BKK2 on 05 January 2009
Best sellers and Releases
I ran Mastertronic's sales and royalty accounting system from 1985 to 1990.
I ran Mastertronic's sales and royalty accounting system from 1985 to 1990.
Here are some figures taken from my records.
Mastertronic's all-time best sellers
The Top 30 - Sales on all formats - Titles released on a Mastertronic label
(Mastertronic 199, MAD, Mastertronic Plus, Bulldog, Ricochet, Entertainment USA)
| Title |
Unit Sales
| notes |
|---|---|---|
| FORMULA 1 SIMULATOR |
568013
|
Perennially, somewhat inexplicably, popular racing game |
| GHOSTBUSTERS |
412922
|
The budget re-release of Activision's hugely successful full price title |
| BMX RACERS |
345423
|
Best of the early titles by the Darling brothers |
| FINDERS KEEPERS |
330758
|
First in David Jones' Magic Knight sequence. |
| VEGAS JACKPOT |
306957
|
Funny how popular fruit machine simulations are. From Mr Chip Software |
| SPEED KING |
304499
|
Re-release - one of my favourite racing games |
| DOUBLE DRAGON |
289510
|
No introduction needed for this budget re-release |
| KIKSTART |
286256
|
Enduringly popular racing game by Mr Chip based on motorbikes with a head to head feature that permitted two players to race against each other |
| KIKSTART 2 |
283585
|
A rare example of a sequel doing as well as the original |
| CHILLER |
280173
|
Controversial Darling brothers spin on M. Jackson. I paid real money for this and wished I hadn't. |
| KANE |
262829
|
Another of my favourites, multitasking action with a Western flavour |
| ACTION BIKER |
251515
|
Our first "3D" game, unhampered by the KP Skips tie-in |
| ONE MAN & HIS DROID |
212722
|
Excellent action puzzler with one of Rob Hubbard's best tunes |
| MOLECULE MAN |
210693
|
Popular room/puzzle Sabre Wulf style game |
| 180 |
196155
|
Darts game, cleverly satirising the current popularity of the game on TV |
| NINJA |
194897
|
Our first fighting title, cashing on the vogue for Eastern violence |
| STORM |
193074
|
A well received Gauntlet clone |
| FEUD |
191381
|
Clever, but rather frustrating, maze and magic arcade. Best of the many titles produced for us by Binary Design |
| WAY of the EXPLODING FIST |
182407
|
Budget re-release of Melbourne House's smash hit |
| SPECTIPEDE |
178115
|
Everybody had a clone of Centipede |
| MILK RACE |
174110
|
In the 1980s Britain's Milk Marketing Board sponsored a cycle race. So we did a title based on it. |
| MASTERCHESS |
167601
|
Undeservedly successful chess game |
| LA SWAT |
161672
|
I liked this street scene shoot 'em up. From Utah based Sculptured Software. |
| SPELLBOUND |
152378
|
David Jones' follow up to Finders Keepers - I found it hard to get into it. Excellent music by Rob Hubbard |
| ROCKMAN |
143882
|
A big C16 hit. I never played it. |
| BIG MAC |
139946
|
Clever arcade platformer by Mr Chip - an early example of a quality budget release |
| LAST V8 |
127331
|
First MAD games release at £2.99 |
| VIDEO POKER |
127174
|
Another pointless gambling simulation (but a great cover. I have the original) |
| SQUIRM |
123006
|
Another Centipede clone (I assume, never having played it) |
| NONTERRAQUEOUS |
121533
|
Stupid name, set in a huge maze but unplayable. |
