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 […]
Melbourne House
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 […]
Press Coverage – Mastertronic Buys Melbourne House – Popular Computing Weekly, February 1987
No question about the story of the week for PCW.