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'''Bold text'''__NOTOC__ <center>This site is an encyclopaedia on all things [[Amstrad|Amstrad]] [[CPC|CPC]] related. There are now '''[[Special:Allpages|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles]]''' about the CPC available.</center><center>[[Image:464forum.png|right300px|thumblink=http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum]] [[Image:Vs.png|250px300px|Amstrad CPC link=http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Speccy_Port]]</center><br><div style="border: 1px solid rgb(255, 201, 201); margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0.5em 1em; background-color: rgb(255, 243, 243);">[[464]] with colour monitorFile:shadow.jpeg|190px|thumb|left]]'''In the Shadow of the CPC - The Legacy of Amstrad Games'''<br><br>
Welcome, everyone, to In the '''Shadow of the CPC is a tribute book entirely devoted to Amstrad CPC Wikipedia'''games. Through a careful selection of iconic titles, this project traces the history, creativity and soul of a machine that had a profound impact on European video games, particularly in France.
This site hopes to evolve into an encyclopaedia on all things [['''The first coffee table Amstrad]] [[CPC]] related. Feel free to [[contribute]] or post your [[suggestions]] herebook!'''
----=== News Richly illustrated, the book combines screenshots, anecdotes and updates ===interviews to bring back to life an era when a few kilobytes were enough to spark the imagination. It is aimed at both gamers of the time and those curious to discover an essential part of video game history.*No more updates will be posted in This project is above all a labour of love and a means of passing on knowledge, with the main pageaim of preserving the memory of the CPC and paying tribute to the developers and gamers who brought this unique machine to life. By supporting this book, unless you are helping to revive a gaming heritage that is too often overlooked — and give itthe place it deserves. 's something major''Live now on [https://www. Look at kickstarter.com/projects/editions64k/in-the Recent Pages -shadow-of-the-cpc Kickstarter]!</div><br><div style="border: 1px solid rgb(below left255, 201, 201) for the latest updates; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0.5em 1em; background-color: rgb(255, 243, 243);"><center> '''CPC Related News''' </center> <! - - 8 last news only, see http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/OldNews --> <div style="overflow:auto; border: 0px solid #FFC9C9"> [[UserFile:GryzorDez80_intro.png|Gryzorthumb|256px|[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/DEZ80 Mastering Z80 Assembler Course]]] 01:37, 8 July 2006 (CDT) *03/05/26: '''[[LinksFutureOS]] updated 2026''' Spring Edition released! Better mouse support :- )*22/04/26: '''[[User:GryzorThe_Speaker |GryzorThe Speaker]] 10''' ROM edition has been released.*04/04/26:49, 1 July 2006 (CDT)'''Alien the Xenomorph''' [https://capasoft.itch.io/alien-the-xenomorph has been released].*11/02/25: '''[[Hardware_scrollingQbert | Q*bert]] added, typed by ''' beta version has been released for the ExecutionerAmstrad Plus range. *24/12/25: '''[[User:Gryzor|GryzorFutureOS]] 092025''' released! Many new features :28, 1 July 2006 (CDT-)*10/11/25: '''Pitfall II''' [https://21bloques.itch.io/pitfall2 has been released].*02/11/25: '''Bug's Quest 2''' [Discussionhttps://yb-software.itch.io/bugs-quest-2 has been released]] page added .*08/10/25: [[User:Gryzor|GryzorFuture View VI]] 09:28released! In English, 1 July 2006 (CDT)French, German, Spanish and Turkish.* An enormously incomplete list of 06/08/25: '''El Hobbit''' using [[demogroupsthe Mojon Twins]]engine [https://mojontwins. itch.io/el-hobbit-vah-kas-cut has been released].*31/07/25: [[User:ChaRleyTroniC|ChaRleyTroniCOh Mummy Resurrected]] 01 July 2006has been released for the Amstrad Plus range.* An equally incomplete list of 03/06/25: [[magazinesOn File]](2025) DBMS which supports Graphics has been released. *27/05/25: '''[[User:ChaRleyTroniCCPCGamesCD-CPCLoader |ChaRleyTroniCCPCGamesCD]] 01 July 2006''' has been updated. [https://amstrad.es/cpcgamescd]* And an even less complete list of 25/04/25: '''Phantomas en el Museo''' using [[fanzinesthe Mojon Twins]] and engine [[PD libraries]https://mojontwins.itch.io/phantomas-en-el-museo-amstrad-cpc is released]. *05/04/25: [[User:ChaRleyTroniC|ChaRleyTroniCROManager]] 01 July 20062.50 released!*New logo. Yummy 08/03/25:) Info on ['''[Amstradhttps://tartessos-games.itch.io/master-piece Master Piece]] added''', the latest game from Tartessos Games, has been released. </div> <div align=right>.. Uploads enabled. [[User:GryzorOldNews|GryzorOlder News]] 13...</div></div><!-- WEIRD TABLE START -->{| width="100%" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" |- valign="top" | <div style="border:001px solid rgb(176, 30 June 2006 176, 176); margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0.5em 1em; background-color: rgb(CDT238, 238, 238);"> === CPCWiki related ===*Some links added. No descriptions yet. - [[User:Gryzor|GryzorCPCWiki updates]] 04*[[Donors]] '''Become an Author!'''<createbox> default=Enter name of article to create buttonlabel=Create article! width=40 </createbox></div>  <div style="border:181px solid rgb(176, 30 June 2006 176, 176); margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0.5em 1em; background-color: rgb(CDT238, 238, 238);">*SymbOS/SymbiFaceII <div style="text added - align: right;"><small>'''All [[UserSpecial:GryzorWantedpages|Gryzorwanted articles]] 03''' &#124; [[:48Category:Stub|Extendable Stubs]] | '''[[Special:ContributionScores|List of most active contributors]]'''</small></div> | width="50%" style="vertical-align: top;" | <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(228, 30 June 2006 222, 222); margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0.5em 1em; background-color: rgb(CDT249, 249, 249);"> === Did you know? === *WooWhen the CPC 664 was being developed, this wiki has Sugar was already looking (and hinting publicly!) at the CPC 6128.*The [http://Img140[472|CPC 472]] was a 464 + 8 KB unwired RAM, released in Spain to circumvent a tax charging 64 KB computers.imageshack*With a total of '''768×288''' pixels, the [[CPC|CPC]] was the 8-bit with the highest displayable resolution on a CRT screen.us/img140/6403/news5om.png made it*'''OpenOffice''' is the descendant of [[Star-Division|StarWriter] to ] for CPC. *'''Excel''' is the front page direct descendant of [http:/[Multiplan]] for CP/wwwM.cpczone*[[SymbOS|SymbOS]] supports '''50x''' bigger hard drives than Win95A.net CPCzone*[[FutureOS|FutureOS]!! Well chuffed :) Oh yes, and I still don] can load a 178 KB floppy disc in 't know how to embed images with upload disabled :D - ''9 seconds'''.*[[User:GryzorFutureOS|GryzorFutureOS]] 16:33, 25 June 2006 (CDT)can manage up to '''4 MB''' of extended RAM and '''32 GB''' of mass storage. </div> </div>|}
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