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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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| '''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.
| | * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ] |
| | | * [https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-announce.lists.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki release mailing list] |
| 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.
| | * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki for your language] |
| | | * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Combating_spam Learn how to combat spam on your wiki] |
| 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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| <center> '''CPC Related News''' </center>
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| [[File:Dez80_intro.png|thumb|256px|[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/DEZ80 Mastering Z80 Assembler Course]]] | |
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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]. | |
| *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]. | |
| *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]. | |
| *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]. | |
| *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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| <div style="text-align: right;"><small>'''All [[Special:Wantedpages|wanted articles]]''' | [[:Category:Stub|Extendable Stubs]] | '''[[Special:ContributionScores|List of most active contributors]]'''</small></div>
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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.
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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.
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