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






SplitRaster+ 2025 by Roudoudou, does 1000 colors on Amstrad CPC+ suits you ?

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First time I write about SplitRaster+ by Roudoudou even if it was first out in 2019... It's a line command utility for windows, linux and macos which converts PNG pictures for Amstrad CPC+ up to 1000 couleurs ! Yes you did read this number, but seriously usually it will be around 300-500 colors, by using rasters and Amstrad CPC+ hardware sprites.

You can download SplitRaster+ 2025 on Github. I let you check what it can do (extracted from CPCWiki) :

tête de lion sur Amstrad CPC+ avec SplitRaster+

tête de guépard sur Amstrad CPC+ avec SplitRaster+





Amstream in ROM v6 by Abalore supports streaming of Basic programs

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Abalore annonced three days ago the v6 ROM for his Amstream card which you can download on CPCWiki.

Amstream is a MX4 card to directly download Amstrad CPC(+) programs from internet. This new ROM version can now also run Locomotive Basic programs. The ROM still prints a v5 version even if it's v6.


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RASM v2.3.2 by Roudoudou, a multi platform assembler for Amstrad CPC

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The last version of multi platform assembler for Amstrad CPC RASM (v2.3.2) was released today on Github.

This multi platform assembler for Amstrad CPC (for linux, windows, and also for MorphOS on Amiga) let you program for Amstrad CPC. It's recommended to use it with the new emulator also by Roudoudou : ACE-DL released today, to get symbols and breakpoints importation and much more.



HxC Floppy Emulator Manager v4.2 released by NoRecess

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HxC Floppy Emulator Manager v4.2 is available.

It features :

  • CLR key added to move back to root folder while navigating
  • C key added to clear current slot (that was removed since version V3.0 and +)
  • ROM version can be launched with |HXC,0 or |HXC,1 to force physical drive 0 or 1
  • upgraded from SDCC 4.3 to SDCC 4.4

It remains compatible with the 64KB RAM-based machines, and the ROM version is directly available into the AUTOBOOT.HFE file.



21 Grams of Soul by Altanerus Dog, an Amstrad CPC game

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21 Grams of Soul by Altanerus Dog is an Amstrad CPC game.

You can download 21 Grams of Sould on Itch.IO as a tape file or as a disk file on CPCWiki.

Incarnate the soul of recently deceased Jocob Still, inmate of Dauer psychiatric hospital on a small remote island. You must manage to leave the place within a maximum of 1 hour, overcoming all obstacles, always avoiding darkness, vermin, or any black object. You can only interact with the electricity, so you'll have to operate certain switches to make it easier for officials to open doors or turn on lights. On your way, the recovery of four wandering souls is required to provide you with the necessary strength to reach the sea and find the light.


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Harrier Command by Ben James, another remake of Harrier Attack

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Ben James is the author of several 8bit inspired games (some on Nintendo Switch), including a remake o Harrier Attack in HTML 5 : Harrier Command, made with Defold. The link of the Android version doesn't work anymore.


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WIP Harrier Attacked Reloaded by Chris PERVER for Amstrad CPC+

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After Mimo's Quest, Christ PERVER is working on a remake of Harrier Attack : Harrier Attack Reloaded for Amstrad CPC+ which will use advance features like hardware sprites management.


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