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






Recalbox is supporting the Amstrad GX4000 console

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Recalbox v6.1 is a Linux distribution first for Raspberry Pi but also now for Odroid cards and PC (32 and 64 bit). It's a specialized distribution for emulation of old game consoles and computers. Last version is supporting the Amstrad GX4000 console.






Vasm v1.8g, a portable and retargetable assembler, can compile Z80 assembler, but not only

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Vasm v1.8g is a compilator for several platforms :

  • Unix
  • AmigaOS 68020
  • Atari MiNT 68020
  • MorphOS
  • AmigaOS4
  • PowerUp
  • Atari TOS 68000
  • WarpOS
  • Windows

And of course, it can compile Z80 assembler, but it's not the only processor it can manage.



Caprice Forever v2019-10, an Amstrad CPC emulator by Frédéric Coste for Windows

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Caprice Forever v2019-10 by Frédéric Coste is a modified version of the Caprice emulator (by Ulrich Doewich) for windows.

  • Increase full speed
  • Improve assembler compilation using Pasmo
  • Add breakpoint on Read/Write memory accesses
  • Fix minor bugs



Collapse OS, a new future OS for Amstrad CPC ?

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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) :

  • Run on minimal and improvised machines
  • Interface through improvised means (serial, keyboard, display)
  • Edit text files
  • Compile assembler source files for a wide range of MCUs and CPUs
  • Read and write from a wide range of storage devices
  • Replicate itself

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.



Demo of the Remake of Ghost'n Goblins for Amstrad CPC 6128+ will be showed at Alchimie 13

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The remake of Ghost'n Goblins for Amstrad CPC 6128+ by Golem13, Winner and Ixien will be showed at the Alchimie 13, the first three levels are playable.

As a reminder :

  • 512 KB cartridge for Amstrad 6128 PLUS (or 464+ or GX4000 with additional 64 KB)
  • Hard sprites and soft sprites at the same time
  • Smooth multidirectional scrolling (pixel precision)
  • Stable display at 25 frames per second
  • Original level design fully respected, all included
  • Different levels of difficulty that increase during the game
  • And much more...

Youtube video



CPCEC, an Amstrad CPC emulator for windows by CNGSoft, 12th release

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CPCEC (windows) is a new Amstrad CPC emulator by CNGSOFT released in 2019, which replaces CPCE (dos/windows).

A 12th release is available since the 4th October.