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It’s been a relatively quiet week here at the Mastertronic Collectors Archive with regards to new content and updates but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been busy behind the scenes. While we’ve only got a few reviews for you this time, we’ve been doing some long-term planning on content and upcoming themed weeks taking us right up to the end of October this year!
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Mastertronic’s RIP was one of the most memorable games they ever released for the Vic 20. In fact, when I wrote my Top 5 list for the system, it landed in first place and received the highest score I’ve awarded so far for a Vic 20 game. Not only was it an i...
When you look at games that are released across a wide range of formats, some platforms like the BBC Micro often struggle when compared with their 8-bit rivals like the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. Thankfully, the system was blessed with more than a few games that took advantage of the hardware and delivered games that put the other machines to shame like the classic Elite. ...
The game comprises of 40 rooms which are spread over three decks of a shipwreck. These are the upper deck, quarter deck and lower deck.
The aim of the game is to break The Devil’s Curse by recovering the seven sapphires by swimming in the shipwreck and solving the puzzles. You do this by picking up and using objects scattered around the various ...
You are the pilot of the sky jet, which is a helicopter. Only you can battle through the shells and gun fire of the enemy, it seems, and avoiding the bitter struggle of super powers amongst you. In fact, the sky jet is the only craft which Is able to collect essential equipment and supplies from the secret locations and deliver them to allied bases in the war zone...