A new Amstrad CPC emulatlor on Android : Droid-CPC by Kokak

06/16/2013 - 18:31Genesis8

After AndCPC and CPCDroid, here is a third Amstrad CPC emulator for Android : Droid-CPC (1,79 € on Google store) par Kokak.

Source : Octoate

Category : emulator

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SDCC v3.3.0 (C programming for Amstrad CPC) and new tutorials (english and french)

06/16/2013 - 18:11Genesis8

A new release candidate of the ANSI-C compiler SDCC v3.3.0 is available for download. Many Z80 optimisation included in this new version.

You will find on CPCMANIA new SDCC tutorials (english) and on le site de Steph (french).

Source : Octoate

Categories : development - programmation

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Looking for help to correct english mistakes

06/16/2013 - 17:34Genesis8

I am looking for help to correct the way I write in english : with an axe.

If you are interested, see the contact link above, or write to my gmail address (genesis8bit), thanks in advance.

Category : web site

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CPC-Power is down at the moment

06/16/2013 - 17:28Genesis8

CPC-Power is down following being hacked

Sadly, it wasnt a white hat who could have helped Kukulcan to correct the security problem.

Happily, the site will be back, just with less features. At least we will have its important content back.

Category : web site

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GameBase CPC v27 is available

06/16/2013 - 17:24Genesis8

GameBase CPC v27 is available since the 10th May 2013.

Only available as a full version, please download only 1 file at a time.

Categories : misc - game

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A new Amstrad CPC demo : Phortem by Condense (NoRecess), with CPC+ support

06/09/2013 - 16:03Genesis8

A nice birthday gift, a new Amstrad CPC(+) demo : Phortem by Condense (NoRecess).

You can see this demo in plain Amstrad CPC version (see below) or in CPC+ version on Youtube.

loading screen of the Amstrad CPC demo Phortem by Condense in 2013

Source : CPCRulez's forum

Category : demo

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An iOS and Android remake of Karateka by John Mechner

05/28/2013 - 19:02Genesis8

John Mechner wrote for less than 1 euro a remake of karateka for iOS and Android.

More exactly, it's a port pixel for pixel of the original game and not a remake with better graphics, same difficulty too.

loading screen of the Amstrad CPC game Karateka by Microids in 1990

Source : PC Inpact

Category : game

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Titan : escape the tower, another remake by Anuman interactive

05/28/2013 - 18:37Genesis8

Remakes come and go at Anuman Interactive (Barbarian, Nord et sud, Spy vs Spy, Fire and Forget), now it's the turn for a remake of Titan (by Titus in 1988).

This new game, a mix of reflexion and breakout, will be out on 6th June 2013 on PC, MAC, iOS and Android.

loading screen of the Amstrad CPC game Titan by Titus in 1988

Source : Jeuxvideo.com

Category : game

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FutureOS by TFM of Futuresoft (new OS for Amstrad CPC) is available as a cartridge for CPC+

05/26/2013 - 18:00Genesis8

FutureOS is available as a cartridge for Amstrad CPC+.

FutureOS for Amstrad CPC+ on cartridge

Source : CPCRulez's forum

Categories : development - utility

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Funky stars, an Amstrad CPC 8bit version of a classic tune

04/24/2013 - 23:27Genesis8

McKlain has written an Amstrad CPC version of Funky Stars, also known as Hybrid Song. Original song by Quazar of Sanxion. This song is known for being used in numerous keygen programs.

This song is part of his future music disk for the Amstrad CPC. Stay tuned.

It's sampled from his Amstrad CPC 464, no emulation, made with Arkos Tracker.

Category : music

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Fire and Forget the final assault, a multi platform remake by Anuman Interactive

04/23/2013 - 23:18Genesis8

After writing remakes of Barbarian, North and South, Spy vs Spy, Anuman Interactive is going to release on the 16th May a remake of a 1988 game : Fire and forget, on PC, MAC, Iphone, Ipad and Android.

loading screen of the Amstrad CPC game Fire and Forget by Titus in 1988

Source : Jeuxvideo.com

Category : game

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Luftballon, an Amstrad CPC reflexion game (work in progress)

04/08/2013 - 19:53Genesis8

A new reflexion game work in progress but still playable (11 levels only at the moment, 50 in the end) : Luftballon.

loading screen of Luftballon by Bruno

game screen of Luftballon by Bruno

Source : CPCRulez's Forum

Category : game

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Still Rising by Vanity, a second place for this Amstrad CPC demo at Revision 2013

04/08/2013 - 18:38Genesis8

Still Rising by Vanity got the second place at the oldschool demo competition of the Revision 2013 demo party.

Still Rising, an Amstrad CPC demo by Vanity

Category : demo

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Another ReSeT meeting (#10) at Coutances, thanks to Eliot,

04/07/2013 - 19:31Genesis8

ReSeT is an Amstrad CPC demo party taking place at Coutances from friday 28th june (10 am) to sunday 30th june (6 pm) in Normandy.

Named before Amstrad Expo, this party organized by Eliot (Benediction), is a success each year since 2000.

Whatever your interest in Amstrad CPC, you will be welcomed. It will be the occasion to see previews of incoming programs and to meet other CPCists..

As usual there will be a contest.

More informations on ReSeT's site.

Source : ReSeT

Categories : web site - meeting

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JavaCPC, an Amstrad CPC (and plus) emulator in Java by Markus Hohmann (Devilmarkus)

03/27/2013 - 19:16Genesis8

JavaCPC émulates since a moment also the CPC+. You can check CPC+ demos on this site with the emulator.

Source : JavaCPC

Categories : web site - emulator

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Batman Ending by Vanity will be released at Revision 2013

03/24/2013 - 12:07Genesis8

Revision 2013 will take place in Saarbrücken (from 29/03 to 01/04).

A little group of CPC users will be there (Offset, Toms, Eliot, maybe Grim, Rouquemoute, Hicks and others).

The next Vanity demo will be presented saturday night, in the oldskool category : Batman ending.

Source : CPCWiki's forum

Category : demo

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Mind in Motion, an Amstrad CPC demo by Ham (Software failure)

03/23/2013 - 16:34Genesis8

Mind in Motion, an Amstrad CPC 15 Ko dentro written in 3 days and released at Forever 14 by Software Failure in 2013. Code, graphics and music by Ham/SFL, Arkos Tracker Music player by Targhan and Grim/Arkos. It needs a 64 Ko CPC.

Mind in Motion, an Amstrad CPC demo by Software Failure

Source : CPCRulez

Category : demo

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Arcade Game Designer by Jonathan Cauldwell on Zx Spectrum and Amstrad CPC

03/19/2013 - 09:45Genesis8

Arcade Game Designer (documentation of AGD) is a tool by Jonathan Cauldwell to make games on ZX Spectrum and lately on Amstrad CPC, without any knowing of programmation. The games created wont scroll the entire screen : they are static. There is also a PC tool : TommyGun.AGD to make the games, working only with the ZX Spectrum AGD version only at the moment.

Check the youtube video of an AGD game : Donkey Kong Reloaded.

menu of Arcade Game Designer

Source : CPCWiki's forum

Categories : development - game

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Invasion of the Zombie Monsters on Amstrad CPC by Relevo Videogames

03/11/2013 - 12:30Genesis8

Invasion of the Zombie Monsters by Relevo Videogames is a spanish game release in 2010 on ZX Spectrum and now in 2013 on Amstrad CPC and MSX.

Source : CPCRulez's forum

Category : game

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Samdisk v3.5 by Simon Owen, disks tranfers

02/18/2013 - 12:26Genesis8

SAMdisk v3.5 by Simon Owen is out.

The utility supports transfers between floppy disks and disk images, and is designed to work with almost any soft-sectored disk format compatible with the PC floppy controller, including some copy-protected formats.

Low-level floppy device access requires the fdrawcmd.sys driver to be installed.

Version 3.5 (2013-01-07)
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- Fixed interleave and skew values for Pro-Dos .cpm images
- Alignment tweaks to some output formatting
- Restored code signing to help download validation

Category : utility

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