Mastertronic
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Mastertronic | ||
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Founded | 1983 | |
Closed | 1988 | |
Headquarters | London, UK | |
Manager | Founders: Frank Herman, Martin Alper, Terry Medway, Alan Sharam | |
Employees | ||
Key People (choice) | Dominic Robinson, John Phillips, John Cumming, Raffaele Cecco, Hilary Mills | |
Turnover | ||
Sector | Computer and video games | |
Website | ||
Information |
1987: Take over by Virgin Games 1991: Take over by SEGA Europe |
Mastertronic was one of the best-known and most successful publishers in the 1980s.
History[edit | edit source]
Founded in 1983 they started a in the low cost segment with some of the games initially selling as low as £1.99 in the UK or 9.95 DM in Germany. In 1987/1988 the Virgin Group acquired Mastertronic in two steps.
C64 Games (Selection)[edit | edit source]
- 3D Pinball Power
- Action Biker
- Advanced Basketball Simulator
- City Fighter
- Dark Castle Intergalactic Cage Match
- Dark Star
- Kane
- Last V8, The
- Little Computer People (LCP)
- Magic Johnson's Fast Break 1989
- Mr.Do!
- Night Racer
- Ninja
- Panther
- Street Surfer
- Street Beat: An Adventure in the Land of the Good Groove
- S.W.A.T.
- Slam-Dunk
- Sport of Kings
Collections[edit | edit source]
- Famous Five (Sammlung)
- Trilogy (Sammlung)
- Three On One: Pub Darts - British Snooker - Pool
- Plus One (Sammlung)
- Megaplay Volume 1 (Sammlung)
- Fantastic Four (Sammlung)
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Wikipedia: Mastertronic |