Adaptable plug in a tape drive, fiddle endlessly with the volume control and you had a 464 with knobs on and dependable, there was a mountain of games, a thriving community. Only four blocks can beings connected simultaneously. Under the hood the 464 was a conservative design, powered by the trusty z80 chip, offering 64k ram onboard and featuring adequate graphics and sound for the time. To enjoy our cpc on a large screen we will build a cable to connect the cpc to a tv by euroconnector scart. Amstrad cpc, much better than i thought it would be. So lets go on this ride to discover what ten games are a musthave for any amstrad owner. The cpc does not have hardware sprites like the c64, we have to draw our sprites onto the screen each displayed frame rather than saying hey sprite appear here.
The best things come to those who wait and with the amstrad cpc 464, that was certainly the case. Amstrad cpc464 games at the centre for computing history. Manual of video game tau ceti, amstrad cpc version. Feb 12, 2014 in fact, it was the amstrad cpc 464 cpc for colour personal computer to which they were introduced. Even with the fact that it has a single attribute and is less exciting compared to others such as the commodore 64. It may not have been as cool or as desirable as a commodore 64, but the cpc 6128 was arguably the greatest 8bit machine ever made. I was surprised that the case of this amstrad is slightly larger than a cpc that i already own. This list contains 1776 game titles released for the amstrad cpc home computer series.
Ready to relive the exitement of playing those good old games on your amstrad cpc computer. Inventaire des listings concernant notre amstrad cpc cpcpower. Amstrad was known for cheap hifi products but had not broken into the home computer market until the cpc 464. Cpc owners were proud of their choice and rightly so. The cpc 464 was the first personal home computer built by amstrad in 1984. The omission was the lack of any amstrad 8bit machines. Assembler improvements, amstrad plus emulation improvements, graphics editing and session recording just to name a few of the new features and fixes in the latest release. Seans amstrad cpc 464 and cpc 6128 games and basic programming book. The amstrad cpc 464 was the first of the cpc series released on the 21st june 1984.
Full text of amstrad cpc464 service manual 1985amstrad. Working graphics on the amstrad cpc from retrogames. The 17 colors are in fact present in a list of 32 colors, but there are some colors are present two times. The 464 also suffered from cost cutting which limited its graphic performance.
Cpc 464 computing issue 01 1984 argus press amstrad cpc464, 3 disc, english add to collection cpc 464 computing issue 02 1984 argus press amstrad cpc464, 3 disc, english. Nov 14, 2019 amstrad cpc has received some criticism over the games it developed, but forgetting all the spectrum ports, you would notice that they have quite a lot of awesome games. Brazil, monaco, canada, detroit, britain, germany, italy and japan. But that didnt detract from the gameplay of what was certainly a legendary cpc arcade conversion by ocean. Has the amstrad cpc 464 a real text mode, like the c64. Amstrad followed their success with the cpc 464 by launching the amstrad pcw wordprocessor range, another z80based machine with a 3 disk drive and software by locomotive software.
The games list for this system are currently unsorted. Each ink can be set with a color selected in a palette of 27 different colors. May 03, 2008 programmed on an amstrad cpc 6128 z80 cpu in the 1980s. Mode 0 is 160 pixels wide, mode 1 is 320 pixels wide and mode 2 is 640 pixels, with 4, 2 and 1 bits per pixel respectively, so all 16k. Retro computer image library decodes amiga, amstrad cpc, apple ii, atari 8bit, atari portfolio, atari stttfalcon, bbc micro, commodore 16, commodore 64, commodore 128, electronika bk, fm towns, macintosh 128k, msx, nec pc808898, oric, sam coupe, sharp x68000, timex 2048, trs80, trs80 color computer, zx81 and zx spectrum picture formats. It also was technically superior to its spectrum and commodore rivals as far as i remember and as you have found out. The electron beam draws every pixel with the same color and intensity on the same spot each time. The people bought over two million from the computer. The pcw was originally developed to be partly compatible with an improved version of the cpc ant, or arnold number two the cpcs development codename was arnold. I was hoping this would be a plugandplay, but a machine this old was always going to be a challenge. The cpc range was created and sold as a somewhat more capable sinclair spectrum. The amstrad pc1512 was amstrad s mostly ibm pc compatible computer system, first manufactured in 1986.
Like the cpc 664, the amstrad cpc 6128 was almost fully compatible with the cpc 464. It ran under amsdos the amstrad operating system or cpm 2. Below is our full list of retro game remakes of amstrad cpc games now available for windows pc. Amstrad cpc 464 plus the cpc 464plus model was intended as more sophisticated and stylish replacements for the cpc464. The new model palette includes three variants, the 464plus and 6128plus computers and the gx4000 video game console. Their consumer electronic sales were starting to plateau and owner and founder alan sugar stated we needed to move on and find another sector or. Yes the c64 and cpc are different beasts when it comes to sprites. An overview of the history, hardware, and software of the cpc464 from the perspective of a vintage computer collector. Amstrad owner alan sugar viewed this as a key component of his strategy for entering the already crowded british home micro market in the mid1980s. It was designed to compete in the mid1980s home computer market dominated by the commodore 64 and the sinclair zx spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the united kingdom, france, spain, and the german. Rather late to the party, the amstrad cpc 464 was launched in april 1984, taking aim squarely at the same market as those computers listed above. In fact, it was the amstrad cpc 464 cpc for colour personal computer. Cpc464 microcomputer ctm640 colour monitor gt64 green monitor service manual price.
The archive includes the cpc loader software, which allows you to browse the full list of games. It was one of the bestselling and best produced microcomputers, with more than 2 million units sold in europe. If you have any games or software that you would like to donate to our collection, please view our donations page. The tape version of the game was a multiload and while the loading time wasnt criminal, having the disk drive in the 6128 inevitably meant that the action came considerably faster. Pcw 9512 and 9256 edit the pcw 9512, introduced in 1987 at a price of. Tested games were target renegade and jet set willy. Vintage 3d comptuer graphics, amstrad cpc6128 youtube. Amstrad action covertape with a more precise and more compact sprite driver. Download32 is source for amstrad cpc 464 shareware, freeware download caprice palm os, ep128emu, pocketcaprice, webcpc, amsdosfs, etc.
Free windows game remakes of amstrad cpc games classic. Cpcgamescd is an iso file an image of a cdrom that contains all of the games on the nvg ftp archive, as well as over 200 amstrad pcw games, for those who prefer to play their games on a larger, monochrome screen. Amstrad cpc 464 664 6128 basic programming tutorial and. The partnership between amstrad and schneider had been formed to market the amstrad cpc range of computers, and broke up when amstrad launched the pcw9512. Lamstrad cpc est une machine 8 bits a base dun z80 a 4mhz. This underdog of a computer had a few tricks great graphics, decent sound and so many enthusiastic users who refused to let go when the machine died. Webcpc is an amstrad cpc emulator especially for webuseage. That does sound like a lack of sufficient amps from the psu or a lack of or insufficient smoothing circuitry, basically capacitors in the psu that are used to hold the power output steady. The advanced user guide paperback december 24, 1985 by r. Amstrad abandonware old games for amstrad cpc 4646128. A truck driver, unfamiliar with computers, was often cited as the cpcs target market. Sprites in amstrad basic, machine code, rsx sean mcmanus. The cpc 464 is in a perfect condition, and it has a serial no 5338104893 the manufacturer is amstrad, and it came on board in 1984 author cpcbox posted on january 14, 2020 november 15, 2019 categories uncategorized. You are also at your disposal a section with the main emulators and, if you have any questions or.
The amstrad cpc6128 has some graphical glitches that are not shown using the cpc 464 variant. Amstrad abandonware game who dares wins ii amstrad. The amstrad cpc is exclusive to our keyboard edition. Aug 30, 2019 amstrad was known for cheap hifi products but had not broken into the home computer market until the cpc 464. By stable i mean that the image on the crt monitor does not move, wiggle, shake in any way. There may be disks that arent games and some will not work, there are multiple versions of some games. It is based on jemu richard wilson and javacpc my main project. Graphics, modes and sound the amstrad cpc 464 colour personal computer has three modes of screen display operation. Graphic corruption in the lower part of the screen, numbers timer and lives are messed up.
Next cpc that i was given to fix, was a very nice unit sent by v12tropyx. The game comes in 1 disk and runs only on 128k systems. Trashman goes to moonlight amstrad cpc arcadeheart. All modes are 200 pixels high 25 text lines of 8 pixels. Published by amsoft, this simulation game is available for free on this page. Earlier this year i took steps to remedy a glaring gap in my computer collection. My first computer was an amstrad cpc464, a home computer that had a thenmassive 64k of memory and a builtin tape deck. The amstrad cpc is a series of 8bit home computers produced by amstrad between 1984 and. Caprice32 is a software emulator of the amstrad cpc 8bit home computer series running on linux and windows.
Xyphoes fantasy is a 2d sidescrolling action adventure game developed in 1991 by silmarils exclusively for the amstrad cpc 6128. Grand prix driver is my worse drivingracing game ever. We will give you a short history and description of the machine itself and ofcourse you can expect an explanation of the graphical capabilities. The 464plus has 64kb ram and a cassette tape drive. Amstrad cpc on a tv rgb scart the televisions screens are becoming larger and the cpc monitor looks like a old toy by his side. The software wing of amstrad, amsoft was created with one very specific goal. By recreating the operations of all hardware components at a low level, the emulator achieves a high degree of. I have an old amstrad cpc 464 with modulator, manual, 2 years of old amstrad mags and around 200 games, ohhh, the hours of pleasure i had on fruit machine simulator, i was just wandering what this would be worth in the retro market. I have only just started trying cpc basic 3 but this is a windows based compiler which takes basic programs and turns them into machine code, much like the sprites alive compiler version which is cpc based. Its a highlyrecommended amstrad cpc game mainly for its visuals and sound. The amstrad cpc short for colour personal computer is a series of 8bit home computers produced by amstrad between 1984 and 1990. A notveryclear picture of the back of the cpc 464, attempting to show the expansion ports.
Amstrad cpc464 games the following is a list of amstrad cpc464 games in the centre for computing history collection. Visually stunning, get dexter is a true cpc classic. The amstrad cpc has 16 inks from 0 to 15, and the border is accessible in ink 16. A bit harder to get to grips with but the results are very fast as trebmint says. The amstrad cpc 464 has a very stable rgb video output. The emulator faithfully imitates the cpc464, cpc664, and cpc6128 models. Despite its lack of standout features from competitors such as commodore and sinclair, it gained popularity from its low price and the.
I later upgraded to an amstrad cpc6128 with a disc drive. Amstrad action 10 jan 92 covertape for amstrad cpc. This is the ddi3 usb floppy emulator for the amstrad cpc 464 by a rather talented designer by the name of zaxon also known as piotr bugaj, who has created some impressive pieces of kit for systems such as this amstrad and even the zx spectrum. Their consumer electronic sales were starting to plateau and owner and founder alan sugar stated we needed to move on and find another sector or product to bring us back to profit growth. It is not an exhaustive list of and other games may have been published. V12 told me that there is a problem with a cassette recorder that is constantly on. Game who dares wins ii amstrad cpc download play online amstrad cpc 464, amstrad cpc 6128. You can select a mclaren honda mp44, ferrari f18788c or williams judd fw12 as your formula one team. When the computer is first switched on, it is automatically in mode 1. Teenage mutant hero turtles for amstrad cpc from image works. It significantly helped open up the european pc market to consumers as well as businesses, and amstrads. I had an amstrad cpc 464 and i loved it as much as my amiga. We wanted to the machine to have separate text and graphics windows.
The revenge of doh or arkanoid ii is a legendary 1987 breakout arcade game released by taito and converted to several home computers in 1988. Probably also valid for all other versions amstrad pcw, atari st, commodore 64, msdos, zx spectrum. All software windows mac palm os linux windows 7 windows 8 windows mobile windows phone ios android windows ce windows server pocket pc blackberry tablets os2 handheld symbian openvms unix. The amstrad cpc colour personal computer series was a series of. Amstrad cpc 464 664 6128 basic programming tutorial and games. Pocketcaprice emulates the hardware of the legendary amstrad cpc, allowing to run cpc software on your pocketpc device like a real cpc with a high level of compatibility since it is based on the great emulator caprice32 done by ulrich doewich, one of the most compatible cpc emulators. Retrocomputing stack exchange is a question and answer site for vintagecomputer hobbyists interested in restoring, preserving, and using the classic computer and gaming systems of yesteryear. I received this unit as part of a lot with the other 6128s and have finally received a tape to test on it. Amstrad cpc has received some criticism over the games it developed, but forgetting all the spectrum ports, you would notice that they have quite a lot of awesome games. Basil the great mouse detective, 1987, gremlin graphics. From the web you can play online or download the more than 1. In the amstrad cpc product range the cpc664 complemented the cpc464 which was neither.
These computers had some significance in the uk in the mid1980s and hence deserve a place in any classic computer collection worthy of the name. The last models in the amstrad cpc range were the amstrad 464 plus and amstrad 6128 plus, launched together in 1990. This happens to be one of the computers that met great success in europe. I designed the application for editing and drawing the 3d computer graphics. A guide for creating graphics with listings for the amstrad cpc computers. The 464 project part 2 128 more games on the amstrad cpc last edited on 30 april 2020, at 20. Welcome to the amstrad abandonware website dedicated to the world of the amstrad cpc 464, cpc 6128 and to the amstrad games in general. The cpc name is said to have been dropped because of a legal dispute with a french firm, though it is also likely that cpc 6128 plus was considered too unwieldy a name and one redolent of the machines mid80s heritage.
The 464 project 464 games on the amstrad cpc the 464 project. Published by crl group plc, this sports game is available for free on this page. Grand prix circuit is a motor racing computer game released for the zx spectrum, pc, apple iigs, commodore 64 and amstrad cpc. Ransom author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Amstrad had already been wellestablished as a maker of inexpensive stereo equipment and other consumer electronics when their first computers, the cpc colour personal computer line, debuted in june of 1984. Unfollow amstrad cpc 464 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The manuals for the cpc464 and the ddi1 disk interface. The british microcomputer boom had already peaked before amstrad announced the cpc 464 which stood for colour personal computer which they then released a mere 9 months later. Full text of amstrad cpc464 service manual 1985amstrad consumer electronics see other formats \m wfflw j t. More than two million cpc 464s were sold in total between 1984 and 1990.
Atari and dos versions also support playing with mouse topics. Programmed on an amstrad cpc6128 z80 cpu in the 1980s. Media in category amstrad cpc 464 the following 31 files are in this category, out of 31 total. The c64 and oric machines used ram that was clocked 2x the speed of the cpu to allow the cpu and graphics chips to both read the ram without slowing down the machine, not the amstrad. Exploring user defined graphics, used for creating customised typefaces and.