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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 […]

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

27 May 2025 Warren Pilkington 0

Fighting Warrior is set in Egypt, and you are the Fighting Warrior, the champion of all the land (not quite and all the world though.) […]

Game Review: Las Vegas Video Poker (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Entertainment USA)

20 April 2025 Warren Pilkington 0

Las Vegas Video Poker on the original Commodore 64 version claimed to be a replication of the video poker machines often found in Las Vegas, […]

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

11 April 2025 Warren Pilkington 0

After the original Digital Integration game Speed King had been re-released for the Commodore 64, Mastertronic thought it would make sense to get the game […]

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

1 April 2025 Warren Pilkington 1

After Tony Kelly of Mr Chip Software had programmed a version of Spectipede on the Commodore 64, that was different from the original Spectrum version […]

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

25 March 2025 Warren Pilkington 0

Your mission in GWNN is to effectively head across the galaxy and to find the enemy bases, where you will need to rescue the scientists […]

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

18 March 2025 Warren Pilkington 0

The original Commodore 64 version of Hektik was released in 1984, and some two years later, the original programmer Martin Ellis went back to the […]

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

7 March 2025 Warren Pilkington 0

Master Chess, according to Mastertronic, has been designed to be a no-frills chess playing program of advanced ability which is easy to use.  This version, […]

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