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Mr Chip

Game Review: Formula 1 Simulator (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Mastertronic)

16 January 2025 Warren Pilkington 2

The Commodore 16 and Plus/4 version of Formula 1 Simulator, like the Commodore 64 version, was coded by Shaun Southern, with on this version some […]

Game Review: Formula 1 Simulator (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)

13 January 2025 Warren Pilkington 0

Unlike the original Spectrum game Formula One by Spirit Software, which Mastertronic released as Formula 1 Simulator and saw both MSX and Amstrad CPC conversions […]

Game Review: Video Meanies (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)

4 January 2025 Warren Pilkington 0

Like the Commodore 16 and Plus/4 original, the Commodore 64 version of Video Meanies has you starring as a robot working in a video shop.  […]

Could We Have Seen More Vic 20 Games From Mastertronic?

16 December 2024 Simon Plumbe 0

Of all the formats supported by Mastertronic during their lifetime, only the Dragon 32 saw fewer releases than the Commodore Vic 20. Released in 1981, […]

Game Review: Kikstart (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)

23 November 2024 Warren Pilkington 0

Kikstart started out being released by Mr Chip Software themselves back in 1984, with Mastertronic’s re-release the year after with the subheading of “Off Road […]

Commodore 16 Mastertronic Checklist

6 November 2023 Simon Plumbe 1

Mastertronic supported all four of Commodore’s 8-bit systems and unlike the Vic 20, most of their ranges had something for the Commodore 16 and Plus4. […]

Mastertronic - Vegas Jackpot - Vic 20

Game Review: Vegas Jackpot (Vic 20, Mastertronic)

21 September 2023 Simon Plumbe 0

Slot machines and video games have gone hand-in-hand for as long as the industry has been around. Whether its computers or consoles, it’s safe to […]

Vic 20 Mastertronic Checklist

10 September 2023 Simon Plumbe 0

The Vic 20 was one of the formats supported by Mastertronic right from the start. Many of the early systems received support right until the […]

Bullseye

Game Review: Bullseye (Spectrum, Mastertronic)

21 August 2023 Derek Glen 0

Mastertronic burst onto the scene in April 1984, revolutionising both where we could buy our games, and how much (or how little!) we had to […]

When Mastertronic Went To Vegas…

20 August 2023 Simon Plumbe 3

Many cite their gaming influences as being the Sega and Nintendo systems of the 90s, but my love of gaming really took shape at the […]

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