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 April 1984, right through to the merger with Virgin and across all the different labels, even more than its main rival, the Commodore 64.
Because of the sheer number of games released, we will be splitting this over a large number of pages and it will be split into labels as well. It will take time to complete this so please bear with us so we’ll be adding titles to this over time…
Updated: 8th September 2024
MASTERTRONIC
| Number | Title | Author | Sales | Cover Art |
| IS0002 | Vegas Jackpot | Mark J Brady (cover) | 31,632 |  |
| IS0005 | Bullseye | Mark J Brady (cover) | 39,130 |  |
| IS0006 | Space Walk | Andrew Gosling, Mark J Brady (cover) |
27,489 |  |
| IS0007 | BMX Racers | Mark J Brady (cover) | 98,342 |  |
| IS0008 | Tank Trax | Mark J Brady (cover) | 31,705 |  |
| IS0009 | Gnasher | Mark J Brady (cover) | 44,179 |  |
| IS0015 | Whodunnit | Barry Jones, John Smyth (cover) |
25,331 |  |
| IS0020 | Alien Kill | Mark J Brady (cover) | 23,884 |  |
| IS0021 | Spectipede | Mark J Brady (cover) | 43,177 |  |
| IS0024 | Voyage Into The Unknown | Amoeba Software, Mark J Brady (cover) |
23,826 |  |
| IS0027 | Election | 20,060 |  |
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| IS0028 | Rifle Range | Andrew Foord, Peter Foord, Mark J Brady (cover) |
33,996 |  |
| IS0036 | Chiller | Richard Wright | 61,230 |  |
| IS0037 | Alcatraz Harry | Barry Jones, John Smyth (cover) |
26,787 |  |
| IS0042 | Magic Carpet | Andrew Gosling | 20,979 |  |
| IS0045 | Viper III | Mar J Brady (cover) | 26,269 |  |
| IS0049 | Apollo 2 | Ian Rich Mark J Brady (cover) |
26,073 |  |
| IS0050 | The Adventures Of St Bernard | 6,205 |  |
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| IS0051 | Chuckman | Mark J Brady (cover) | 25,211 | |
| IS0052 | Wizard’s Warrior | 30,617 | ||
| IS0054 | The Quest For The Holy Grail | 24,263 |  |
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| IS0058 | Formula 1 Simulator | Mark J Brady (cover) | 138,161 |  |
| IS0059 | Finders Keepers | David Jones, John Smyth (cover) |
117,209 |  |
| IS0060 | 1985: The Day After | Mark J Brady (cover) | 24,184 |  |
| IS0065 | Type-Rope With Mistertronic | 10,738 |  |
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| IS0068 | Rockman | 29,713 |  |
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| IS0070 | Locomotion | John Smyth (cover) | 34,428 |  |
| IS0071 | Play Hotch Potch With Mistertronic | 11,410 | ||
| IS0076 | The Empire Fights Back | Clive Brooker Mark J Brady (cover) |
74,774 |  |
| IS0077 | Action Biker | John Smyth (cover) | 95,692 |  |
| IC0077 | Action Biker (sample copy) | John Smyth (cover) | N/A | |
| IS0078 | Nonterraqueous | Mark J Brady (cover) | 41,534 | |
| IS0080 | Specventure | 16,352 | ||
| IS0081 | Jason’s Gem | John Smyth (cover) | 40,079 |  |
| IS0084 | Caves Of Doom | John Smyth (cover) | 41,228 |  |
| IS0089 | One Man And His Droid | Clive Brooker John Smyth (cover) |
46,921 |  |
| IS0090 | Soul Of A Robot | 41,315 |  |
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| IS0091 | Space Hunter | Mark J Brady (cover) | 20,885 |  |
| IS0095 | Zzzz | John Smyth (cover) | 19,502 | |
| IS0096 | Kane | John Smyth (cover) | 50,185 |  |
| IS0100 | Incredible Shrinking Fireman | John Smyth (cover) | 58,167 | |
| IS0101 | Devil’s Crown | John Smyth (cover) | 49,267 |  |
| IS0104 | Kentilla | 18,820 | ||
| IS0107 | Sky Ranger | 39,025 | ||
| IS0109 | A Ticket To Ride | Geoff Foley | 21,229 | |
| USAS0110 | Bump Set Spike | 31,361 | ||
| USAS0113 | Las Vegas Video Poker | 22,515 |  |
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| IS0119 | Molecule Man | John Smyth (cover) | 56,216 |  |
| IS0121 | Octagon Squad | Geoff Foley | 25,700 | |
| IS0122 | Lap Of The Gods | Clive Brooker | 19,057 | |
| IS0123 | S.T.O.R.M | 38,038 |  |
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| IS0124 | Video Olympics | 55,900 | ||
| IS0125 | Universal Hero | John Smyth (cover) | 45,968 |  |
| IS0130 | Pippo | John Smyth (cover) | 25,882 |  |
| IS0133 | P.O.D – Proof Of Destruction | Mike Davies, John Smyth (cover) |
4,823 |  |
| IS0134 | Panther | 7,912 | ||
| IS0136 | Los Angeles SWAT | 34,031 | ||
| IS0138 | Zub | 23,975 | ||
| IS0140 | Terminus | 25,559 | ||
| IS0141 | Flash Gordon | 18,744 | ||
| IS0142 | Speed King 2 | 95,900 |  |
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| IS0144 | Xcel | 27,033 | ||
| IS0145 | Future Games | 41,119 | ||
| IS0147 | Master Chess | 22,765 | ||
| IS0149 | Ninja | 49,691 | ||
| IS0152 | Agent X: The Brain Drain Caper | John Smyth (cover) | 63,400 |  |
| IS0155 | Hyperbowl | 34,498 | ||
| BS0157 | Feud | 67,184 | ||
| IS0159 | Kobayashi Naru | 23,342 | ||
| IS0161 | S.O.S. | Geoff Foley | 22,093 | |
| IS0162 | The Curse Of Sherwood | John Smyth (cover) | 46,379 |  |
| IS0163 | Lazer Wheel | 5,499 | ||
| IS0164 | How To Be A Hero | 12,995 | ||
| BS0166 | Colony | 16,692 | ||
| IS0167 | Rasterscan | 16,631 | ||
| BS0168 | Invasion | 13,829 | ||
| IS0169 | Amaurote | 22,159 |  |
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| IS0170 | Strike | 16,259 | ||
| IS0171 | Voidrunner | 6,716 | ||
| IS0174 | Chronos (A Tapestry Of Time) | 24,137 | ||
| BS0177 | Jackle & Wide | 13,049 | ||
| IS0179 | Milk Race | 54,416 | ||
| IS0181 | Stormbringer | David Jones | 22,900 |  |
| IS0181 | Stormbringer (128k) | David Jones | 5,400 | |
| BS0183 | Galletron | 7,801 | ||
| IS0188 | Kikstart 2 | 130,676 | ||
| BS0189 | Destructo | 26,831 | ||
| BS0190 | Wolfan The Barbarian | 17,147 | ||
| BS0193 | Streaker | 19,008 | ||
| IS0195 | Motos | 13,952 | ||
| IS0196 | Rapid Fire | 27,268 | ||
| ISA0197 | On Cue | 13,891 | ||
| BS0198 | Shard Of Inovar | Clive Wilson | 7,917 | |
| IS0199 | Cage Match | 7,004 |
This list will be expanded shortly…
RICOCHET
Ricochet was Mastertronic’s first label dedicated to re-releases and covered games primarily from Martech, Ultimate, Virgin, Melbourne House and Activision. Four titles are currently missing and unknown from the range. Titles with the RAS prefix are “flippy” releases with the Spectrum and Amstrad versions on the same cassette.
| Number | Title | Original Publisher | Sales | Cover Art |
| RS001 | Geoff Capes Strongman | Martech | 15,983 | |
| RS004 | Brian Jacks Superstar Challenge | Martech | 14,794 | |
| RS005 | Eddie Kidd’s Jump Challenge | Martech | 17,347 | |
| RS009 | Jet Pac | Ultimate | 12,794 | |
| RS010 | Knight Lore | Ultimate | 9,294 | |
| RS011 | Alien 8 | Ultimate | 9,256 | |
| RS012 | Nightshade | Ultimate | 7,690 | |
| RS013 | Action Reflex | Mirrorsoft | 8,941 | |
| RS015 | Knuckle Busters | Melbourne House | 18,210 | |
| RS018 | Way Of The Exploding Fist | Melbourne House | 63,564 | |
| RS020 | The Eidolon | Activision | 3,216 | |
| RS021 | Ghostbusters | Activision | 168,626 |  |
| RS022 | Trailblazer | Gremlin Graphics | 7,619 | |
| RS023 | Ballblazer | Activision | 6,004 | |
| RS025 | Starquake | Bubble Bus | 3,872 | |
| RS026 | 5th Quadrant | Bubble Bus | 3,965 | |
| RS027 | Aliens | Electric Dreams | 22,226 | |
| RS028 | Dan Dare: Pilot Of The Future | Virgin Games | 38,813 | |
| RAS030 | Impossible Mission | US Gold | 18,816 | |
| RAS033 | Hacker | Activision | 10,457 | |
| RAS034 | FA Cup Football | Virgin Games | 59,224 | |
| RAS035 | Tau Ceti | CRL | 7,239 | |
| RAS036 | The Growing Pains Of Adrian Mole | Virgin Games | 13,234 | |
| RAS037 | Jet Set Willy: The Final Frontier | Software Projects | 31,986 | |
| RAS039 | Knightmare | Activision | 59,013 | |
| RAS043 | How To Be A Complete Bastard | Virgin Games | 5,526 | |
| RS044 | Rebel | Activision | 9,169 | |
| RAS045 | Dan Dare II: Mekon’s Revenge | Virgin Games | 20,613 | |
| RAS046 | Tempest | Electric Dreams | 7,686 | |
| RS047 | Toy Bizarre | Activision | 5,708 |
The later games in the range (30 onwards) featured “Flippy” cassettes for the Spectrum and Amstrad. These had both formats on a single cassette, presumably to save production costs.
MASTERTRONIC’S ADDED DIMENSION (M.A.D)
This was Mastertronic’s first spin-off label. The range, priced at £2.99, was intended to promote games of a higher quality than the regular £1.99 Mastertronic range. New styling was introduced with pop art style covers, with a new numbering system providing each game with its own unique number, even for different formats.
It only lasted for a short while, before being revised briefly as the “MADC” range for a secondary run of titles. Additional games were later released bearing the MAD branding (and also MAD X) but the final two uses of the name were incorporated into the main Mastertronic line. The name would later resurface when the company was relaunched by the Mastertronic Group.
| Number | Title | Author | Sales | Cover Art |
| MAD 2 | Spellbound | David Jones | 60,861 |  |
| MAD 8 | Knight Tyme (128k version) | David Jones | 7,403 |  |
| MAD 14 | Sport Of Kings | 27,660 | ||
| MAD 15 | Knight Tyme | David Jones | 32,772 |  |
| MAD 16 | Con-Quest | 20,712 |  |
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| MAD 17 | Master Of Magic | 15,537 | ||
| MAD 23 | Spellbound (128k version) | David Jones | 2,301 |  |
As with most Mastertronic ranges, there are numbers where no games are known or are allocated to other formats so these are not included here.
MAD C
This was the second Mastertronic Added Dimension range and only ran for 8 releases before the label was absorbed into the main range. We believe that it was originally set up to re-release games from publisher Creative Sparks (hence the C in the prefix), but this changed after the first few releases.
| Number | Title | Author | Sales | Cover Art |
| MADC 2 | Delta Wing | 22,853 | ||
| MADC 6 | 180 | 75,906 |  |
UTILITIES
Mastertronic released a small number of utilities although these were standalone titles and were separate to all of the other labels. All of these were re-releases from other publishers. Compact Office was released as a complete bundle and the sales figures listed are for the package as a whole.
| Title | Author | Sales | Cover Art |
| Compact Office: 3D Electronic Worksheet | 6,199 | ||
| Compact Office: Data Base | |||
| Compact Office: Home Accounts | |||
| Compact Office: Word Processor | |||
| Graphics Creator | David Jones | N/A |
Notes
- There are a few gaps in every range where no games seem to be on record. This seems to be a common issue and we assume that this is where games were planned for release but were cancelled.
- Other gaps in the numbering are those that are used by games released on other platforms.
- There are also instances where there are multiple games released with the same number, or games were incorrectly numbered by Mastertronic’s design company Words And Pictures. This has resulted in additional gaps in the numbering that can be explained by games simply being “shifted” out of place.
We will be expanding these lists continually over time with additional Spectrum ranges, more details, cover art and links to reviews.
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