ABASC v1.2.1 (Amstrad BASic cross Compiler) by Fragarco is a cross-compiler written entirely in Python, with no external dependencies. This makes it highly portable and easy to run on any system that has a standard Python 3 installation.

It is designed to support the dialect of BASIC created by Locomotive Software for the Amstrad CPC series of microcomputers, ensuring that all existing documentation for this language remains fully relevant and useful.

Because ABASC is a cross-compiler that runs on modern systems, it also incorporates several features from Locomotive BASIC 2 Plus, offering a development experience closer to that of contemporary programming languages while preserving the classic style of the original BASIC.

In addition to the compiler itself, the ABASC package includes several auxiliary tools, such as an assembler and disk/tape image packers for generating DSK and CDT files. Full documentation for each tool is available in the DOCS directory, provided in both English and Spanish.

Two programs have been ported with little modifications with ABASC : Sultan's maze and 3D Maze.

Disk Image Manager v2.11.0 by Damien Guard is an application for examining and manipulating disk images in the Standard and Extended DSK format used by many ZX Spectrum, Amstrad PCW and CPC emulators.

New features for v2.11.0 :

• Amstrad CPC screen viewer (modes 0, 1 and 2) with automatic mode detection
• Advanced OCP Art Studio MJH-compressed screen support
• Advanced OCP Art Studio .WIN window support
• Amstrad (Locomotive) BASIC file viewer with syntax highlighting
• Save screen viewer images to PNG or BMP
• Copy disk image path to clipboard

Frédéric MANTEGAZZA and Laurent DIEUDONNE (his cousin) are the authors of an Amstrad CPC game edited by Lankhor : Fugitif. Drawing are by Jean-Paul RENAULT (read the description on CPC-POWER about the drawing, it's interesting), music by Laurent MOLLARD and box cover by Stéphane POLLARD.

It was made in mode 1 using rasters to show more than 4 colors. Frédéric has lost the original source code, so he disassembled the program and commented it (download available).

For more details, read the AMSnews article on the game.

A solution of Fugitif is available if you are blocked somewhere. And you can also check the video by Amstrad Maniaque below.

Frédéric was working sinec 2023 on a new release of Fugitif, to address the main issue of the original game: at the time, he was unable to do anything else during the raster display. The new release will use demomakers tricks to display a hud below the image. This hud will non longer be icons-based, but rather a console, whith a syntax interpreter, as in many adventure games in this era (and something he originaly wanted to do). A version of this WIP remake is available.

The adventure game enging (point & click) Paket is made by Jordi Sureda (graphics) and Santi Ontañón (code). It was first used for a demo : the Escape the ROM game then the episodes 1 to 3 of the game The Key.

A Great Pakete Point & Click Adventure for Amstrad CPC Creation Contest is open (with some rewards for the winner) till the 31th December 2026. The winner will be announced at the end of January 2027.

You can download Paket v1.1.1 on its Github page (compiler and documentation).

CAAD 71 is available, it's a newspaper about adventure games.

SBEMU by Crazii is an OPL3 Sound Blaster sound card emulator for DOS and a physical PCI sound card.

Ian Scott has released a new firmware v4.1.1 for his ISA card PicoGUS which supports the sound card Gravis Ultra Sound and much more including recently the Sound Blaster 16. This version also corrects an old bug : playmidi.exe now works in GUS mode.

Targhan has updated CPC Scene Radio with the latest games and demos musics.

Abalore just released his latest project, no more no less than a newémulateur multi platform Amtrad CPC emulator, but only compiled for Linux at the moment. It do not support CPC+ but can read .CPR cartridge and run Alcon 2020 for example.

A new version 260516_r007.9 of the Amstrad CPC core for MiST by Renaud Helias is available.