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






CDTMaster v3, a windows utility to manage tape images (CDT) for Amstrad CPC

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The windows utility CDTMaster by Oscar Martin exists as v3 since 2015 (works also under linux with mono). It is a Taper like utility, it includes other options like importing files from a DSK, converting files into TZX/CDT blocks (like 2cdt) and convert CDT to WAV (like playtzx).



8BP v026, a RSX library to develop Amstrad CPC games in Basic

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Jose Javier Garcia Aranda has written 8BP (8bits de poder : 8bits of power), a RSX library for writing Amstrad CPC games in basic (26 Kb max). You can download 8bp on github (sources, demos and games examples, spanish and english documentation). Il existe déjà 3 jeux dont le dernier Niburu :

  • mutante montoya (platforms /maze)
  • anunnaki (space ship arcade, vertical scroll)
  • nibiru (space ship arcade, horizontal scroll)



Zombie Terror Reloaded by Bitzarro Games in english and spanish

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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

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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 :




LZ48, LZ49 cruncher and decruncher in Z80 asm by Roudoudou

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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.





Pinball Dreams preview by Batman Group is out for Amstrad CPC

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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