Almac and Kingy reminisce about the era of budget games for 8-bit microcomputers, where kids would spend their pocket money on affordable cassettes. Firebird, Telecomsoft’s venture into video games, grew to release both budget and full-price titles.
Games discussed in this episode:
– Zulu (C64)
– Booty (ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore 16)
– Bird Strike (BBC Micro)
– Run Baby Run (ZX Spectrum)
– Viking Raiders (ZX Spectrum)
– Byte Bitten (ZX Spectrum)
– The Wild Bunch (ZX Spectrum)
– Mr. Freeze (Amstrad CPC)
– Headache (C64)
– Gogo the Ghost (C64)
1985 Releases:
– Don’t Panic (Amstrad CPC)
– Chickin Chase (C64)
– Don’t Buy This (ZX Spectrum)
Compilation of 5 bad games:
– Race Ace
– Fido
– Weasel Willie
– Fido 2
– Fruit Machine
– Circus Circus (C64)
– Short Fuse (Amstrad CPC)
– Fahrenheit 3000 (ZX Spectrum)
– Spike (ZX Spectrum)
– Caverns of Eriban (C64)
Show Notes:
Master Key – https://store.steampowered.com/app/1763030/Master_Key/
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