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Vic 20

My Top 5 Vic 20 Mastertronic Games

17 January 2026 Simon Plumbe 0

Even though I’d been a gamer since the mid-70s starting off with one of the early Pong clones and then moving onto LCD and tabletop […]

Game Review: Mission Mercury (Vic 20, Virgin Games)

14 November 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

The name Steve Lee might not be familiar to Commodore fans, but his games certainly will be. When it comes to Mastertronic, his most well […]

Micro Natters Part 3: A Mastertronic Re-Release Guide – Other 8-Bit Formats

29 August 2025 Warren Pilkington 0

Although many of you may associate Ricochet as Mastertronic’s primary re-release label, followed later by the likes of Mastertronic+ and Tronix, what may not be […]

Game Review: Hektik (Vic 20, Mastertronic)

14 August 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

With most of their early back catalogue taking inspiration from existing titles or popular arcade games, it’s no surprise that Hectik for the Vic 20 […]

Mastertronic Collectors Archive – 200 Reviews and Counting!

4 July 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

Today is a special day for all of us here at the Mastertronic Collectors Archive as we are proud to bring you our 200th game […]

Game Review: RIP (Vic 20, Mastertronic)

3 July 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

One thing I loved about Mastertronic growing up was that – for the most part – they were pretty consistent in terms of quality for […]

Game Review: Bullet (Vic 20, Mastertronic)

26 June 2025 Simon Plumbe 0

Like so many early Mastertronic releases, Bullet for the Vic 20 relied on the cover art from Mark J Brady to grab the attention of […]

Game Review: Crazy Cavey (Vic 20, Mastertronic)

12 April 2025 Simon Plumbe 1

One thing that always drew to me Mastertronic’s games as a kid was the cover art. Whether it was the futuristic designs from Mark J […]

Mastertronic Collectors Archive – They Sold Millions

25 February 2025 Warren Pilkington 0

Introduction It would be remiss of us here at The Mastertronic Collectors Archive if we did not celebrate what was clear success in terms of […]

Game Review: Psycho Shopper (Vic 20, Mastertronic)

8 February 2025 Simon Plumbe 1

Whoever thought going to the shops could be so dangerous? Well Mastertronic obviously did when they released Psycho Shopper for the Vic 20. This strange […]

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