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Game Review: The Return of Rockman (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Mastertronic)

3 May 2024 Warren Pilkington 0

Ricky Rockman was his name, and collecting diamonds was his game – in the first Rockman game on the Commodore 16 and Plus/4, anyway. The […]

Game Review: Oblido (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Mastertronic)

10 April 2024 Warren Pilkington 0

Oblido is certainly one of those games that may sound obscure, and indeed it was only ever released for the Commodore 16 and Plus/4. The […]

Game Review: P.O.D. Proof of Destruction (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Mastertronic)

29 March 2024 Warren Pilkington 0

P.O.D. (known as Proof of Destruction) does not pretend to have any fancy storyline or anything like that, and the back inlay blurb and instructions […]

Game Review: Bandits At Zero (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, MAD)

10 March 2024 Warren Pilkington 0

Your perilous mission (which you have chosen to accept) is to seek and destroy the enemy aircraft carrier based at sea. It may take several […]

Game Review: Rockman (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Mastertronic)

27 February 2024 Warren Pilkington 0

Ricky Rockman is his name, collecting diamonds is his aim, beating the baddies on the way, to become very rich in a day. So says […]

Game Review: C16 Compilation (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Mastertronic)

8 February 2024 Warren Pilkington 1

One of the very last Mastertronic releases for the Commodore 16 and Plus/4, this is a rarity amongst Mastertronic – C16 Compilation contains four games […]

Game Review: Kikstart (Commodore 16 and Plus/4, Mastertronic)

4 February 2024 Warren Pilkington 0

Kikstart had started life as an unofficial tie in to the popular BBC television series Kick Start, featuring motorbike trials. Mr Chip themselves had released […]

Mastertronic’s Added Dimension (M.A.D) Checklist

29 January 2024 Simon Plumbe 0

Mastertronic’s Added Dimension (M.A.D) was Mastertronic’s first spin-off label. The range, priced at £2.99, was intended to promote games of a higher quality than the […]

Americana Checklist

26 January 2024 Simon Plumbe 3

Americana was one of the more unusual of Mastertronic’s labels. Publisher US Gold approached Mastertronic asking them to assist them in setting up a budget […]