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Amtix

2022-12-29T13:02:44Z

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AMTIX! is THE magazine for the discerning Amstrad owner, combining the best in games reviews and technical know how, coping with adventures and strategy, your problems and ours!

AMTIX! was a British magazine that ran from October 1985 to April 1987. 19 issues was published in total. Of which, a special issue (Issue zero) was given away free.

After April 1987, the name Amtix! didn't fully disappear: From May 1987 until August 1988 the [[Computing with the Amstrad]] magazine (issues 29..44) did have the text "Incorporating Amtix!" on their covers.
News of Database Publication's purchase of Amtix! was announced in other magazines, such as [http://cpcwiki.eu/imgs/4/40/TAU_27Page4.JPG The Amstrad User] and [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:CWTA-AE-Apr87Page13.JPG CWTA Australia].

The magazine was revived in 2021 by Fusion Retro Books in a bi-monthly format, as '''AmtixCPC Micro Action'''. Issue 1 was released in August 2021 and the first annual (collecting articles from the first five issues plus 30 pages of new content) was released in December 2022.

== Information ==

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| Magazine Name: || '''Amtix!'''
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| Publisher: || Newsfield Ltd
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| Language: || English
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| Price: || 1 Pound (except Issue zero: free)
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| First Issue: || Number 0 (October 1985)
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| Last Issue: || Number 18 (April 1987)
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== Online Issues ==

*[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=dldir;sa=list;id=5 All AMTIX! magazines in download section of forum]. Each PDF is downloadable in each of the magazines listed below as well.

{|
|colspan=6|<big>'''1985'''</big>
|-
|[[Image:amtix00.jpg|100px|link=Amtix, Issue 0, October 1985]] <br>[[Amtix, Issue 0, October 1985 |Issue 0, Oct 1985<br>(free sample)]]
|[[Image:amtix01.jpg|100px|link=Amtix, Issue 1, November 1985]] <br>[[Amtix, Issue 1, November 1985 |Issue 1, Nov 1985<br>(1st regular)]]
|[[Image:amtix02.jpg|100px|link=Amtix, Issue 2, December 1985]] <br>[[Amtix, Issue 2, December 1985 |Issue 2, Dec 1985<br>(2nd regular)]]
|-
|colspan=6|<big>'''1986'''</big>
|-
|[[Image:amtix03.jpg|100px|link=Amtix, Issue 3, January 1986]] <br>[[Amtix, Issue 3, January 1986 |Issue 3, Jan 1986]]
|[[Image:amtix04.jpg|100px|link=Amtix, Issue 4, February 1986]] <br>[[Amtix, Issue 4, February 1986 |Issue 4, Feb 1986]]
|[[Image:amtix05.jpg|100px|link=Amtix, Issue 5, March 1986]] <br>[[Amtix, Issue 5, March 1986 |Issue 5, Mar 1986]]
|[[Image:amtix06.jpg|100px|link=Amtix, Issue 6, April 1986]] <br>[[Amtix, Issue 6, April 1986 |Issue 6, Apr 1986]]
|[[Image:amtix07.jpg|100px|link=Amtix, Issue 7, May 1986]] <br>[[Amtix, Issue 7, May 1986 |Issue 7, May 1986]]
|[[Image:amtix08.jpg|100px|link=Amtix, Issue 8, June 1986]] <br>[[Amtix, Issue 8, June 1986 |Issue 8, Jun 1986]]
|-
|[[Image:amtix09.jpg|100px|link=Amtix, Issue 9, July 1986]] <br>[[Amtix, Issue 9, July 1986 |Issue 9, Jul 1986]]
|[[Image:amtix10.jpg|100px|link=Amtix, Issue 10, August 1986]] <br>[[Amtix, Issue 10, August 1986 |Issue 10, Aug 1986]]
|[[Image:amtix11.jpg|100px|link=Amtix, Issue 11, September 1986]]<br>[[Amtix, Issue 11, September 1986|Issue 11, Sep 1986]]
|[[Image:amtix12.jpg|100px|link=Amtix, Issue 12, October 1986]] <br>[[Amtix, Issue 12, October 1986 |Issue 12, Oct 1986]]
|[[Image:amtix13.jpg|100px|link=Amtix, Issue 13, November 1986]] <br>[[Amtix, Issue 13, November 1986 |Issue 13, Nov 1986]]
|[[Image:amtix14.jpg|100px|link=Amtix, Issue 14, December 1986]] <br>[[Amtix, Issue 14, December 1986 |Issue 14, Dec 1986]]
|-
|colspan=6|<big>'''1987'''</big>
|-
|[[Image:amtix15.jpg|100px|link=Amtix, Issue 15, January 1987]] <br>[[Amtix, Issue 15, January 1987 |Issue 15, Jan 1987]]
|[[Image:amtix16.jpg|100px|link=Amtix, Issue 16, February 1987]] <br>[[Amtix, Issue 16, February 1987 |Issue 16, Feb 1987]]
|[[Image:amtix17.jpg|100px|link=Amtix, Issue 17, March 1987]] <br>[[Amtix, Issue 17, March 1987 |Issue 17, Mar 1987]]
|[[Image:amtix18.jpg|100px|link=Amtix, Issue 18, April 1987]] <br>[[Amtix, Issue 18, April 1987 |Issue 18, Apr 1987]]
|-
|}

After Issue 18, the magazine was merged with the [[Computing with the Amstrad]] magazine after Database Publications bought the magazine and essentially saved it from shutting down as the magazine was not a financial success.

== Cover Gallery ==

* [[Amtix Cover Gallery]]

== Weblinks ==

[http://users.durge.org/~nich/cpcmags/amtix/index.html Cover scans of every issue]

[[Category:CPC_Press]]

[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Mags Browse all the Amtix! issues on CPCWiki!]

WoW Software

2021-06-09T18:32:52Z

ZoeRobinson: /* Original Releases for CPC */

WoW (Witch of Wessex) Software was a homebrew adventure software company founded and run by [[Joan Pancott]] in the 1990s. In addition to releasing its own line of homebrew titles, WoW later began re-releasing titles from other publishers.

== Original Releases for CPC ==

* [[Adventures of Zebedee Gonig]] ()
* [[Angelicus Answer]] ()
* [[Angelicus Saga]] ()
* [[Beyond the Dark Mirror]] ()
* [[The Big Top|Big Top, The]] () (Released in their 'New games for children' range)
* [[Crispin Crunchy]]
* [[Dances With Bunny Rabbits]]
* [[Danger Adventurer at Work]] ()
* [[Danger Adventurer at Work Two]] ()
* [[Escape From Prison Planet]] () (also available for PCW)
* [[Gerbil Riot of '67]] ()
* [[Grue-Knapped]] ()
* [[Help Inc.]] (1993)
* [[Helvera, Mistress of the Park]] (1990)
* [[Hounds of Hell]] () (also available for PCW)
* [[The Last Snowman|Last Snowman, The]] () (Released "personalised" in their 'New games for children' range)
* [[Magician's Apprentice]] ()
* [[Merlin]] ()
* [[Orb Quest]] ()
* [[Power Curse]] ()
* [[Prison Blues]] ()
* [[Simply Magic]] ()
* [[The Smirking Horror|Smirking Horror, The]] (1991)
* [[The Talisman of Power|Talisman of Power, The]] ()
* [[The Taxman Cometh|Taxman Cometh, The]] ()
* [[A Thief's Tale|Thief's Tale, A]] ()
* [[Time]] ()
* [[Total Reality Delusion]] ()
* [[Videoworld]]
* [[Yarkon Blues]] (1988)
* [[Yarkon Blues II: Space Station Zebra]] (1992)

== Re-Releases for CPC ==

* [[Angelique A Grief Encounter]] ()
* [[Arnold Goes to Somewhere Else]] ()
* [[Atalan]] ()
* [[Black Knight]] ()
* [[Brawn Free]] ()
* [[The Case of the Mixed-up Shymer|Case of the Mixed-Up Shymer, The]] ()
* [[City for Ransom]] ()
* [[Colditz Escape]] ()
* [[Crystal Theft]] ()
* [[Flook]] ()
* [[Lost Phirious Part 1 - The Casiopia]] ()
* [[Lost Phirious Part 2 - The Planets]] ()
* [[Lost Phirious Part 3 - Falkrhanon]] ()
* [[Panic Beneath the Sea]] ()
* [[Project Annihilation]] ()
* [[Project X - Microman]] ()
* [[The Trial of Arnold Blackwood|Trial of Arnold Blackwood, The]] ()
* [[Videoworld]] ()
* [[The Wise and Fool of Arnold Blackwood|Wise and Fool of Arnold Blackwood, The]] ()

[[Category:CPC related companies]]

File:Headstrong1-full.zip

2020-04-29T23:28:54Z

ZoeRobinson: ZoeRobinson uploaded a new version of File:Headstrong1-full.zip

DSK copy of Dirk Headstrong and the Martian Madness, in ZIP format

User:ZoeRobinson

2020-04-29T14:43:00Z

ZoeRobinson:

Hi! I'm Zoe Kirk-Robinson, and I do stuff. I got my first CPC 464 in 1985 and was hooked right away. In the early nineties I launched my own PD library, initially calling it ''Robin PD'' but quickly changing that to ''Technol PD'' (I thought it sounded cool and futuristic at the time) when it turned out there already was a ''Robin PD''.

I wrote a fair amount of text adventures that were released through Technol PD, notably:
* ''The Troll'' – A medieval fantasy about a hunter tasked with tracking down and defeating a troll
* ''The Maze'' – A fantasy adventure where you were stuck in a maze with a vast array of fantastic creatures and had to escape
* ''Treble-N'' – An urban fantasy tale where you were tasked with uncovering a magic conspiracy to destroy a small town. One of my personal favourites.
* ''Splitship'' – A sci-fi tale where you had to uncover how and why your spaceship had been duplicated, then restore the original ship from its two duplicates before they disintegrated.
* ''The Life of Nob T. Mouse'' – an early outing for the characters from my first webcomic. You played as Nob Mouse and you had to escape his home in order to defeat Frederick’s evil plans to destroy Blob City.

My latest games are:
* ''[[The Quest For The CPCine Disk of Power!]]'', a short choose-your-own-adventure style game written in BASIC.
* ''[[The Arbiter: Episode 1]]'', a text adventure written in BASIC live on YouTube.
* ''[[Roland Goes Rescuing]]'', a short action game written in BASIC in a couple of hours, as a way to pass some time over Christmas.
* ''[[Dirk Headstrong and the Martian Madness]]'', an action-adventure game written in 3D Construction Kit live on YouTube.
You can download a copy of these new games from this wiki.

I also tried creating a 3D adventure game using [[3D Construction Kit]]. Part one was released as ''Nob 2: The Legend of the Mouse'' but the full story was never completed. If anyone has a copy of part one still knocking around, I would love to see it again.

In more recent times, I produce [[CPCine]], the Amstrad CPC Video Magazine on YouTube. It's a documentary series that charts the life of the CPC one month at a time, from its release in 1984 to its eventual demise (and very likely beyond that, too). You can see the show [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8kGWlXK0ts&index=2&list=PLocmgb8wuXuSJrFaCqNhJeh9ccJoWiJkf from this YouTube Playlist]].

I also collate the list of [[Missing software]], a project that seeks to identify all the games, applications, educational software and other programs that were published (or at the very least, announced for release) for the Amstrad CPC and Plus computers but which never made it into preservation.

Main Page

2020-04-29T14:42:06Z

ZoeRobinson:

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*29/04/20: '''''[[Dirk Headstrong and the Martian Madness]]''''', a new game by [[:User:ZoeRobinson|Zoë Robinson]], is released
*16/04/20: '''''Kitsune's Curse''''', new game by [https://www.usebox.net/jjm/kitsunes-curse/ usebox.net]
*03/02/20: Issue 1 of the relaunched '''''[[Block 9]]''''' fanzine is now available!
*06/01/20: '''''[[Roland Goes Rescuing]]''''', a new game by [[:User:ZoeRobinson|Zoë Robinson]], is released
*01/10/19: '''Pinball Dreams''', new game by the Batman Group
*07/08/19: '''[[FutureOS]]''', Apps and Wallpaper update
*09/06/19: '''''[[The Arbiter: Episode 1]]''''', a new text adventure coded live on YouTube, has been released!
*01/05/19: Uploaded Amstrad CPC 664 Floppy Disc Drive Plate ([http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Amstrad_cpc_664_plate.svg SVG], [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Amstrad_cpc_664_plate.pdf PDF] and [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Amstrad_cpc_664_plate.png PNG] formats)
*13/04/19: [http://www.spinpoint.org/2019/04/13/imperium-solo/ Imperium Solo] [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/usb-game-controllers-and-mice/msg173181/#msg173181 released!]
*01/03/19: [https://www.4mhz.es/operation-alexandra/ Operation Alexandra] released!
*26/01/19: Text adventure '''''[[The Quest For The CPCine Disk of Power!]]''''' released!
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Dirk Headstrong and the Martian Madness

2020-04-29T14:40:46Z

ZoeRobinson: Created page with "'''''Dirk Headstrong and the Martian Madness''''' is a 3D action-adventure game written using ''3D Construction Kit'' by Zoe Robinson, live on YouTu..."

'''''Dirk Headstrong and the Martian Madness''''' is a 3D action-adventure game written using ''[[3D Construction Kit]]'' by [[:User:ZoeRobinson|Zoe Robinson]], live on YouTube. The game was developed from scratch over several episodes of ''GameHammer Live Game Coding'', in 2019 and 2020.

[[File:Dirk_Headstrong_1_cover.png|thumb|right|Cassette inlay for ''Dirk Headstrong and the Martian Madness'']]

You play as intergalactic troubleshooter Dirk Headstrong, who has received a signal coming from Mars Base. The signal seems designed to turn all humans insane! Landing at the base, Dirk discovers it has been evacuated because his long-time enemies, the dreaded Bondaks, have invaded. Now he must collect enough fuel to escape from the base while also locating and destroying the Martian Madness Machine.

== Download ==
* [[Media:Headstrong1-full.zip|Download the game (DSK format)]]

[[Category:3D]] [[Category:Games]] [[Category:Adventure]]

File:Dirk Headstrong 1 cover.png

2020-04-29T14:38:02Z

ZoeRobinson: Full inlay for the cassette version of Dirk Headstrong and the Martian Madness.

Full inlay for the cassette version of Dirk Headstrong and the Martian Madness.

File:Headstrong1-full.zip

2020-04-29T14:32:39Z

ZoeRobinson: DSK copy of Dirk Headstrong and the Martian Madness, in ZIP format

DSK copy of Dirk Headstrong and the Martian Madness, in ZIP format

File:Block9Issue1.zip

2020-02-23T22:56:38Z

ZoeRobinson: ZoeRobinson uploaded a new version of File:Block9Issue1.zip

Issue 1 of Block 9 disk 'zine

Block 9

2020-02-03T16:28:44Z

ZoeRobinson: /* Issues */

'''Block 9''' is a disk-based fanzine for the Amstrad CPC and Plus ranges of computers. It began life in the early 1990s as a print fanzine but is now distributed via the Internet. The magazine is coded by [[:User:ZoeRobinson|Zoë Kirk-Robinson]], the former editor of the original print run of issues.

= History =
''Block 9'' began life as a joint Amstrad/Spectrum fanzine written on a typewriter, with accompanying hand-drawn artwork. The fanzine had a highly irregular production schedule, with three issues being released from January to February 1992. A total of six issues were produced between 1991 and 1993, after which the fanzine was rolled into successor 8/16-bit fanzine ''Sector Nine''.

''Block 9'' attempted to cater to both gamer and serious computer users. It featured game reviews, short type-ins by the writing team, hardware reviews, hint & tips, and a letters page that was usually populated by characters created by the writing team solely for the purpose of telling jokes. The visual style was quite obvious in its aping of magazines such as ''[[Amstrad Action]]''.

The fanzine made regular references to its covertape, which never actually existed. These references ranged from a space being reserved for the tape on the front cover, to outrageous claims about the contents of the previous issue's tape in the letters page. One notable letter praised the cutting-edge nature of the tape's "holographic elephant display".

== Print Era Writers ==
* [[:User:ZoeRobinson|Zoe Robinson]] (writer, editor)
* Elizabeth Robinson (writer, reviewer)
* Matthew Walton (writer, reviewer)
* Darren Metcalfe (writer, reviewer)
* Kieran Bainbridge (writer, reviewer)

== Print Era Covers ==
<gallery caption="Block 9">

Image:Block9-1.jpg|Issue 1
Image:Block9-2.jpg|Issue 2
Image:Block9-4.jpg|Issue 4

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== Disk Era ==
[[File:Block9DiskIssue1.png|thumbnail|right|Issue 1 (disk era) menu screen]]
Block 9 re-emerged in January 2000 as a disk magazine, written by Zoë Kirk-Robinson, the editor of the previous print editions. This version of the magazine is entirely focussed on the Amstrad CPC, with only one small "off topic" section covering other machines. Each issue of the 'zine is accompanied by a free game.

While the look and feel of the print issues was heavily influenced by ''[[Amstrad Action]]'', the design of the 'zine incarnation is heavily inspired by Teletext and BBS systems.

= Issues =
All issues of the diskzine will be made available to download, for free.
* [[:File:Block9Issue1.zip|Issue 1]] - February 2020

[[Category:Fanzines]] [[Category:Papermag]] [[Category:Disczine]]

Block 9

2020-02-03T16:28:19Z

ZoeRobinson: /* Issues */

'''Block 9''' is a disk-based fanzine for the Amstrad CPC and Plus ranges of computers. It began life in the early 1990s as a print fanzine but is now distributed via the Internet. The magazine is coded by [[:User:ZoeRobinson|Zoë Kirk-Robinson]], the former editor of the original print run of issues.

= History =
''Block 9'' began life as a joint Amstrad/Spectrum fanzine written on a typewriter, with accompanying hand-drawn artwork. The fanzine had a highly irregular production schedule, with three issues being released from January to February 1992. A total of six issues were produced between 1991 and 1993, after which the fanzine was rolled into successor 8/16-bit fanzine ''Sector Nine''.

''Block 9'' attempted to cater to both gamer and serious computer users. It featured game reviews, short type-ins by the writing team, hardware reviews, hint & tips, and a letters page that was usually populated by characters created by the writing team solely for the purpose of telling jokes. The visual style was quite obvious in its aping of magazines such as ''[[Amstrad Action]]''.

The fanzine made regular references to its covertape, which never actually existed. These references ranged from a space being reserved for the tape on the front cover, to outrageous claims about the contents of the previous issue's tape in the letters page. One notable letter praised the cutting-edge nature of the tape's "holographic elephant display".

== Print Era Writers ==
* [[:User:ZoeRobinson|Zoe Robinson]] (writer, editor)
* Elizabeth Robinson (writer, reviewer)
* Matthew Walton (writer, reviewer)
* Darren Metcalfe (writer, reviewer)
* Kieran Bainbridge (writer, reviewer)

== Print Era Covers ==
<gallery caption="Block 9">

Image:Block9-1.jpg|Issue 1
Image:Block9-2.jpg|Issue 2
Image:Block9-4.jpg|Issue 4

</gallery>

== Disk Era ==
[[File:Block9DiskIssue1.png|thumbnail|right|Issue 1 (disk era) menu screen]]
Block 9 re-emerged in January 2000 as a disk magazine, written by Zoë Kirk-Robinson, the editor of the previous print editions. This version of the magazine is entirely focussed on the Amstrad CPC, with only one small "off topic" section covering other machines. Each issue of the 'zine is accompanied by a free game.

While the look and feel of the print issues was heavily influenced by ''[[Amstrad Action]]'', the design of the 'zine incarnation is heavily inspired by Teletext and BBS systems.

= Issues =
All issues of the diskzine will be made available to download, for free.
* [[File:Block9Issue1.zip|Issue 1]] - February 2020

[[Category:Fanzines]] [[Category:Papermag]] [[Category:Disczine]]

Main Page

2020-02-03T16:26:56Z

ZoeRobinson:

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*03/02/20: Issue 1 of the relaunched '''''[[Block 9]]''''' fanzine is now available!
*06/01/20: '''''[[Roland Goes Rescuing]]''''', a new game by [[:User:ZoeRobinson|Zoë Robinson]], is released
*01/10/19: '''Pinball Dreams''', new game by the Batman Group
*07/08/19: '''[[FutureOS]]''', Apps and Wallpaper update
*09/06/19: '''''[[The Arbiter: Episode 1]]''''', a new text adventure coded live on YouTube, has been released!
*01/05/19: Uploaded Amstrad CPC 664 Floppy Disc Drive Plate ([http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Amstrad_cpc_664_plate.svg SVG], [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Amstrad_cpc_664_plate.pdf PDF] and [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Amstrad_cpc_664_plate.png PNG] formats)
*13/04/19: [http://www.spinpoint.org/2019/04/13/imperium-solo/ Imperium Solo] [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/usb-game-controllers-and-mice/msg173181/#msg173181 released!]
*01/03/19: [https://www.4mhz.es/operation-alexandra/ Operation Alexandra] released!
*26/01/19: Text adventure '''''[[The Quest For The CPCine Disk of Power!]]''''' released!
*01/10/18: [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/applications/cubeios-fat16fat32-rom-for-the-cpc's-with-xmass/ CubeMDOS / FAT16+FAT32-IDE-OS - for XMASS *** NEW: Symbiface 3,HXC/Gotek ***]
*20/08/18: [https://www.usebox.net/jjm/dawn-of-kernel/ The Dawn of Kernel] released!
*02/07/18: Uploaded [[Media:Manual_parados_espanol.pdf|ParaDOS Manual in Spanish]] (pdf)
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Image:Pentomino.jpg|[http://cpc.scifinet.org/ Website] - [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/pentomino Forum]
Image:ImperialMahjong.png|[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/imperial-mahjong-cargosoft-new-game/ Imperial Mahjong]
Image:MariaB.png|[[FutureOS]]
Image:Golden-tail.png|[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/new-game-golden-tail/ Golden Tail]
Image:MultiPlay.jpg|[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/multiplay-mx4-expansion/ MultiPlay topic]
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*With a possible total amount of '''832 x 288 pixel''' (576 interlaced) the [[CPC|CPC]] was the 8 bit homecomputer with the highest screen resolution ever.

*'''OpenOffice''' for Windows/Linux is a direct descendant of [[Star-Division|StarWriter]] for the CPC.
*The transfer speed of the [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster +]] serial interface is faster than a standard '''DSL connection'''.

*[[SymbOS|SymbOS]] can handle more than '''50 times''' bigger hard discs than MS Windows 95A.
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File:Block9Issue1.zip

2020-02-03T16:06:40Z

ZoeRobinson: Issue 1 of Block 9 disk 'zine

Issue 1 of Block 9 disk 'zine

Block 9

2020-02-03T16:05:00Z

ZoeRobinson:

'''Block 9''' is a disk-based fanzine for the Amstrad CPC and Plus ranges of computers. It began life in the early 1990s as a print fanzine but is now distributed via the Internet. The magazine is coded by [[:User:ZoeRobinson|Zoë Kirk-Robinson]], the former editor of the original print run of issues.

= History =
''Block 9'' began life as a joint Amstrad/Spectrum fanzine written on a typewriter, with accompanying hand-drawn artwork. The fanzine had a highly irregular production schedule, with three issues being released from January to February 1992. A total of six issues were produced between 1991 and 1993, after which the fanzine was rolled into successor 8/16-bit fanzine ''Sector Nine''.

''Block 9'' attempted to cater to both gamer and serious computer users. It featured game reviews, short type-ins by the writing team, hardware reviews, hint & tips, and a letters page that was usually populated by characters created by the writing team solely for the purpose of telling jokes. The visual style was quite obvious in its aping of magazines such as ''[[Amstrad Action]]''.

The fanzine made regular references to its covertape, which never actually existed. These references ranged from a space being reserved for the tape on the front cover, to outrageous claims about the contents of the previous issue's tape in the letters page. One notable letter praised the cutting-edge nature of the tape's "holographic elephant display".

== Print Era Writers ==
* [[:User:ZoeRobinson|Zoe Robinson]] (writer, editor)
* Elizabeth Robinson (writer, reviewer)
* Matthew Walton (writer, reviewer)
* Darren Metcalfe (writer, reviewer)
* Kieran Bainbridge (writer, reviewer)

== Print Era Covers ==
<gallery caption="Block 9">

Image:Block9-1.jpg|Issue 1
Image:Block9-2.jpg|Issue 2
Image:Block9-4.jpg|Issue 4

</gallery>

== Disk Era ==
[[File:Block9DiskIssue1.png|thumbnail|right|Issue 1 (disk era) menu screen]]
Block 9 re-emerged in January 2000 as a disk magazine, written by Zoë Kirk-Robinson, the editor of the previous print editions. This version of the magazine is entirely focussed on the Amstrad CPC, with only one small "off topic" section covering other machines. Each issue of the 'zine is accompanied by a free game.

While the look and feel of the print issues was heavily influenced by ''[[Amstrad Action]]'', the design of the 'zine incarnation is heavily inspired by Teletext and BBS systems.

= Issues =
All issues of the diskzine will be made available to download, for free.
* [[Media:Block9Issue1.zip|Issue 1]] - February 2020

[[Category:Fanzines]] [[Category:Papermag]] [[Category:Disczine]]

Roland Goes Rescuing

2020-02-03T16:04:20Z

ZoeRobinson: /* Download */

[[File:RolandGoesRescuingCover.png|200px|thumb|right|Game cover]]

'''''Roland Goes Rescuing''''' is a 20-level action game written in BASIC by [[:User:ZoeRobinson|Zoe Robinson]]. The game was written in a couple of hours over the 2019 Christmas holiday, partly as a coding challenge and partly to pass some time. It uses the CPC's ability to overlay characters on top of one-another in order to emulate sprites in BASIC.

The objective of the game is to recover the Amstrad CPC 464s that have been stolen by a bunch of Goblins who were masquerading as Santa's Elves. You play as Roland and you must collect all four CPCs on each of the 20 levels, without colliding with the Goblins. If you are successful, Roland can have a rest.

The game supports joystick and keyboard controls and features redefineable keys.

== Programming ==

The game is coded in BASIC using a simple game loop that checks for specific keypresses and executes one of a limited number of results based on the keypress detected. The most notable part of the game code is the use of strings to store the sprite data as a series of CHR$ commands. These commands are recognised by the CPC as firmware commands to change the location of the cursor, disable automatic overwriting of whatever is on the screen, change the pen colour and other useful tools. When strung together, the "special character" commands allow multicoloured symbols to be created by overlaying characters on top of one-another, which is how the game generates its sprites..

== Download ==
* [[Media:RolandGR.zip|Download the game (DSK format)]]
* [[Media:RolandGRInlay.zip|Download the inlay]]

[[Category:Locomotive BASIC games]]

Roland Goes Rescuing

2020-02-03T16:04:05Z

ZoeRobinson: /* Download */

File:Block9DiskIssue1.png

2020-02-03T16:02:03Z

ZoeRobinson: Screenshot of the menu screen from issue 1 of the Block 9 Diskzine

Screenshot of the menu screen from issue 1 of the Block 9 Diskzine

Block 9

2020-02-03T16:01:31Z

ZoeRobinson:

'''Block 9''' is a disk-based fanzine for the Amstrad CPC and Plus ranges of computers. It began life in the early 1990s as a print fanzine but is now distributed via the Internet. The magazine is coded by [[:User:ZoeRobinson|Zoë Kirk-Robinson]], the former editor of the original print run of issues.

= History =
''Block 9'' began life as a joint Amstrad/Spectrum fanzine written on a typewriter, with accompanying hand-drawn artwork. The fanzine had a highly irregular production schedule, with three issues being released from January to February 1992. A total of six issues were produced between 1991 and 1993, after which the fanzine was rolled into successor 8/16-bit fanzine ''Sector Nine''.

''Block 9'' attempted to cater to both gamer and serious computer users. It featured game reviews, short type-ins by the writing team, hardware reviews, hint & tips, and a letters page that was usually populated by characters created by the writing team solely for the purpose of telling jokes. The visual style was quite obvious in its aping of magazines such as ''[[Amstrad Action]]''.

The fanzine made regular references to its covertape, which never actually existed. These references ranged from a space being reserved for the tape on the front cover, to outrageous claims about the contents of the previous issue's tape in the letters page. One notable letter praised the cutting-edge nature of the tape's "holographic elephant display".

== Print Era Writers ==
* [[:User:ZoeRobinson|Zoe Robinson]] (writer, editor)
* Elizabeth Robinson (writer, reviewer)
* Matthew Walton (writer, reviewer)
* Darren Metcalfe (writer, reviewer)
* Kieran Bainbridge (writer, reviewer)

== Print Era Covers ==
<gallery caption="Block 9">

Image:Block9-1.jpg|Issue 1
Image:Block9-2.jpg|Issue 2
Image:Block9-4.jpg|Issue 4

</gallery>

== Disk Era ==
[[File:Block9DiskIssue1.png|thumbnail|right|Issue 1 (disk era) menu screen]]
Block 9 re-emerged in January 2000 as a disk magazine, written by Zoë Kirk-Robinson, the editor of the previous print editions. This version of the magazine is entirely focussed on the Amstrad CPC, with only one small "off topic" section covering other machines. Each issue of the 'zine is accompanied by a free game.

While the look and feel of the print issues was heavily influenced by ''[[Amstrad Action]]'', the design of the 'zine incarnation is heavily inspired by Teletext and BBS systems.

[[Category:Fanzines]] [[Category:Papermag]] [[Category:Disczine]]

Block 9

2020-02-03T15:51:30Z

ZoeRobinson:

'''Block 9''' is a disk-based fanzine for the Amstrad CPC and Plus ranges of computers. It began life in the early 1990s as a print fanzine but is now distributed via the Internet. The magazine is coded by [[:User:ZoeRobinson|Zoë Kirk-Robinson]], the former editor of the original print run of issues.

= History =
''Block 9'' began life as a joint Amstrad/Spectrum fanzine written on a typewriter, with accompanying hand-drawn artwork. The fanzine had a highly irregular production schedule, with three issues being released from January to February 1992. A total of six issues were produced between 1991 and 1993, after which the fanzine was rolled into successor 8/16-bit fanzine ''Sector Nine''.

''Block 9'' attempted to cater to both gamer and serious computer users. It featured game reviews, short type-ins by the writing team, hardware reviews, hint & tips, and a letters page that was usually populated by characters created by the writing team solely for the purpose of telling jokes. The visual style was quite obvious in its aping of magazines such as ''[[Amstrad Action]]''.

The fanzine made regular references to its covertape, which never actually existed. These references ranged from a space being reserved for the tape on the front cover, to outrageous claims about the contents of the previous issue's tape in the letters page. One notable letter praised the cutting-edge nature of the tape's "holographic elephant display".

== Print Era Writers ==
* [[:User:ZoeRobinson|Zoe Robinson]] (writer, editor)
* Elizabeth Robinson (writer, reviewer)
* Matthew Walton (writer, reviewer)
* Darren Metcalfe (writer, reviewer)
* Kieran Bainbridge (writer, reviewer)

== Print Era Covers ==
<gallery caption="Block 9">

Image:Block9-1.jpg|Issue 1
Image:Block9-2.jpg|Issue 2
Image:Block9-4.jpg|Issue 4

</gallery>

== Disk Era ==
Block 9 re-emerged in January 2000 as a disk magazine, written by Zoë Kirk-Robinson, the editor of the previous print editions. This version of the magazine is entirely focussed on the Amstrad CPC, with only one small "off topic" section covering other machines. Each issue of the 'zine is accompanied by a free game.

While the look and feel of the print issues was heavily influenced by ''[[Amstrad Action]]'', the design of the 'zine incarnation is heavily inspired by Teletext and BBS systems.

[[Category:Fanzines]] [[Category:Papermag]] [[Category:Disczine]]

Main Page

2020-01-23T15:01:31Z

ZoeRobinson:

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*06/01/20: '''''[[Roland Goes Rescuing]]''''', a new game by [[:User:ZoeRobinson|Zoë Robinson]], is released
*01/10/19: '''Pinball Dreams''', new game by the Batman Group
*07/08/19: '''[[FutureOS]]''', Apps and Wallpaper update
*09/06/19: '''''[[The Arbiter: Episode 1]]''''', a new text adventure coded live on YouTube, has been released!
*01/05/19: Uploaded Amstrad CPC 664 Floppy Disc Drive Plate ([http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Amstrad_cpc_664_plate.svg SVG], [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Amstrad_cpc_664_plate.pdf PDF] and [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Amstrad_cpc_664_plate.png PNG] formats)
*13/04/19: [http://www.spinpoint.org/2019/04/13/imperium-solo/ Imperium Solo] [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/usb-game-controllers-and-mice/msg173181/#msg173181 released!]
*01/03/19: [https://www.4mhz.es/operation-alexandra/ Operation Alexandra] released!
*26/01/19: Text adventure '''''[[The Quest For The CPCine Disk of Power!]]''''' released!
*01/10/18: [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/applications/cubeios-fat16fat32-rom-for-the-cpc's-with-xmass/ CubeMDOS / FAT16+FAT32-IDE-OS - for XMASS *** NEW: Symbiface 3,HXC/Gotek ***]
*20/08/18: [https://www.usebox.net/jjm/dawn-of-kernel/ The Dawn of Kernel] released!
*02/07/18: Uploaded [[Media:Manual_parados_espanol.pdf|ParaDOS Manual in Spanish]] (pdf)
*06/06/18: We now have a list of [[Missing software]] to enhance the community's archival program
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Image:Pentomino.jpg|[http://cpc.scifinet.org/ Website] - [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/pentomino Forum]
Image:ImperialMahjong.png|[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/imperial-mahjong-cargosoft-new-game/ Imperial Mahjong]
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=== Did you know? ===

*When the 664 was being developed, Sugar was already looking (and hinting publicly!) at the 6128
*The [[472|CPC 472]] was a model released in Spain with an extra unaccessible 8 KB of RAM to circumvent a spanish tax that was charged on imported machines with up to 64 KB memory.

*With a possible total amount of '''832 x 288 pixel''' (576 interlaced) the [[CPC|CPC]] was the 8 bit homecomputer with the highest screen resolution ever.

*'''OpenOffice''' for Windows/Linux is a direct descendant of [[Star-Division|StarWriter]] for the CPC.
*The transfer speed of the [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster +]] serial interface is faster than a standard '''DSL connection'''.

*[[SymbOS|SymbOS]] can handle more than '''50 times''' bigger hard discs than MS Windows 95A.
*[[FutureOS|FutureOS]] can load 178 KB in '''9 seconds''' from floppy disc and manages up to '''4 MB''' of RAM
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Roland Goes Rescuing

2020-01-23T14:55:46Z

ZoeRobinson: Created page with "Game cover '''''Roland Goes Rescuing''''' is a 20-level action game written in BASIC by :User:ZoeRobinson|Zoe Robinso..."

File:RolandGoesRescuingCover.png

2020-01-23T14:55:38Z

ZoeRobinson: Cover image from the BASIC game Roland Goes Rescuing

Cover image from the BASIC game Roland Goes Rescuing

File:RolandGRInlay.zip

2020-01-23T14:55:25Z

ZoeRobinson: Cassette inlay for Roland Goes Rescuing.

Cassette inlay for Roland Goes Rescuing.

File:RolandGR.zip

2020-01-23T14:55:03Z

ZoeRobinson: Roland Goes Rescuing, version 2, disk image.

Roland Goes Rescuing, version 2, disk image.

User:ZoeRobinson

2020-01-23T14:36:00Z

ZoeRobinson:

Hi! I'm Zoe Kirk-Robinson, and I do stuff. I got my first CPC 464 in 1985 and was hooked right away. In the early nineties I launched my own PD library, initially calling it ''Robin PD'' but quickly changing that to ''Technol PD'' (I thought it sounded cool and futuristic at the time) when it turned out there already was a ''Robin PD''.

I wrote a fair amount of text adventures that were released through Technol PD, notably:
* ''The Troll'' – A medieval fantasy about a hunter tasked with tracking down and defeating a troll
* ''The Maze'' – A fantasy adventure where you were stuck in a maze with a vast array of fantastic creatures and had to escape
* ''Treble-N'' – An urban fantasy tale where you were tasked with uncovering a magic conspiracy to destroy a small town. One of my personal favourites.
* ''Splitship'' – A sci-fi tale where you had to uncover how and why your spaceship had been duplicated, then restore the original ship from its two duplicates before they disintegrated.
* ''The Life of Nob T. Mouse'' – an early outing for the characters from my first webcomic. You played as Nob Mouse and you had to escape his home in order to defeat Frederick’s evil plans to destroy Blob City.

My latest games are:
* ''[[The Quest For The CPCine Disk of Power!]]'', a short choose-your-own-adventure style game written in BASIC.
* ''[[The Arbiter: Episode 1]]'', a text adventure written in BASIC live on YouTube.
* ''[[Roland Goes Rescuing]]'' a short action game written in BASIC in a couple of hours, as a way to pass some time over Christmas.
You can download a copy of these new games from this wiki.

I also tried creating a 3D adventure game using [[3D Construction Kit]]. Part one was released as ''Nob 2: The Legend of the Mouse'' but the full story was never completed. If anyone has a copy of part one still knocking around, I would love to see it again.

In more recent times, I produce [[CPCine]], the Amstrad CPC Video Magazine on YouTube. It's a documentary series that charts the life of the CPC one month at a time, from its release in 1984 to its eventual demise (and very likely beyond that, too). You can see the show [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8kGWlXK0ts&index=2&list=PLocmgb8wuXuSJrFaCqNhJeh9ccJoWiJkf from this YouTube Playlist]].

I also collate the list of [[Missing software]], a project that seeks to identify all the games, applications, educational software and other programs that were published (or at the very least, announced for release) for the Amstrad CPC and Plus computers but which never made it into preservation.

Main Page

2019-06-09T22:56:16Z

ZoeRobinson: Added a link to The Arbiter: Episode 1 to the news feed

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*09/06/19: '''''[[The Arbiter: Episode 1]]''''', a new text adventure coded live on YouTube, has been released!
*01/05/19: Uploaded Amstrad CPC 664 Floppy Disc Drive Plate ([http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Amstrad_cpc_664_plate.svg SVG], [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Amstrad_cpc_664_plate.pdf PDF] and [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Amstrad_cpc_664_plate.png PNG] formats)
*13/04/19: [http://www.spinpoint.org/2019/04/13/imperium-solo/ Imperium Solo] [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/usb-game-controllers-and-mice/msg173181/#msg173181 released!]
*01/03/19: [https://www.4mhz.es/operation-alexandra/ Operation Alexandra] released!
*13/02/19: '''[[FutureOS]]''' and applications update (Ger Docs in PDF)
*26/01/19: Text adventure '''''[[The Quest For The CPCine Disk of Power!]]''''' released!
*01/10/18: [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/applications/cubeios-fat16fat32-rom-for-the-cpc's-with-xmass/ CubeMDOS / FAT16+FAT32-IDE-OS - for XMASS *** NEW: Symbiface 3,HXC/Gotek ***]
*20/08/18: [https://www.usebox.net/jjm/dawn-of-kernel/ The Dawn of Kernel] released!
*02/07/18: Uploaded [[Media:Manual_parados_espanol.pdf|ParaDOS Manual in Spanish]] (pdf)
*06/06/18: We now have a list of [[Missing software]] to enhance the community's archival program
*31/05/18: [[Hangman|The Equalizor]] releases his [[RomboRedux|Rombo Redux]]
*30/04/18: [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/galactic-tomb-is-done-!!!/ Galactic-Tomb is done !!!]
*28/03/18: '''[http://futureos.cpc-live.com/files/LambdaSpeak_RSX_by_TFM.zip LambdaSpeak RSX]''' released
*23/03/18: [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/applications/cubeios-fat16fat32-rom-for-the-cpc's-with-xmass/ CubeIOS - FAT16 & FAT32-OS for Amstrad's with XMASS]
*02/03/18: '''[[DEZ80]]''': Mastering Z80 Assembler Course.
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Image:Pentomino.jpg|[http://cpc.scifinet.org/ Website] - [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/pentomino Forum]
Image:ImperialMahjong.png|[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/imperial-mahjong-cargosoft-new-game/ Imperial Mahjong]
Image:MariaB.png|[[FutureOS]]
Image:Golden-tail.png|[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/new-game-golden-tail/ Golden Tail]
Image:MultiPlay.jpg|[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/multiplay-mx4-expansion/ MultiPlay topic]
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*When the 664 was being developed, Sugar was already looking (and hinting publicly!) at the 6128
*The [[472|CPC 472]] was a model released in Spain with an extra unaccessible 8 KB of RAM to circumvent a spanish tax that was charged on imported machines with up to 64 KB memory.

*With a possible total amount of '''832 x 288 pixel''' (576 interlaced) the [[CPC|CPC]] was the 8 bit homecomputer with the highest screen resolution ever.

*'''OpenOffice''' for Windows/Linux is a direct descendant of [[Star-Division|StarWriter]] for the CPC.
*The transfer speed of the [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster +]] serial interface is faster than a standard '''DSL connection'''.

*[[SymbOS|SymbOS]] can handle more than '''50 times''' bigger hard discs than MS Windows 95A.
*[[FutureOS|FutureOS]] can load 178 KB in '''9 seconds''' from floppy disc and manages up to '''4 MB''' of RAM
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The Arbiter: Episode 1

2019-06-09T22:42:30Z

ZoeRobinson: Created the page, to allow the new game to be downloaded.

'''''The Arbiter: Episode 1''''' is a text adventure written in BASIC by [[:User:ZoeRobinson|Zoe Robinson]], live on YouTube. The game was developed from scratch over 10 episodes of ''GameHammer Live Game Coding'', from March to June 2019.

The objective of the game is to discover what is preventing The Arbiter's ship taking off from the planet she is stuck on, and to solve the problem.

The game is short and shouldn't take more than a few minutes to solve once you know the full method.

== Download ==
* [[Media:TheArbiterEp1.zip|Download the game (DSK format)]]

[[Category:Locomotive BASIC games]]

File:TheArbiterEp1.zip

2019-06-09T22:38:04Z

ZoeRobinson: DSK image of The Arbiter: Episode 1, a text adventure in BASIC.

DSK image of The Arbiter: Episode 1, a text adventure in BASIC.

U.S. Gold

2019-06-08T19:20:00Z

ZoeRobinson: Added Bonanza Bros.

'''U.S. Gold Ltd''', founded in 1984 by Geoff Brown.

US Gold primarily published American games for the Commodore 64 and Atari computers, but later ported them to other popular computers like the CPC's and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. The last game released under the US Gold logo was the "Olympic Games: Atlanta 1996" for PC and the popular game consoles.

== Releases for CPC ==

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|''Game Name''||''Brand''||''Year''||''Format''||''Barcode''
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|[[1943|1943]]||Capcom||1988||D7||5013442543856
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|[[1943|1943]]||Capcom||1988||K7||5013442543870
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|[[10th Frame|10th Frame]]||US Gold||1986||K7||5013442533871
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|[[720°|720°]]||US Gold||1987||D7||5013442536605
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|[[720°|720°]]||US Gold||1987||K7||5013442536599
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|[[Ace of Aces|Ace of Aces]]||US Gold||1987||D7||5013442535820
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|[[Ace of Aces|Ace of Aces]]||US Gold||1987||K7||5013442535837
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|[[America's Cup Challenge|America's Cup Challenge]]||US Gold||1986||K7||5013442534120
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|[[Amstrad Gold Hits|Amstrad Gold Hits]]||-||1986||K7||-
|-
|[[Amstrad Gold Hits 3|Amstrad Gold Hits 3]]||-||1988||K7||-
|-
|[[Amstrad Gold Hits II|Amstrad Gold Hits II]]||-||1986||K7||-
|-
|[[Arcade Turbo|Arcade Turbo]]||SEGA||1990||D7||5013442550168
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|[[Bad Cat|Bad Cat]]||GO!||1987||K7||5013442538791
|-
|[[Beach Head II|Beach Head II]]||US Gold||1986||K7||5013442531082
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|[[Bedlam|Bedlam]]||GO!||1988||K7||5013442538494
|-
|[[Bionic Commando|Bionic Commando]]||Capcom||1988||K7||5013442542989
|-
|[[Bionic Commando|Bionic Commando]]||Capcom||1988||D7||5013442542996
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|[[Bonanza Bros.]]||Sega||1991|| ||5013442541456
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|[[Black Tiger|Black Tiger]]||Capcom||1990||K7||5013442546826
|-
|[[Breakthru|Breakthru]]||US Gold||1986||K7||5013442534007
|-
|[[Bruce Lee|Bruce Lee]]||Datasoft||1985||D7||5013442531990
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|[[Bruce Lee|Bruce Lee]]||Datasoft||1985||K7||5013442531983
|-
|[[California Games|California Games]]||Epyx||1987||K7||5013442537121
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|[[Captain America|Captain America]]||GO!||1987||D7||5013442536100
|-
|[[Captain America|Captain America]]||GO!||1987||k7||5013442536094
|-
|[[Crystal Castles|Crystal Castles]]||GO!||1986||D7||5013442534243
|-
|[[Desert Fox|Desert Fox]]||US Gold||1986||K7||-
|-
|[[Dream Warrior|Dream Warrior]]||US Gold||1988||K7||5013442542859
|-
|[[Dynasty Wars|Dynasty Wars]]||Capcom||1990||K7||5013442547205
|-
|[[E-Motion|E-Motion]]||US Gold||1990||K7||5013442546017
|-
|[[ESWAT|ESWAT]]||SEGA||1990||K7||5013442548202
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|[[Express Raider|Express Raider]]||Data East||1987||D7||5013442536032
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|[[Final Fight|Final Fight]]||Capcom||1991||D7||5013442549285
|-
|[[Forgotten Worlds|Forgotten Worlds]]||Capcom||1989||K7||5013442536155
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|[[Gauntlet|Gauntlet]]||US Gold||1985||K7||5013442534205
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|[[Gauntlet|Gauntlet]]||US Gold||1985||D7||5013442534212
|-
|[[Gauntlet 2|Gauntlet 2]]||US Gold||1986||K7||5013442536237
|-
|[[Gauntlet 2|Gauntlet 2]]||US Gold||1986||D7||5013442536247
|-
|[[Gauntlet III|Gauntlet III]]||US Gold||1991||K7||5013442551073
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|[[Ghouls'n ghosts|Ghouls'n ghosts]]||Capcom||1989||K7||5013442546208
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|[[Gunsmoke|Gunsmoke]]||Capcom||1987||K7||5013442538111
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|[[Heavy Metal|Heavy Metal]]||Access||1990||K7||5013442546970
|-
|[[Heroes of the Lance|Heroes of the Lance]]||US Gold||1988||K7||5013442542576
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|[[Impossible Mission|Impossible Mission]]||Epyx||1985||K7||5013442531587
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|[[Impossible Mission 2|Impossible Mission 2]]||Epyx||1988||K7||5013442537237
|-
|[[Indiana Jones and the temple of Doom|Indiana Jones and the temple of Doom]]||US Gold||1985||K7||5013442537046
|-
|[[Infiltrator|Infiltrator]]||US Gold||1986||K7||5013442530160
|-
|[[Italy 1990|Italy 1990]]||US Gold||1990||k7||5013442545713
|-
|[[Kung-Fu Master|Kung-Fu Master]]||US Gold||1986||K7||5013442532881
|-
|[[Last Duel|Last Duel]]||Capcom||1989||K7||5013442539774
|-
|[[Leaderboard]]||US Gold||1986||D7||5013442533550
|-
|[[Leaderboard]]||US Gold||1986||K7||5013442533567
|-
|[[Leaderboard Par 3|Leader Board Par 3]]||US Gold||1988||D7||5013442543580
|-
|[[Led Storm|Led Storm]]||Capcom||1988||k7||5013442539095
|-
|[[Line Of Fire|Line Of Fire]]||SEGA||1990||K7||5013442548233
|-
|[[Metrocross|Metrocross]]||US Gold||1985||K7||5013442538043
|-
|[[Mickael Jackson - Moonwalker|Mickael Jackson - Moonwalker]]||US Gold||1989||K7||5013442546277
|-
|[[Out Run|Out Run]]||US Gold||1987||K7||5013442536278
|-
|[[Out Run|Out Run]]||US Gold||1987||D7||5013442536285
|-
|[[Out Run Europa (+Glock)|Out Run Europa (+Glock)]]||US Gold||1991||d7||5013442537657
|-
|[[RAID!!!|RAID!!!]]||Access||1985||K7||5013442531976
|-
|[[Road Runner|Road Runner]]||US Gold||1987||K7||5013442538630
|-
|[[Roadblasters|Roadblasters]]||US Gold||1986||D7||5013442542910
|-
|[[Roadblasters|Roadblasters]]||US Gold||1986||K7||5013442542927
|-
|[[Rolling Thunder|Rolling Thunder]]||US Gold||1986||K7||5013442538548
|-
|[[Rygar|Rygar]]||US Gold||1987||K7||5013442536162
|-
|[[Shadow Dancer|Shadow Dancer]]||SEGA||1991||K7||5013442551325
|-
|[[SideArms|SideArms]]||GO!||1987||k7||5013442536742
|-
|[[Silent Service|Silent Service]]||MicroProse||1986||k7||5013442534359
|-
|[[Solomon's Key|Solomon's Key]]||US Gold||1987||K7||5013442533802
|-
|[[Street Fighter|Street Fighter]]||Capcom||1988||K7||5013442543238
|-
|[[Strider|Strider]]||Capcom||1989||K7||5013442544846
|-
|[[Strider 2|Strider 2]]||Capcom||1990||K7||5013442549940
|-
|[[Summer Gold|Summer Gold]]||US Gold||1987||K7||5013442538654
|-
|[[Super Cycle|Super Cycle]]||Epyx||1986||K7||5013442532683
|-
|[[Super Monaco GP|Super Monaco GP]]||SEGA||1991||K7||5013442550793
|-
|[[The Dam Busters|The Dam Busters]]||US Gold||1986||K7||5013442532928
|-
|[[The Deep|The Deep]]||US Gold||1988||K7||5013442542262
|-
|[[The Games - Winter Edition|The Games - Winter Edition]]||Epyx||1988||K7||5013442535165
|-
|[[The Goonies|The Goonies]]||Datasoft||1985||K7||5013442531907
|-
|[[Thunder Blade|Thunder Blade]]||US Gold||1988||D7||5013442542286
|-
|[[Tiger Road|Tiger Road]]||Capcom||1987||k7||5013442541951
|-
|[[Trantor|Trantor]]||GO!||1987||k7||5013442538388
|-
|[[Turbo Out Run|Turbo Out Run]]||US Gold||1989||K7||5013442545225
|-
|[[UN Squadron|UN Squadron]]||Capcom||1990||K7||5013442547144
|-
|[[Vigilante|Vigilante]]||US Gold||1989||K7||5013442544068
|-
|[[Winter Games|Winter Games]]||Epyx||1988||D7||5013442533000
|-
|[[Wizard Warz|Wizard Warz]]||GO!||1987||k7||5013442536544
|-
|[[World Games|World Games]]||Epyx||1986||K7||5013442530511
|-
|[[Xevious|Xevious]]||US Gold||1986||K7||5013442533048
|-
|[[Zorro|Zorro]]||Datasoft||1985||K7||5013442531501
|-
|}

US Gold bar code : 501 - 34425 - xxxx - C

==Links==

*{{EnWiki}}

*[[Tiertex]]

[[Category:CPC_related_companies]] [[Category:Computer_and_video_game_companies]]

Draw utility

2019-01-30T16:15:58Z

ZoeRobinson: Linked to the PCN page on the wiki

'''''Draw Utility''''' is a type-in art program from the 5 January 1985 issue of [[Personal Computer News]] (UK). The program is part drawing tool, part graphic loading tool; with the latter being re-useable in other software. The application is therefore able to be used to produce graphics in BASIC games and other software; at the user's discretion.

== Controls ==

The cursor, which defines where lines, etc both start and end, is controlled with the arrow keys. The program has a number of features, each accessed via a single keypress.

* '''P''' - Select a Picture (from 0 to 9)
* '''D''' - Draw the selected picture on screen
* '''F''' - Finish the selected picture and move on to the next
* '''L''' - Set the starting point for drawing a line or arc
* '''E''' - Set the end point for the line or arc and draw it
* '''R''' - Set the first corner for drawing a rectangle
* '''M''' - Set the opposite corner for drawing a rectangle, then draw it as a filled rectangle
* '''I''' - Partial infill (see below)
* '''T1''' - Mark the first point of a triangle
* '''T2''' - Mark the second point of a triangle
* '''T3''' - Mark the third point of a triangle, then draw it
* '''Z''' - Clear the screen
* '''K''' - Re-draw the previous picture number, starting at the current cursor position
* '''X''' - Delete the last command (clear the screen and re-draw using '''D''' to see the effect)
* '''B''' - Set the border colour
* '''C''' - Change the ink colour
* '''G''' - Display the cursor co-ordinates
* '''U''' - Display the length of the picture buffer space that has been used so far
* '''K''' - Save/Load picture buffer

== The Partial Infill Function ==

Infilling does not work the same way as a modern art package's 'bucket fill' tool would. Instead this function will draw a curve from the current cursor position back to the last position set as the starting position using the line tool. This allows very accurate in-filling, but can be confusing on first use.

== Download ==
* [[Media:PCNDrawUtility.zip|Download the program (DSK format)]]

[[Category:Type Ins]]

Draw utility

2019-01-26T22:37:29Z

ZoeRobinson: Created a basic page for the software

'''''Draw Utility''''' is a type-in art program from the 5 January 1985 issue of Personal Computing News (UK). The program is part drawing tool, part graphic loading tool; with the latter being re-useable in other software. The application is therefore able to be used to produce graphics in BASIC games and other software; at the user's discretion.

== Controls ==

The cursor, which defines where lines, etc both start and end, is controlled with the arrow keys. The program has a number of features, each accessed via a single keypress.

* '''P''' - Select a Picture (from 0 to 9)
* '''D''' - Draw the selected picture on screen
* '''F''' - Finish the selected picture and move on to the next
* '''L''' - Set the starting point for drawing a line or arc
* '''E''' - Set the end point for the line or arc and draw it
* '''R''' - Set the first corner for drawing a rectangle
* '''M''' - Set the opposite corner for drawing a rectangle, then draw it as a filled rectangle
* '''I''' - Partial infill (see below)
* '''T1''' - Mark the first point of a triangle
* '''T2''' - Mark the second point of a triangle
* '''T3''' - Mark the third point of a triangle, then draw it
* '''Z''' - Clear the screen
* '''K''' - Re-draw the previous picture number, starting at the current cursor position
* '''X''' - Delete the last command (clear the screen and re-draw using '''D''' to see the effect)
* '''B''' - Set the border colour
* '''C''' - Change the ink colour
* '''G''' - Display the cursor co-ordinates
* '''U''' - Display the length of the picture buffer space that has been used so far
* '''K''' - Save/Load picture buffer

== The Partial Infill Function ==

Infilling does not work the same way as a modern art package's 'bucket fill' tool would. Instead this function will draw a curve from the current cursor position back to the last position set as the starting position using the line tool. This allows very accurate in-filling, but can be confusing on first use.

== Download ==
* [[Media:PCNDrawUtility.zip|Download the program (DSK format)]]

File:PCNDrawUtility.zip

2019-01-26T22:37:22Z

ZoeRobinson: Draw Utility, a type-in from the 5 January 1985 issue of Personal Computing News (UK) - compressed DSK format.

Draw Utility, a type-in from the 5 January 1985 issue of Personal Computing News (UK) - compressed DSK format.

The Quest For The CPCine Disk of Power

2019-01-26T22:23:58Z

ZoeRobinson: Creating a redirect to the correct title of the page ;)

#REDIRECT [[The Quest For The CPCine Disk of Power!]]

Main Page

2019-01-26T02:27:28Z

ZoeRobinson: Added the Quest for the CPCine Disk of Power to the news

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[[File:Dez80_intro.png|thumb|256px|[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/DEZ80 Mastering Z80 Assembler Course]]]



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*26/01/19: Text adventure '''''[[The Quest For The CPCine Disk of Power!]]''''' released!
*21/01/19: '''[[FutureOS]]''' and applications update (SF3 related)
*01/10/18: [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/applications/cubeios-fat16fat32-rom-for-the-cpc's-with-xmass/ CubeMDOS / FAT16+FAT32-IDE-OS - for XMASS *** NEW: Symbiface 3,HXC/Gotek ***]
*20/08/18: [https://www.usebox.net/jjm/dawn-of-kernel/ The Dawn of Kernel] released!
*02/07/18: Uploaded [[Media:Manual_parados_espanol.pdf|ParaDOS Manual in Spanish]] (pdf)
*06/06/18: We now have a list of [[Missing software]] to enhance the community's archival program
*31/05/18: [[Hangman|The Equalizor]] releases his [[RomboRedux|Rombo Redux]]
*30/04/18: [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/galactic-tomb-is-done-!!!/ Galactic-Tomb is done !!!]
*28/03/18: '''[http://futureos.cpc-live.com/files/LambdaSpeak_RSX_by_TFM.zip LambdaSpeak RSX]''' released
*23/03/18: [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/applications/cubeios-fat16fat32-rom-for-the-cpc's-with-xmass/ CubeIOS - FAT16 & FAT32-OS for Amstrad's with XMASS]
*02/03/18: '''[[DEZ80]]''': Mastering Z80 Assembler Course.
*30/08/17: '''[http://www.symbos.org/download.htm SymbOS 3 final]''' released. [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/news-events/symbos-3-released/ Forum]
*25/08/17: '''[https://doomsdayproductions.org Doomsday Lost Echoes]''' [[PAWS]] adventure released.
*07/06/17: '''[http://www.amstrad.es/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&p=65869&sid=e37557917abfdec8d1a5768ea00fcbeb#p65869/ Alphakhor Spanish translation]''' released. [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/new-game-translation-to-spanish-alphakhor/ Forum]
*16/04/17: '''[http://cpc.scifinet.org/ Pentomino]''' released.[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/pentomino Forum]
*11/02/17: '''Norton-Commander-Clone for M4DOS released. [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/applications/yet-another-norton-commander-clone Forum]
*11/02/17: '''File-Launcher released (ACMEDOS,M4DOS,AMSDOS). [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/applications/filelauncher-(acmedosm4dos) Forum]
*03/02/17: '''Amstrad CPC to Scart diagram''' updated. [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/TV_SCART_cable#John_King.27s_Comments_about_CPC_to_Television_Scart_Lead]
*15/01/17: '''M4 board''' firmware v2.0.0 released. [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/M4_Board#Firmware]
*07/01/17: Update to new game [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/chibi-akuma(s)-out-now!/ Chibi Akuma(s) (チビ悪魔)] '''[http://www.chibiakumas.com/download/ Inet]'''
*11/12/16: '''[[CPCGamesCD-CPCLoader | CPCGamesCD]]''' has been updated. [http://cpcgamescd.amstrad.es]
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Image:MariaB.png|[[FutureOS]]
Image:Golden-tail.png|[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/new-game-golden-tail/ Golden Tail]
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*When the 664 was being developed, Sugar was already looking (and hinting publicly!) at the 6128
*The [[472|CPC 472]] was a model released in Spain with an extra unaccessible 8 KB of RAM to circumvent a spanish tax that was charged on imported machines with up to 64 KB memory.

*With a possible total amount of '''832 x 288 pixel''' (576 interlaced) the [[CPC|CPC]] was the 8 bit homecomputer with the highest screen resolution ever.

*'''OpenOffice''' for Windows/Linux is a direct descendant of [[Star-Division|StarWriter]] for the CPC.
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The Quest For The CPCine Disk of Power!

2019-01-26T02:16:40Z

ZoeRobinson: /* Download */

[[File:DiskOfPower.png|thumb|320px|Title screen of the game]]

'''''The Quest for the CPCine Disk of Power!''''' is a short, comedic choose-your-own-adventure style game written in BASIC by [[:User:ZoeRobinson|Zoe Robinson]]. The game was released to accompany the release of episode 7 of ''[[CPCine|CPCine: The Amstrad CPC Video Magazine]]''.

The objective of the game is to recover the missing CPCine Disk of Power in order to thwart the machinations of the invading ZX Spectrum Army. The player achieves this by successfully navigating through a series of multiple choice points in the game's narrative. The entire game is played through multiple paragraphs of text, each accompanied by a choice; with the next paragraph detailing the outcome of that choice.

The game features several ways to fail and only one way to win.

== Programming ==

The game is coded in BASIC using a simple game loop that checks for specific keypresses and executes one of a limited number of results based on the keypress detected. The narrative; the possible player choices; and the results of those choices are all held in DATA statements in the game code.

The game is designed to be simple to modify and use for other stories. By combining the simple game loop with BASIC's ability to read data from a separate file, it would be possible to expand the game or replace the entire game narrative with a new one without having to expand on the original game's main code at all.

== Download ==
* [[Media:CPCineQuest.zip|Download the game (DSK format)]]

The Quest For The CPCine Disk of Power!

2019-01-26T02:15:44Z

ZoeRobinson: Created the page for the new game.

[[File:DiskOfPower.png|thumb|320px|Title screen of the game]]

'''''The Quest for the CPCine Disk of Power!''''' is a short, comedic choose-your-own-adventure style game written in BASIC by [[:User:ZoeRobinson|Zoe Robinson]]. The game was released to accompany the release of episode 7 of ''[[CPCine|CPCine: The Amstrad CPC Video Magazine]]''.

The objective of the game is to recover the missing CPCine Disk of Power in order to thwart the machinations of the invading ZX Spectrum Army. The player achieves this by successfully navigating through a series of multiple choice points in the game's narrative. The entire game is played through multiple paragraphs of text, each accompanied by a choice; with the next paragraph detailing the outcome of that choice.

The game features several ways to fail and only one way to win.

== Programming ==

The game is coded in BASIC using a simple game loop that checks for specific keypresses and executes one of a limited number of results based on the keypress detected. The narrative; the possible player choices; and the results of those choices are all held in DATA statements in the game code.

The game is designed to be simple to modify and use for other stories. By combining the simple game loop with BASIC's ability to read data from a separate file, it would be possible to expand the game or replace the entire game narrative with a new one without having to expand on the original game's main code at all.

== Download ==
* [[File:CPCineQuest.zip|Download the game (DSK format)]]

File:CPCineQuest.zip

2019-01-26T02:12:20Z

ZoeRobinson: DSK format copy of The Quest For The CPCine Disk of Power! (compressed).

DSK format copy of The Quest For The CPCine Disk of Power! (compressed).

File:DiskOfPower.png

2019-01-26T02:08:01Z

ZoeRobinson: Title screen of the text game The Quest for The CPCine Disk of Power!

Title screen of the text game The Quest for The CPCine Disk of Power!

User:ZoeRobinson

2019-01-26T02:06:34Z

ZoeRobinson: Added a link to my new game's page.

Hi! I'm Zoe Kirk-Robinson, and I do stuff. I got my first CPC 464 in 1985 and was hooked right away. In the early nineties I launched my own PD library, initially calling it ''Robin PD'' but quickly changing that to ''Technol PD'' (I thought it sounded cool and futuristic at the time) when it turned out there already was a ''Robin PD''.

I wrote a fair amount of text adventures that were released through Technol PD, notably:
* ''The Troll'' – A medieval fantasy about a hunter tasked with tracking down and defeating a troll
* ''The Maze'' – A fantasy adventure where you were stuck in a maze with a vast array of fantastic creatures and had to escape
* ''Treble-N'' – An urban fantasy tale where you were tasked with uncovering a magic conspiracy to destroy a small town. One of my personal favourites.
* ''Splitship'' – A sci-fi tale where you had to uncover how and why your spaceship had been duplicated, then restore the original ship from its two duplicates before they disintegrated.
* ''The Life of Nob T. Mouse'' – an early outing for the characters from my first webcomic. You played as Nob Mouse and you had to escape his home in order to defeat Frederick’s evil plans to destroy Blob City.

My latest game is ''[[The Quest For The CPCine Disk of Power!]]'', a short choose-your-own-adventure style game written in BASIC. You can download a copy from this wiki.

I also tried creating a 3D adventure game using [[3D Construction Kit]]. Part one was released as ''Nob 2: The Legend of the Mouse'' but the full story was never completed. If anyone has a copy of part one still knocking around, I would love to see it again.

In more recent times, I produce [[CPCine]], the Amstrad CPC Video Magazine on YouTube. It's a documentary series that charts the life of the CPC one month at a time, from its release in 1984 to its eventual demise (and very likely beyond that, too). You can see the show [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8kGWlXK0ts&index=2&list=PLocmgb8wuXuSJrFaCqNhJeh9ccJoWiJkf from this YouTube Playlist]].

I also collate the list of [[Missing software]], a project that seeks to identify all the games, applications, educational software and other programs that were published (or at the very least, announced for release) for the Amstrad CPC and Plus computers but which never made it into preservation.

Main Page

2018-06-06T10:58:51Z

ZoeRobinson: Added news about the Missing Software list

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*06/06/18: We now have a list of [[Missing software]] to enhance the community's archival program
*31/05/18: [[Hangman|The Equalizor]] releases his [[RomboRedux|Rombo Redux]]
*30/04/18: [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/galactic-tomb-is-done-!!!/ Galactic-Tomb is done !!!]
*28/03/18: '''[http://futureos.cpc-live.com/files/LambdaSpeak_RSX_by_TFM.zip LambdaSpeak RSX]''' released
*23/03/18: [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/applications/cubeios-fat16fat32-rom-for-the-cpc's-with-xmass/ CubeIOS - FAT16 & FAT32-OS for Amstrad's with XMASS]
*02/03/18: '''[[DEZ80]]''': Mastering Z80 Assembler Course.
*05/02/18: '''[[FutureOS]]''' System .8 final released.
*30/08/17: '''[http://www.symbos.org/download.htm SymbOS 3 final]''' released. [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/news-events/symbos-3-released/ Forum]
*25/08/17: '''[https://doomsdayproductions.org Doomsday Lost Echoes]''' [[PAWS]] adventure released.
*07/06/17: '''[http://www.amstrad.es/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&p=65869&sid=e37557917abfdec8d1a5768ea00fcbeb#p65869/ Alphakhor Spanish translation]''' released. [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/new-game-translation-to-spanish-alphakhor/ Forum]
*16/04/17: '''[http://cpc.scifinet.org/ Pentomino]''' released.[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/pentomino Forum]
*11/02/17: '''Norton-Commander-Clone for M4DOS released. [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/applications/yet-another-norton-commander-clone Forum]
*11/02/17: '''File-Launcher released (ACMEDOS,M4DOS,AMSDOS). [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/applications/filelauncher-(acmedosm4dos) Forum]
*03/02/17: '''Amstrad CPC to Scart diagram''' updated. [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/TV_SCART_cable#John_King.27s_Comments_about_CPC_to_Television_Scart_Lead]
*15/01/17: '''M4 board''' firmware v2.0.0 released. [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/M4_Board#Firmware]
*07/01/17: Update to new game [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/chibi-akuma(s)-out-now!/ Chibi Akuma(s) (チビ悪魔)] '''[http://www.chibiakumas.com/download/ Inet]'''
*11/12/16: '''[[CPCGamesCD-CPCLoader | CPCGamesCD]]''' has been updated. [http://cpcgamescd.amstrad.es]
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Missing software

2018-06-06T10:46:39Z

ZoeRobinson: Added Mastercomposer by Westhill Music

Not all CPC software has been archived... yet. Over the years, thousands of titles were created for the Amstrad CPC and Plus range of computers so, inevitably, some of it has slipped past the keen eyes of Amstrad user preservation schemes. The purpose of this page is to identify which software is missing from the main archives; in the hope that it can be found and digital copies made of it all, to preserve it for the future.

==Applications==

{| class="wikitable"
| '''Title''' || '''Publisher''' || '''Date of Release'''
|-
| Amstrad Assembler || Mountainsoft || October 1984
|-
| Mastercomposer || Westhill Music || late 1987
|-
| Money Matters || Triple R Software ||
|-
|}

==Games==

{| class="wikitable"
| '''Title''' || '''Publisher''' || '''Date of Release'''
|-
| Matchmaker || || October 1984
|-
| Microbot || || September 1984
|-
| Mr Wimpey || || September 1984
|-
| Pengwyn || || September 1984
|-
| Pipeline || Amsoft || 1984-5*
|-
| Pontoon || || October 1984
|-
| Poster Paster || Amsoft || 1984-5*
|-
| Pulse Warrior || Cable Software || 1985
|-
| Space Pirate || || September 1984
|-
| Trace Race || Cable Software || October 1984
|-
|}

* Although advertised with a mock-up cover, this title may never have been released.

==Educational Titles==

{| class="wikitable"
| '''Title''' || '''Publisher''' || '''Date of Release'''
|-
| Dragon || || October 1984
|-
| Potluck || || October 1984
|-
| Target Maths || Triple R Software ||
|-
|}

==Other==

{| class="wikitable"
| '''Title''' || '''Publisher''' || '''Date of Release'''
|-
| Amsta-Draw || || October 1984
|-
| Choice Cheats || 1st Choice Software ||
|-
|}

Missing software

2018-06-06T10:11:30Z

ZoeRobinson: Added 3 more programs

Not all CPC software has been archived... yet. Over the years, thousands of titles were created for the Amstrad CPC and Plus range of computers so, inevitably, some of it has slipped past the keen eyes of Amstrad user preservation schemes. The purpose of this page is to identify which software is missing from the main archives; in the hope that it can be found and digital copies made of it all, to preserve it for the future.

==Applications==

{| class="wikitable"
| '''Title''' || '''Publisher''' || '''Date of Release'''
|-
| Amstrad Assembler || Mountainsoft || October 1984
|-
| Money Matters || Triple R Software ||
|-
|}

==Games==

{| class="wikitable"
| '''Title''' || '''Publisher''' || '''Date of Release'''
|-
| Matchmaker || || October 1984
|-
| Microbot || || September 1984
|-
| Mr Wimpey || || September 1984
|-
| Pengwyn || || September 1984
|-
| Pipeline || Amsoft || 1984-5*
|-
| Pontoon || || October 1984
|-
| Poster Paster || Amsoft || 1984-5*
|-
| Pulse Warrior || Cable Software || 1985
|-
| Space Pirate || || September 1984
|-
| Trace Race || Cable Software || October 1984
|-
|}

* Although advertised with a mock-up cover, this title may never have been released.

==Educational Titles==

{| class="wikitable"
| '''Title''' || '''Publisher''' || '''Date of Release'''
|-
| Dragon || || October 1984
|-
| Potluck || || October 1984
|-
| Target Maths || Triple R Software ||
|-
|}

==Other==

{| class="wikitable"
| '''Title''' || '''Publisher''' || '''Date of Release'''
|-
| Amsta-Draw || || October 1984
|-
| Choice Cheats || 1st Choice Software ||
|-
|}

Missing software

2018-06-06T09:51:29Z

ZoeRobinson: Identified the publisher of Amstrad Assembler

Not all CPC software has been archived... yet. Over the years, thousands of titles were created for the Amstrad CPC and Plus range of computers so, inevitably, some of it has slipped past the keen eyes of Amstrad user preservation schemes. The purpose of this page is to identify which software is missing from the main archives; in the hope that it can be found and digital copies made of it all, to preserve it for the future.

==Applications==

{| class="wikitable"
| '''Title''' || '''Publisher''' || '''Date of Release'''
|-
| Amstrad Assembler || Mountainsoft || October 1984
|-
|}

==Games==

{| class="wikitable"
| '''Title''' || '''Publisher''' || '''Date of Release'''
|-
| Matchmaker || || October 1984
|-
| Microbot || || September 1984
|-
| Mr Wimpey || || September 1984
|-
| Pengwyn || || September 1984
|-
| Pipeline || Amsoft || 1984-5*
|-
| Pontoon || || October 1984
|-
| Poster Paster || Amsoft || 1984-5*
|-
| Pulse Warrior || Cable Software || 1985
|-
| Space Pirate || || September 1984
|-
| Trace Race || Cable Software || October 1984
|-
|}

* Although advertised with a mock-up cover, this title may never have been released.

==Educational Titles==

{| class="wikitable"
| '''Title''' || '''Publisher''' || '''Date of Release'''
|-
| Dragon || || October 1984
|-
| Potluck || || October 1984
|}

==Other==

{| class="wikitable"
| '''Title''' || '''Publisher''' || '''Date of Release'''
|-
| Amsta-Draw || || October 1984
|-
|}

User:ZoeRobinson

2018-06-06T09:45:04Z

ZoeRobinson: Added a note about the Missing Software page.

Hi! I'm Zoe Kirk-Robinson, and I do stuff. I got my first CPC 464 in 1985 and was hooked right away. In the early nineties I launched my own PD library, initially calling it ''Robin PD'' but quickly changing that to ''Technol PD'' (I thought it sounded cool and futuristic at the time) when it turned out there already was a ''Robin PD''.

I wrote a fair amount of text adventures that were released through Technol PD, notably:
* ''The Troll'' – A medieval fantasy about a hunter tasked with tracking down and defeating a troll
* ''The Maze'' – A fantasy adventure where you were stuck in a maze with a vast array of fantastic creatures and had to escape
* ''Treble-N'' – An urban fantasy tale where you were tasked with uncovering a magic conspiracy to destroy a small town. One of my personal favourites.
* ''Splitship'' – A sci-fi tale where you had to uncover how and why your spaceship had been duplicated, then restore the original ship from its two duplicates before they disintegrated.
* ''The Life of Nob T. Mouse'' – an early outing for the characters from my first webcomic. You played as Nob Mouse and you had to escape his home in order to defeat Frederick’s evil plans to destroy Blob City.

I also tried creating a 3D adventure game using [[3D Construction Kit]]. Part one was released as ''Nob 2: The Legend of the Mouse'' but the full story was never completed. If anyone has a copy of part one still knocking around, I would love to see it again.

In more recent times, I produce [[CPCine]], the Amstrad CPC Video Magazine on YouTube. It's a documentary series that charts the life of the CPC one month at a time, from its release in 1984 to its eventual demise (and very likely beyond that, too). You can see the show [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8kGWlXK0ts&index=2&list=PLocmgb8wuXuSJrFaCqNhJeh9ccJoWiJkf from this YouTube Playlist]].

I also collate the list of [[Missing software]], a project that seeks to identify all the games, applications, educational software and other programs that were published (or at the very least, announced for release) for the Amstrad CPC and Plus computers but which never made it into preservation.

Missing software

2018-06-06T09:35:09Z

ZoeRobinson: Created page with "Not all CPC software has been archived... yet. Over the years, thousands of titles were created for the Amstrad CPC and Plus range of computers so, inevitably, some of it has..."

Not all CPC software has been archived... yet. Over the years, thousands of titles were created for the Amstrad CPC and Plus range of computers so, inevitably, some of it has slipped past the keen eyes of Amstrad user preservation schemes. The purpose of this page is to identify which software is missing from the main archives; in the hope that it can be found and digital copies made of it all, to preserve it for the future.

==Applications==

{| class="wikitable"
| '''Title''' || '''Publisher''' || '''Date of Release'''
|-
| Amstrad Assembler || || October 1984
|-
|}

==Games==

{| class="wikitable"
| '''Title''' || '''Publisher''' || '''Date of Release'''
|-
| Matchmaker || || October 1984
|-
| Microbot || || September 1984
|-
| Mr Wimpey || || September 1984
|-
| Pengwyn || || September 1984
|-
| Pipeline || Amsoft || 1984-5*
|-
| Pontoon || || October 1984
|-
| Poster Paster || Amsoft || 1984-5*
|-
| Pulse Warrior || Cable Software || 1985
|-
| Space Pirate || || September 1984
|-
| Trace Race || Cable Software || October 1984
|-
|}

* Although advertised with a mock-up cover, this title may never have been released.

==Educational Titles==

{| class="wikitable"
| '''Title''' || '''Publisher''' || '''Date of Release'''
|-
| Dragon || || October 1984
|-
| Potluck || || October 1984
|}

==Other==

{| class="wikitable"
| '''Title''' || '''Publisher''' || '''Date of Release'''
|-
| Amsta-Draw || || October 1984
|-
|}

Cpc 464 computing

2018-05-05T21:32:48Z

ZoeRobinson: Added a link to the .DSK for issue 2

[[File:CPCComputingIssue8Cover.jpg|200px|right|Cover of CPC Computing issue 8]]'''''CPC 464 Computing''''' (later renaming itself to '''''CPC Computing''''') was a cassette-based electronic magazine from [[Argus Software Press]]. Launching in late 1984, it may have been both the first electronic magazine dedicated to the Amstrad CPC and also the first unofficial CPC magazine; with Amstrad's own CPC 464 User having launched only a month or two before it.

The exact date of its launch is hard to determine because both issue 1 and issue 2 of the magazine are not date stamped. We can make a guess at a launch date of either September or October 1984; based on the contents of the 'news' sections in both issue 1 and issue 2. Issues were released on a bi-monthly basis at first but later became monthly. Initially issues were released with plain cassette inlays displaying a poorly printed 'CPC 464 Computing' logo but by issue 8 (and following the rename to ''CPC Computing'') the inlay was reversible, with a much higher print quality and a photograph of a CPC 464 on the reverse side (see image, right).

The magazine was split into several sections, each of which would be loaded from cassette separately. Initially the magazine was written in BASIC; which incurred long load times and meant each page of the magazine rendered slowly on the screen. There was also no apparently 'Print' command; which made using the (often very in-depth) hints and tips the magazine provided quite difficult without a notepad and pen.

The second side of the cassette contained a selection of games and utilities, similar to the way ''[[Amstrad Action]]'' would lay out their covertapes several years later. The quality of the second-side software varied but several useful utilities and fun, small games were included with the magazine over the course of its run.

The magazine lasted at least 11 issues, running from 1984 to 1986.

== Issues ==

Issues of ''CPC 464 Computing'' are now being made available as .DSK downloads, copied from cassette to .DSK by volunteers. The available issues are linked for download below.

* '''[[:File:CPC464Computing_1.dsk|Issue 1]]''' (September or October 1984)
* '''[[:File:CPC464Computing2.dsk|Issue 2]]''' (December 1984, approximately) [This issue has some fundamental bugs on the disk and will need a lot of error correction]
* Issue 3
* Issue 4
* Issue 5
* Issue 6
* Issue 7
* Issue 8 (November 1985)
* Issue 9 (December 1985)
* Issue 10
* Issue 11

File:CPC464Computing2.dsk

2018-05-05T21:31:13Z

ZoeRobinson: Issue 2 of CPC 464 Computing, converted to .DSK format. There are some major bugs in this one that need sorting out before it will work correctly, as it seems to take exception to being on disk instead of tape but at least it's here. We can fix the bug...

Issue 2 of CPC 464 Computing, converted to .DSK format. There are some major bugs in this one that need sorting out before it will work correctly, as it seems to take exception to being on disk instead of tape but at least it's here. We can fix the bugs now it's more widely accessible.

Cpc 464 computing

2018-05-05T12:25:04Z

ZoeRobinson: Forgot to link to Amstrad Action magazine when that is mentioned. Fixed now.

[[File:CPCComputingIssue8Cover.jpg|200px|right|Cover of CPC Computing issue 8]]'''''CPC 464 Computing''''' (later renaming itself to '''''CPC Computing''''') was a cassette-based electronic magazine from [[Argus Software Press]]. Launching in late 1984, it may have been both the first electronic magazine dedicated to the Amstrad CPC and also the first unofficial CPC magazine; with Amstrad's own CPC 464 User having launched only a month or two before it.

The exact date of its launch is hard to determine because both issue 1 and issue 2 of the magazine are not date stamped. We can make a guess at a launch date of either September or October 1984; based on the contents of the 'news' sections in both issue 1 and issue 2. Issues were released on a bi-monthly basis at first but later became monthly. Initially issues were released with plain cassette inlays displaying a poorly printed 'CPC 464 Computing' logo but by issue 8 (and following the rename to ''CPC Computing'') the inlay was reversible, with a much higher print quality and a photograph of a CPC 464 on the reverse side (see image, right).

The magazine was split into several sections, each of which would be loaded from cassette separately. Initially the magazine was written in BASIC; which incurred long load times and meant each page of the magazine rendered slowly on the screen. There was also no apparently 'Print' command; which made using the (often very in-depth) hints and tips the magazine provided quite difficult without a notepad and pen.

The second side of the cassette contained a selection of games and utilities, similar to the way ''[[Amstrad Action]]'' would lay out their covertapes several years later. The quality of the second-side software varied but several useful utilities and fun, small games were included with the magazine over the course of its run.

The magazine lasted at least 11 issues, running from 1984 to 1986.

== Issues ==

Issues of ''CPC 464 Computing'' are now being made available as .DSK downloads, copied from cassette to .DSK by volunteers. The available issues are linked for download below.

* '''[[:File:CPC464Computing_1.dsk|Issue 1]]''' (September or October 1984)
* Issue 2
* Issue 3
* Issue 4
* Issue 5
* Issue 6
* Issue 7
* Issue 8 (November 1985)
* Issue 9 (December 1985)
* Issue 10
* Issue 11

Cpc 464 computing

2018-05-05T12:24:35Z

ZoeRobinson: Quick code alteration to properly highlight the download links and turn some titles to italics instead of bold

[[File:CPCComputingIssue8Cover.jpg|200px|right|Cover of CPC Computing issue 8]]'''''CPC 464 Computing''''' (later renaming itself to '''''CPC Computing''''') was a cassette-based electronic magazine from [[Argus Software Press]]. Launching in late 1984, it may have been both the first electronic magazine dedicated to the Amstrad CPC and also the first unofficial CPC magazine; with Amstrad's own CPC 464 User having launched only a month or two before it.

The exact date of its launch is hard to determine because both issue 1 and issue 2 of the magazine are not date stamped. We can make a guess at a launch date of either September or October 1984; based on the contents of the 'news' sections in both issue 1 and issue 2. Issues were released on a bi-monthly basis at first but later became monthly. Initially issues were released with plain cassette inlays displaying a poorly printed 'CPC 464 Computing' logo but by issue 8 (and following the rename to ''CPC Computing'') the inlay was reversible, with a much higher print quality and a photograph of a CPC 464 on the reverse side (see image, right).

The magazine was split into several sections, each of which would be loaded from cassette separately. Initially the magazine was written in BASIC; which incurred long load times and meant each page of the magazine rendered slowly on the screen. There was also no apparently 'Print' command; which made using the (often very in-depth) hints and tips the magazine provided quite difficult without a notepad and pen.

The second side of the cassette contained a selection of games and utilities, similar to the way Amstrad Action would lay out their covertapes several years later. The quality of the second-side software varied but several useful utilities and fun, small games were included with the magazine over the course of its run.

The magazine lasted at least 11 issues, running from 1984 to 1986.

== Issues ==

Issues of ''CPC 464 Computing'' are now being made available as .DSK downloads, copied from cassette to .DSK by volunteers. The available issues are linked for download below.

* '''[[:File:CPC464Computing_1.dsk|Issue 1]]''' (September or October 1984)
* Issue 2
* Issue 3
* Issue 4
* Issue 5
* Issue 6
* Issue 7
* Issue 8 (November 1985)
* Issue 9 (December 1985)
* Issue 10
* Issue 11

Cpc 464 computing

2018-05-05T12:23:28Z

ZoeRobinson: Added a section for downloading .DSK copies of the magazine and also added a photo of a late cassette cover from the original magazine

[[File:CPCComputingIssue8Cover.jpg|200px|right|Cover of CPC Computing issue 8]]'''''CPC 464 Computing''''' (later renaming itself to '''''CPC Computing''''') was a cassette-based electronic magazine from [[Argus Software Press]]. Launching in late 1984, it may have been both the first electronic magazine dedicated to the Amstrad CPC and also the first unofficial CPC magazine; with Amstrad's own CPC 464 User having launched only a month or two before it.

The exact date of its launch is hard to determine because both issue 1 and issue 2 of the magazine are not date stamped. We can make a guess at a launch date of either September or October 1984; based on the contents of the 'news' sections in both issue 1 and issue 2. Issues were released on a bi-monthly basis at first but later became monthly. Initially issues were released with plain cassette inlays displaying a poorly printed 'CPC 464 Computing' logo but by issue 8 (and following the rename to '''CPC Computing''') the inlay was reversible, with a much higher print quality and a photograph of a CPC 464 on the reverse side (see image, right).

The magazine was split into several sections, each of which would be loaded from cassette separately. Initially the magazine was written in BASIC; which incurred long load times and meant each page of the magazine rendered slowly on the screen. There was also no apparently 'Print' command; which made using the (often very in-depth) hints and tips the magazine provided quite difficult without a notepad and pen.

The second side of the cassette contained a selection of games and utilities, similar to the way Amstrad Action would lay out their covertapes several years later. The quality of the second-side software varied but several useful utilities and fun, small games were included with the magazine over the course of its run.

The magazine lasted at least 11 issues, running from 1984 to 1986.

== Issues ==

Issues of '''CPC 464 Computing''' are now being made available as .DSK downloads, copied from cassette to .DSK by volunteers. The available issues are linked for download below.

* [[:File:CPC464Computing_1.dsk|Issue 1]] (September or October 1984)
* Issue 2
* Issue 3
* Issue 4
* Issue 5
* Issue 6
* Issue 7
* Issue 8 (November 1985)
* Issue 9 (December 1985)
* Issue 10
* Issue 11