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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]]
* [[Anco Software]]
* [[Anirog]]
* [[Ariola Soft]]
* [[Beau Jolly]]
* [[Cobra Soft]]
* [[Codemasters]]
* [[CRL]]
* [[CRONOSOFT]]
* [[Digital Integration]]
* [[Dinamic]]
* [[DMV]]
* [[Domark]]
* [[Durell]]
* [[Electric Dreams]]
* [[Electronic Arts]]
* [[Elite Systems]]
* [[Epyx]]
* [[Firebird]]
* [[ERE Informatique]]
* [[Grandslam]]
* [[Gremlin Graphics]]
* [[Hewson]]
* [[Hi-Tec Software]]
* [[Image Works]]
* [[Imagine]]
* [[Incentive]]
* [[Infocom]]
* [[Infogrames]]
* [[Konami]]
* [[Krisalis]]
* [[Kuma Computers]]
* [[Loriciel]]
* [[Lankhor]]
* [[Leisure Genius]]
* [[Level 9]]
* [[Magic Bytes]]
* [[Magnetic Scrolls]]
* [[Martec]]
* [[Mastertronic]]
* [[MBC]]
* [[Melbourne House]]
* [[Microids]]
* [[Microprose]]
* [[Microstyle]]
* [[Mikro-Gen]]
* [[Mindscape]]
* [[Mirrorsoft]]
* [[New Age Software]]
* [[Ocean]]
* [[Opera Soft]]
* [[Palace Software]]
* [[Players]]
* [[PSS]]
* [[Psygnosis]]
* [[Radical Software]]
* [[Rainbird (software house)|Rainbird]]
* [[Rainbow Arts]]
* [[Silmarils]]
* [[System 3]]
* [[The Edge]]
* [[Titus Software]]
* [[Topo Soft]]
* [[Tynesoft]]
* [[Ubi Soft]]
* [[Ultimate Play The Game]]
* [[US Gold]]
* [[Virgin]]
* [[Vortex Software]]
* [[Weeske]]
* [[Zeppelin Games]]
* [[Zigurat]]


=== Games Which use hardware tricks ===
With a list of Software houses, and the various and notable technics used in well known games.


Useful if you want to dissect games to work out how they did it.
'''''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.'''''


Please move to somewhere more appropiate
==All games scores as reviewed by Amstrad Action==
*[[Amstrad_Action_ratings | Amstrad Action Ratings]]


Hardware Scrolling
== All-time top games  ==


* R3 used to make smoother horizontal scroll
Article moved [[Top games|here]]
* R5 used to make smoother vertical scroll


{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
== Software Houses  ==
|''Title''||''Year''||''Vertical''||''Horizontal''||''R3''||''R5''||''Confirmed''
|-
|[[Action Force]]||||No||Yes||No||No
|-
|[[Builderland]]||||No||Yes||No||No
|-
|[[FlySpy]]||||Yes||Yes||No||No
|-
|[[Ghosts 'n' Goblins]]||||No||Yes||No||No
|-
|[[Led Storm]]||||Yes||No||No||No
|-
|[[Legend of Kage]]||||Yes||Yes||Yes||Yes
|-
|[[Mission Genocide]]||||Yes||No||No||Yes
|-
|[[Octoplex]]||||No||Yes||No||No
|-
|[[Prehistorik 2]]||1992||Yes||Yes||Yes||Yes
|-
|[[Rick Dangerous 2]]||||No||Yes||No||No
|-
|[[Super Cauldron]]||1992||Yes||Yes||Yes||Yes
|-
|[[Titan]]||||Yes||Yes||No||No
|-
|[[Turrican]]||||Yes||Yes||No||No
|}


Rupture
*[[A&F Software]]
*[[Ace Software]]
*[[Activision|Activision]]
*[[Advanced Software Promotions]]
*[[Alligata Software|Alligata Software]]
*[[Alternative Software]]
*[[Americana|Americana]]
*[[AMSOFT|AMSOFT]]
*[[Anco Software|Anco Software]]
*[[Anirog|Anirog]]
*[[Argus Press Software]]
*[[Ariolasoft]]
*[[Artic Computing]]
*[[Atlantis Software]]
*[[Beau Jolly|Beau Jolly]]
*[[Blaby Computer Games]]
*[[Blue Ribbon]]
*[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]
*[[Bubble Bus Software]]
*[[Budgie]]
*[[Bug-Byte]]
*[[Byte Back]]
*[[Cascade Games|Cascade Games]]
*[[CDS Software]]
*[[Cobra Soft|Cobra Soft]]
*[[Codemasters|Codemasters]]
*[[CP Software]]
*[[CRL|CRL]]
*[[Cronosoft|Cronosoft]]
*[[Cult]]
*[[Database Software|Database Software]]
*[[Data Media]]
*[[Delta Software]]
*[[Design Design]]
*[[Digital Integration|Digital Integration]]
*[[Dinamic|Dinamic]]
*[[DMV|DMV]]
*[[Domark|Domark]]
*[[Dro Soft]]
*[[Durell|Durell]]
*[[Edisoft]]
*[[Electric Dreams|Electric Dreams]]
*[[Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]]
*[[Elite Systems|Elite Systems]]
*[[Epyx|Epyx]]
*[[Firebird|Firebird]]
*[[ERE Informatique|ERE Informatique]]
*[[Grandslam|Grandslam]]
*[[Gremlin Graphics|Gremlin Graphics]]
*[[Hewson|Hewson]]
*[[Hi-Tec Software|Hi-Tec Software]]
*[[Iber Software]]
*[[Image Works|Image Works]]
*[[Josh|Josh]]
*[[Ocean|Imagine]]
*[[Incentive Software|Incentive]]
*[[Indescomp]]
*[[Infocom|Infocom]]
*[[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]]


A technique for breaking the screen into more than one block vertically.
== Copy Protection ==
Can be used to hardware scroll one part of the screen while another is static.


{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
* [[Lenslok]]
|''Title''||''Year''||''Confirmed''
* [[Loaders]]
|-
|[[Action Force]]||||
|-
|[[Enlightenment: Druid 2]]||||
|-
|[[Octoplex]]||||
|-
|[[Prehistorik 2]]||1992||
|-
|[[Snowstrike]]||||
|-
|[[Super Cauldron]]||1992||
|-
|[[Turrican]]||||
|-
|[[Usagi Yojimbo]]||||
|}


[[Category:Games|*]]
== 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]]

Latest revision as of 14:27, 20 December 2022

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

All-time top games

Article moved here

Software Houses

Copy Protection

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

  • A look at 464 CPC games by Novabug

{{#ev:youtube|Vh9ZpaPbfsw|340}}

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