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

21 November 2024 Warren Pilkington 0

Megabolts is a Mr Chip Software game, but unlike most of their releases, not programmed by Shaun Southern or Tony Kelly, but Stuart Cross, with […]

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

30 October 2024 Warren Pilkington 2

Xadium is a Mr Chip software game, but unlike most of their releases, not programmed by Shaun Southern or Tony Kelly, but Michelangelo Pignani.  Andrew […]

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

22 October 2024 Warren Pilkington 0

Dingbat (or to give it its full title screen name: Dingbat, Wombat, Kick a Kangaroo) was Shaun Southern’s final single (not compilation) release Mastertronic game […]

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

6 October 2024 Warren Pilkington 2

After the original Commodore 64 version of Squirm sold well, it made sense for Tony Kelly to program a conversion for the Commodore 16 and […]

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

28 September 2024 Warren Pilkington 2

Gun Law (or Gunlaw as the title screen and the cassette labels say) started out as a game for the Atari 8-bit systems, being released […]

Game Review: Robo Knight (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Americana)

25 September 2024 Warren Pilkington 1

For a label more known for re-releases of older games, especially those of US Gold, seeing Robo Knight in the shops was a pleasant surprise […]

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

15 September 2024 Warren Pilkington 1

After the success of Vegas Jackpot on the Commodore 64, it made sense for the game to be released on other formats.  As the Commodore […]

Game Review: The Way of the Exploding Fist (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Ricochet)

25 August 2024 Warren Pilkington 0

The Way of the Exploding Fist was first released by Melbourne House back in 1985 for the Commodore 64, with the Commodore 16 and Plus/4 […]

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

7 July 2024 Warren Pilkington 0

Back in 1983, Datasoft released O’Riley’s Mine for the Commodore 64, a game in which you needed to collect all the treasures from the mine […]

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

2 July 2024 Warren Pilkington 1

The original Commodore 64 version of Kane did have some Wild West action across four levels, with the horse riding in between shooting down the […]

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