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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]]book!'''
----=== News and updates ===*No more updates will be posted in the main pageRichly illustrated, unless it's something major. Look at the Recent Pages (below left) for the latest updates! - [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 01:37book combines screenshots, 8 July 2006 (CDT)*[[Links]] updated - [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 10:49, 1 July 2006 (CDT)*[[Hardware_scrolling]] added, typed by anecdotes and interviews to bring back to life an era when a few kilobytes were enough to spark the Executionerimagination. [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 09:28, 1 July 2006 (CDT)*[[Discussion]] page added [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 09:28, 1 July 2006 (CDT)* An enormously incomplete list It is aimed at both gamers of [[demogroups]]. [[User:ChaRleyTroniC|ChaRleyTroniC]] 01 July 2006* An equally incomplete list of [[magazines]]. [[User:ChaRleyTroniC|ChaRleyTroniC]] 01 July 2006* And an even less complete list of [[fanzines]] the time and [[PD libraries]]. [[User:ChaRleyTroniC|ChaRleyTroniC]] 01 July 2006*New logo. Yummy :) Info on [[Amstrad]] added. Uploads enabled. [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 13:00, 30 June 2006 (CDT)*Some links added. No descriptions yet. - [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 04:18, 30 June 2006 (CDT)*SymbOS/SymbiFaceII text added - [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 03:48, 30 June 2006 (CDT)*Woo, this wiki has [http://Img140.imageshack.us/img140/6403/news5om.png made it] those curious to the front page discover an essential part of [http://wwwvideo game history.cpczone.net CPCzone]!! Well chuffed :) Oh yes, and I still don't know how to embed images with upload disabled :D - [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 16:33, 25 June 2006 (CDT)
----This 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 the developers and gamers who brought this unique machine to life.
===Administrivia===By supporting this book, you are helping to revive a gaming heritage that is too often overlooked — and give it the place it deserves.
Post your '''Live now on [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 Amstrad Plus 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''' [https://yb-software.itch.io/bugs-quest-2 has been released].*08/10/25: [[Future View VI]] released! In English, French, German, Spanish and Turkish.*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 create 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]]''' | [[: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'''.*[[suggestionsFutureOS|FutureOS]] herecan manage up to '''4 MB''' of extended RAM and '''32 GB''' of mass storage. </div> </div>|}