Category: Amstrad CPC
A new version of WinApe, the Amstrad CPC emulator for Windows containing bug fixes and improvements. Here is the complete changelist for the new version: Correct Z80 Flags emulation for IN and OUT and all derivatives. Added support for CRTC Type 1 register 6 border blanking when set to zero. Changed breakpoint conditions to use 32 bit values rather than 16 bit values….
Yes, you read it right. Amstrad, MSX and Enterprise can get a modern multitask operating system and it actually works very well. SymbOS is a graphical user interface (GUI) based multitasking operating system for Z80 based supported home computers. SymbOS provides true multitasking and a complete windows like GUI. It supports up to 1024KB Ram for data and code execution…
Skool Daze is finally complete and freely available. Skool Daze is a computer game released by Microsphere in 1984 for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 computers. It was written by David and Helen Reidy, with graphics designed by Keith Warrington. The game was commercially and critically successful, and praised for its original concept. It has since been regarded as…
Just go the Kickstarter backer’s update email from 8bitkick saying that the cards are already in production. The estimated delivery has been updated to February. This is later than estimated at the beginning of the Kickstarter. Don explains that the project was bigger than what he first estimated, but now everything is on target to start the delivery in February….
Before browser-based games, before the Internet, there was darkness….oops, I mean BBS Door games. PCMag has published today a featured article talking about this way people used to play games online at the time online meant BBS (Bulletin Board Systems). “Once connected to these mostly hobby-run services, users could bring up a list of games to play. These early online games…
Push’n’Pop is known by the Amstrad demoscene for many years bringing articles and news related to the platform. Despite the sad news, the website shows a humorous message explaining what happened: Based on the message above, it seems Push’n’Pop team wasn’t very careful with their backup and because of their inability to bring the site back, it is gone for…
I’ve never seen an Amstrad CPC face-to-face, but after reading about it and playing with emulators, I wish a had personal experience with this machine for its capabilities. Nonetheless, it is always good to see new games coming out for the platform. This time, we welcome ‘Adios a la Casta Episode 1’ by 4Mhz group. The game is still in…
A new version of the Z88dk development environment for Z80 based computer like the Amstrad CPC, Cambridge Z88, MSX, Sinclair ZX 81, Sinclair ZX Spectrum was just released. The release is a transition release on the way to v2.0 which aims on using the SDCC compiler instead of the Small-C compiler, which was used before. This leads to much faster…
I’ve been enjoying reading the Digital Antiquarian blog articles for a while. They are aways very well written and informative about the history of video game. Jimmy Maher Jimmy Maher announced that he is releasing for free a set of eBooks from a compilation of his old articles. There are currently 8 ebooks available in epub or mobi (Kindle) formats. All…
Back in 1990, IFD (soon to be Id Software) wanted to pitch a PC version of Super Mario 3 to Nintendo and to do so made a demo of the game running on the platform. As we all known Nintendo is adamant (or was) to keep its exclusive games only to its own consoles and the history tells us Id…
