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Game Review: Dark Tower (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Melbourne House)

22 November 2025 Warren Pilkington 0

Dark Tower had previously had a Commodore 64 release where the game was seen as fiendishly difficult and somewhat frustrating by some of the magazines […]

Game Review: Frenesis (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Mastertronic)

13 November 2025 Warren Pilkington 0

Tony Takoushi was a writer for games magazines including Computer and Video Games, and had previously programmed several games including Hyperforce for the Commodore 16 […]

Game Review: Questprobe – Spiderman (Commodore 16, Americana)

6 November 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

Even though I’m an arcade game lover at heart, I’ve always had a soft spot for text adventures. I blame all of this on Scott […]

Game Review: Battle (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Mastertronic)

4 September 2025 Warren Pilkington 0

A battle is raging in the North Sea, as the last remaining deposits of oil are being sought. There are two rival companies who have […]

Game Review: Spore (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Bulldog)

12 August 2025 Warren Pilkington 0

After the original Commodore 64 release of Spore, there was a conversion for the Commodore 16 and Plus/4 machines. It made sense as the screen […]

Game Review: One Man and His Droid (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Mastertronic)

9 July 2025 Warren Pilkington 0

After the original ZX Spectrum version of One Man and His Droid, and a conversion to the Commodore 64, it was inevitable that there would […]

Mastertronic Collectors Archive – 200 Reviews and Counting!

4 July 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

Today is a special day for all of us here at the Mastertronic Collectors Archive as we are proud to bring you our 200th game […]

Game Review: Molecule Man (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Mastertronic)

22 June 2025 Warren Pilkington 0

As per the Commodore 64 version, Molecule Man was converted from the ZX Spectrum original and released later – hence the different packaging. Compromises had […]