Vexed by Under4Mhz is a new puzzle game for Amstrad CPC at the first 2023 semester. Match blocks and dont leave one or you must start anew the level.

Since the initial release, joystick support has been added in v1.08, so you should better download it again if you like Vexed.

Bread80 has several project, the latest one is a modular Amstrad CPC using a modified backplane of a RC2014 (Z80 based computer) !

The C4CPC isn't made anymore by Gérald due to lack of time and exploding costs (x3).

But the Backbit Pro could be a possible replacement. Beware it's more than 100 dollars, but you also have the to buy the corresponding Amstrad CPC+/GX4000 adaptater :

• the adaptater has a chip for ACID protection bypass
• The adapters include a solderless jumper (one jumper is included, and extra jumpers can be purchased, required for ACID bypass)
• 3.5mm jack allows connecting a BackButton (to move back in the menu without touching the backbit pro, some systems such as Amstrad require an included solderless jumper) or a GenAssister
• Supports cartridge images (BIN/CPR) up to 1MB in size
• Real-time-clock remembers date & time even after shutoff. Useful when creating new files or versions
• One-button diagnostic mode helps you identify system faults (on most systems)
• Upgradeable via MicroSD card

Ikonsgr has released new firmware for his expansion cards USIfAC II and ULIfAC . THe ULIFAC is the last iteration of his card which started with the USIfAC 1.

The 4th version of the HxC Floppy Emulator Manager is available.

It features :

• User can now edit up to 20 slots (previous version: 15 slots was the max.)
• New UI, removed the old "demomaker style" presentation, now displaying more files on screen (with longer filenames)
• DEL key added to move back to parent folder while navigating
• The manager now skips DSK files when using a HxC SD/Slim device
• The Help page now reports the firmware version + build date of the Manager
• Switched compilation to SDCC 4.2.0 (resulting better Z80 implementation)
• Now compiled using RASM from roudoudou (previous version: Pasmo)
• Now compressed using ZX0 packer (previous version: the good old Bitbuster)
• Smaller binary (11KB) resulting a faster load from BASIC prompt (previous version: 16KB)

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

Rodrik Studio has done another video, the second about using an Amstrad PC 1512 without its original monitor (WIP), following the first video where he was using a breadboard.

Blocktris by Under4Mhz is a new reflexion/puzzle game for Amstrad CPC, based on a ms-dos game.

It's a Tetris clone with some nice background images.

Wawa.voun had made a FPU extention card (floating point unit) for Amstrad CPC.

Rodrik Studio has done another new interesting video, this time about using an Amstrad PC 1512 without its original monitor (WIP).

Vexed by Under4Mhz (I like the name) is a new puzzle game for Amstrad CPC. Match blocks and dont leave one or you must start anew the level.

I found a new way to play it, see below (well when I will find how to use the buttons as the joystick button, I am new to EmulationStation).

A new video by Oldschool is beautiful presents the new Recalbox hardware to boost old consoles and computers.

For our Amstrad computers, there is only an alternative remplacement for the disk drive of the CPC, PCW and PPC using the FlashFloppy firmware, so an alternative to a Gotek.

If you have a Sinclair PC200 (PC XT) still with its RAM default (512 Kb), I invite you to see the video by Amstrad Retro Geek which shows how to upgrade to 640 Kb.

Matronica has announced on CPCWiki his Amstrad CPC romboard using a Raspberry Pico. The sources are available on Github.

I invite you to check the Youtube videos of Amstrad Retro Geek, including the one showing the installation of a backlight on an Amstrad PPC. And the following video showing two different colors of backlight.

An Amstrad PPC 640 with an internal Gotek and a deported screen on System.CFG, done by Dedion30. The deported screen is parked in the slot for the modem cable when the computer is closed.