Game Review: Rapid Fire (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
The cops have been watching a notorious gang and have now decided that you must break into their warehouse. The mission is to therefore destroy […]
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Game Review: Skate Rock (aka Skate Rock Simulator) (Commodore 64, Ricochet)
Skate Rock was originally released by Bubble Bus Software in 1986, with the Ricochet re-release being released in early 1988. For some reason, maybe because […]
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 […]
Game Review: Pulsoids (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
The aim of the game is to destroy all the destructible blocks in the arena. Rather than a bat and ball, in Pulsoids, you instead […]
Game Review: Pulsoids aka Pulsoid (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
Pulsoids is a game that has an identity crisis. On the cassette inlay, it shows as Pulsoids (plural), but during loading and indeed on the […]
Mastertronic Collectors Archive Digest – 28th June 2026
It’s been a few weeks since our last round up of all the latest content here on the Mastertronic Collectors Archive. Personal circumstances prevented us […]
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: Pulse Warrior (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Set in the 22nd Century, Earth’s power needs are beamed to it from space. Giant space platforms orbit around the sun, with powered relayed down […]
Game Review: Pulse Warrior (Commodore 64, Mastertronic)
Pulse Warrior was the first of two games to feature pulses and pulse lasers with Pulsoids being released later on. For this game, an initial […]
Game Review: Panther (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Panther is an isometric 3-D shooter, where you are tasked with flying over the terrain in your Ground Attack Ship. As the last remaining pilot […]