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.

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - The End?

It's a sad day today.  Kayleigh returns back to school tomorrow, albeit part-time, thus ending a long isolation which started on Tuesday 24th of March and ended on Monday 1st June 2020.

Yes, the country is still on a semi-lockdown, but I always said Kayleigh's Retro Isolation would last for as long as she is off school.

It's been fun, both for me and Kayleigh, and she enjoyed playing lots of games dating back to before she was born and when I was her age (ok, with the exception of Bionic Granny - she really didn't like that one!)

I make no apologies for clogging up your feeds with pictures of Kayleigh playing retro computer games, and although we will no longer be posting a new picture every day, Kayleigh will be back with some more retro gaming shenanigans in the near future.

She's experienced the evolution of gaming, and although we didn't get to a lot of games which I would have liked to show her, especially some on the Philips G7000, we got a good selection done.  It's crazy to think we've only touched a handful of games.  There's plenty more to see!

So, out of the 70 (71 if you include Day 0) games she played, the lowest scored game was.....  Bionic Granny with a pitiful 2

Her favourite was..... (Drum roll)..........  Return to Castle Wolfenstein with an impressive score of 9.5

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 70

Kayleigh's Retro Isolation - Day 70
Monday 1st June 2020

Treasure Island for the Commodore Plus 4

"This is a fun game to end on. So sad that this will be the last one.  A fun adventure 7/10"- Kayleigh

Game Covers - Summer Events (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

Seven exciting events POLE VAULT, WEIGHT LIFTING, SKEET SHOOTING, PLATFORM DIVING, CYCLING, JAVELIN, AND SWIMMING.  One to four players can compete or just practice all or some of the events.  Excellent music by B. Gertz. Features Opening, Closing and Medal ceremonies.

The Cover

The Inlay

The Tape

3D View (hold and move to rotate)

Game Covers - Winter Events (Commodore 16 and Plus 4)

Compete in the six thrilling events:  Biathlon, Bobsled, Ski Jump, Down Hill and Speed Skating.  The events start with opening ceremony accompanied by thrilling music.  One to four players.  Joystick required.

The cover

The inlay 

The tape

3D View (hold and move to rotate)