Game Review: Orion (Commodore 64, Rack-It)
Orion was one of a number of games programmed by Graftgold that only saw a release on the Commodore 64. Whilst the blurb on the […]
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Game Review: Golf Master (Commodore 64, Rack-It)
Golf games on home computers have traditionally taken on two view perspectives, with the 3D perspective favoured by the Leaderboard series (the de facto standard […]
Game Review: Anarchy (Commodore 64, Rack-It)
Anarchy was one of the first releases on the Rack-It label along with Tunnel Vision, which clearly showed distribution by Mastertronic (although they added a […]
Game Review: Slayer (Commodore 64, Rack-It)
Programmer Gary Biasillo had worked at Ocean and learned some of their tools of the trade, including smooth sprite multiplexing and scrolling with an impressive […]
Game Review: Subterranea (Commodore 64, Rack-It)
The Rack-It label was starting to get noticed amongst budget conscious games players, especially with some of the games such as Anarchy and Sunburst receiving […]
Game Review: Sunburst (Commodore 64, Rack-It)
Sunburst was one of the earlier releases on the Rack-It label, with John Phillips, who had programmed the superb Nebulus, behind this one. The plot […]
MSX Mastertronic Checklist
The MSX range of computers was incredibly popular in its home country of Japan although it did manage to gain a limited following in the […]
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Mastertronic had several labels dedicated to re-releasing games from other publishers. Two of those were set up in collaboration with or on behalf of other […]
Collecting Different Mastertronic Labels – Wading Through The Confusion
Collecting Mastertronic games can be a time-consuming and complicated affair at the best of times. For those of us who buy games across multiple platforms, […]
Mastertronic Style: Part 5, Labels for republished software – Ricochet, Americana, Rack-It/Rebound
Labels for republished software – Ricochet, Americana, Rack-It/Rebound Ricochet Mastertronic had always been happy to reissue other publishers software. The company was founded with extensive […]