Game Review: Colony (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic/Bulldog)
Survival and Colonisation Now that you’ve been relocated onto a new planet, the aim is to start colonising it to stay alive. You need to […]
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Game Review: Devil’s Crown (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
All Aboard! The game comprises of 40 rooms which are spread over three decks of a shipwreck. These are the upper deck, quarter deck and […]
Game Review: Horace Goes Skiing (ZX Spectrum, Melbourne House)
Nintendo and SEGA have both been extremely successful in not only building brands around their consoles, but in managing to create iconic characters that people […]
Game Review: Sport of Kings (ZX Spectrum, MAD)
Setting up the Game After choosing whether to use the joystick or keyboard, you get to choose whether you want to read the instructions. After […]
Game Review: Rockman (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
The Challenges to Munching Mushrooms You begin the game with 5 lives with the aim to eat all the mushrooms. If you collect all of […]
Game Review: Kane (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Cowboys and Indians You play as the sheriff who wishes to make peace with the Indians. You must travel over four levels, shooting birds down […]
Game Review: Gnasher (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Yes, it’s a Pacman clone! On the front cover of the cassette inlay, there is a rather angry (and squarish) yellow character with very sharp […]
Game Review: FA Cup Football (ZX Spectrum, Ricochet)
Flippy Side This game is a Flippy release meaning that both the Spectrum and Amstrad versions are on the same cassette. One side for the […]
My Top 10 Favourite ZX Spectrum Mastertronic Games
The appeal of Mastertronic was that not only were their games (and utilities) budget priced, but they also had a diverse range of titles too. […]
Game Review: Alcatraz Harry (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
The Plot Alcatraz Harry must escape from prison using arcade, strategy and adventure skills. Along the way, you must steal secret files, negotiate a mine field, […]