Game Review: Formula 1 Simulator (MSX, Mastertronic)
As with some of the other earlier Mastertronic releases, Ed Hickman handled the conversion duties from the original version for both the MSX and the […]
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Game Review: 180 (MSX, Mastertronic / MAD)
180 had already been established as the leading darts game for the three main 8-bit systems, with them being a release on the short-lived MAD […]
Game Review: Space Walk (MSX, Mastertronic)
After the two versions of Space Walk for the Commodore 64, the game also saw versions on both the ZX Spectrum and the MSX. This […]
Game Review: Brian Jacks Superstar Challenge (MSX, Ricochet)
Anyone who watched the BBC sports programme The Superstars in the late 1970s and early 1980s would have seen former British judoka Brian Jacks taking […]
Game Review: Las Vegas Video Poker (MSX, Entertainment USA)
Some four months after the ZX Spectrum conversion of Las Vegas Video Poker, the MSX version was released – using the later Entertainment USA type […]
Game Review: Storm (MSX, Mastertronic)
After the initial release of Storm on the Amstrad CPC, together with its subsequent ZX Spectrum conversion, the MSX version was the next to be […]
Game Review: Finders Keepers (MSX, Mastertronic)
Finders Keepers, the first of the series of games involving the Magic Knight character, was first released on the ZX Spectrum to critical acclaim. What […]
Game Review: Molecule Man (MSX, Mastertronic)
Molecule Man had started life on the ZX Spectrum, where its large isometric maze had found favour with some reviewers. The MSX conversion, handled by […]
Game Review: Milk Race (MSX, Mastertronic)
With the rights gained to do a game based on the 1987 Tour of Britain, which was sponsored by the Milk Marketing Board and therefore […]
Mastertronic: The Big Hitters (They Sold Millions, Part 3)
In the two previous articles in this series, we looked at games on individual formats and how well they sold, including many surprising numbers for […]