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The Memotech MTX Series

     My Memotech Tape Collection       

 

Until recently, I did not have any interest in collecting original MTX software on tape, but I have decided that my Memotech collection would be incomplete without copies of the original software tapes. I already have a number of tapes and have decided to try and gather a complete set. If you have any MTX tapes that you would like to donate to the collection, please get in touch.

The grey rows in the table indicate the titles that I do not have a copy of, if you do consider donating any tapes, please get in touch first, just in case that I have managed to obtain a copy since I last updated this page - that's unlikely though. Any donations gratefully received!

 

The green rows indicate items in my collection that have their original tape covers.

 

The yellow rows indicate that I have a copy of the tape distributed by Syntax Software with a generic label. I think that these fall into two categories, tapes that were only distributed by Syntax Soft, possibly as "budget" titles, and others that were distributed by Syntax Soft, but copied from originals distributed by others - with or without the original author/publisher's permission!

 

An example of this is Star Command - originally distributed by Continental with colour artwork, and later, distributed by Syntax Software with one of their cheapo labels. Even though I have a copy of the "cheap" version, I would like to get a copy of the original version too.

 

Business & Utility Software

  26x26 Spreadsheet Syntax Soft  

Basic Business

 

A suite of 5 basic business tools :

     Breakeven Analysis

     Equipment Comparison Costs

     Forecasting

     Inventory Use Projections

     Repayment Amortisation

Memotech Tape Inlay courtesy of Sean Mason

Brunword - Word Processor (Tape)

Paul Daniels has sent me a copy of the manual in Rich Text Format

Brunning Software Peter Brunning
  Brunning Data File Brunning Software Peter Brunning
  Brunning NewOrg (Relocate .ASM) Brunning Software Peter Brunning
  Brunspell (Spell Checker) Brunning Software Peter Brunning
  Composer Xaviersine  

EdAsm - Z80 Macro Assembler

Tape courtesy of Diarmid Gibson.

Syntax Soft Manual converted to a PDF
 

(Micro) Canvas

(A small painting program)

Sentient Software Laurie Sinnet

 

Fig Forth (Language) MOC Dave Thompson
  FKey Definer (Function Keys) Membrain Software  
  Graphic (Graphics & Sprite designer) Continental  
  Hi-Soft Pascal (Language) Hi-Soft  
  H&L Dump (Dump text/graphics to printer) Membrain Software Stephen Varley

Home Accounts

(Originally called Memocheque)

 

Tape courtesy of Diarmid Gibson

Syntax Soft J.R. Major

Memosketch (Drawing tool)

Tape courtesy of Diarmid & Martin

Syntax Soft  
  Memotext (Word Processor - tape) Syntax Soft  
  MTX-Basic Extensions (Language) Sentient Software  

Memotech F.I.G. Forth (Language)

 

Tape courtesy of Diarmid Gibson

Syntax Soft Keith Jones

Music Pad (Music creation/editing)

Tape courtesy of Diarmid Gibson

Continental M F Johnson
  Paintbox (Graphics Program) Syntax Soft  
  PaintBox Scisoft  

Payroll 

From the MTX Accounting Package

Memotech  
  Purchase Ledger

From the MTX Accounting Package

Continental  
  Sales Ledger

From the MTX Accounting Package

Continental  
  SDX Utilities

    Save and Load VRAM

    Disc to Disc Backup

    Recover Erased Files

    Hex to ASCII Dump

    Join BASIC Programs

    Z80 Disassembler

Syntax Soft  
  Genpat Speech Synthesizer Syntax Soft  

Speculator - (runs Spectrum games)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Memotech Tony Brewer
  Spooler (Dumps to printer in background) Membrain Software Stephen Varley

Supa Coder (Basic to Machine code)

Inlay & Manual courtesy of Jim Wills

Syntax Soft J Hodgson
  Tape to Disk Transfer Syntax Soft  

The Designer (Graphics Program)

Tape courtesy of Diarmid Gibson

Halton Graphics  

Utilities-1

    A collection of utilities :

      40 Column Text with Graphics

      Hex to Binary Convertor

      Data Save / Load / Verify

      Renumber

Memotech  
  Utility Tricom Software  

User Basic Toolkit

Tape Inlay courtesy of Jim Wills

Syntax Soft  
  User Extend (Extra User commands) Membrain Software  

Education Software

  Angle Estimator Scisoft  
  Assembly Language Course   Robert Broome
  Cesil Interpreter (Language) Syntax Soft  
  Chromatography Simulation Scisoft  
  Electrical Programs Scisoft  

First Letters

 

Tape Inlay and Cassette

(From the very short, i.e., two, "1st Lessons" Series for 4-7 year olds)

Memotech David Netherwood & Helen Reidy
  Fractions Scisoft  
  Glass Designer Scisoft  
  Heli-Maths Kerian Software / Sentient Distribution  
  Life (The game of life) Scisoft  
Maths-1 Continental David J Fazackerly

MTX Assembly Language Course

Tape courtesy of Diarmid Gibson

GRAYsoft

/ Syntax Soft

John Grayson
  Network (Node Ring Introduction) Scisoft  
  Number Line Scisoft  
  Pendulum Simulation Scisoft  
  Percentages Scisoft  
  Physics-1 Continental David J Fazackerly
  Refraction Scisoft  
  Spelli-Copter Kerian Software / Sentient Distribution  
  Symmetry Scisoft  
 

Wood Simulation

Scisoft  

Word & Picture Matching

Memotech David Netherwood & Helen Reidy

Games

3D Tachyon Fighter (Arcade/Space)

 

(Like Buck Rogers Planet of Zoom)

 

Tape Inlay courtesy of Sean Mason

Continental Andy Key

Adventure Quest (Text Adventure)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Level 9 Computing

Get some help here

Pete, Mike and Nick Austin

Agrovator (Pacman clone)

Courtesy of Martin Allcorn, now also available to run on an MTX500

Syntax Soft

(Poor quality inlay)

Paul Johnson

A.N. Other

Alice in Wonderland (Text Adventure)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Continental Ed Hollingshead

Angle Ball (Hexagonal Pool)

(Tape Inlay from the Spectrum game)

Mastertronic Ian Heath
  Arcazion (Space Invaders clone, more like Galaxian though)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Syntax Soft

(Poor quality inlay)

Chris Sawyer

Astromilon (Space Invaders clone)

Inlay Front, Inlay Rear

Continental Andy Southgate

Astro Pac (Spectrum Jet-pack clone)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Continental Andy Key

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (3D) (Clone of Spectrum game)

Tape courtesy of Diarmid & Martin

Syntax Soft / Orion  

Backgammon (Board game)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Continental

 

Inlay art :

Nick Mynheer

Chris Whittington
  Blitz (Space Invaders type) Tricom Software R. D. Longshaw

Blobbo (Pacman clone)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Continental

 

Inlay art :

Nick Mynheer

Ed Hollingshead
  Boris and the Bats (Platform game) Tricom Software  

Bouncing Bill (Platform game)

Tape Inlay courtesy of Andy Key

Syntax Soft Brian Rogers
  Business Game (Sim-City type) Scisoft  

Caves of Orb (Text Adventure)

 

Tape courtesy of Diarmid Gibson

Syntax Soft Andy Key

Cee5 (Maze type)

I think the game was originally called "Drive the C5", but Uncle Clive wouldn't have approved :-)

Megastar Games Stephen Trinder

Chamberoids (Maze type)

Tape courtesy of Diarmid & Martin

Megastar Games Chris Sawyer
  Charmkatz (Centipede clone) Solway Software  

Chess (Board game)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Continental

 

Inlay art :

Nick Mynheer

Chris Whittington

Cobra (Snake clone)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Xaviersine  

Colossal Adventure (Text Adventure)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Level 9 Computing

Get some help here

Pete, Mike and Nick Austin

Combat (Breakout style)

Tape Inlay courtesy of Andy Key

Syntax Soft (o) / Pansoft (x)  
Contract Bridge II (Card game) Continental C Burkinshaw

Cosmic Raiders (Space Invaders type)Labelled "Continental Raiders" on the tape Inlay.

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Continental

 

Inlay art :

Nick Mynheer

P. J. Green
  Cribbage (Board game)    

Crystal (Maze type)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Megastar Games R Kaivola

Dennis and the Chicken

 

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Syntax Soft (o) Anthony A Ward

Dennis at the Circus

 

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Syntax Soft (o) Anthony A Ward

Dennis Goes Bananas

 

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Syntax Soft (o) / Pansoft (x) Anthony A Ward

Doodelbug Destroyers (Arcade/Space)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Syntax Soft / Scandavisions (Norway) Craig Dunn

Downstream Danger

 

Tape courtesy of Diarmid & Martin

Megastar Games A Butterfield

Alternative Tape Inlay

Did Megastar and/or Syntax Soft just use whatever colour paper that they had at the time?

   

Dr Frankie

 

Tape courtesy of Diarmid & Martin

Syntax Soft Paul M. Grant
  Dragon's Ring (Arcade/Adventure) ?  

Draughts (Board game)

Tape courtesy of Diarmid & Martin

Continental

 

Inlay art :

Nick Mynheer

Chris Whittington
  Duckybod (Platform game) ?  

Dungeon Adventure (Text Adventure)

Tape courtesy of Diarmid Gibson

Level 9 Computing

Get some help here

Pete, Mike and Nick Austin

Emerald Isle (Text Adventure)

Cassette wallet front and rear images courtesy of Jim Wills

Level 9 Computing

Get some help here

Shaun D. Abbott and Pete Austin

Escape from Zarcos (Manic Miner clone)

Tape courtesy of Diarmid & Martin

Megastar Games Chris Sawyer

Fathoms Deep (Maze type)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Megastar Games S. Trinder, L. Giles

Felix in the Factory

 

Tape courtesy of Diarmid Gibson

Micro Power John Chaytor

Firehouse Freddie (Platform game) DGC / Oxford Data  
   

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

DGC / Oxford Data  

Flummox

Tape Inlay courtesy of Jim Wills

Syntaxsoft also used the cheap version

Syntax Soft Paul Johnson

Flummox

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Syntax Soft

(Poor quality inlay)

Paul Johnson

Football Manager (Strategy)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Syntax Soft /

Addictive Games

Kevin Toms

Formula 1 Simulator (Mastertronic MSX F1 Simulator Clone)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Syntax Soft

Converted from the Mastertronic MSX game.

 

Frantic Freddie

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

   
  Fruit Machine GraySoft Marc Teale
  Gauntlet (Arcade) Continental  

Ghostly Castle (Text Adventure)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Syntax Soft (o)  

Goldmine (Maze type)

Tape courtesy of Diarmid & Martin

Continental

 

Inlay art :

Nick Mynheer

Ed Hollingshead

Hawkwars (Like Galaxians)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Syntax Soft

(Poor quality inlay)

Chris Bayne

Highway Encounter (Spectrum Highway Encounter clone)

Tape courtesy of Diarmid Gibson

Syntax Soft / Vortex Software C. Panayi

Hunchy (Spectrum Hunchback clone)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Syntax Soft

(Poor quality inlay)

P. Wood

Iceburg

(Like Asteroids on water)

 

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Syntax Soft

(Poor quality inlay)

Brian Rogers
 

Icicle Works

(Like Boulder Dash with snowballs)

Statesoft  
 

Jet Bikes

(Similar to the Tron Light Cycle game)

N Johnson and MLI N Johnson

Jet Set Willy (Spectrum Jet Set Willy clone)

 

Tape courtesy of Diarmid Gibson

Software Projects Matthew Smith, Mark Lawrence

Johnny Reb

 

Tape courtesy of Diarmid & Martin

M C Lothlorien Mike Cohen, Roger Lees and Geoff Street

Jumping Jack Flash (Platform game)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

N Johnson and MLI /

Syntax Soft

N Johnson

Karate King (Amiga Bruce Lee clone)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Megastar Games Mike & Chris Bayne

Kilopede (Centipede clone)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Continental

 

Inlay art :

Nick Mynheer

 

Knuckles (Maze type)

Tape courtesy of Diarmid Gibson

Continental

 

Inlay art :

Nick Mynheer

Ed Hollingshead
  Kong (Platform game) (unfinished) Megastar Games ? Frank Farrant
  Landmines Lightbulb Software Developments Jim Wills

Les Flics (Platform game)

Avoid the Paris Cops (Les Flics)

PSS Software M. C. Blyth
  Life the Universe and Everything Tricom Software Andy Key

Little Devils

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Syntax Soft

(Poor quality inlay)

Mark Lawrence
  London Adventure (Text Adventure)   Gordon Hurd

Lords of Time (Text adventure)

Tape courtesy of Diarmid Gibson

Level 9 Computing

Get some help here

Sue Gazzard
  Manic Miner (Manic Miner clone) Software Projects Matthew Smith
  Marbles (Maze type) ?  

Maxima (Space Invaders variant)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

PSS Software D. Ritchie

Miner Dick (Manic Miner clone)

Tape courtesy of Diarmid & Martin

Micro Power /

Xaviersine

Richard Aplin

Missile Kommand (Missile Command clone)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Syntax Soft

(Poor quality inlay)

Chris Sawyer

Mission Alphatron (Scramble clone)

Tape courtesy of Diarmid & Martin

Continental

 

Inlay art :

Nick Mynheer

Andy Key
  Mission Omega (Scramble clone) Syntax Soft Chris Sawyer
  Ms Snapman (Pacman clone) ZX-Africa Johan Meiring
  Munch Mania (Centipede clone) B.C.C. Jim Wills

Murder at the Manor

Tape Inlay courtesy of Diarmid Gibson

Kerian Software / Sentient Distribution  

Nemo (Arcade type)

Inlay Front, Inlay Rear

Continental Andy Key

Obliteration Zone

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Megastar Games Andy Southgate
  Pac Man Rescue

(A clone of Ghouls on the BBC)

?  

Obloids (Maze type)

Tape courtesy of Diarmid Gibson

Continental Andy Key

Phaid (Space Invaders variant)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Continental Keith Hook
  Poker (Card game) Continental  
  Pontoon (Card game) MOC Submission ? Mike Major
Pontoon and Blackjack (Card games) Continental  

Pot Hole Pete  (Manic Miner clone)

Tape courtesy of Diarmid & Martin

Continental

 

Inlay art :

Nick Mynheer

A. Butterfield, Jim Wills

Qogo (Q*bert clone) Continental / Oxford Data Chris Sawyer

Qogo 2

Tape courtesy of Diarmid & Martin

Megastar Games Chris Sawyer

Quantum

Tape Inlay courtesy of Jim Wills

Syntax Soft Jim Thoms
  Quasar (Matrix type game) (Not released) Andy Key

Quazzia (Scramble clone)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Megastar Games Chris Sawyer
  Quest One (Text Adventure) Megastar Games  

Red Moon

Part 2 of the Time and Magik Trilogy

(Tape Inlay from the Spectrum game)

Level 9 Computing David Williamson, Simon Aspinall and Pete Austin

Return to Eden (Text Adventure)

 

Tape courtesy of Diarmid Gibson

Level 9 Computing

Get some help here

Nick Austin and Chris Queen
  Reveal MOC Andy Key
  Revenge of the Chamberoids Megastar Games Chris Sawyer

Reversi (Board game)

Inlay Front, Inlay Rear

Continental David J Fazackerly

Roller Bearing (Marble Madness clone)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Megastar Games A. Butterfield

Ruthless B.

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Syntax Soft / Lifesoft Tim Brewer

Salty Sam (Platform game)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Syntax Soft

(Poor quality inlay)

Dave Mansell

Sepulcri Scelerati

Tape courtesy of Diarmid Gibson

Megastar Games Chris Sawyer
  Slither  (Centipede clone) Plasmasoft K Saelensminde &

Matt Grossmith

Sloopy's Christmas (3 games in 1)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Syntax Soft (o) / Pansoft (x) Gary Sawyer

(Original TI version)

SMG (Scrolling Maze Game)

Tape courtesy of Diarmid & Martin

Megastar Games Andy Key
  SMG II (Scrolling Maze Game) Megastar / MOC Andy Key

Snappo (Pacman clone)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Continental / Oxford Data DGC

Snowball (Text Adventure)

Level 9 Computing

Get some help here

Pete, Mike and Nick Austin
  Soldier Sam (Platform game) Liam Redmond Software Liam Redmond

Son of Pete (Follow up to Pothole Pete)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Megastar Games A. Butterfield, Jim Wills

Soul Of A Robot

(Clone of the Mastertronic game for the Spectrum)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Orion Software  

Star Command (Arcade/Space)

Tape courtesy of Diarmid & Martin

Continental

 

Inlay art :

Nick Mynheer

Andy Key

The cheap cover that Syntax Software used for their copies of games.

Tape Inlay courtesy of Andy Key

Continental Andy Key

Super Bike

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Syntax Soft Jim Thoms

Super Minefield (Minesweeper clone) Continental

 

Inlay art :

Nick Mynheer

Ed Hollingshead

Alternative Tape Inlay

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Continental

 

Inlay art :

Nick Mynheer

Ed Hollingshead

Surface Scanner (Defender clone)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Megastar Games Andy Key

Tapeworm  (Centipede clone)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Continental Keith Clatworthy
  Target Zone  (Defender clone) Syntax Soft Chris Sawyer
  The Key to Time (Text adventure) Kerian Software / Sentient Distribution P.J.R.Harkin and J.Mullins

The Man from Granny Vectis Software /  Syntax Soft Ken Tindell,

Philip Clark

  The St. Petersburg Ikon (Text Adventure) R.D. Foord Software  

The Wall (Breakout clone)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Syntax Soft Fredrik Lundkvist

The Worm in Paradise (Text adventure)

Part 3 of the Silicon Dreams Trilogy

(Tape Inlay from the Spectrum game)

Level 9 Computing

Get some help here

Pete, Mike and Nick Austin

The Zoo (Text Adventure)

Tape Inlay courtesy of Sean Mason

Continental Brian Rogers, Stephen Bull
  Theseus and the Labyrinth (3D Maze) Tricom Software Francis Wallinger

Time Bandits  (Defender clone) Syntax Soft / PSS Mark O'Hare
  Time Bomb (A bit like Pacman) ?  
  TNT Tim

(Clone of the arcade game Check Man)

 

? P. Wood

Toado (Frogger clone)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Continental

 

Inlay art :

Nick Mynheer

Ed Hollingshead
  Towers of Hanoi

Continental

(Not released)

Keith Clatworthy

Tournament Snooker

Tape courtesy of Diarmid & Martin

Magnificent 7 Software Godwin Graham

Turbo (Car Racing)

  - a poor man's Pole Position)

 

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Continental

Andy Key

Review by author:- "not my finest hour" - but, in the light of his other good games, we can forgive him  :-)

  Tumbledown Town (Text Adventure) ?  

Vernon and the Vampires (Arcade)

Tape courtesy of Martin Allcorn

Syntax Soft  
  Vortex ? Paul Daniels

 

 

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