MARTIN EDMONDSON ON THE CREATION OF SHADOW OF THE BEAST

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Alongside rivals Mastertronic, Firebird dominated the 8-bit budget market during the Eighties. As a result, there are plenty of games from the publisher that you may have missed. Retro Gamer takes a look at some of those games across several systems. How many did you play?

In the late 70s and early 80s, gamers loved Apple. The Apple II was particularly popular thanks to titles such as Karateka, Lode Runner, Ultima I and Castle Wolfenstein, while the Apple IIGS built up

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AS WELL AS ALL THE HIDDEN GEMS, COVERTAPES SOMETIMES DELIVERED THE SPECTACULAR, SECURING MAJOR TITLES. ONE MONTH IN 1992, ZZAP!64 READERS WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET ARGUABLY THE SYSTEM’S BEST GAME, ALONG WITH A HOST OF MULTIPLAYER ENTERTAINMENT