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<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>
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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]] here, or in the [[discussion]] page!
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'''In the Shadow of the CPC - The Legacy of Amstrad Games'''<br><br>
  
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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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'''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.
  
<div style="margin-top:32px;text-align:center;padding:5px 0px 4px 0px;background-color:#eee;border:1px solid #dfdfdf;">''' [[CPC|Amstrad CPC]] · [[Peripherals|Hardware extensions]] · [[Games]] · [[Applications]] · [[Programming]]<br />[[News and Projects]] · [[Emulators]] · [[Demogroups|Scene groups]] · [[CPC_scene_members|People]] · [[Magazines]] · [[Links|Web links]] '''<br />[[CPCWiki:Portal|CPCWiki Portal]] · [[About|About - Contribute]] · [[Special:Statistics|Statistics]] · [[CPCWiki:General_disclaimer|Disclaimer]]
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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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*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.
  
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The three last CPC related news.
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* 28/09/2006: [http://www.cpcmania.com/index.asp CPCTapeXP], a Tape->CDT GUI-based utility has been released!
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* 27/09/2006: [[Croco Chanel N°4]] CPC meeting near Paris (France) in May 2007 call for attenders !
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* 12/09/2006: [[News:CPC forever|Third issue of CPC forever released]]
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* 09/09/2006: [[News:CPC 'number of balls' record broken with the release of Boules et Bits|CPC 'number of balls' record broken with the release of Boules et Bits]]
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A small selection of new articles.
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* [[Fefesse]]
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* [[Dizzy]]
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* [[ConvImgCPC]]
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* [[Elite]]
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* [[Digital Research]]
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* [[Kersten PC Emulator]]
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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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* More than 40 commercial games have been created with the [[The Graphic Adventure Creator]].
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* [[SymbOS]] can handle more than 50 times bigger hard discs than MS Windows 95A.
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=== CPCWiki updates ===
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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.
  
* CPCWiki is '''growing and growing'''. Only three weeks have been passed, and we already reached the 777 article (nice number) right now! I am also glad to welcome some old grandeurs here like Longshot and Overflow. More people qualified themself for the [[List_of_most_active_contributors|"most active users"]] top list. I just would like to ask everyone to try to extend all the stub articles to improve the quality of this Wiki. -- [[User:Prodatron|Prodatron]] 23:08, 24 September 2006 (CEST)
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* With the '''500. Article''' we reached a new record mark today! Thanx a lot to all contributors who made CPCWiki possible! There is still a lot to do, and our next goal should be to become the most comprehensive database for an 8bit computer system ever. -- [[User:Prodatron|Prodatron]] 19:53, 3 September 2006 (CEST)
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* Several modifications have been done during the last few days. CPCWiki has a '''new main page''' now, while the [[CPCWiki:Portal|CPCWiki Portal]] replaced its link list. Also the talk pages [[Discussion]], [[Suggestions]] and [[Talk:Main_Page|Main Page talk]] have been reorganised a little bit. [[User:Prodatron|Prodatron]] 20:15, 2 September 2006 (CEST)
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* A couple '''more skins''' added. You can check these out from your preferences page. Please note that these are not fully supported yet - that is, I just dropped the files there, and not all things are working 100% yet. [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 09:20, 6 August 2006 (CEST)
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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


...Older News...

CPCWiki related

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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.