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'''In the Shadow of the CPC - The Legacy of Amstrad Games'''<br><br>
  
== Welcome to the Amstrad CPC Wiki! ==
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In 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.
This site hopes to evolve into an encyclopaedia on all things [[Amstrad]] [[CPC]] related. There are now '''[[Special:Allpages|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles]]''' around the CPC available. Feel free to [[help:editing|contribute]] or post your suggestions in the [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum Forum]!<br><br>
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'''The first coffee table Amstrad CPC book!'''
  
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Richly illustrated, the book combines screenshots, anecdotes and 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.
  
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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.
  
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By supporting this book, you are helping to revive a gaming heritage that is too often overlooked — and give it the place it deserves.
  
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'''Live now on [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/editions64k/in-the-shadow-of-the-cpc Kickstarter]!
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=== CPC related news ===
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[[File:Dez80_intro.png|thumb|256px|[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/DEZ80 Mastering Z80 Assembler Course]]]
  
The last CPC related news.
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*03/05/26: '''[[FutureOS]] 2026''' Spring Edition released! Better mouse support :-)
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*22/04/26: '''[[The_Speaker | The Speaker]]''' ROM edition has been released.
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*04/04/26: '''Alien the Xenomorph''' [https://capasoft.itch.io/alien-the-xenomorph has been released].
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*11/02/25: '''[[Qbert | Q*bert]]''' beta version has been released for the Amstrad Plus range.
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*24/12/25: '''[[FutureOS]] 2025''' released! Many new features :-)
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*10/11/25: '''Pitfall II''' [https://21bloques.itch.io/pitfall2 has been released].
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*02/11/25: '''Bug's Quest 2''' [https://yb-software.itch.io/bugs-quest-2 has been released].
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*08/10/25: [[Future View VI]] released! In English, French, German, Spanish and Turkish.
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*06/08/25: '''El Hobbit''' using [[the Mojon Twins]] engine [https://mojontwins.itch.io/el-hobbit-vah-kas-cut has been released].
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*31/07/25: [[Oh Mummy Resurrected]] has been released for the Amstrad Plus range.
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*03/06/25: [[On File]] (2025) DBMS which supports Graphics has been released.
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*27/05/25: '''[[CPCGamesCD-CPCLoader | CPCGamesCD]]''' has been updated. [https://amstrad.es/cpcgamescd]
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*25/04/25: '''Phantomas en el Museo''' using [[the Mojon Twins]] engine [https://mojontwins.itch.io/phantomas-en-el-museo-amstrad-cpc is released].
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*05/04/25: [[ROManager]] 2.50 released!
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*08/03/25: '''[https://tartessos-games.itch.io/master-piece Master Piece]''', the latest game from Tartessos Games, has been released.
  
* 24/06/2007: [[CPCGamesCD-CPCLoader|CPC Loader]] updated with some nice changes!
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* 16/06/2007: [[CPCE]] 1.81 has been [http://cpce.emuunlim.com released] with many bugfixes and several new services.
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* 08/06/2007: [[SymAmp]] 2.0 has been [http://www.symbos.de/preview.htm released] and is also able to play PT3 sounds now
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* 23/05/2007: [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/CYBORGS-from-elmsoft.zip Cyborgs] rolling demo discovered, ripped and uploaded for your viewing pleasure :)
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* 20/05/2007: [http://cpcrulez.2ya.com/ CPC Rulez] has some CPC games that have been tweaked for the CPC+, with updated palette, nice fades etc. For now: Operation Wolf, Rick Dangerous , Cybernoid et Solomon's Keys, Double Dragon, Cybernoid II!
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=== Donors ===
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These people were kind enough to [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/donations.html donate]. Please consider helping with hosting costs - all contributions go '''directly''' to our kind host, not our own pockets!
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=== Become an Author! ===
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We are searching for authors of the following articles:
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* [[Robocop]]
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* [[Xyphoes Fantasy]]
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* [[MicroDesign]]
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* [[Gate Array]]
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* [[Genesis 8]]
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*[[CPCWiki updates]]
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* With a possible total amount of '''768 x 270 pixel''' (540 interlaced) the [[CPC]] was the 8bit homecomputer with the highest screen resolution ever.
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* '''OpenOffice''' for Windows/Linux is a direct descendant of [[Star-Division|StarWriter]] for the CPC.
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* The transfer speed of the [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster +]] serial interface is faster than a standard '''DSL connection'''.
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* [[SymbOS]] can handle more than '''50 times''' bigger hard discs than MS Windows 95A.
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** Spambot users blocked (if you're blocked by mistake, please visit the forum and ask us to unblock you)
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** CPCWiki software updated to 1.10.0
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** reCAPTCHA installed to prevent spambots from registering accounts.
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* All the issues of ''Amtix!'', ''Amstrad Action'' and ''Amstrad Computer User'' have been uploaded and you can find them [[Mags|here]]!
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* Due to increasing spam posts, '''anonymous posting has now been blocked'''. Please log in to post or edit!
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* Add the CPCWiki to '''your Homepage'''. Check out [[About#Wiki-Napping]] and start napping this Wiki.
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=== Did you know?  ===
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=== Where are you from? ===
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*When the CPC 664 was being developed, Sugar was already looking (and hinting publicly!) at the CPC 6128.
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*The [[472|CPC 472]] was a 464 + 8 KB unwired RAM, released in Spain to circumvent a tax charging 64 KB computers.
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*With a total of '''768×288''' pixels, the [[CPC|CPC]] was the 8-bit with the highest displayable resolution on a CRT screen.
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*'''OpenOffice''' is the descendant of [[Star-Division|StarWriter]] for CPC.
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*'''Excel''' is the direct descendant of  [[Multiplan]] for CP/M.
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*[[SymbOS|SymbOS]] supports '''50x''' bigger hard drives than Win95A.
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*[[FutureOS|FutureOS]] can load a 178 KB floppy disc in '''9 seconds'''.
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*[[FutureOS|FutureOS]] can manage up to '''4 MB''' of extended RAM and '''32 GB''' of mass storage.
  
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This site is an encyclopaedia on all things Amstrad CPC related. There are now 4,903 articles about the CPC available.
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In the Shadow of the CPC - The Legacy of Amstrad Games

In 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.

The first coffee table Amstrad CPC book!

Richly illustrated, the book combines screenshots, anecdotes and 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.

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.

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 Kickstarter!


CPC Related News


CPCWiki related

Become an Author!

Did you know?

  • When the CPC 664 was being developed, Sugar was already looking (and hinting publicly!) at the CPC 6128.
  • The 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 was the 8-bit with the highest displayable resolution on a CRT screen.
  • OpenOffice is the descendant of StarWriter for CPC.
  • Excel is the direct descendant of Multiplan for CP/M.
  • SymbOS supports 50x bigger hard drives than Win95A.
  • FutureOS can load a 178 KB floppy disc in 9 seconds.
  • FutureOS can manage up to 4 MB of extended RAM and 32 GB of mass storage.
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