The Story of Mastertronic and Arcadia: Masters of Budget Games | Kim Justice

Mastertronic became one of the biggest UK studios in the 1980’s by releasing quality 8-bit budget titles on a large scale — other companies hated them for it, but they all had to follow them. This video covers that success, but also their failings, including the Arcadia Select System — an attempt to put Amiga titles on the arcade floor. Enjoy!

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Have a look at these blinding resources:

The Mastertronic Collectors Archive – https://www.mastertronic.co.uk/
Games That Weren’t – https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/

0:00 Introduction
1:53 How Mastertronic Dominated the Micro Budget Market
12:16 1987: When Mastertronic Expanded Too Much
16:51 The Arcadia Select System: Why It Failed
22:55 Mastertronic Makes a Deal with Sega
26:00 Looking at the Arcadia Games
27:26 Aaargh!
29:20 Blastaball
30:40 Delta Command
32:24 Leaderboard Golf
33:55 Magic Johnson’s Fast Break
35:24 Ninja Mission
36:59 Pharaohs Match
37:55 Roadwars
39:31 Sidewinder
41:03 Space Ranger
42:21 Sporttime Bowling / Sporttime Table Hockey
43:50 Spot!
45:07 World Darts
46:26 World Trophy Soccer
48:14 Xenon
49:30 Unreleased Games (Rockford, Living Daylights, Pool, Mr. Do Run ’90 etc.)

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