Game Review: Bosconian ’87 (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Bosconian ’87, by Binary Design is a Spectrum conversion of the Classic Namco arcade machine. It’s a free-form four-way scrolling shooter, with you roaming around […]
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Game Review: Wizard’s Warrior (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Your mission is to defeat the wicked wizard of Cinslair (see what they did there with a simple anagram!) and do battle in the crypts […]
Game Review: Plexar (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic / MAD)
The previous inhabitants of the planet Plexar have were totally wiped out by a plague. Now the new inhabitants (known as Plexarians) have arrived at […]
Game Review: Star Wars: Droids (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic / MAD)
I count myself to be incredibly lucky. As a sci-fi fan, I got to see Star Trek from the beginning thanks to the early re-runs […]
Game Review: Angle Ball (Spectrum, Mastertronic / MAD)
The first thing you’ll notice about Angle Ball is that it is played on a hexagonal table (rather than a traditional rectangular table.) The screenshots […]
Mastertronic Plus Checklist
One of the stranger labels that Mastertronic had was Mastertronic Plus. It was a short-lived range, started after the end of the original “310 range” […]
Game Review: Video Olympics (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
As you’ve now doubt guessed already, this game is based on the Track n’ Field genre with six events. Video Olympics is a one player […]
Utility Review: Compact Office (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
This review combines the four different utilities which formed the Compact Office range of titles. Each title was released on four separate cassettes and sold […]
Game Review: Universal Hero (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
If you wait on the menu screen, the game will run through 24 screens for a few seconds each. Before each screen appears, a sequence […]
Game Review: Dynatron Mission (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
You begin the game on a parachute as you approach the base. After a few seconds, you descend vertically down into the first screen. That […]