Jose Javier Garcia Aranda has written a new version of 8BP v30 (8bits de poder : 8bits of power), a RSX library to write Amstrad CPC games in basic (26 Kb max). You can download 8bp on github.
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables is the last game programmed with 8BP and showed at the RetroMadrid 2017 meeting.
Amstrad Maniaque is a french Youtubber since 2013.
His last video is about Hire Hare by CNGSoft, which won 2nd place at CPC RetroDev 2016.
Download Hire Hare by CNGsoft, which is a 3D isometric game like Crafton and Xunk.
Travel to the center of the earth, based on the book by Jules Verne has seen two games made on Amstrad CPC :
In 2012, an extended version of Viaje Al Centro De La Tierra by César Nicolas Gonzalez (CNGSOFT) was released with 2 additional levels.
After Touch Soccer is a remake of Kick OFF 2 with graphics by the original author David Screech. You can download it for PC, and also on phones (IOS and Android).
Xyphoe wrote an article in Retro Gamer issue 167 about Amstrad CPC best games and hidden gems. It's available since the 20th April 2017.
SuTeKH (Epyteor) wrote a remix of the Target Renegade music from the C64 game, available on John Gage's Youtube channel.
Alekmaul (the author of the Amstrad CPC emulator AmeDS for Nintendo DS and also of the port of Rick Dangerous for the same console) is working on a SNES version of Defender of the Crown.
Three other WIP are available on Alekmaul's Youtube channel.
Lode runner Legacy is waiting for your vote on Steam Greenlight.
You maybe know Infernal Runner, but the original Lode Runner was also on Amstrad CPC after the Apple II whic was the first platform (by Douglas E. Smith : 1960-2014).
Lode runner Legacy by Tozai Games is a voxel 3D version. You can create your own levels, modify the character, ennemies, objects. There is a solo adventure axed on reflexion without ennemies. You can also play to the 150 originals levels with Apple 2 graphics (with a small 3D), or even played to new levels created by other players.
One person created a collection of 30 Gb of Amstrad CPC files as a torrent file.
You will find PDF files of
Pentomino by Markus Macherey (Shining) is available as announced as a download.
Everybody knows the game and the music of Barbarian, but you should listen to the orchestral version by Endrody Gabor. It's the same video, first original music, then at 3m43 the orchestral version.
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Jgonza is the first one to make a longplay video of El Tesoro Perdido de Cuauhtemoc by 4Mhz .
And a few minutes after, it's the turn of Metr81 for a longplay video of El Tesoro de Cuauhtemoc.
The Amstrad CPC 464 tape version of Ghostbusters has an ugly bug at the end of the game. And they are other bugs earlier : flickering, lack of on-screen activity, slowdown. But it is possible to avoid the bug if you choose the PK energy detector as the first object when you equip your car. Take another object, and you will get the bug.
Markus Macherey (Shining) first wrote a strategy game (tower defense) for Amstrad CPC : Defence.
Today, he is working on Pentomino, a reflexion game of course.
In this 64 Kb Amstrad CPC game, there are no less than 464 levels of puzzles with several songs to listen to. After seing the video, you will really have to use your brain in turbo mode to solve them all... It will be available for Easter.
Sigi - A Fart for Melusina is a platform game, a cross of Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Super Mario World and Donkey Kong Country. It's already available on Itunes, Google Play, Amazon and Windows 10 for 1,99 €.
Battle Princess Madelyn by Causal Bit Games is more a remake of Ghouls 'n Ghosts than Sigi, nice looking too. It will available at the end of this year normally for PC (Steam) and cosoles (Nintendo Wii U, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch).
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