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Firebird Spectaculator (ZX Spectrum) app for iPhone and iPad


4.8 ( 1568 ratings )
Games Arcade Simulation Entertainment
Developer: UFO Interactive Games
1.99 USD
Current version: 1.1, last update: 5 years ago
First release : 12 Feb 2016
App size: 25.62 Mb

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
- Dont 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)