MARTIN EDMONDSON ON THE CREATION OF SHADOW OF THE BEAST

Does the 1996 shooter still kick ass and chew bubblegum?

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

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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Whenever you change a beloved older game, there’s a risk of upsetting core fans. As if to alleviate some of those concerns, Mantic has pulled out the big guns when it comes to writing new rules for it