Jose Javier Garcia Aranda has released a new version of 8BP v41 (8bits de poder : 8bits of power), a RSX library to write Amstrad CPC games in basic (26 Kb max). You can download 8bp on github.
The bug was found by Velus on CPCRulez. In a basic program, type the following ligne : 10 rem |era,"toto.txt" (on a french 464 the | is replace by ù). Next RUN the program or edit the ligne (EDIT 10) and validate with return. Last look at the progam with the LIST command, the character after the | (or ù) has been removed.
Orgams is an assembler in ROM for Amstrad CPC, created by Madram, Drill and Hicks. A new version is available.
The documentation in french and english is available on Dorgams' wiki.
A new version of the ANSI-C compiler SDCC v4.0.0 is available since the 30th January 2020 for windows, linux and MacOS.
Jose Javier Garcia Aranda has released a new version of 8BP v39 (8bits de poder : 8bits of power), a RSX library to write Amstrad CPC games in basic (26 Kb max). You can download 8bp on github.
A new game comes with this new version : Blaster Pilot, an arcade game inspired in part by Time Pilot (Konami).
Jose Javier Garcia Aranda has released a new version of 8BP v38 (8bits de poder : 8bits of power), a RSX library to write Amstrad CPC games in basic (26 Kb max). You can download 8bp on github.
One thing about this version is the game Happy Monty (11th at CPCRetroDev 2019), you should read this article about how the game is done (spanish).
A new version of the ANSI-C compiler SDCC v3.9.0 is available since the 15th April 2019 for windows, linux and MacOS.
The last version of CHIPNSFX tracker+player suite by CNGSoft is out since the 3rd October 2019.
There is also a new version of the Z80 assembler UZ80 (10th October 2019).
The last version of the C compilator for PC and MacOS z88dk v1.99c is out since January 2019, more details here.
I did put online the Walnut Creek CPM CD-ROM online on the site, see the pictures below for more informations.
Vasm v1.8g is a compilator for several platforms :
And of course, it can compile Z80 assembler, but it's not the only processor it can manage.
Collapse OS is a z80 kernel and a collection of programs, tools and documentation that allows you to assemble an OS that can (available on Github) :
Additionally, the goal of this project is to be as self-contained as possible. With a copy of this project, a capable and creative person should be able to manage to build and install Collapse OS without external resources (i.e. internet) on a machine of her design, built from scavenged parts with low-tech tools.
His author has been contacted, he seems interesting in porting it on Amstrad CPC. It already works on RC2014 and the Sega Mega Drive.
Jose Javier Garcia Aranda has released a new version of 8BP v37 (8bits de poder : 8bits of power), a RSX library to write Amstrad CPC games in basic (26 Kb max). You can download 8bp on github.
This version is faster, the COLAY command is better, and a new manual.
ERIDU : the space port by Jose Javier Garcia Aranda is a WIP Scramble clone created with the Basic library 8BP, after Frogger Eterno which is a clone of Frogger, released in a physical edition.
Roudoudou did two videos about the creation of his non official invitro on Amstrad GX4000 and CPC+ for the demo party Alchimie 13 where Amstrad users will be present :
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