Brian Bloodaxe

Competition

Edge ran a competition upon the game's launch, in which the first person to complete the game would win their choice of the three items Brian was carrying at the end of the game. At least on the Spectrum version, in order to prevent those with pre-release copies having an advantage, those promotional copies (marked with 'sample' on the tape) featured subtle but crucial gameplay changes preventing the player completing them correctly. Sadly some retailers sold these copies, leading people to contact The Edge believing that they had correctly completed the game.

Influence

The game's humor was inspired by the British comedy group Monty Python. The title music of their TV show Monty Python's Flying Circus (Liberty Bell March) serves as in-game music.