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Soon 50 years of history for the Amstrad company, related in Retro Gamer magazine

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The company Amstrad (Alan Michael Sugar TRADing) has been created the 8th December 1968. So at the end of this new year 2018, it will be 50 years of history, which are told in the last issue of the Retro Gamer magazine.

Retro Gamer magazine for the 50 years of history of the Amstrad company





Robbie Strikes Back by Salvador Cantero is available, conversion of the ZX Spectrum game Pssst

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Pssst is a ZX Spectrum game by Ultimate Play the Game in June 1983. You play Robbie the robot which must protect plants from insects, each one needing a specific weapon. It was written by Chris Stamper (programmation) and Tim Stamper (graphics).

Announced a few months ago, the Amstrad CPC version by Salvador Cantero is now available on his web site.




Multiplatform Z80 development with free and open source tools by Keith56

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Keith56, the author of Chibi Akumas (episode 1 and 2) has released a video on youtube to show the setup he has created for developing the multi-platform version of the 8 bit shooter Chibi Akumas with free and open source tools.




Happy new year 2018

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I wish you all a good and happy new year 2018. Good health for all you love. And also a year 2018 as rich as it was in 2017 for the Amstrad CPC, new programs, new hardware.




Duck Out by CNGSoft, an Amstrad CPC conversion of a ZX Spectrum game by Dro Soft

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Duck Out by CNGSoft is an Amstrad CPC conversion of a ZX Spectrum game created by Dro Soft.

You play a duck who starts in the kitchen of a restaurant, armed with a frying pan, and you must bash various opponents as you make your way out of the kitchen, into the city, and then to the park where you can be reunited with your girlfriend.

CNGSoft has made several improvements, including faster scrolling, modifications to the controls to make the game easier to play, and addition of sound effects and music (provided by Daniel Canales).