These […]
Game Review: Horace Goes Skiing (Dragon 32, Melbourne House)
More associated with thw ZX Spectrum, Melbourne House’s Horace character has become more well known these days as a figure of controversy more for the […]
Mastertronic Collectors Archive – Website Expansion
Our team here at the Mastertronic Collectors Archive have been discussing a few ideas regarding the website and adding some extra content going forward. While […]
Game Review: The Way of the Exploding Fist (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Ricochet)
The Way of the Exploding Fist was first released by Melbourne House back in 1985 for the Commodore 64, with the Commodore 16 and Plus/4 […]
Game Review: The Way of the Exploding Fist (Commodore 64, Ricochet)
The Way of the Exploding Fist was first released by Melbourne House back in 1985, and at the time was regarded as a classic, due […]
Press Coverage – Rockford unveiled as first game from new-look Melbourne House – ACE, January 1988
The first fruits of the Arcadia project began to hit the shops. A fresh look for Melbourne House as well. Pity the game was so […]
Press Coverage – Mastertronic Acquires Double Dragon License – Popular Computing Weekly, 31st December 1987
Birth of what was to be a highly successful arcade tie-in. Double Dragon was a smash hit both in full price and budget versions. The […]
Press Coverage – Melbourne House Buyout, Amstrad Action, April 1987
The takeover of Melbourne House was big news (at least, it felt like to us.) Here is how Amstrad Action reported it, in April 1987. […]
Press Coverage – Beam Software Retrospective, Next Generation, September 1997
The magazine Next Generation published a retrospective on Beam Software, the Australian owners of Melbourne House (prior to its sale to Mastertronic), in the September […]