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*1985: [[Locomotive BASIC]] 1.1 | *1985: [[Locomotive BASIC]] 1.1 | ||
==Software: Famous games== | ==Software: Famous games (both CPC-only and ports)== | ||
*1986: [[Gauntlet]] released; well-known arcade conversion | *1986: [[Gauntlet]] released; well-known arcade conversion | ||
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*1990: [[Rick Dangerous 2]] released; platformer with comic-style graphics | *1990: [[Rick Dangerous 2]] released; platformer with comic-style graphics | ||
*1991: [[Turrican 2]] released; run-and-gun with impressive graphics, mainly known as an [[Amiga]] game | *1991: [[Turrican 2]] released; run-and-gun with impressive graphics, mainly known as an [[Amiga]] game | ||
*1992: [[Mega Blasters]] released; extremely popular game from the demo scene | |||
==Software: Other== | ==Software: Other== | ||
Revision as of 11:30, 8 July 2010
Important events related to the Amstrad CPC.
People
- 1947-03-24: Alan M. Sugar's birthday
Companies
- 1968: Amstrad gets founded
- 2007-07: Amstraf taken over by BSkyB
- 2008-07: Alan Sugar steps down as chairman of Amstrad
Hardware
- 1984: CPC464 introduced
- 1985: CPC664 introduced
- 1985: CPC6128 introduced
- 1990: 464plus and 6128plus introduced
- 1990: GX4000 introduced
Operating systems and programming languages
- 1984: Locomotive BASIC 1.0
- 1985: Locomotive BASIC 1.1
Software: Famous games (both CPC-only and ports)
- 1986: Gauntlet released; well-known arcade conversion
- 1986: Spindizzy released; isometric action/puzzle game
- 1986: Elite released; sci-fi trading game where you can freely roam the universe
- 1987: Gryzor released; side-scroller known for its nice graphics
- 1987: Pirates! released; like Elite, it's set in a dynamic world where you can go where you want and become who you want to be
- 1990: Rick Dangerous 2 released; platformer with comic-style graphics
- 1991: Turrican 2 released; run-and-gun with impressive graphics, mainly known as an Amiga game
- 1992: Mega Blasters released; extremely popular game from the demo scene
Software: Other
- 1985: MAXAM
Scene
TBD
Note
This page should probably use the Mediawiki timeline extension eventually, like this.