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This page covers important facts concerning the Amstrad CPC/Plus games. Visit Current_Sources_Of_Software for sources of new games.

With a list of Software houses, and the various and notable technics used in well known games.

For a more complete list of games or game related topics, check the "category:games" (and all its subcategories) at the bottom of this page.

All games scores as reviewed by Amstrad Action

Amstrad Action Ratings

All-time top games

Article moved here

Software Houses

Copy Protection

Loaders

Loaders

Games that can be started by joystick

This is a list of games that can be started from joystick. There are not as many as you would think.

Anarchy
Nebulus
Puzznic
Ranarama
Ping Pong
Donkey Kong

Programming methods used in games

Porting

The method of converting game/data from one system to another, often with results that are not as good as if the game had been made/designed for the CPC from the beginning.

Scene conversions

External links

A look at 464 CPC games by Novabug

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-=== Software-Houses ===
+This page covers important facts concerning the Amstrad CPC/Plus games.  Visit [[Current_Sources_Of_Software]] for sources of new games.
-* [[Alligata Software]]
-* [[AMSOFT]]
+With a list of Software houses, and the various and notable technics used in well known games.
-* [[Anco Software]]
-* [[Anirog]]
+'''''For a more complete list of games or game related topics, check the "category:games" (and all its subcategories) at the bottom of this page.'''''
-* [[Ariola Soft]]
-* [[Beau Jolly]]
+==All games scores as reviewed by Amstrad Action==
-* [[Cobra Soft]]
+*[[Amstrad_Action_ratings | Amstrad Action Ratings]]
-* [[Codemasters]]
-* [[CRL]]
+== All-time top games  ==
-* [[CRONOSOFT]]
-* [[Digital Integration]]
+Article moved [[Top games|here]]
-* [[Dinamic]]
-* [[DMV]]
+== Software Houses  ==
-* [[Domark]]
-* [[Durell]]
+*[[A&F Software]]
-* [[Electric Dreams]]
+*[[Ace Software]]
-* [[Electronic Arts]]
+*[[Activision|Activision]]
-* [[Elite]]
+*[[Advanced Software Promotions]]
-* [[Epyx]]
+*[[Alligata Software|Alligata Software]]
-* [[Firebird]]
+*[[Alternative Software]]
-* [[ERE Informatique]]
+*[[Americana|Americana]]
-* [[Grandslam]]
+*[[AMSOFT|AMSOFT]]
-* [[Gremlin Graphics]]
+*[[Anco Software|Anco Software]]
-* [[Hewson]]
+*[[Anirog|Anirog]]
-* [[Hi-Tec Software]]
+*[[Argus Press Software]]
-* [[Image Works]]
+*[[Ariolasoft]]
-* [[Imagine]]
+*[[Artic Computing]]
-* [[Incentive]]
+*[[Atlantis Software]]
-* [[Infocom]]
+*[[Beau Jolly|Beau Jolly]]
-* [[Infogrames]]
+*[[Blaby Computer Games]]
-* [[Konami]]
+*[[Blue Ribbon]]
-* [[Krisalis]]
+*[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]
-* [[Kuma Computers]]
+*[[Bubble Bus Software]]
-* [[Loriciel]]
+*[[Budgie]]
-* [[Lankhor]]
+*[[Bug-Byte]]
-* [[Leisure Genius]]
+*[[Byte Back]]
-* [[Level 9]]
+*[[Cascade Games|Cascade Games]]
-* [[Magic Bytes]]
+*[[CDS Software]]
-* [[Magnetic Scrolls]]
+*[[Cobra Soft|Cobra Soft]]
-* [[Martec]]
+*[[Codemasters|Codemasters]]
-* [[Mastertronic]]
+*[[CP Software]]
-* [[MBC]]
+*[[CRL|CRL]]
-* [[Melbourne House]]
+*[[Cronosoft|Cronosoft]]
-* [[Microids]]
+*[[Cult]]
-* [[Microprose]]
+*[[Database Software|Database Software]]
-* [[Microstyle]]
+*[[Data Media]]
-* [[Mikro-Gen]]
+*[[Delta Software]]
-* [[Mindscape]]
+*[[Design Design]]
-* [[Mirrorsoft]]
+*[[Digital Integration|Digital Integration]]
-* [[New Age Software]]
+*[[Dinamic|Dinamic]]
-* [[Ocean]]
+*[[DMV|DMV]]
-* [[Opera Soft]]
+*[[Domark|Domark]]
-* [[Palace Software]]
+*[[Dro Soft]]
-* [[Players]]
+*[[Durell|Durell]]
-* [[PSS]]
+*[[Edisoft]]
-* [[Psygnosis]]
+*[[Electric Dreams|Electric Dreams]]
-* [[Radical Software]]
+*[[Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]]
-* [[Rainbird (software house)|Rainbird]]
+*[[Elite Systems|Elite Systems]]
-* [[Rainbow Arts]]
+*[[Epyx|Epyx]]
-* [[Silmarils]]
+*[[Firebird|Firebird]]
-* [[System 3]]
+*[[ERE Informatique|ERE Informatique]]
-* [[The Edge]]
+*[[Grandslam|Grandslam]]
-* [[Titus Software]]
+*[[Gremlin Graphics|Gremlin Graphics]]
-* [[Topo Soft]]
+*[[Hewson|Hewson]]
-* [[Tynesoft]]
+*[[Hi-Tec Software|Hi-Tec Software]]
-* [[UBI Soft]]
+*[[Iber Software]]
-* [[Ultimate Play The Game]]
+*[[Image Works|Image Works]]
-* [[US Gold]]
+*[[Josh|Josh]]
-* [[Virgin]]
+*[[Ocean|Imagine]]
-* [[Vortex Software]]
+*[[Incentive Software|Incentive]]
-* [[Weeske]]
+*[[Indescomp]]
-* [[Zeppelin Games]]
+*[[Infocom|Infocom]]
-* [[Zigurat]]
+*[[Infogrames|Infogrames]]
+*[[Interceptor Software]]
+*[[Kixx|Kixx]]
+*[[Konami|Konami]]
+*[[Krisalis|Krisalis]]
+*[[Kuma Computers|Kuma Computers]]
+*[[Loriciel|Loriciels]]
+*[[Lankhor|Lankhor]]
+*[[Leisure Genius|Leisure Genius]]
+*[[Level 9|Level 9]]
+*[[Magic Bytes|Magic Bytes]]
+*[[Magnetic Scrolls|Magnetic Scrolls]]
+*[[Martech]]
+*[[Mastertronic|Mastertronic]]
+*[[MBC|MBC]]
+*[[Melbourne House|Melbourne House]]
+*[[Microids|Microids]]
+*[[Microprose|Microprose]]
+*[[Microstyle|Microstyle]]
+*[[Mikro-Gen|Mikro-Gen]]
+*[[Micro Power Ltd.]]
+*[[Mindscape|Mindscape]]
+*[[Mirrorsoft|Mirrorsoft]]
+*[[New Age Software|New Age Software]]
+*[[Ocean|Ocean]]
+*[[Opera Soft|Opera Soft]]
+*[[Palace Software|Palace Software]]
+*[[Players|Players]]
+*[[PSS|PSS]]
+*[[Psygnosis|Psygnosis]]
+*[[Radical Software|Radical Software]]
+*[[Rainbird (software house)|Rainbird]]
+*[[Rainbow Arts|Rainbow Arts]]
+*[[Romik]]
+*[[Silmarils|Silmarils]]
+*[[Silverbird|Silverbird]]
+*[[Software Projects]]
+*[[System 3|System 3]]
+*[[The Edge|The Edge]]
+*[[The Power House]]
+*[[Titus Software|Titus Software]]
+*[[Topo Soft|Topo Soft]]
+*[[Tynesoft|Tynesoft]]
+*[[Ubi Soft|Ubi Soft]]
+*[[Ultimate Play The Game|Ultimate Play The Game]]
+*[[US Gold|US Gold]]
+*[[Virgin Games|Virgin Games]]
+*[[Vortex Software|Vortex Software]]
+*[[Weeske|Weeske]]
+*[[WoW Software|WoW Software]]
+*[[Zeppelin Games|Zeppelin Games]]
+*[[Zigurat|Zigurat]]
+== Copy Protection ==
+* [[Lenslok]]
+* [[Loaders]]
+== Loaders ==
+* [[Loaders]]
+== Games that can be started by joystick ==
+This is a list of games that can be started from joystick. There are not as many as you would think.
+* Anarchy
+* Nebulus
+* Puzznic
+* Ranarama
+* Ping Pong
+* Donkey Kong
+== Programming methods used in games ==
+* [[Programming methods used in games]]
+* [[Guidelines for Programming games]]
+== Porting ==
+The method of converting game/data from one system to another, often with results that are not as good as if the game had been made/designed for the CPC from the beginning.
+*[[C64 Port]]
+*[[Speccy Port]]
+*[[Direct Disk to Cartridge Port]]
+== Scene conversions ==
+* [[Converted_GX4000_games| Games converted to Cartridge format]]
+* [[ROM_List#Game_ROMs | Games converted to ROM format]]
+== External links ==
+* A look at 464 CPC games by Novabug
+{{#ev:youtube|Vh9ZpaPbfsw|340}}
+[[Category:Games| ]][[Category:Games Programming]][[Category:Stub]]

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