A New Book Is Set To Chart The History Of Firebird Software

‘Memories of Firebird’ is available to preorder now.

If you happened to be around in the days when microcomputers were king, you may be aware of Firebird Sofware.

The British publisher was established in 1984 as a publishing arm of Telecomsoft and was responsible for releasing a bunch of classic games like Booty, Thrust, Elite, and The Sentinel. It distributed its titles primarily for platforms like the Commodore 64, BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, Commodore Amiga, and Atari ST, and built a pretty strong reputation for itself, becoming a key part of many people’s childhood collections. Then, in 1989, the American company Microprose acquired the label, eventually discontinuing it not long after and giving it a bit of a tragic ending.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

‘Memories of Firebird’ is available to preorder now.

If you happened to be around in the days when microcomputers were king, you may be aware of Firebird Sofware.

The British publisher was established in 1984 as a publishing arm of Telecomsoft and was responsible for releasing a bunch of classic games like Booty, Thrust, Elite, and The Sentinel. It distributed its titles primarily for platforms like the Commodore 64, BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, Commodore Amiga, and Atari ST, and built a pretty strong reputation for itself, becoming a key part of many people’s childhood collections. Then, in 1989, the American company Microprose acquired the label, eventually discontinuing it not long after and giving it a bit of a tragic ending.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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