Showing posts with label 199. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 199. Show all posts

Saturday, December 19, 2020

Game Covers - Formula 1 Simulator (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)


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The Inlay

The Tape



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Game Covers - Fingers Malone (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

15 levels of sheer thril-power!  In this challenging arcade game you must collect all the stolen money before the raiders get hold of you.  Packed full of action and excitement!

JOYSTICK OR KEYBOARD.

The Cover

The Inlay (with cheats)


The Tape

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Game Covers - Finders Keepers (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

Trapped within the Castle of Spriteland avoid certain death at the hands of the grisly ghouls whilst collecting treasures.  Collect as much as possible and escape to freedom - if you can ..

The Cover

The Inlay

The Tape



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Monday, June 22, 2020

Game Covers - P.O.D. (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

P.O.D. has no pretentious storyline and no planets to be saved!  It is quite simply the most exciting and addictive shoot-em-up EVER!  Each level is superbly balanced for playability and challenging action.

It may be too much for you.

Joystick and Keyboard
WRITTEN BY SHAUN SOUTHERN

The cover

The inlay

The tape



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Game Covers - Powerball (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

So you thought you could play ball-games?  Wrong.  Powerball will beat you.  No chance.  Fiendishly addictive and cunningly designed to be as infuriating as possible it will have you avoiding meanies and planning the quick bounces well into the night!

Joystick Only
Program by Patrick Strassen

The cover

The inlay

The tape



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Game Covers - Prospector Pete (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

A game you can dig.  Literally.  Get in there and wave that shovel through 16 levels of exciting arcade action.  Pick up the minerals and gold but don't miss the bonus - beware the meanies and the roaring floodwaters!

Joystick only
Program by British Software

The cover

The inlay

The tape



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Sunday, June 21, 2020

Game Covers - Spectipede (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

The cover

The inlay

The tape


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Game Covers - Speed King (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

The motorcycling racing game with thrilling high speed, wheel-to-wheel action against 19 other determined riders.  Put on your helmet and enjoy the exhilarating challenge of high performance bike racing at 250mph!

The cover

The inlay

The tape


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Game Covers - Squirm (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

Race around the hive collecting the eggs laid by the Queen.  Avoid the worms who protect her and try to find 250 eggs before the lights go out.


The cover

The inlay

The tape


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Saturday, June 13, 2020

Mastertronic - What if? : Resident Evil 3

I'm a sucker for old retro game covers and always wonder what new games would like if they came out, or were re-released in the 80s.

Mastertronic brings you "Resident Evil 3" on cassette for £1.99, only for Commodore, Amstrad, Spectrum Atari, AND Playstation 4!!!!!  - Available from all good newsagents, chemists and game shops!

If only..... :o)

Because I have WAY too much time on my hands, I thought I'd mess around with putting together some fake Mastertronic covers for modern computer games in an attempt to give them the retro 1980's 8-bit cassette look.

Remember...  These are just for fun, and are obviously NOT real and NOT available, (although I'd love to see an 8-bit version with blocky graphics and cool chip-music).

In case you are not aware (or can not remember), Mastertronic were big in the mid to late 1980s and were a major budget software label in the United Kingdom and produced a large number of cheapo games and re-releases for the Commodore/Spectrum/Amstrad/Atari 8-bit computers (and some 16-bit too) - most at a pocket-money-friendly £1.99!

Anyway, remember this is just a bit of fun, but what would modern games look like if Mastertronic still released games like the good ol' days? Well, here you can find out!

As always, click the images to enlarge.








Mastertronic - What if? : Resident Evil 2

I'm a sucker for old retro game covers and always wonder what new games would like if they came out, or were re-released in the 80s.

Mastertronic brings you "Resident Evil 2" on cassette for £1.99, only for Commodore, Amstrad, Spectrum Atari, AND Playstation 4!!!!!  - Available from all good newsagents, chemists and game shops!

If only..... :o)

Because I have WAY too much time on my hands, I thought I'd mess around with putting together some fake Mastertronic covers for modern computer games in an attempt to give them the retro 1980's 8-bit cassette look.

Remember...  These are just for fun, and are obviously NOT real and NOT available, (although I'd love to see an 8-bit version with blocky graphics and cool chip-music).

In case you are not aware (or can not remember), Mastertronic were big in the mid to late 1980s and were a major budget software label in the United Kingdom and produced a large number of cheapo games and re-releases for the Commodore/Spectrum/Amstrad/Atari 8-bit computers (and some 16-bit too) - most at a pocket-money-friendly £1.99!

Anyway, remember this is just a bit of fun, but what would modern games look like if Mastertronic still released games like the good ol' days? Well, here you can find out!
As always, click the images to enlarge.



Mastertronic - What if? : Shenmue 1 and 2

I'm a sucker for old retro game covers and always wonder what new games would like if they came out, or were re-released in the 80s.

Mastertronic brings you "Shenmue 1 and 2" on cassette for £1.99, only for Commodore, Amstrad, Spectrum Atari, AND Playstation 4!!!!!  - Available from all good newsagents, chemists and game shops!

If only..... :o)

Because I have WAY too much time on my hands, I thought I'd mess around with putting together some fake Mastertronic covers for modern computer games in an attempt to give them the retro 1980's 8-bit cassette look.

Remember...  These are just for fun, and are obviously NOT real and NOT available, (although I'd love to see an 8-bit version with blocky graphics and cool chip-music).

In case you are not aware (or can not remember), Mastertronic were big in the mid to late 1980s and were a major budget software label in the United Kingdom and produced a large number of cheapo games and re-releases for the Commodore/Spectrum/Amstrad/Atari 8-bit computers (and some 16-bit too) - most at a pocket-money-friendly £1.99!

Anyway, remember this is just a bit of fun, but what would modern games look like if Mastertronic still released games like the good ol' days? Well, here you can find out!

As always, click the images to enlarge.


Saturday, May 02, 2020

Game Covers - Booty (Commodore Plus 4)

Get rich on the pirate treasure hidden in the hold of the galleon.

Booty - The Cover

 Booty - The Inlay (complete with cheats!)

Booty - The Tape

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Game Covers - BMX Racers (Commodore Plus 4)

BMX Racers

 BMX Racers - Cover (complete with cheats!)
BMX Racers - Inlay 

BMX Racers - Tape

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Game Covers - The More Adventures of Big Mac The Mad Maintenance Man (Commodore Plus 4)

Confidential data - authorised personnel only

Internal Memo

To:- Agent 007¾     From:- Z
Mission Code Name : Lightbulb
Agent Code Name: Big Mac
Agent's Cover:- Maintenance Man
Mission:- To achieve complete shit down of enemy power station.

 Big Mac - The Cover

 Big Mac - The Inlay

Big Mac - The Tape

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Game Covers - Battle (Commodore Plus 4)

A battle rages in the North Sea as two rival companies drill for the last remaining oil deposits.  Each company employs a fully armed force and each is determined to put the other out of action - one way or another...

Designed for 1 or 2 players

Keyboard only
Program by Ken Smith

Battle - The Cover
Battle - The Inlay

Battle - The Tape

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Saturday, August 10, 2019

Game Covers - Crazy Comets (Commodore 64)

The Universe is out of control, contracting into chaos.  Matter becomes energy in a cataclysmic chain reaction of the disorder.  Comets of fire cascade through the heavens - messengers of imminent doom.

Your mission: to restore order to the Universe by destroying chaos wherever it appears.

Your chances of survival: NIL.

...  and you thought the Apocalypse was gonna be bad!!!!

Crazy Comets - The Cover

Crazy Comets - The Inlay

Crazy Comets - The Tape


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