Megaphoenix (1991)

Megaphoenix was released in 1991 for the ZX Spectrum 48K/128K by the Spanish publisher Dinamic Software. The development team included coders Pablo Ariza Molina and Marcos Jouron Berzosa, in-game artists Ruben Rubio Nielpha and Snatcho, and composer Jose Antonio Martin Tello.

This arcade shoot-em-up is based on the Centuri coin-op. It supports up to two players and utilizes AY sound capabilities. Players control the action using Kempston or Interface 2 joysticks, or via user-definable keys, with all gameplay taking place on static screens.

The game retailed for £9.99. It was also released for Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, Amiga, and Atari ST. Following its home computer release, the title was converted into an arcade coin-op by Gaelco.

Your Sinclair magazine awarded the game a score of 53 percent.

In Russia, the game gained popularity due to numerous TR-DOS versions released by groups like Welcome Corp, BrokImSoft, and Max Iwamoto. Cracked cassette versions by Matasoft were also common.