2021-04-29
Hardball
There seems to be a bug when playing Hardball. When batting every pitch is called a strike even when outside the strike zone and you elect not to swing.
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Firebird Spectaculator (ZX Spectrum)
Released: 2016-02-12
Firebird Spectaculator ©2016 Tommo Inc. All rights reserved. RETROISM® and the RETROISM® logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Tommo Inc.
iPhone Screenshots
iPad Screenshots
Description
Firebird was a leading developer of games for the 8-bit ZX Spectrum, one of the earliest commercially successful home computers. Now you can play their groundbreaking game Elite and over 20 more games from their catalogue on your iOS device!
Games included with the base app:
- Elite
- Exodus
- Hardball
- Mr. Freeze
- Run Baby Run
- Terra Force
- The Wild Bunch
- Willow Pattern
Games available as in-app purchases:
- Buggy Blast
- Byte Bitten
- Chimera
- Cholo
- Costa Capers
- Crazy Caverns
- Don't Panic
- Gyron
- Menace
- Rasputin
- Runestone
- The Sentinel
- Thunderbirds
- Viking Raiders
App Features:
• Universal App - runs on iPhone, iPod and iPad
• Supports iPhone 5 and iPod touch 5th generation screen
• Play in portrait or landscape orientations
• Save your game progress (four saved game slots + one iCloud saved game slot per game)
• Save your progress to iCloud from one device (e.g. iPod) and load to continue playing on another (e.g. iPad)
• Enter pokes (cheats) for infinite lives, shields etc.
• Lookup game hints, tips and maps
• Play in black and white with TV screen simulation for the ultimate 1980s experience!
• Type on a virtual ZX Spectrum keyboard
• Use an external Bluetooth keyboard for playing adventure games
• Choose authentic cassette loading or fast play
• Enjoy high resolution graphics on Retina screens
• Play using an external arcade controller (iCade or iControlPad)
What's New in Version 1.1
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
- Minor bug fixes
Seller
Name
Tommo Inc.
Information
Developer
Categories
Version
1.1
Size
28.1 MB
Game Center
No
VPP Device Licensing
Yes
Rating
Rated: 4+
Compatibility
iOS 6.1 or later
Devices
iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPad 2 (Wi-Fi), iPad 2 (3G), iPad (3rd Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad (3rd Generation) (4G), iPad (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad (4th Generation) (4G), iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (Wi-Fi), iPad mini (4G), iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation), iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation), Apple Watch Series 4, Apple Watch Series 5, Apple Watch Series 6 (GPS), Apple Watch Series 6 (GPS + Cellular), Apple Watch Series SE (GPS), Apple Watch Series SE (GPS + Cellular), Apple Watch Series 7 (GPS), Apple Watch Series 7 (GPS + Cellular)
Languages
English
App Store: Customer Ratings
Ratings & Reviews
3.1 of 5 (9 Ratings)
App Store: Customer Reviews
2020-12-30
Wild bunch
This constantly freezes mid game. So gutted as I loved this on the Spectrum
2020-08-03
Nice collection
It is a decent value collection £3.98 if you have all the games. One glaring omission is the all time Firebird classic -Booty by J.F Cain which is odd as another of his titles is here.
2020-04-15
Elite
I bought this just to play elite the way I did back in the 80’s and it does that perfectly well. The vitual kempston joystick takes a bit of getting used to but once you do it’s perfectly playable. Passing the lockdown hours pleasantly. Strongly recommend.
2019-12-15
Not perfect but good value overall
Firstly a quick note to MeikleDA - to restore in-app purchases just tap on Settings, scroll to the bottom and tap Restore In-App Purchases. I haven’t had any problem with them, but sometimes this is necessary for any in-app purchases on iOS, especially if you’ve installed the app to a new device.
As to the app, it is what you would expect - a collection of games ranging from awful to great, all of which is subjective to whether you loathed or loved a particular game when you were a kid. If you didn’t like any of these at the time then 30+ years later they aren’t going to become any more fun!
The app itself works well, but unfortunately any Speccy games on iOS will be severely hampered by the touch screen controls. Simpler games obviously fare much better here, but ultimately if you want perfect controls then you’d better stick to the rubber keyed wonder and a ZipStick.
For me it is well worth the paltry £4 (including in-app purchases) to get a large bundle of games that I can dip into on the go, even if realistically I’ll only stick to playing a few of them.
2019-11-02
Unlocked but can’t use
I unlocked all these games but now only the first ones work. What is happening here?
2019-03-10
Unplayable
Needs to support external keyboard - otherwise unplayable! Deleted 5 minutes after buying!! Oh well would have been fun to play the oldies again!! 😭
2016-05-11
Ok, needs work.
There are some classic titles here and £3 for everything including the IAP games is not a bad purchase.
Unfortunately the emulator needs work, the joystick is not great, you push left and it swings right on Thinderbirds, you also have to use the keyboard on a lot of the games and by bringing this up it cuts a large section of the screen out so you can't see what you're doing in the game.
Hopefully there will be an update for this at some point.