// Archive entry № 12848
Firebird
From the early cartridge-and-arcade boom, Firebird (1981) is documented in VG90's reference index for Atari 8-bit.
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About the game
Firebird (1981) for Atari 8-bit takes its place in the VG90 index as one more thread in the story of the early cartridge-and-arcade boom, kept here for readers researching the period.
the early cartridge-and-arcade boom was a period of rapid change for the medium: the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. Placing Firebird in that timeline shows where it sat as the industry evolved.
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Why it matters
The value of a record like this is context: the early cartridge-and-arcade boom produced far more games than the handful everyone remembers, and the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. An archive earns its keep by preserving the long tail, not just the hits.
Technical notes
Recorded platform(s): Atari 8-bit (1981). VG90 stores this as factual reference data; richer media may be added over time as legally sourced material becomes available.
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