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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DESPITE BEING MADE BY A BRAND-NEW TEAM AND FIRST-TIME DIRECTOR, PANZER DRAGOON DID NOT FEEL LIKE A FIRST FLIGHT. IT SOARED WITH THE CONFIDENCE OF A STUDIO ALREADY IN COMMAND OF ITS VOICE, EXPANDED THE SHOOTER GENRE, AND HINTED AT THE FUTURE CINEMATIC POTENTIAL OF VIDEOGAMES

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Developer/publisher Riot Games Format PC, PS5 (tested), Xbox Series ...

Sometimes inspiration can come from the most unusual of places for game designers. Perhaps they’ll be out on a walk and suddenly have an idea for a forest-management game. Maybe during a traditional g