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Tapes for CPCRetroDev 2016 productions were received, soon written

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ByteRealms just wrote that they received the tapes to write the CPCRetroDev 2016 productions. Now we have to wait for them to be written and sold.




Music of the game Great Gurianos mixed (Amstrad CPC and C64) by Vincent GR

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I didnt know this game, but the Amstrad CPC and C64 mixed music of Great Gurianos by Vincent GR is nice.

There is a longplay of Great Gurianos by Amstrad Maniaque on Youtube.

The game was one of the first written by David Perry. It's a port of an arcade game by Taito : Gladiators. It was out in 1987 by Elite Systems.




BDCIron is testing Great Gurianos, Addams Family et Big'O'Full demo, and more in another video

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BDCIron is testing Amstrad CPC games : Great Gurianos and Addams Family, and also a demo : Big'O'Full demo.

See the previous news for more details about Great Gurianos.

In his latest video (24th February) BDCIron is testing the following games :

  • Buggy Boy
  • Carlos Sainz
  • Chevy Chase
  • Continental Circus
  • Miami Cobra GT
  • Power Drift
  • Super Monaco GP
  • Turbo Cup
  • Twin Turbo V8
  • Wacky Races
  • Potsworth & Co
  • lets Go !
  • the demo Points Barres





A remake of the Amstrad CPC game Sorcery + for windows (XP to 10) by Antibug

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Antibug did compile again his Sorcery+ remake for windows XP to 10. It has the original graphics.

You will find on his page the complete solution in JPG or PDF format.




FitoWestBank by Adolfito, a windows remake of the Amstrad CPC game West Bank (January 2016)

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West Bank is a spanish arcade Amstrad CPC game released in 1986 by Dinamic Software. An english version was released by Gremlins Graphics in 1987. Three doors in front if you, will you be fast enough to shoot the desesperados without harming innocents ?

I just found on Sourceforge a windows remake : FitoWestBank by Adolfito. I missed the announcement on CPCWiki (see source below).

cover of West Bank provided by GameBase CPC





Test of the cartridge Amstrad CPC+ or GX4000 game Navy Seals (Ocean, 1990) by ChinnyVision

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A new video by ChinnyVision on Youtube about Navy Seals is available. This arcade game was out on Amstrad CPC+ and GX4000 in 1990 by Ocean.

He also tests it on Spectrum, C64, Atari ST and Amiga.




Y'a pas que l'Amstrad dans la vie S2E10 : Gryzor / Contra

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Another Youtube channel : Khomenor, like ChinnyVision he tests games, but not only the Amstrad CPC version. For Contrat / Gryzor, it was written only on 8bit computers/consoles, no 16bit.




RetroGaming Play 2017 at Meaux (77, France) on 18th and 19th FébruarY

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The RetroGaming Play 2017 will take place in France at Meaux (77) this week-end the 18th and 19th February 2017.

This event is all about video game culture, it will feature expositions, Freeplay, animations, arcade games, quizz contests, selling booth, conferences...

Will be present : Bertrand Brocard, AHL, Florent Gorges, Douglas Alves ou bien Abrial Da Costa (more guests normally expected) and also Youtubers : Keydee, AtOmium et Psychodélik.

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