News about Amstrad CPC, PCW, Notepad NC100 NC150 NC200, PDA600 and also Amstrad PC






Expansion card PCW Mini for Amstrad PCW by Habi Soft

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The PCW Mini expansion card by Habi Soft let you add more features on an Amstrad PCW computer :

  • sound and music DK'Sound, TurboSound and DAC
  • two joysticks
  • HDMI output
  • four colour modes

thePCW Mini, an expansion card for the Amstrad PCW



The New Zealand Story by Enrique G. Gálvez for Amstrad PCW

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The New Zealand Story is an Amstrad PCW(+) conversion of this classic game by Enrique G. Gálvez. As usual DK'Sound music and sound support, either monochrome gameplay for standard PCW or PCW+ mode with colours, joystick support and faster scanline mode for classic Amstrad PCW. You can see a video of The New Zealand Story on Amstrad PCW below.


Youtube video






Projet Counterpoint Hommage (CPH) by Frédéric Cherpe

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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 Banjo">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.



Interview by Felisuco of Mark Eric Jones, the engineer of the Amstrad CPC and PCW (and a bonus)

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Felisuco has made at the start of October 2025 an interview of Mark Eric Jones who is one of the engineer of the Amstrad CPC and PCW. The interview is in spanish but as usual there is a translation possible on Youtube.

And as a bonus, a short video by Felisuco on the best Dandanator possible.


Youtube video



SRAM remaster by Frangin 2003, a mix of SRAM and generative AI

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SRAM is a graphic adventure game made in 1986 for Amstrad CPC by the brother Serge and Ludovic HAUDUC (scenario and graphics), Jacques HEMONIC (code) et Michel RHO (loading screen), a big classicclassique.

loading screen of the graphic adventure game SRAM on Amstrad CPC

Today by using generative AI, Frangin2003 offers youSRAM Remaster a boosted version of SRAM. Instead of using a simple syntaxical analyzer it is using local LLM with Ollama using the Llama 3.1 model by Facebook. It offers also full HD graphics also made using AI : DALL·E 3 and RunwayML.

You can also find SRAM Remaster in two Github depots : SRAM Remaster and SRAM Remasters Assets.

If really neeeded, you can check the solution of the game in the video below, don't abuse it though.


Youtube video



Amstrad CPC(+) emulator ACE-DL by Roudoudou new Benediction version

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Roudoudou has released a new version of his Amstrad CPC ACE-DL emulator just today notably to correct an interrupt problem found during the Benediction Coding Party 5. See below for the modifications of this new version:

  • Raspberry Pi version \o/
  • Update SDL3 to 3.2.26
  • bugfix hardware configuration option submenu
  • bugfix joystick configuration (random consideration)
  • bugfix interrupt order and ack (thanks to NoRecess)
  • bugfix on CRTC-2
  • little adjustment in free/adaptive/g-Sync management
  • new plugin for MasterCity soundcard (ym2412) thanks to Syx
  • Samples and OPL emulation for Play2CPC thanks to Syx
  • plugin audio emulation rewritten to fit original ACE management
  • cosmetics in AY module
  • added interrupt pending in Gate Array visualization
  • new command line to disable all windows but the emulator
  • do not bother endlessly with DSK to save when user sayed No
  • ability to load floppy image in A: or B: by prefixing their names
  • added red border with disabled sprite or green border with sprite enable


The missing intro of Barts Vs the Space Mutants by TheMusicMan5312 for Amstrad CPC

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The game Bart Vs the Space Mutants on Amstrad CPC was missing the video introduction which can be found on the Amiga version.

TheMusicMan5312 a souhaité corriger cette omission que vous pouvez télécharger ici ou découvrir ci-dessous sur Youtube.