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Woo'''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:forum.png|300px|link=http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum]] [[Image:Vs.png|300px|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-hoo! Just installed and running thiscolor: rgb(255, 243, 243);">[[File:shadow. And jpeg|190px|thumb|left]]'''In the Shadow of course Ithe CPC - The Legacy of Amstrad Games'm just entering silly text to test editing.''<br><br>

<big>'''MediaWiki has been successfully installedIn the Shadow of the CPC is a tribute book entirely devoted to Amstrad CPC 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.'''</big>

Consult the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.''The first coffee table Amstrad CPC book!'''

'''Just Richly illustrated, the book combines screenshots, anecdotes and interviews to bring back to life an era when a test few kilobytes were enough to spark the imagination. It is aimed at both gamers of the time and those curious to see whether non-logged in users can postdiscover an essential part of video game history. Cheers!'''

This site hopes project is above all a labour of love and a means of passing on knowledge, with the aim of preserving the memory of the CPC and paying tribute to evolve into an encyclopaedia the developers and gamers who brought this unique machine to life. By supporting this book, you are helping to revive a gaming heritage that is too often overlooked — and give it the place it deserves. '''Live now on all things [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/editions64k/in-the-shadow-of-the-cpc Kickstarter]!</div><br><div style="border: 1px solid rgb(255, 201, 201); 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"> [[File:Dez80_intro.png|thumb|256px|[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/DEZ80 Mastering Z80 Assembler Course]]] *03/05/26: '''[[FutureOS]] 2026''' Spring Edition released! Better mouse support :-)*22/04/26: '''[[The_Speaker | The Speaker]]''' ROM edition has been released.*04/04/26: '''Alien the Xenomorph''' [https://capasoft.itch.io/alien-the-xenomorph has been released].*11/02/25: '''[[Qbert | Q*bert]]''' beta version has been released for the AmstradPlus range.*24/12/25: '''[[FutureOS]] 2025''' released! Many new features :-)*10/11/25: '''Pitfall II''' [https://21bloques.itch.io/pitfall2 has been released].*02/11/25: '''Bug's Quest 2''' [CPChttps://yb-software.itch.io/bugs-quest-2 has been released].*08/10/25: [[Future View VI] related] released! In English, French, German, Spanish and Turkish. Feel free *06/08/25: '''El Hobbit''' using [[the Mojon Twins]] engine [https://mojontwins.itch.io/el-hobbit-vah-kas-cut has been released].*31/07/25: [[Oh Mummy Resurrected]] has been released for the Amstrad Plus range.*03/06/25: [[On File]] (2025) DBMS which supports Graphics has been released.*27/05/25: '''[[CPCGamesCD-CPCLoader | CPCGamesCD]]''' has been updated. [https://amstrad.es/cpcgamescd]*25/04/25: '''Phantomas en el Museo''' using [[the Mojon Twins]] engine [https://mojontwins.itch.io/phantomas-en-el-museo-amstrad-cpc is released].*05/04/25: [[ROManager]] 2.50 released!*08/03/25: '''[https://tartessos-games.itch.io/master-piece Master Piece]''', the latest game from Tartessos Games, has been released. </div> <div align=right>...[[OldNews|Older News]]...</div></div><!-- WEIRD TABLE START -->{| width="100%" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" |- valign="top" | <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(176, 176, 176); margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0.5em 1em; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"> === CPCWiki related ===*[[CPCWiki updates]]*[[Donors]] '''Become an Author!'''<createbox> default=Enter name of article to addcreate buttonlabel=Create article!width=40 </createbox></div>  <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(176, 176, 176); margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0.5em 1em; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"> <div style="text-align: right;"><small>'''All [[Special:Wantedpages|wanted articles]]''' &#124; [[:Category: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, 222, 222); margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0.5em 1em; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249);"> === Did you know? === *When the CPC 664 was being developed, Sugar was already looking (and hinting publicly!) at the CPC 6128.*The [[472|CPC 472]] was a 464 + 8 KB unwired RAM, released in Spain to circumvent a tax charging 64 KB computers.*With a total of '''768×288''' pixels, the [[CPC|CPC]] was the 8-bit with the highest displayable resolution on a CRT screen.*'''OpenOffice''' is the descendant of [[Star-Division|StarWriter]] for CPC. *'''Excel''' is the direct descendant of [[Multiplan]] for CP/M. *[[SymbOS|SymbOS]] supports '''50x''' bigger hard drives than Win95A. *[[FutureOS|FutureOS]] can load a 178 KB floppy disc in '''9 seconds'''.*[[FutureOS|FutureOS]] can manage up to '''4 MB''' of extended RAM and '''32 GB''' of mass storage. </div> </div>|}