Fireball Software

This page presents the two shareware games for IBM-compatible PCs, now public domain, released by Fireball Software many, many years ago.  They were both heavily inspired by similar games with the same names I owned for my BBC microcomputer.  However, everything was written from scratch (using Borland's Turbo Pascal 4.0 and assembler), and the graphics were drawn by hand.

These games do not time correctly on modern PCs, so they run awfully fast.  Use a slowdown utility to make the pace manageable.  Oh, and a CGA compatible video adapter is required...  who knows, that might actually become a problem in the near future!

These games can be downloaded and used freely.  The downloads also include full source.

Space Adventure

An alien, but deserted space ship has mysteriously appeared in Earth's vicinity.  Our hero is sent up to explore the ship and battle the androids that have been left behind.

Download Space Adventure!

The original game can be found here.  You'll need a BBC micro or an emulator to use this. Here's what it looks like:

Hunchback

The concept behind this game should be familiar to most who grew up with home micros.  Run, jump and swing across the castle wall, dodging cannon balls, arrows and menacing guards in your quest to rescue Esmeralda, your love.

Download Hunchback!

The original game can be found here.  You'll need a BBC micro or an emulator to use this. Here's what it looks like:


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