Computing Games published by firebird
The following is a list of Computing Games published by firebird in the Centre for Computing History collection. It is not an exhaustive list of and other games may have been published. If you have any games or software that you would like to donate to our collection, please view our donations page.There are 128 Computing Games published by firebird in our collection :
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3D Stock Car Championship
Software House: Firebird
Author: Alan Cresswell
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1985
Back to the Future (Firebird Version)
Re release of the Virgin game from the film, some of the movies' best loved moments captured in digital form
Software House: Firebird
Author: Software Images
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1988
BMX Kidz
Side on racing game, a bit in the style of Nintendo's Excitebik
Software House: Firebird
Author: GigglyWurx
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1984
Booty
Collect all the treasure from a pirate and rat infested shi
Software House: Firebird
Author: Kevin A Moughtin
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1987
Brainstorm
Software House: Firebird
Author: Pete Cooke, David Kirby
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1987
Bubble Bobble
Bubble Bobble is an arcade game by Taito, first released in 1986 and later ported to numerous home computers and game consoles such as the NES
Software House: Firebird
Author: Fukio Mitsuji
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1987
Bubble Bobble
Very successful arcade conversion, that has two small dragons jumping around the screen blowing bubbles to catch enemies, and them popping them, turning them into fruit, which can then be collected fo ...
Software House: Firebird
Author: Andrew Threlfall, Mike Follin
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: November 1987
Bubble Bobble (A.C.E)
Demo of the arcade conversion, that has two small dragons jumping around the screen blowing bubbles to catch enemies, and them popping them, turning them into fruit, which can then be collected for po ...
Software House: Firebird
Author: Andrew Threlfall, Mike Follin, Stephen Ruddy
Platform : ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64
Date: 1984
Byte Bitten
Stricken by the highly contagious "Byte Bitten" malady, all you want to do is play "Sea King"
Software House: Firebird
Author: Tony Barber
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date:
Caverns of Eriban
A difficult side on shooter that has the player explore a 2D environment delivering supplies to mining bases
Software House: firebird
Author: Lee Braine
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1986
Chimera
Software House: Firebird
Author: Shahid Ahmad Musician: Rob Hubbard
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1986
Chimera (Super Silver)
An isometric adventure game set on an alien spaceship bound for earth
Software House: Firebird
Author: Shahid Ahmad
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1985
Costa Capers
Software House: Firebird
Author: Steve Marsden, David Cooke
Platform : Spectrum
Date: 1987
Dark Sceptre
Known for it's huge characters and lack of colour clash, this is a tale of two civilisations clashing
Software House: Firebird
Author: Beyond Software, Maelstrom Games Ltd (Mike Singleton, David Gautrey, Alan Jardine)
Platform : Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Date: 1984
Demons of Topaz (Gold Edition)
Software House: Firebird
Author: Andrew E Bailey
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1986
Druid
Software House: Firebird
Author: Melvyn Wright, Paul Hutchinson
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1988
Earthlight
A game by Pete Cooke and Ian Ellery, the game is known for its smooth parallax scrolling, and scaling with the players ship moving away from and toward the screen, getting smaller and larger
Software House: Firebird
Author: Pete Cooke, Ian Ellery
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1985
Elite
As with the BBC and Electron versions, and in no small way because it is has a similar processor, the Commodore 64 version was programmed by Ian Bell and David Braben
Software House: Firebird
Author: Ian Bell / David Braben
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1986
Elite
The Amstrad version of Elite, and indeed all the Z80 processor machines were handed over to the company Torus for conversion
Software House: Firebird
Author: Torus
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1986
Elite
Rare MS DOS version of the classic space trading game, ported to the PC by the masters of 3D graphics at the time Realtime Software
Date: 1985
Elite (Disk)
As with the BBC and Electron versions, and in no small way because it is has a similar processor, the Commodore 64 version was programmed by Ian Bell and David Braben
Software House: Firebird
Author: Ian Bell / David Braben
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1986
Elite (Disk)
The Amstrad version of Elite, and indeed all the Z80 processor machines were handed over to the company Torus for conversion
Software House: Firebird
Author: Torus
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1988
Elite (Firebird)
Elite is the classic space trading combat title, and an early example of a sandbox game, in that the player can decide how they want to play it
Date: 1988
Elite (Firebird)
Elite is the classic space trading combat title, and an early example of a sandbox game, in that the player can decide how they want to play it
Software House: Firebird
Author: Mr Micro
Platform : Commodore Amiga
Date: 1985
Elite - Gold Edition
Elite is the classic space trading combat title, and an early example of a sandbox game, in that the player can decide how they want to play it
Date: 1985
Elite 48/128 Version
The regular 48K game failed to work on the new 128K machines, so a new version of the game was released, without the contraption that was the lenslock which was universally hated by players, who would ...
Date: 1988
Enlightenment: Druid II
Software House: Firebird
Author: Firebird
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1987
Enlightenment: Druid II
Gauntlet clone with some elements of spell casting to aid the druid on his way
Software House: Firebird
Author: Dene T. Carter, Brian Pollock, Kevin Wallace
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1984
Estra
The sacred statue of Estra the Snake God has been stolen, broken into 24 pieces and transported to the secret Raal temple on the Planet Reonzar
Software House: Firebird
Author: John Mitchell, Arthur Field
Platform : Commodore 64
Date:
Exodus
Arcade shooter game for the C64
Software House: Firebird
Author:
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1984
Fahrenheit 3000
Software House: Firebird
Author: Perfection Software (Tim Williams, Chris Jones)
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1990
Fire and Brimstone
The evil Hel, goddess of Niflheim, threatens to corrupt all the Nine Realms, and it is up to Thor to stop her in this side scrolling platformer set across the various worlds of Norse mythology
Software House: Firebird
Author: Tim Coupe
Platform : Commodore Amiga
Date: 1987
Flying Shark
A home conversion of Taito's arcade game
Software House: Firebird
Author: Andrew Parton
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1984
Gogo the Ghost
Software House: Firebird
Author: Marcus Charleville, Richard Dagsköld
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1986
Goldrush
This is an asteroids clone, that has the player destroying large rocks into smaller ones, while avoiding them and enemy ships, the twist in the game is that the play area gets smaller from the sides i ...
Software House: Firebird
Author: Justice Rampage, (Shahid Ahmad)
Platform : Commodore 16
Date: 1985
Gyron
Maze exploration game, that also held a competition for people who played the game to win a Porsche 924 car
Software House: Firebird
Author: Ricardo J.M. Pinto, Dominic M.N. Prior, Philip Mochan, Mark Wighton
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1984
Halls of the Things (Firebird)
Fantasy maze game
Software House: Firebird
Author: Design Design
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1986
Harvey Headbanger
A stratergy gam
Software House: Firebird
Author: Kevin A. Moughtin
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1st July 1986
Harvey Headbanger
Software House: Firebird
Author: Melvyn Wright, Richard Hughes
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1987
Harvey Headbanger
Harvey Headbanger is an action puzzler arcade game that pits you against a human or CPU controlled opponent as you both vie to grab as many alcoholic beverages as possible
Software House: Firebird
Author: R Hughes
Platform : Commodore C16 / Commodore Plus 4
Date:
Headache
Nervous Ned's job is to carry impulses from one part of the Head to the other while avoiding those sublimal nasties - The Throbs
Software House: Firebird
Author: Software Shed
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1986
Helichopper
Contains 23 screens of nail-biting rescue mission
Software House: Firebird
Author: Andrew Rogers
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1985
Helichopper
Help safely deliver people from one side of the screen to the other while avoiding an onslaught of obstacles
Software House: Firebird
Author: Tony Beckwith
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1987
Hyperblob/Vortex Raider Double Pack
Software House: Firebird
Author: Sam Manthorpe, Steve Barrett
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1984
I Ball II
Vertical scrolling puzzle shoote
Software House: Firebird
Author: Paul Clansey
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1987
I,Ball
Commodore 64 gam
Software House: Firebird
Author: Andrew Betts, Timothy Closs, Stephen Robertson, Rob Hubbard
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1988
Intensity
Software House: Firebird
Author: Steve Turner, Drew Northcott
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1987
IO
Software House: Firebird
Author: Jon K. Menzies, John Cassells, Damon Redmond, Jeroen Kimmel
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1984
Jewels of Darkness
A collection of adventure game
Software House: Firebird
Author: Rainbird
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1986
Jewels of Darkness
3 text-based adventures based on the universe of Lord of the Rings
Software House: Firebird
Author: Level 9 Computing
Platform : Atari ST
Date: 1986
Jewels of Darkness
Colossal Adventure,Adventure Quest and Dungeon Adventure in One box
Software House: FireBird
Author: RainBird
Platform : Amstrad CPC
Date: 1987
Kinetik
Software House: Firebird
Author: Jasdan Joerges, Andreas Herbst, Kevin Wallace
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1985
Mad Nurse
A simple arcade style game about saving hyperactive babies
Software House: Firebird
Author: Simon Pick
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1986
Mega Bucks
Enter the estate of Maxibillion III and seek out your inheritanc
Software House: Firebird
Author:
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1986
Micro Rhythm
Digitised drum machine
Software House: Firebird
Author: Simon Pick
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1989
Mr Heli
Another manic shooter from the Irem stable, who brought the world R-typ
Software House: Firebird
Author: Antony R. Lill, Antony R. Hartley
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1986
Ninja Master
Smash your way through from novice to black belt and beyond in this ultimate oriental challenge
Software House: Firebird
Author: Tron Software
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date:
On Field Football
A top-down american football game
Software House: Firebird
Author: John A. Fitzpatrick
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1988
Pandora
Seems to be based on the film Silent Running, Quite a complicated action adventure, about a deep space ship who's computer has gone haywire, you are sent in to investigate
Software House: Firebird
Author: PSI Software Designers
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1985
Revs
Acclaimed Grand Prix Racing sim from the keyboard of Geoff Crammond
Software House: Firebird
Author: Geoff Crammond
Platform : Commodore 64
Date:
Rock & Wrestle
A cartoonish wrestling game with outlandish characters
Software House: firebird
Author: Gregg Barnett, Bruce Bayley, Cameron Duffy, Damien Watharow
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1988
Rock & Wrestle
Your wrestler is the 5th ranked contender
Software House: Firebird
Author: Binary Design Ltd
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1985
Sabre Wulf
Outsourced by Ultimate Play The Game to Mr Chip software, and was published by Firebird, this version of the game was savaged by the C64 press on release
Software House: Firebird
Author: Mr Chip Software
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1987
Samurai Warrior
Based on the comic book Usagi Jojimbo
Software House: Firebird
Author: Beam Software
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1988
Samurai Warrior (Firebird)
Software House: Firebird
Author: Source Software Ltd (Ross Harris, Dave Semmens)
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date:
Seabase Delta
A text adventure with occasional images to display certain locations
Software House: Firebird
Author: Peter Torrance, Colin Liddle
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1984
Short's Fuse
Also known as Bombscare and originally published by Dollarsoft
Software House: Firebird
Author: Richard Stevenson, Philip Durbidge, Marco Duroe
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1986
Starstrike II
A stunning achievement for the time, this space shooter was a very early example of a game with filled graphics, a vast improvement on the original game's wire frame visuals, this port is much m ...
Software House: Firebird
Author: Realtime Software
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1985
Subsunk
As Seafarer Gazette's ace reporter, Ed Lines, you have been assigned to the 'Sea Lion' nuclear submarine for a tour of duty
Software House: Firebird
Author: Peter Torrance, Colin Liddle
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1985
Subsunk
Software House: Firebird
Author: CARSTEN HESENER & MARC HESENER
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1987
Tape 3+1
The inbuilt software recreated on cassette tape
Software House: Firebird
Author: A.M. Chaudhary
Platform : Commodore C16 / Commodore Plus 4
Date:
The Hacker
Take control of the Hacker, a small controllable sprite, as it platforms it's way through 12 levels in order to reach the access code at the heart of the mainframe
Software House: Firebird
Author: T.J.Wilkinson, J.R.Day
Platform : Acorn Electron
Date:
The Happiest Days of Your Life
An adventure game set in a school with unclear goals, other than to cause chaos
Software House: firebird
Author: D Sorrell
Platform : Commodore 64
Date:
The Sentinel
A first-person puzzle game with 10,000 levels in which the player must reach the highest point and dethrone the Sentinel
Software House: Firebird
Author: Geoff Crammond
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1985
The Wild Bunch
Set in the Wild West, The Wild Bunch is an adventure game with some graphic and arcade elements where you have to prove your innocence for the murder of a man
Software House: Firebird
Author: Kevin Smith
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1985
Think!
This game takes place on a 6x6 grid and the aim is to get four counters in a row horizontally, vertically or diagonally
Software House: Firebird
Author: David Palmer, Chris Bishop, Don Hughes
Platform : Amstrad CPC 464/664/6128
Date: 1986
Thrust
Pilot your starship to steal power cores from the Galactic Empire all the while battling against gravity and a constantly draining fuel supply
Software House: Firebird
Author: Jeremy C. Smith
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1986
Thrust
A lunar-lander style game where the player must battle gravity to navigate environments in your spacecraft
Software House: Firebird
Author: J C Smith
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1986
Thrust
Pilot your starship to steal power cores from the Galactic Empire all the while battling against gravity and a constantly draining fuel supply
Software House: Firebird
Author: Jeremy C. Smith
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1986
Thrust
Space adventure Battle gravity and collect stuff for your ship
Software House: Firebird
Author:
Platform : Atari 8 Bit
Date: 1984
Tracker
Tracker is a mouse-controlled vector-graphics 3D strategy game depicting an ultra-violent TV show of the future
Software House: Firebird
Author: Rainbird
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1987
Ultima Ratio
Software House: Firebird
Author: Adam Waring, Tony Warriner
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1st September 1987
Ultima Ratio
Software House: Firebird
Author: Tony Warriner, Adam Waring
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1984
Viking Raiders
Turn-based strategy game that pits 2-4 players against each other in Viking warfare
Software House: Firebird
Author: Mark Lukas
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1988
Virus
The game started of as Lander, a technical demo for the Acorn Archimedes, and a retail version brought out shortly afterwards and known as Zarch The game has the player flying over a polygon landscap ...
Software House: Firebird
Author: David Braben
Platform : Commodore Amiga
Date: 1986
Warhawk
Fly Warhawk into the Asteroid Belt, destroy the enemy bases and survive to fight again
Software House: Firebird
Author: Paul Johnson
Platform : Amstrad CPC 464/664/6128
Date: 1986
Warhawk
A vertically scrolling shoot em up, with a graphical style that gives more than a slight nod to Uridiu
Software House: Firebird
Author: Proteus Developments
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1986
Winter Sports (Firebird)
Software House: Firebird
Author: David John Rowe
Platform : ZX Spectrum
