Turbo Rascal SE (TRSE) v0.12 is out. It's a complete suite (IDE, compiler, programming language, image sprite level resource editor) intended for developing games/demos for 8 / 16-bit line of computers, with a focus on the MOS 6502, the Motorola 68000, the (GB)Z80 and the X86. TRSE currently supports application development for the C64, C128, VIC-20, PLUS4, NES, Gameboy, PET, ZX Spectrum, TIKI 100, Amstrad CPC 464, Atari 2600, 8086AT, Amiga 500 and the Atari ST 520 (complete list here). With the benefits of a modern IDE (error messages, code completion, syntax highlighting etc) and a bunch of fast built-in tools, it has never been easier to program for your favorite obsolete system !

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Among the many changes of this 0.12 version (download link also), there is the source code of the Amstrad CPC demo Mørketid which I really did like.

A new version of ConvImgCpc by Ludovic Deplanque is out (11th February 2021).

It's a windows utility to convert PC images to Amstrad CPC.

Keith56 is known for his Amstrad CPC games and now he is an author for a programming book on Z80, 6502, 68000, 8086 and ARM assembly.

You can buy the book on Amazon :

• US amazon link
• UK amazon link

Robert Kehrer has written a soundtrakker player in javascript (on github). Sound isnt perfect at the moment due to no AY-3-8910 soundchip emulation, but it's a good start !

The M4 Board which let you add wifi on your Amstrad CPC just got another firmware v2.0.6.

Bob Winner is an action game written in 1986 by Bernard AURE, Bruno MASSON (graphism) and Michel WINOGRADOFF (music). It was edited by Loriciels.

On OursoN Retrogames's youtube channel, Kukulcan is showing a speedrun in 8 minutes and 54 seconds on Bob Winner.

A new articles is available on 64 NOPS, a blog about programmation on Amstrad CPC by Hicks (Vanity) and Toms (Pulpo Corrosivo). The subject of the article is : Perfectly accurate Z80 flags and CPC timing.

In 2019, Zisquier began to learn Z80 assembly and started to write an RPG game for the Amstrad CPC plus that you can now download on Amstrad.EU.

The football game CPC Soccer by Voxeltower is available for tape, disk, CPC+ cartridge and now Dandanator.

A new version of the Amstrad CPC emulator for Odroid Go by Millim : CapriceESP32 is available (v0.7.9).

It features mute sound and support for cheating (read documentation for using it). To access both features use the Menu Key + B, then Menu Key + Down arrow.

You must put the directory /cpc at the base of the Odroid SD card (especially /cpc/dsk), the .FW will be in /odroid/firmware as usual.

I recommand to read the documentation of CapriceESP32. You must use the Menu key + B to access the .DSK directory then Menu + right arrow to go to the file list, select file with A, press Menu + B once again to launch the selected file. To use the virtual keyboard, press Menu + A and once again to remove it. There is no sound mute at the moment. If you want to reset the emulator, just choose another disk and file to execute.

The new version features :

• Key mapping file support, identical to the C64/Schumi structure (see documentation)
• Volume control for the internal speaker. By pressing VOL button together with one key ( left, right, up, or down) will increase/decrease by 1 or 10
• Bluetooth Audio support. Now you can stream the emulator sound in Stereo to Speaker or Headphone, wirelessly
• Added a simple 8bit style OSD aka 1986
• Improved SD card access by adding SPI Mutex access control