Remember Firebird? An upcoming book delves into the history of one of Britain’s early software houses. Launched in 1984, Firebird was owned by British Telecom, a recently privatised entity that is now more comonly referred to as BT. it managed to issue a succession of well-received games in the UKRead More →
The new issue of the classic computing magazine Pixel Addict explores the world of 8-bit games testing. I was a big fan of the Firebird range back in the 8-bit days, a now-forgotten software house that was responsible for a collection of well known titles. Along with its sister companyRead More →
All the publishers and producers are getting their retro book and hardware projects announced and out before Christmas…Read More →
Back in 1984 I was presented with my first computer, a Commodore 64, which shipped with one game: Galaxy, an adequate take on Galaxians, for £7.99. After several weeks of struggling to get past stage 3, my mum finally acquiesced and agreed to buy some extra games. The result wasRead More →
