Tag: Amstrad

New Homebrew Amstrad CPC Games recap

We thought we would gather a list of the last few releases of Amstrad CPC Hombrew games on the scene. There are some fantastic games here not to be missed! Click the links to read about them and in most cases there will be a download in the thread, Enjoy :) Golden Tail (youtube) Heroes Rescue! The Return of Traxtor (youtube)…

Remember the 80’s by Slipstream – Amstrad

[youtube uIgDvgae8EI nolink] Platform: Amstrad CPC, Amstrad Plus Type: musicdisk Release date: July 2016 Release party: Sundown 2016 Compo: Wild demo Ranked: 2nd Download: Slipstream_-_Remember_The_80’s.zip Source: pouet.net

The Amazing TRUE Story Of How Amstrad Bought Sinclair

CinnyVision episode 115 has brought a fascinating featured article telling the story about how Amstrad bought Sinclair back in 1986.  The report claims to dig deep into the facts, which are not always accurate throughout the Internet with articles based on magazine reports from that time when not all facts have been fully understood, or even publicized. The video also…

'The Return of Traxtor' – New game for Amstrad CPC

Juan J. Martínez has released a port of his ZX Spectrum game ‘The Return of Traxtor’ for the Amstrad CPC. There are 25 levels on the game. You have to use the tractor beam to move blocks into the bay, and fire to throw back the top-most block to the board. Match 3 or more blocks to destroy them before…

'Alan Sugar – The Amstrad Story' Book available on Internet Archive

‘Alan Sugar – The Amstrad Story’ was published in 1991 to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the flotation of Amstrad. This book tells of Alan Sugar’s rise from selling car aerials from the back of a van in the East End at 21, to become, according to Rupert Murdoch, probably Britain’s greatest entrepreneur and one of the richest men…

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We have been hosting a forum for many years, but with so many good forums around the internet, we assume we never were able to gain regular members, helping to increase the interest. For many months, we’ve been using the Facebook groups more actively, and the results are really amazing, with interesting discussions, news, photos and whatever comes to your…

Sugarbox v0.25 – New Amstrad CPC Emulator for Windows

A new version of Sugarbox, a new Amstrad CPC emulator for Windows, was released. The main feature of the new version is the support of online libraries like CPC-Power and Amstrad.eu. Another interesting feature is the support for black frame insertion, which will provide a smooth scrolling on 100hz capable displays. Source: Octoate.de

'Let's Go!' for Amstrad Final Release is out!

Back in late August we announced about Let’s o’s development releases, and we now have some great News for you all. The first major release is now available to download! As we could see during the previews, the graphics are very colourful and the gameplay fast and addictive. There are a total of 12 levels, and each one pay an homage…

Harrier Attack CPC Clone for Windows!

adolfito from CPCWiki forum is currently creating a PC Clone of Harrier Attack by Amsoft/Durell Software. It’s very early days for this remake but it’s looking really nice and true to the original from 1984. Below are the current updates, No download is available as yet, but we will keep you updated as the project progresses. – Sprites from original…

JURY IS READY FOR Amstrad CPC 464 #CPCRETRODEV 2015

#CPCRETRODEV, the game creation contest for the Amstrad 464 has defined all the jury for the contest. Today they announced that the Lucera-Project, developers of the game Fairy Tales is the last jury to join the panel. They will, helped by Retro Maniac, El Mundo del Spectrum, Fase Bonus and Devilish Games, define who will take the 900€ in prizes…