Game Review: BMX Racers (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
BMX Racers, like a few of Mastertronic’s releases, has a strange history behind it. Ported to a few platforms, there were two different versions of […]
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Melbourne House Books Checklist
As well as their extensive software range, Melbourne House were well known for releasing a wide selection of programming books for most 8-bit platforms. These […]
Game Review: Apollo 2 (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Mastertronic’s Apollo 2 for the ZX Spectrum has something of an identity crisis. Originally published in 1983 by Darkstar, the game’s actual title is Apollo […]
Game Review: Vegas Jackpot (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
After Mastertronic’s original release of Shaun Southern’s Vegas Jackpot for the Vic 20 and Commodore 64 in April 1984, it ended up being ported to […]
Game Review: Planet 10 (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Every retro game collector has that one “holy grail” title that they want to own more than anything else. When it comes to Mastertronic, the […]
Game Review: Jet Pac (ZX Spectrum, Ricochet)
Unlike many I didn’t start with consoles or computers – instead it was one of the old Pong clones in the 70s. Moving on from […]
ZX Spectrum Mastertronic Checklist
The Sinclair ZX Spectrum was one of the biggest platforms supported by the original Mastertronic company. Titles were released right from the company’s launch in […]
Game Review: Bullseye (Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Mastertronic burst onto the scene in April 1984, revolutionising both where we could buy our games, and how much (or how little!) we had to […]