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Game Review: Soul of a Robot (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)

16 September 2025 Brian Kemp 0

Controls and Playability The game can be played with both keyboard and joystick. Should you decide to use a joystick, note that due to the […]

Game Review: Nonterraqueous (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)

30 August 2025 Brian Kemp 0

Playability You have one life in Nonterraqueous but what you have is an energy in the form of Psyche. Landing on objects or ledges loses […]

Mastertronic Collectors Archive Celebrates Its Second Anniversary!

15 August 2025 Simon Plumbe 2

Recently we celebrated a couple of milestones for the Mastertronic Collectors Archive website, publishing not only our 200th game review, but also our 64th review […]

Game Review: Manic Miner (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)

15 August 2025 Brian Kemp 0

“The Special One” As the number 48 is such a cherished number for any devoted ZX Spectrum owner, I was asked which game I’d like […]

Game Review: Destructo (ZX Spectrum, Bulldog)

6 August 2025 Brian Kemp 0

The Aim of The Game Quite simply, the idea of the game is to stop Dr. Destructo by shooting down the enemy aircraft in your […]

Game Review: Ball Crazy (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)

3 August 2025 Brian Kemp 0

Bouncing Along You play as Erik, who is a bouncing ball. His mission is to change the colour of the blocks beneath him to the […]

Game Review: Brian Jacks Superstar Challenge (ZX Spectrum, Ricochet)

26 July 2025 Brian Kemp 0

Before I begin this review, and just in case you haven’t heard of Brian Jacks before, in the inlay instructions for Brian Jacks Superstar Challenge, […]