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'''In the Shadow of the CPC - The Legacy of Amstrad Games'''<br><br>
  
[[Image:Cpcserieb.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Amstrad CPC Range]]
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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.
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== Welcome to the Amstrad CPC Wiki! ==
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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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=== CPC related news ===
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The last CPC related news.
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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.
  
* 18/10/2007: * 04/08/2007: [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/coding_src_freeOCP.htm FreeOCP] v0.015b released
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'''Live now on [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/editions64k/in-the-shadow-of-the-cpc Kickstarter]!
* 18/10/2007: [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/Scene_Demos/index.php?list=H Hate Beats]&nbsp;: new Amstrad CPC Plus demo released by [http://ukonx.free.fr Ukonx]
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* 06/10/2007: NEW game for Amstrad CPC available for download&nbsp;: [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/GamesDL_free/index.php?list=D Delirium Tremens] by Antonio Elic , Bernardin Katic et Alen Blazevic. D
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* 04/10/2007: an invitro for [http://www.secretum-meeting.pixnet.fr/ Castellum Secretum 2] meeting has just been released and is available [http://www.amstradcpc.info here].
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* 01/10/2007: [http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/ GP2XCap32 and PSPCap32] released, with major improvements (close to fullspeed, sound is now played in 16 bits and stereo, new speed limiter function and much more)
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* 30/09/2007: [http://www.secretum-meeting.pixnet.fr/ Castellum Secretum 2] meeting will be held in Segré, France, from 26 to 28th october.
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* 17/09/2007: [http://cpce.emuunlim.com CPCE 1.84] released, with assorted bug fixes and enhancements. A hotfix was released on 23/09/2007.
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=== Donors ===
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=== Become an Author! ===
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[[File:Dez80_intro.png|thumb|256px|[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/DEZ80 Mastering Z80 Assembler Course]]]
  
* [[Xyphoes Fantasy]]
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*03/05/26: '''[[FutureOS]] 2026''' Spring Edition released! Better mouse support :-)
* [[Gate Array]]
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*22/04/26: '''[[The_Speaker | The Speaker]]''' ROM edition has been released.
* [[Genesis 8]]
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*04/04/26: '''Alien the Xenomorph''' [https://capasoft.itch.io/alien-the-xenomorph has been released].
<div style="text-align: right;"><small>'''All [[Special:Wantedpages|wanted articles]]''' &#124; [[:Category:Stub|Extendable Stubs]]<br>'''[[List of most active contributors]]'''</small></div></div>
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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.
  
* 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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* '''FCKEditor''' installed! Now you can easily edit pages. Please report any functionality issues. You can also&nbsp;''deactivate it in your user preferences.''
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<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>
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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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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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