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Firebird

1983 / 1984 1984 / 1984 tot 29 1985 / 1984 tot 89 1986 / 1984 tot 168 1987 / 1984 tot 268 1988 / 1984 tot 369 1989 / 1984 tot 414 1990 / 1984 tot 422
Founded in 1984 closed in 1990
Status: bought
Country: U.K.

431
games
7
active years
60.3
per year
aka(s): Firebird Software

Firebird Software Ltd.

Formerly: Firefly Software

Owned by Telecomsoft.

It is known for Bubble Bobble, Druid, Elite, Pitfall, Rebelstar, Rick Dangerous, Sabreman

Releases per year

19834
198429
198560
198679
1987100
1988101
198945
19908

426 video games with valid date were considered (98.8%)

Overall rankings

10
166
125
41
5

Common gametypes

action/reflex29%shooter18%platformer12%adventure11%maze6%other20%

Top platforms

ZX Spectrum 125
C64 111
Amstrad CPC 86
Atari ST 23
Amiga 19
C16/Plus4 15
BBC 13
Atari 400/800 12
Apple II E 6
MS-DOS 5
Electron 5
MSX 4
C128 2
VIC-20 2
Enterprise 1
Enlightenment: Druid II (Amiga OCS)
Enlightenment: Druid II
OCS 1988
Snake Bite (VIC-20)
Snake Bite
VIC 1984
Mickey the Bricky (VIC-20)
Mickey the Bricky
VIC 1984
Virus (Amiga OCS)
Virus
OCS 1988
Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo (Commodore 64)
Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo
C64 1988
Action Fighter (Amiga OCS)
Action Fighter
OCS 1989
Bubble Bobble (Amiga OCS)
Bubble Bobble
OCS 1988
Elite (MS-DOS)
Elite
DOS 1987
Shark Attack (Commodore 16/Plus 4)
Shark Attack
C16 1986
Elite (Amiga OCS)
Elite
OCS 1988
Elite (ZX Spectrum)
Elite
SPC 1985
3D Pool (Amiga OCS)
3D Pool
OCS 1989

Firebird best rated games

P47 Thunderbolt1990cpc
Elite1985spc
The Sentinel1987spc
Weasel Willy1985spc
The Sentinel1986c64
Runestone1986cpc
Elite1987dos
Elite1988ocs
Druid1986c64
The Sentinel1988ocs

Firebird worst games

Ninja Master1986c64
Pogostick Olympics1988spc
Helichopper1986cpc
Dynamic Duo1989c64
Runner1986c16

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