Category: Amstrad CPC
lachlank over at cpcwiki.eu has released some very early footage of what is to become a port of Minecraft on the Amstrad!! This is pretty amazing stuff considering the limitations of the Amstrad Computer and it’s looking pretty good so far I must say! The game is Written mainly in C using SDCC/CPCTelera and also assembler to draw blocks. A…
Rick Dangerous was developed by Core Design for the Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and DOS based PCs. The game was released in 1989 and published by Rainbird Software in Europe and the rest of the world, and on the MicroPlay label (part of MicroProse) in America. PlotThe plot of Rick Dangerous is largely based on…
Prodatron released a beta version of SymbOS v3.0 – his operating system for the Amstrad CPC and the MSX. The main new feature of this release is the support for the DenYoNet network card on the MSX, and a driver for localhost. There is not network support for the Amstrad, though. The author seems pretty excited with this new release…
You probably know we recently posted news about the #CPCRetroDev2015, a game development competition for the Amstrad CPC 464. Today the compo organizers made available a tape containing all games from the previous edition. It contains 16 games, and the sale is intended to finance the next editions of the contest, which gives money prize for the winners. Before placing…
The PDF-magazine REV’n’GE (“Retro Emulator Vision and Game”) Issue 35 is out. The magazine focuses on reviewing retro games released for several platforms. This edition brings: Lords of the Rings – Amiga Firelord – C64, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum Firestar – MSX Tau Zero Redux – C64 Cobrastrike – Macintosh and much more… Link: Download Free PDF
[youtube cictUOfIJwA nolink] Great news coming directly from subreddit Retrobattlestations: The CPCRetroDev is a yearly game development competition held in Spain. The competition aims at discovering talented developers by asking them to develop retro games for 80’s machines. As you retrodevelopers know, computational limitations are a key factor for fostering creativity and encouraging new technical achievements and discoveries. Contest platform…
The guys over at C64.com have interviewed Mevlut Dinc. Mevlut is a game designer and has coded games on various systems such as the Commodore 64, Spectrum and Amstrad computers. The games he worked on are: Gerry the Germ, Prodigy, Big Trouble in Little China, The Last Ninja 2, Time Machine, First Samurai and the development system for the C64GS….
[youtube rushX-wtDig nolink] The Centre for Computer History in Cambridge – UK has announced that the next Retro Gaming Night is happening on June 26th, from 7pm to Midnight. Besides the obvious retro-gaming-jam, the event also allow you to bring that extra retro game or hardware to swap or sell during the event. The space is limited and you can…
Outrun was ported from Arcade to various game consoles and computers, the best retro port in my opinion is the PC Engine version, an excellent conversion and very close to it’s Arcade counterpart. The Amstrad CPC version unfortunately is quite the opposite, a rushed and unfinished Speccy port, this abomination is legendary and notorious amongst CPC fans for being, hmm…how…
ReSeT is an Amstrad demoparty in Coutances, located in northwest France. Previously called Amstrad Expo, this party organized by Eliot / Benediction, is a real success each year since 2000. Through its convivial atmosphere, the ReSeT party is an event opened to all the computers enthusiasts no matter about their level and interest: code, electronic, graphics, music, games. You will…
