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?

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The sublimely silly MEGABONK makes fighting the armies of darkness a riot

THE WALLET-FRIENDLY DIZZY SERIES WAS A HUGE SUCCESS FOR CODEMASTERS, BUT WHAT HAPPENED WHEN IT DECIDED TO MAKE A FULL-PRICE DIZZY GAME? DID CODEMASTERS CRACK THE MARKET OR DID IT END UP WITH EGG ON ITS FACE?

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