Slap Fight (A.L.C.O.N.) is a shoot them up already existing on Amstrad CPC since 1987. Abalore started to work on a remake in 2016 and today another video of this remake is available with the second of the game. Check the other videos on his Youtube channel.

Abalore accepts every help possible to make this new remake.

Michael Archer is the author of several known games on C64. He did release their source code on Github, an interesting move :

• Nemesis the Warlock (Martech)
• Slaine (Martech)
• Rampage (Activision)
• Altered Beast (Activision)
• Atomic Robokid (Activision)
• Alien3 (Acclaim Entertainment)

Aeon part 1 is a game created with AGD first on ZX Spectrum by Sunteam. It has been ported on Amstrad CPC by Vincent GR.

It isnt easy to play it with the keyboard, I couldnt pass the first screen with about 10 games. If you are better than me dont hesitate to reply on Twitter.

A new version of the Caprice32 emulator maintained by Colin Pitrat is available.

Version 4.5.0 was released the 27th December 2018, latest release on github is 4th January 2019, but last tagged version is six days old.

Batman Group has been interviewed by Homebrew Legends.

Classic Adventurer is a newspaper about adventure games which last issue number five is out as a free download or in printed format.

This issue has for example an article about Redhawk which was on ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and C64 by Melbourne House.

Night Knights par Reidrac pour MSX est disponible chez Polyplay qui ont également des courroies pour lecteur de disquette Amstrad et courroies pour lecteur de cassette 464.

After the release of Arkos Tracker alpha 5 andt 6 by Targhan, it's the turn for the Disark utility.

Disark is a new cross-platform software (for Windows/Linux/MacOsX) developed because it was needed for Arkos Tracker 2, it is a Z80 disassembler/source converter.

Besides the disassembling part, the main goal of Disark is to convert a source into any other assembler's source. For example, AT2 Z80 sources heavily rely on RASM macros, which are not understood by other assemblers. So the trick is:

• Assemble the player/music with Rasm (this gives a binary and a symbol file)
• Use Disark on the binary to recreate the source, without all the bothersome macros!

Targhan has released Arkos Tracker v2.0.0a5 for linux, windows and mac.

• Better UI
• Midi in
• Midi import
• Minimalist player, ROM players
• Z80 source converter (for any assembler!)

After a Nintendo DS version in 2011, Alekmaul has updated his Sega Megadrive version of Rick Dangerous II initially released in 2018.

CeD a gagné la première place pour un graphique lors d'un concours sur un groupe Facebook : Amstrad CPC pour toujours and beyond !.

Targhan has released Arkos Tracker v2.0.0a5 for linux, windows and mac.

• Many graphics improvement, including even more space for the pattern viewer.
• Midi in: plug your keyboard and have fun!
• Midi import: import your Midi songs.
• New AKM (minimalist) player: more compact and powerful than the Lightweight!
• Source converter: convert the music and player source to any assembler (winape, sdcc, pasmo, vasm, etc.) automatically, thanks to Disark, a new tool (for which I'll create a new thread...)!
• ROM players: by setting a flag, the players will not use auto-modification anymore, but a small buffer to put in RAM, whereas the player itself can be put in ROM.
• Support for specific hardware:
  • PlayCity (9 channels)
  • Spectrum Turbosound (6 channels)
  • SpectrumNext (9 channels)
  • MSX Darky (6 channels)
  • MSX FPGA (6 channels)
• ... and many other improvements

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.

8bit music played by an symphony orchestra ? It's the 15th June at Hull (United Kingdom), for more informations check 8-Bit Symphony's site.

• teaser, first half
• teaser, second half

Batman Group has made the buzz with a teaser of a racing game : Vespertino. There will be a lite disk version but on a CPC 464 you will need more memory. The real version will be on a cartridge for all CPC (so it's not a CPC+ cartridge) to be able to hold all the assets of the game. It will be like the Repoker de Ases cartridge which holds 4Mhz games.

Personnally, I was much impressed by the 3D rotation of the car, a nice effect.

Xyphoe has made a video in reaction of this teaser.