Category: Amstrad CPC
Z88DK is a C cross compiler package that targets the z80 and consists of a C compiler, an extensive set of assembly language libraries, an assembler / linker, and a tool for generating executables in a number of formats. Development in C, assembly language or a mixture of the two is directly supported. After one year since the last release, it…
Back in December we reported about “Chibi Akuma(s)”, a new spoof-horror crazy shoot ’em up coming to the Amstrad CPC. As promised the game has been released. Download it from the link below. Download: ChibiAkumas_3Disk.7z Website: chibiakumas.com
We are in a golden age of retro printed magazines, with excellent examples dedicated to different retro computers and one great multi-platform. Just before Christmas, I had in my mailbox Freeze 64 and 8-Bit Magazine. We mentioned these publications before, but I decided to talk a bit more about both to, hopefully, help those who are on the fence about buying them. Freeze…
Nibiru is a new Shoot ’em up game by Jose Javier Garcia Aranda, programmed in BASIC, using the library 8BP, version V26b. You will find it in the “GameExamples” folder over at github.com. You are the pilot of a destroying ship and you must defeat the planet Nibiru and its leader, “Gorgo”, an almost invincible millenarian reptile. You must destroy the galactic birds…
While browsing through CPCWiki forums today, I came across a thread about a new Shoot ’em up game coming to the Amstrad CPC, that is certainly worth mentioning. According to the creator Keith56, Chibi Akuma(s) is a spoof-horror firepower crazy shooter! The game play is heavily inspired by Death Smiles, with a more cartoon style like Cotton, but be warned though, the…
Oh Mummy is a computer game originally for the Amstrad CPC models of home computer. It was developed by Gem Software and published by Amsoft in 1984. It was often included in the free bundles of software that came with the computer. The object of the game is to unveil all of the treasure within each level (or pyramid) of the…
CPCGamesCD is a package containing all components necessary to play AmstradCPC games on your modern computer. With different CPC emulators and several games, the CPCGamesCD makes your life easy with a nice front end that gives access to all functionality. With this new update, the following changes were made: Includes frontend, new CPC Loader 3 by Troels K Includes NVG games…
You may have noticed it’s been quiet here these last few days, and we haven’t been updating the News much. Well there’s good reason for this, we have been adding the final touches to the new improved ‘Vintage is the New Old’ website and we are coming close to the big reveal, which we hope will be before Christmas. I…
As promised, I am back with some more Amstrad Homebrew News. This time we take a look at Sir Ababol 2, Hire Hare and Outlaws. Sir Ababol II “The Ice Palace”, is the sequel to Sir Ababol by “The Mojon Twins”.The first installment was originally released on the ZX Spectrum (2010), then later on the Commodore 64 (2012) and also…
You may have noticed I haven’t updated much news this past week. I have been very busy with some important real life stuff, as well as working on some exciting future changes that will be implemented into the website in the very near future. We are confident you will appreciate the changes as and when they happen. Can’t really say much…
