Memories of Rainbird and Beyond Software - PRE-ORDER

** THIS IS A PRE-ORDER - the book will be sent out towards the end of September ** In 1985 British Telecom unveiled Rainbird Software, a premium quality label with iconic blue packaging. Rainbird blazed a trail publishing Argonaut’s STARGLIDER series, the exquisitely illustrated text adventures from Magnetic Scrolls, Level 9’s sci-fi and fantasy trilogies, Realtime Games’ CARRIER COMMAND and the epic MIDWINTER series to name just a few. Rival label Beyond Software published classic 8-bit games including the ground-breaking LORDS OF MIDNIGHT series, SHADOWFIRE, PSYTRON, and many others, released in their distinctive yellow slipcases and unmistakable robot mascot. When British Telecom had the opportunity to bring Beyond into the fold, they could hardly refuse. Written and contributed to by the people who produced and published the games, this books reveals the history of both labels, and explores some of the key developers behind their most famous games. Each book comes in its own slipcase and a 64-page magazine on the games of Rainbird and Beyond.