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Zombie Terror Reloaded by Bitzarro Games in english and spanish
-Zombie Terror Reloaded is a graphical text adventure game by Bitzarro Games for Amstrad CPC first released in spanish in April 2016 and then now in english. It's an enhanced version of Zombie Terror first on C64 by Kabuto Factory.
You wake up on an island, feeling that you really have to flee from there. Alas, your yatch engine doesnt start. So it's time to explore the island, and trust me : there is a lot of Zombies there ! And what they want isnt love : it isnt time for St Valentin but for Halloween...
Code is by Jesus Mayoral (mode2), graphics and soundtrack by Manuel Gomez (Baron Ashler) and english translation by Dimitris Fragkos (Voxfreax).
Coming to cinema, the cartoon Agents super zéro (Mortadelo y Filemón contra Jimmy el cachondo
-Buenos noche, Cómo está ? Me gusta Mortadelo y Filemón desde mi juventud, y usted ? Hello everyone, I like Mortadelo y Filemón since I am young, a spanish comics by Francisco Ibáñez. A cartoon Agents super zéro will be out on the 2nd november 2016.
It also exists as Amstrad CPC games with youtube longplay by Jgonza :
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Golden Axe music with a mix of SID (C64) and AY (Amstrad CPC) by Vincent GR
-Some music in a world of brutes, Golden Axe mixed with the SID of the Commodore 64 and the AY of the Amstrad CPC by Vincent GR.
Both tracks had different tempo and pitch so Vincent had to transpose C64 a bit higher to match the tempo with the CPC.
Golden Axe played with the SID (C64) and the AY (Amstrad CPC) by Vincent GR
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LZ48, LZ49 cruncher and decruncher in Z80 asm by Roudoudou
-Roudoudou has released a new cruncher and decruncher in Z80 asm and C source (for the 1st variant, wait a bit more for the 2nd variant). Le décompresseur est rapide et de petite taille. The decruncher has a short size and is fast.
To be included in a development environment on PC.
Preview of Hire Hare by CNGsoft for the CPC RetroDev 2016
-Hire Hare, an isometric game like Crafton and Xunk that CNGsoft did present for the CPC RetroDev 2016 after Frogalot in 2015 which won the 2nd place for the pro section.
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Adios a la casta episode 2 by 4Mhz available in physical edition and DSK image
-Adios a la casta episode 2 by 4mhz is available as a physical edition (9.99 €) or a .DSK image. It's a platform game for Amstrad CPC, following Adios a la casta episode 1.
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Pinball Dreams preview by Batman Group is out for Amstrad CPC
-One of the most waited games on Amstrad CPC is a conversion of a pinball game on Amiga : Pinball Dreams preview by Batman Group.
Opinions are unanimous : very nice port of this Amiga game on Amstrad CPC ! The keys used to play are :
- Control / shift left for left flipper
- Enter / backward slash for right flipper
- Cursor down to launch the ball
- Space to push the board
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How to repair/calibrate an Amstrad CPC CTM(640/644) monitor by Sylvestre
-First, be aware that if you open your Amstrad CPC monitor, read all the text in french by Sylvestre (Sucres en morceaux) especially the part about the very high tension and direct current (DC), even if your monitor is disconnected from current.
This article will let you repair and calibrate your goold old Amstrad CPC monitor CTM640 or CTM644.