You can program an Amstrad CPC game and want to become riche at the same time ? Then submit your creation to the third edition of the CPCRetroDev Game Creation Contest, as each award will win some real money.
Beware, the target is an Amstrad CPC 464, so all entries will be included in a physical edition with an audio tape, not a 3 inch disk.
The deadline is the 23th october 2015.
After the first Athanor, Eric Safar is working on Athanor 2 this time with bitmaps graphics. You can already see a WIP screenshot of the game on CPCRulez (see source below).
Luc and Hervé Guillaume are two brothers who programmed a lot of games for Amstrad CPC, published in french newspapers with the Black System label.
Go on Homebrew Amstrad Today which wrote about Black System.
You will be of course able to download the Black System programs.
A new version of Puzznic is available for Amstrad CPC+ thanks to Arnoldemu and BDCIron.
This version runs on GX4000. Instead of pressing R for menu, press pause. Also, an update to the "boot" process, the new overscan title screen now fades in and out, and a CPC+ palette is used.
Les Crackers Velus just released the reflexion game 2048 for Amstrad CPC.
The prisoner is a new text adventure game about the famous TV serie with Patrick McGoohan in the sixties.
First on C64 and C64 plus, an Amstrad CPC (conversion by Miguel Sky, ESP Soft) spanish version is available since October 2013 and an english version just came out.
MSX.org is announcing a Batman remake for MSX2 in december 2014.
You can now cooperativevly play with the Gauntlet reboot for the low sum of 19,99 €.
In 2012 a PC remake (written in basic : QB64) of a classic Barbarian 1987 by F.L.
Two years later, his author is still using basic (BasiEgaXorz) for the Sega Genesis !
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Gauntlet by Arrowhead is a reboot of the 1st gauntlet, available in 1985 on Amstrad CPC. Online gaming up to 4 players will be available, with the warrior, valkyrie, elf and wizard.
It will be available the 3rd september 2014.
F.L. (Barbarian 1987) just added the other cars in his Outrun remake. See the Youtube video of this new version.
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Hermol has a new version out of Flappy Rulez for Amstrad CPC+.
Optimus (Dirty Minds) also released a clone of Flappy Bird : Flappy UFO. See the Yoututbe video below.
Athanor is a new Amstrad CPC (and Oric !) graphical adventure game in french (english incoming) by Eric Safar.
It has vectoriels graphics with an extended package (see below). Beware, the included sealed envelope must not be opened before the program tell you so (hint inside).
You can buy Athanor for 20 € (postage included for france though) with 3 or 3,5 inch disk. A .DSK will be available for free later.
English and german translations are done but must be corrected. A C64 version is being done.
An interview of Eric SAFAR is available on Ordiretro.
Two generations (David 40 years old and Ornella 11 years old) are testing several Amstrad CPC games on Youtube :
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