Will Maria Whittaker come out of retirement for the cover photo, though?
With its gory visuals and “pornographic” advertising, Palace Software’s Barbarian is one of the most infamous 8-bit home computer releases of the 1980s.
When it launched on the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum in 1987, it was hit with a barrage of complaints in the UK over its decapitation-based gameplay and the use of Page 3 model Maria Whittaker on the box cover, clad in a particularly revealing bikini alongside future Gladiators star Michael Van Wijk. The game was even banned in its original form in Germany.
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Will Maria Whittaker come out of retirement for the cover photo, though?
With its gory visuals and “pornographic” advertising, Palace Software’s Barbarian is one of the most infamous 8-bit home computer releases of the 1980s.
When it launched on the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum in 1987, it was hit with a barrage of complaints in the UK over its decapitation-based gameplay and the use of Page 3 model Maria Whittaker on the box cover, clad in a particularly revealing bikini alongside future Gladiators star Michael Van Wijk. The game was even banned in its original form in Germany.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
