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Project Firestart in Retro Gamer

Warning, this is another vanity post!

Hardcore Gaming 101 have republished an article from Retro Gamer Issue 95 on the classic C64 game Project Firestart and it's creator, Damon Slye (a hero of mine, not just for Firestart but another all time favourite game of mine, Aces of the Pacific). Definitely a great read. As a long time fan of the game I was shocked to learn that the game's monster was based on a children's toy!

This quote here, however was personally flattering:

Although Firestart suffered from hardware limitations and perhaps didn't receive the attention it deserved, both fans and its creators recall it fondly. There was even a fan remake (screenshot taken from the creator's homepage) in first-person 3D in 2006. As Slye reveals, he's rather a fan: "I loved it, and loved that someone had liked the game enough to do a remake."

Obviously, I'm very keen to get a copy of Retro Gamer #95! Unfortunately the physical copies have all sold out and the digital copies require an iDevice, if you have a copy that you're willing to part with please let me know and I'll buy it from you.

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Cobra
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A Super big congratulations goes out to you for the mentions! While I don't own that issue myself you should snag this one off eBay.

I never played Firestart myself but I'm glad you pointed out this 101 article. I could never remember the name of the cartoon but I was a big Inhumanoids fan as a kid (and now I know the name thanks to this article). Ironically the monster they chose to copy was my favourite form the show.

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Cheers mate. I've seen it on ebay but I'm not sure if the seller would be happy to ship it here.

I hadn't heard of inhumanoids before, though I've also forgotten the names of shows I loved as a kid. It wasn't until recently I discovered the name of my favourite show as a five year old - The Centurions!

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I totally remember The Centurions! Thanks for reminding me about that one. I had completely forgotten the name of that one too.

Hopefully they re-list is soonish, I checked the drop down of countries and New Zealand was an option.