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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

03/05/26: FutureOS 2026 Spring Edition released! Better mouse support :-)
22/04/26: The Speaker ROM edition has been released.
04/04/26: Alien the Xenomorph has been released.
11/02/25: 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 has been released.
02/11/25: Bug's 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 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 has been updated. [1]
25/04/25: Phantomas en el Museo using the Mojon Twins engine is released.
05/04/25: ROManager 2.50 released!
08/03/25: Master Piece, the latest game from Tartessos Games, has been released.

...Older News...

CPCWiki related

All wanted articles | Extendable Stubs | List of most active contributors

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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+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 [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/editions64k/in-the-shadow-of-the-cpc Kickstarter]!'''
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-*27/02/23: '''SOH Tactics GX''', a new GX4000/plus strategy game released [http://www.sohde.co.uk/SOHTacticsGX.html]
+*03/05/26: '''[[FutureOS]] 2026''' Spring Edition released! Better mouse support :-)
-*21/12/22: '''[[Current_Sources_Of_Software]]''', now as a wiki page.
+*22/04/26: '''[[The_Speaker | The Speaker]]''' ROM edition has been released.
-*09/12/22: '''Hyperdrive''', a new vertical scrolling SHMUP [https://www.usebox.net/jjm/hyperdrive/ has been released]
+*04/04/26: '''Alien the Xenomorph''' [https://capasoft.itch.io/alien-the-xenomorph has been released].
-*04/11/22: '''[[UniDOS]]''' 1.50 has been released [https://unidos.cpcscene.net].
+*11/02/25: '''[[Qbert | Q*bert]]''' beta version has been released for the Amstrad Plus range.
-*30/10/22: '''''Ramiro el vampiro III''''' using [[the Mojon Twins]] engine [https://mojontwins.itch.io/ramiro-el-vampiro-iii is released].
+*24/12/25: '''[[FutureOS]] 2025''' released! Many new features :-)
-*17/07/22: '''''Lala Prologue''''' using [[the Mojon Twins]] engine [https://www.indieretronews.com/2022/07/lala-prologue-stunning-platformer-by.html is released].
+*10/11/25: '''Pitfall II''' [https://21bloques.itch.io/pitfall2 has been released].
-*09/03/22: '''[[FutureOS]]''' 2nd update 2022 [http://www.FutureOS.de is released].
+*02/11/25: '''Bug's Quest 2''' [https://yb-software.itch.io/bugs-quest-2 has been released].
-*24/01/22: '''''[[SymAmp]] 4.0''''', with Amiga MOD support and more [http://www.symbos.org/appinfo.htm?00005 is 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.
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+=== Did you know? ===
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+*When the CPC 664 was being developed, Sugar was already looking (and hinting publicly!) at the CPC 6128.
-*The transfer speed of the [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster +]] serial interface is faster than a standard '''DSL connection'''.
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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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