Showing posts with label mastertronic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mastertronic. Show all posts

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Game Covers - Rockman (Commodore 16)

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

The cover

The inlay

The tape


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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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Game Covers - Storm (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

A thrilling, highly addictive arcade adventure.  1 or 2 players (Storm and Agravain Undead) must pit their wits against the traps laid by Una Cum and fearfully battle against his evil minions.

Joystick only.
Written by : M.J. Talbot
K.D. Shrapnell
S.E. Martin

Conversion by Binary Design

The cover

The inlay

The tape


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Saturday, June 20, 2020

Game Covers - Tutti Frutti (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

You are super strawberry in this fast moving, all action arcade game where you have to collect fruit from the orchard and avoid being captured bu the acid apple gang.

The cover

The inlay, complete with hand written cheats!

The tape


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Game Covers - Video Meanies (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

Shoot your way through 24 Meanie filled screens to get to the videos.  Stunning sound effects, great graphics, and guaranteed infuriation!

JOYSTICK OR KEYBOARD

The Cover

The inlay, complete with instructions and hand written cheats!

The Tape

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Game Covers - Xadium (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

A tense exciting game consisting of two challenging levels.  You must get through the gates on the surface of Xadium before the timer reaches zero! - only then can you descend to the underground caverns where yet more problems and obstacles await you!

Program from Mr Chip Software
Joystick or Keys


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.


Tuesday, May 05, 2020

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 43

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 43
Tuesday 5th May 2020

Squirm on the Commodore 16 & Plus 4


"It's a fun game, but it's very easy to get trapped and eaten by the worms.  6/10" - Kayleigh

Saturday, May 02, 2020

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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Wednesday, April 08, 2020

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 16

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 16
Wednesday 8th April 2020

More Adventures of Big Mac The Mad Maintenance Man on the Commodore Plus 4


"Very hard but I liked it. However I couldn't get past level 3! 6/10" - Kayleigh

Friday, March 27, 2020

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 4

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 4
Friday 27th March 2020

Bionic Granny for the Commodore 64.


"That song is sooooooooo annoying! 2 / 10" - Kayleigh.

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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Friday, August 09, 2019

Game Covers - Knightmare (Commodore 64)

Welcome to the game....

This is the Time to end Time
This is the Time out of Mind
This is the Game out of Time
And the game to blow your Mind!

Knightmare - The Cover

Knightmare - The Inlay

Knightmare - The Tape


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