WIP Ozzo C47 Explorer by haThus, an Amstrad CPC platform game (and Nita in mode 0)
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Check the haThus's Twitter account as he is working on a new Amstrad CPC platforme game : Ozzo C47 Explorer since at least November 2024.
HaThus is the author of another platform game Nita released in 2023 for the CPCRetroDev contest in mode 1, and a new version in mode 0 in 2024 which I invite you to play.
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.
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.
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.