Mastertronic Titles
Filter by platform — from C64 cassettes on the spinner rack to Atari 8-bit originals
Kikstart
1985 · Action / Sports
Motorcycle trials game. Rob Hubbard's SID soundtrack is one of the best on the platform. Spawned Kikstart 2 in 1987.
Action Biker
1985 · Action
Clumsy Colin rides a motorbike through an open-world adventure. Distinctive character licence, large environment for a budget title.
Finders Keepers
1985 · Adventure / Platform
Multi-screen treasure hunt. Collect items, sell them for gold, fund your adventure. A polished original that punched above its price.
Chiller
1985 · Horror / Platform
Atmospheric horror platformer set in a haunted house. Genuinely creepy for a £1.99 release — dark corridors and clever design.
The Last V8
1985 · Racing
Post-apocalyptic driving game. The inaugural M.A.D. label release at £2.99. Mastertronic's premium tier begins in earnest.
Knight Tyme
1986 · Adventure / Platform
Fantasy sequel to Finders Keepers. David Jones' follow-up added more depth and expanded the puzzle-adventure formula.
Tetris
1987 · Puzzle
The first officially licensed UK edition of Alexey Pajitnov's Soviet puzzle masterpiece. A landmark in British gaming history.
Flash Gordon
1988 · Action
Licensed M.A.D. title based on the iconic Flash Gordon franchise. High-budget production for the era.
Kikstart 2
1987 · Action / Sports
Expanded sequel with track editor and two-player mode. The Rob Hubbard soundtrack returns, expanded and refined.
Terra Cresta
1986 · Shoot-'em-up
Budget conversion of Nichibutsu's vertical scrolling shooter. A solid arcade conversion at a fraction of the original's cost.
Master Chess
1984 · Strategy
Chess for the masses. One of Mastertronic's earliest and most widely ported titles — available on nearly every platform they supported.
Joe Blade
1987 · Action
Military action game by Players. A budget hit that spawned sequels — one of the longest-running budget action franchises.
BMX Simulator
1986 · Sports
BMX racing for budget gamers. Simple, addictive, and perfectly calibrated for the £1.99 impulse purchase.
Manic Miner
1985 (reissue) · Platform
Budget reissue of Matthew Smith's seminal platformer. Mastertronic brought the classic to new audiences at an unmissable price.
Rambo
1985 · Action
Budget Rambo tie-in. One of several movie and TV licences Mastertronic pursued to broaden their appeal.
Skool Daze
1984 · Adventure / Comedy
School-set comedy adventure by David Reidy. Navigate classroom life, teachers, and anarchic schoolyard politics.
Karate
1984 · Fighting
Martial arts action on BBC Micro and Atari 8-bit. Mastertronic's multi-platform strategy reached even the less commercially active systems.
Stifflip & Co.
1987 · Adventure / Comedy
British comedy adventure with a cast of eccentric characters. A more ambitious effort from the M.A.D. production stable.
Speed King
1986 · Racing
Motorcycle racing viewed from above. Fast, responsive, and excellent value — exactly what Mastertronic did best.
Bounder
1985 · Action
Control a bouncing tennis ball through an isometric maze. Inventive premise, tricky execution, hugely popular at the budget price.
Eliminator
1988 · Shoot-'em-up
3D shoot-'em-up with corridor-style gameplay. One of Mastertronic's later productions as the Virgin acquisition loomed.
Satan
1986 · Action
Demonic action platformer. The provocative title was part of Mastertronic's willingness to push against the grain of family-friendly software.
Squash
1984 · Sports
Squash simulator. Simple, effective, and representative of the sports games that padded out every budget publisher's range.
Wheel of Fortune
1988 · Game Show
TV game show tie-in — the long-running US programme brought to British home computers. Part of Mastertronic's licensed portfolio expansion.