The last version of the multi platform assembler for Amstrad CPC RASM (v3.0) by Roudoudou is available since yesterday on Github.

This multi platform assembler for Amstrad CPC (for linux, windows, and also MorphOS on Amiga) let you program for Amstrad CPC. It's recommended to use it with the new emulator also by Roudoudou : ACE-DL.

This new version features :

• pre-processing improvement to handle multi-param functions, better string merge
• pre-processing refactoring/cleaning/speed
• new math functions pow, lerp, clamp, fdim, fremain, fmin, fmax, fstep... (see online doc)
• new functions CHECK, DELFILE, READFILE for EDSK directive
• new ZX0 cruncher by Emmanuel Marty which is x30 faster than original implementation
• SAVE on DSK is now using EDSK directive core and is able to update any kind of floppy
• STR directive evolutions (allow bytes inside strings, hex output, but... see online doc)
• simple banking is now supported when assembling to emulator RAM
• enforce memory configuration when recalling a rombank set
• added a warning for empty strings
• bugfix intempestive error with OR and XOR directive
• bugfix octal 0o prefix
• better error messages
• hundreds of new autotests
• added Z80 simulator by superzazu for cruncher autotesting
• documentation is up to date

Counterpoint is a GUI for msdos seen on the Amstrad PC 5000 serie (download the system disks of the Amstrad PC 5286 by Banjo. You will find more informations on Counterpoint on Banjo's site and also an utility to write icorns for Counterpoint by VileRancor. John Elliott has also a page on Counterpoint.

Today Frédéric Cherpe is working on his Project Counterpoint Hommage (CPH) :

Counterpoint was a graphical user interface found on some Amstrad PC models in the early 1990s. Counterpoint Homage Project (CPH) aims to revive the spirit of Counterpoint. It modernizes this interface while preserving its retro aesthetic. It's as if we were still using Amstrad PCs running DOS in 2025. This project allows enthusiasts to rediscover the unique user experience of Counterpoint in a contemporary environment.

It runs on the 8086 @ 8 MHz with the same sluggishness as back in the day! The user experience is improved with the 386 at 25 MHz, normally like on the Amstrad Mega-PC, but I don't have one to test on. So, for now, there's a VGA version and a CGA Monochrome version. I'm planning to make a 320x200 CGA version later, with a choice of four color palettes.

This interface uses my own scripting language, "Nova Script," the result of many years of work. But I'll probably make lighter versions without this language, for example, for the 8086 and 8088. I still need to write the language selection button, because yes, this interface can be in any language, but right now it will only be available in French and English. Of course, you can manually write the configuration files to set your own language.

I'll also set up a website with a download page for the different versions and a donation page. It takes up a lot of my time, and I'd like to dedicate more time to this project. So, a few small donations would greatly help me offer you more features, etc. I'll also need to write a user manual in French and English; the amount of work is enormous.

You wish to use a game launcher on your Amstrad CPC (like Steam on PC) and you have an Ulifac expansion card ? Then you can use CPC-Station by Ivavilagu which exists en english and spanish version. To be tested with another mass storage expansion card like the M4 by Duke.

You can download CPC-Station locally :

• CPC-Station in english
• CPC-Station in spanish

Rally II is a racing Amstrad CPC game released in 1985 by Loriciels. Titan wish to remake this classic games with new graphics et a nice presentation to create Rally III. All new graphics are ready, now he needs a programmer and a muscian to exploit what he did, so don't hesitatte to contact Titan if you are interested by this project.

Better late than never, Uniload by Futur's was announced on CPCWiki the 10th November 2024. It's a game launcher for Amstrad CPC(+) to be used with the Unidos ROM which manages several Amstrad CPC mass storage expansion cards.

You can create your own game database on MorphOS, AmigaOS, macOS, Windows and Linux to be used with Uniload thanks to the Uniload Database Creator utility, or download on the site Barjack's game compilation. Beware about one quarter of the games in this compilation won't work with Uniload (track load instad of a files version, error in the database).

UPX v5.0.2 by The UPX Team is an executable compressor for several operating systems including ms-dos. It is very useful notably on PC XT where disk space was limited, whatever 5,25 or 3,5 disks or on hard disks. At the time of my Amstrad PC 1512, I was using Lzexe by Fabrice Bellard (who also owned an Amstrad PC 1512 DD), Diet by Teddy Matsumoto, PKLite by Phil Katz (PKWare) then later UPX.

Arkos Tracker v3.4 by Targhan is available on his web site. The site has many tutorials. This version is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux (Intel and ARM).

This v3.4 features :

• Amstrad PCW support
• Spectravideo 318/328 support
• Merge song option (don't thank me @Prodatron !)
• Export as TXT (which may please @m_dr_m)
• Skip the possible amsdos header when loading .SKS and .128 (once again to please @Prodatron !)
• RASM 2.3.9 compatibility
• Much better import of Chp'n'sfx songs
• and other cool stuff!

To make so beautiful Amstrad CPC loading screens like Eric Cubizolle (Titan), it's easy, you just need to use the same painting program : Multipaint by Tero Heikkinen AKA Dr. Terrorz, and maybe a bit of talent and mostly a lot of work.

Titan is describing Multipaint as a mmix of OCP Art Studio and Deluxe Paint for windows which offers the possibility of using the resolutions and palettes of a whole bunch of old computers including the Amstrad CPC (mode 0 and 1, overscan possible in mode 0).

Pixsaur by Gurneyh is an online tool to convert pictures to the Amstrad CPC format. It was announced in May 2025 on CPCWiki and is updated since its beginging.

Disk Image Manager v2.9.0 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.

PintaPanta Plus is a windows utility by G. Gálvez which permits to convert pictures in a .SWC file format that you can read on Amstrad PCW with the PantaVisor utility. And the result is quite nice !

Arkos Tracker v3.3 by Targhan is available on his web site. The site has many tutorials. This version is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux (Intel and ARM).

The last version of 8BP (v043, a programmation framework) is presented by his author on his web site. This version is available since yesterday.

The documentation of 8BP is now available in five languages.

And if you want to program with 8BP under windows, then why not take a look at IDE8BP written by Toni Longo and released at the end of May 2024. You will find a présentation of IDE8BP's features on AUA.

The last version of multi platform assembler for Amstrad CPC RASM (v2.3.8) was released two weeks ago on Github.

This multi platform assembler for Amstrad CPC (for linux, windows, and also for MorphOS on Amiga) let you program for Amstrad CPC. It's recommended to use it with the new emulator also by Roudoudou : ACE-DL released today, to get symbols and breakpoints importation and much more.

Arkos Tracker v3.2.7 by Targhan is available on his web site. This is no longer a beta version, the site has many tutorials. This version is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux (Intel and ARM).

It contains some important bug fixes, but also a FAP export, and a digidrum player! More doc and tutorials about digidrums and samples are going to be added to the website in the following days.