| Star Firebirds |
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| Aliases | Space Firebirds |
| Release Date | 1985 |
| Original Publisher | Insight Software (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Shoot-em-up |
| Max. Players | 2 (Alternating) |
| Original Price | £7.95 |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Inspirations | Space Firebird (Arcade coin-op) from Nichibutsu (Japan) |
| Other Platforms | Amstrad CPC |
| Average mag. score | 58.60% (5 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 61.1% (9 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Firebird Software Ltd (UK) | (1985) |
Authors/Contributors
| Mike Follin (UK) | - ? | ||
| Mark Wilson (UK) | - ? | ||
| Peter Gough (UK) | - ? | ||
| Tim Follin [Timothy Follin] (UK) | - Music |
Review Awards
| "ZX Computing Globert" | at ZX Computing | issue #30 - 1986/Oct | page 34 |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| StarFirebirds.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | ||
 | StarFirebirds(FirebirdSoftwareLtd).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| StarFirebirds.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| StarFirebirds.gif | 1,903 | Original | Running screen | |||
| StarFirebirds.ay.zip | 3,693 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| StarFirebirds.jpg | 177,928 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| Star Firebirds (1985)(Insight Software).pok | 94 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| StarFirebirds(FirebirdSoftware).jpg | 428,110 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| StarFirebirds(FirebirdSoftware)_Back.jpg | 318,812 | #1 | Inlay - Back | |||
| StarFirebirds(FirebirdSoftwareLtd)(EN).txt | 2,548 | #1 | Instructions | English |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #60-1986/Oct | page 46 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #10-1986/Jan | page 70 | - Review | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #18-1986/Sep | page 64 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #21-1985/Oct | page 22 | - Review: 73% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #116-1987/Feb | page 15 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #30-1986/Jul/24 special "week#4" | page 45 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #46-1986/Jan | page 28 | - Review: 2/5 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #54-1986/Sep | page 61 | - Review: 2/5 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #1-1986/Jan | page 35 | - Review: 6/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #10-1986/Oct | page 30 | - Review: 8/10 | |
| ZX Computing | issue #30-1986/Oct | page 34 | - Review: Good |
Magazine References
| Crash | issue v.1 #34-1986/Nov | page 79 | - Hack/Poke | |
| SSD-II | issue 1999/Sep | page 0 | - Information | |
| ZX Computing | issue #23-1986/Feb | page 10 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
| Crash | issue v.1 #21-1985/Oct | page 62 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #22-1985/Nov | page 102 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #23-1985/Dec | page 104 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #24-1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86" | page 93 | - Full-page ad |
Links
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