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






Epyx Games Sport Collection on Nintendo Switch (Eshop) soon

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You don't actually play sports enough and you are asking yourself about your health, I have the solution for your problem if you have a Nintendo Switch : you only need to go to the Eshop and buy the Epyx Games Sport Collection which get 8 games no less :

  • Summer Games (1984)
  • Summer Games II (1985)
  • Winter Games (1985)
  • World Games (1986)
  • Championship Wrestling (1986)
  • California Games (1987)
  • The Games – Winter Edition (1988)
  • The Games – Summer Edition (1988)

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Arkos Tracker v3.2.2 beta by Targhan is available

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Arkos Tracker v3 by Targhan is available on the new web site, the new site isn't complete but it holds already several tutorials. The last version available is v3.2.2 (1st December 2024). It's a beta version but totally usuable for windows, mac and linux (intel and ARM).

This new version brings a few bug fixes and many improvements in the user interface, especially in the Instrument Editor.



Assault by TheQproyect, an Amstrad CPC game available on the 14th December 2024

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Assault by TheQproyect is a shoot them up game for Amstrad CPC, which will be available on the 14th December 2024.

It's an adaptation of the game Assault for the Atari 2600 console (see a video of the original game Assault on Youtube.


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New version v2.03 of the Amstrad CPC emulator Sugarbox (November 2024) by Lone

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Sugarbox v2.03, the Amstrad CPC(+) emulator by Lone is available.

  • Feature/tape counter edit (#37)
  • Feature/script engine (#38)
  • Script : drag'n'drop and handling
  • Add CSL loading menu + command line
  • update CPCCore
  • Command line handling. Loading settings / media is optimized (no more multiple loading)
  • Open debugger if flag is set in command line. Also, don't start running the emulation if so
  • Debug window is no longer a child window
  • Add memory windows for debug
  • Add CRTC debug dialog
  • Fix memory windows + installer with qt
  • Handle keyboard + tab key
  • Fix Qt drag'n' drop that can throw exception in debug
  • Fix unit test crashing on linux
  • Set to latest CPCCore dev branch
  • Update build for ubuntu (24.04)
  • Update keyboard layout. remove grabing keyboard for main display window
  • Handle deadkey for windows


New version of ACE-DL (11/18) by Roudoudou

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New versions by Roudoudou of his ACE-DL Amstrad CPC emulator (11/18/2024) :

  • new extra Timer to increase ACE refresh accuracy
  • added Atari SC1224 monitor emulation
  • Added configuration SAVE/LOAD in configuration main menu
  • Added configuration select from command line
  • Left-clic on Reset must not reinitialise extended memory
  • Command line option to select another Audio driver (AceDL -h for help)
  • all GUI almost translated in French (optional)
  • bugfix plastic cover size with CTM filters
  • bugfix ACE breakpoints + evolutions


Croco Folie &28 by Cyrille Gouret, a platform Amstrad CPC game

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Croco Folie &28 by Cyrille Gouret for Amstrad CPC is a platform game for the 40th Amstrad CPC anniversary. It is available on Gamejolt.

Code is by Cyrille Gouret, music by Manshovel, load screen by SA (GGP), characters graphics by SA and Maitre Joe (GGP).


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Two SF books by Philippe Rimauro (Offset) : la perle des confins et la soeur égarée

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At the end of the Benediction Coding Meeting 4, someone had two science-fiction in her opened bag. As I am an avid reader, I did look at the cover, the title and ... the name of the writer : Philippe RIMAURO, who isn't exactly unknown on the Amstrad CPC scene. So Ann nonymous confirmed to me that these books were the start of a serie, with a third to be sold soon, and a fourth being W.I.P Ann did usher to me that the first was read very quickly so you could consider buying these two books (already done for me and I received them right today) on Amazon as they are printed on demande (the links are not sponsored) :