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






Mazy2 (May 2025) for Amstrad CPC(+) by Inufoto

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Inufuto is a japanese who write many games, each time for several platforms including Amstrad CPC. He wrote initally Mazy2 in 2022, this year he is releasing a new version of Mazy2 for Amstrad CPC+ with hardware sprites. You cab check the Youtube channel of Inufuto. The goal of the game is to find the exit of the labyrinth, there are monsters on the way so find a knife and throw it to kill them and be able to exit safely.


Youtube video



Turrican 128 Kb v2 with music for Amstrad CPC, conversion by Jean-Marie

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Turrican est un jeu de plate-forme pour Amstrad CPC sorti en 1990, édité by Rainbow Arts.

Jean-marie has modified Turrican to use 128 Kb, which permits to add music form the Atari ST game, and more. This second version should be the last.

The link of the download is on CPCWiki.


Youtube video



SugarDS v1.0, an Amstrad CPC emulator for Nintendo DS and DSi (and more)

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SugarDS v1.0 is an Amstrad CPC emulator for Nintendo DS and DSi by Nige Rideout (github). This version features :

  • Improved Z80 / CRTC timing so more games run more correctly.
  • Improved Mode 2 rendering so it's a little better positioned 'compressed' on the DS screen.
  • Improved default key mapping that maps Y button to Joystick Fire 2 (used by many homebrews).
  • Another round of improvements for FDC handling of two-sided disks. Orion Prime no longer warns of disk issues, Batman Forever 3.5" loads.
  • Fixed the sound mute handler so that there are less frequent pops/clicks when loading up new games.
  • Improved auto-load detection - more disks load the correct file more often.
  • Lots of small cleanups and commenting of the code.

And if you are curious and you go check his Github profile, you will see that he has written several other emulators for Nintendo DS and DSi.



SpecIde, a ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC emulator by MartianGirl

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SpecIde by MartianGirl is a ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC old (non CPC+ emulation) whose first version was April 2024. The current features are :

  • Emulation of ZX Spectrum 48K (Issue 2/3), 128K, +2, +2A and +3
  • Emulation of Amstrad CPC 464/664/6128. No support for Plus models yet!
  • FDC765 disk drive emulation. (Scan commands are missing yet)
  • Emulation of Spanish 128K, +2, +2A and +3
  • Emulation of Pentagon timings (but no BetaDisk yet! Sorry for that!)
  • PSG (AY-3-8912/YM-2149) sound emulation
  • Turbosound emulation. Supports two and four PSG modes
  • Covox/Soundrive emulation
  • Loading of tapes via .tap and .tzx tape images, and .csw files
  • Loading of disks via .dsk disk images
  • Flashloading of .tap files and .tzx that use the ROM routines
  • Flashsaving to .tap files using the ROM routines
  • Full screen video mode detection
  • Double scan interlaced modes. (Gigascreen modes)
  • Kempston/Sinclair/Cursor/Fuller joystick emulation from the PC joystick/gamepad
  • Fuller box audio
  • Works in GNU/Linux, Windows, and MacOS


An interview (2023) of Patrick MONTIER, author of the Amstrad CPC adventure game Firescape

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Génération Micros has interviewed Patrick MONTHIER who wrote the Amstrad CPC adventure game Firescape in 1987 when he was 18 years old. One year before, he got a monochrome Amstrad CPC 464. Firescape was written in Locomotive basic in about one summer (about 2-3 months), alone (coding and testing). In the game you are inside an hotel which is burning and you have to get out, quick.

screenshot of the Amstrad CPC game Firescape by GameBase CPC


Youtube video



USB HID to XT / AT / PS/2 / Serial converter by Rasteri for Amstrad PC and more

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From a Tweet by Lu to his video on Youtube presenting the HIDMAN by Rasteri which let you use USB keyboard/mouse on a PC XT, AT, serial and PS/2 port, like the Amstrad PC (PC1512, PC1640, PC2xxx, PC3xxx, PC4xxx) and more as stated on the HIDMAN's github page by Rasteri where you will also find a shop to < a href="https://retrohackshack.com/product/hidman-usb-keyboard-converter/">buy this accessory on Retroshack.


Youtube video





CPCGamesCD updated (27th May 2025)

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CPCGamesCD is a live CD by MiguelSky with emulators and the NVG Amstrad game collection. It has been updated on the 27th May 2025. You can also download CPCGamesCD on Itch.io.

  • Includes frontend, new CPC Loader 3.2 by TroelsK
  • Includes NVG games update 23.05.2025
  • Includes NVG maps update 23.05.2025 and more
  • Includes NVG apps update 23.05.2025 and more
  • PCW games update (285 games). Thanks, PCWWIKI
  • Includes Snap-Pack by MiguelSky (5569 images)
  • Added version 3.0.2 of JavaCPC Desktop emulator
  • Added 14.02.2025 of Caprice32 emulator
  • Added version 3.0.2 CPCemu emulator
  • Added version 1.10.0 of PCW emulator


Turbo Rascal SE v0.19, Pascal programmation for Amstrad CPC, 8086 and more

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Turbo Rascal SE (TRSE) v0.19 (spring 2025) is out. It's a complete suite (IDE, compiler, programming language, image sprite level resource editor) intended for developing games/demos for 8 / 16-bit line of computers, with a focus on the MOS 6502, the Motorola 68000, the (GB)Z80 and the 8086. TRSE supports application development for the C64, C128, VIC-20, PLUS4, NES, Gameboy, PET, ZX Spectrum, TIKI 100, Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, 8086AT, Amiga 500 and the Atari ST 520 (complete list here). With the benefits of a modern IDE (error messages, code completion, syntax highlighting etc) and a bunch of fast built-in tools, it has never been easier to program for your favorite obsolete system !

You can join the TRSE group on Facebook.

The video below is a gorgeous Amstrad CPC demo programmed with TRSE : Morketid, a very good one in my personal opionon.