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Memoir of Jordan Mechner, already in french and now in english

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Replay : Mémoires d'une famille is the history of Jordan Mechner, hist family and the programming of the mythic game Prince of Persia on Apple 2 as a comic.

I was able to buy it directly from Jordan Mechner and I did read voraciously, and I did loan to my mother and other people, all loved it. It's a dive into the history of 20th century in Europe with the Mechner family. The first reading can be difficult because the reading is not linear in time, you jump from one era to another but you really have to hang on because it is simply an extraordinary reading, 320 pages of pure joy, I wished there were more. I rediscovered historical facts through reading it, in addition to discovering the genesis of the Prince of Persia game. And I'll read it again as soon as I get it back from the last person I lent it to.

It is now available in english : Replay, memoir of an uprooted family. Buy it, read it !



Crack'n Rom Nostalgie's web site is online (since a moment...)

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Always in advance being late, the Crack'n Rom Nostalgie's web site is online since a moment already, but also on Twitter, Facebook and Youtube.

It features about fanzines Crack'n Rom, le Canard déchainé and Cpc Fanz Bzh, and more.






CNR Team (Crack'N Rom) and CPC Fanz BZH 1 by Toug

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It's on the Facebook page of the web site that I saw CNR Team (Crack'N Rom) which working on their web site about their Amstrad productions, the fanzines Crack'N ROM and pour ses créations Amstrad CPC, les fanzines Crack'N ROM and the Carnard déchainé (wild duck).

Also mentionned on CNR's Facebook page, Toug who participated to Crack'n ROM has written a paper zine in January 2023 which I missed : CPC Fan BZH n°1 (sweet name), the second issue will be out on November 2023.



Amstrad Addict by David Crookes, a one time magazine

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Xyphoe has written in 2022 two articles without knowing its use. Well now he knows, it's for a one time paper magazine : Amstrad Addict by David Crookes (WACCI, Amstrad Action...). This issue has an exclusive interview of Alan Michael Sugar (unknown date) and certainly an article about the racing game Vespertino by Batman Group. To order this issue of Amstrad Addict, it's here.




ùCPM issue 2, a french Amstrad CPC paper zine by Titi

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You can download the second issue of the Amstrad CPC ùCPM fanzine.

It was created with an Amstrad CPC 6128 with colour screen and gotek drive, with the Micro Design+ software. Illustrations were done with the VIDI digitalizer.




ùCPM issue 1, a new french Amstrad CPC paper zine by Titi

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You can download the first issue of the Amstrad CPC ùCPM fanzine for your reading pleasure while you appreciate the end of the day with a lower temperature.

It was created with an Amstrad CPC 6128 with colour screen and gotek drive, with the Micro Design+ software. Illustrations were done with the VIDI digitalizer.

Next issue should be released this fall.





RetroMagazine World issue 12 (english and italian) by Francesco Fiorentini

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Seen on Facebook, the issue 12 of RetroMagazine World by Francesco Fiorentini is released in english and italian.

And a web article about the correction of a basic (and asm) basic listing : Frotee which was in Amstrad Computer User issue 34 in September 1987.



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