Mastertronic: Ricocheting the MAD Bulldogs of Entertainment (They Sold Millions, Part 2)
You will remember that some time ago we looked at the real big hitters in terms of sales of Mastertronic games here at the Mastertronic […]
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Game Review: The Caves of Doom (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Just under a Baker’s Dozen You begin the game with a generous twelve lives and by my accounts, I’d say that seems very generous. Now […]
Game Review: Spectipede (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Presentation and Instructions When the game has loaded, you are presented with a menu to select on whether to use the Keyboard, Mikrogen Joystick or […]
Game Review: Stopball (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
First Impressions Once the game has loaded, you are presented with a monochrome black and white menu screen. You have the option to choose either […]
Game Review: Zub (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic / MAD)
Loading Screen and Presentation The loading screen is very well drawn with plenty of colour and detail. The only thing that slightly ruins it is […]
Game Review: Spellbound (ZX Spectrum 128K, MAD)
Background to The Magic Knight Series In case you aren’t aware of the Magic Knight series of four games, Spellbound is the sequel to Finders […]
Game Review: Ghostbusters (ZX Spectrum, Ricochet)
Gremlins, Star Trek III, The Terminator, Beverly Hills Cop, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom… it has to be said that 1984 was a […]
Game Review: Master Chess (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
No Rules? Just to be very clear from the start, if you don’t know how to play chess, then the inlay card instructions for Master […]
Mastertronic Collectors Archive – They Sold Millions
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: Viper III (ZX Spectrum, Mastertronic)
Sideways Scrolling Shoot em’ up Viper III is a horizontally scrolling shoot ‘em up. The screen moves from right-to-left, so the enemy also approach and […]