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Podcast: Retro Gaming Discussion Show
Episode:

355 - Firebird: The Silver 250 Range
Category: Games & Hobbies
Duration: 02:06:32
Publish Date: 2025-03-07 05:00:00
Description:

Almac and Kingy take a trip back to the era when budget games for 8-bit micros had us kids impulsively spending our pocket money on these affordable cassettes. Firebird was Telecomsoft's foray into the world of video games, eventually growing into a company that released both budget and full-price titles.

 

The games covered in this episode:

  1. Zulu (C64)
  2. Booty (ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore 16)
  3. Bird Strike (BBC Micro)
  4. Run Baby Run (ZX Spectrum)
  5. Viking Raiders (ZX Spectrum)
  6. Byte Bitten (ZX Spectrum)
  7. The Wild Bunch (ZX Spectrum)
  8. Mr. Freeze (Amstrad CPC)
  9. Headache (C64)
  10. Gogo the Ghost (C64)
1985 Releases:
  1. Don’t Panic (Amstrad CPC)
  2. Chickin Chase (C64)
  3. Don’t Buy This (ZX Spectrum)
  • A compilation of 5 bad games:
    • Race Ace
    • Fido
    • Weasel Willie
    • Fido 2
    • Fruit Machine
  1. Circus Circus (C64)
  2. Short Fuse (Amstrad CPC)
  3. Fahrenheit 3000 (ZX Spectrum)
  4. Spike (ZX Spectrum)
  5. Caverns of Eriban (C64)

Show Notes:

Master Key - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1763030/Master_Key/

 

 

 
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