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The Heart of Salamanderland - Another fabulous Amstrad game has appeared, and it's by Juan J. Martínez (Reidrac)!

Indie Retro News about 2 days ago

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The Key - Episode 1 of a new high quality Amstrad point and click adventure!

Indie Retro News about 22 days ago

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Anniversary: The Amstrad CPC Just Turned 40, And We Almost Didn't Notice

Time Extension about 1 month ago

40 years of Alan Sugar's baby.Yesterday marked the 40th anniversary of the Amstrad CPC home computer – and it almost slipped us by.Were it not for a tweet (spotted half a day after publication) by Revolution Software co-founder Tony Warriner, this moment …
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'Mighty Street Fighter' Is A New Fanmade Street Fighter For The Amstrad

Time Extension about 2 months ago

More specifically, the Amstrad 128k & GX4000.The Amstrad CPC 128K & GX4000 are getting yet another Street Fighter game, though this time it's of the fanmade variety.Mighty Street Fighter, as spotted by IndieRetroNews, is an upcoming game from Maitrejoe …

Mighty Street Fighter - Upcoming 'Street Fighter' for the Amstrad 128k gets a final trailer

Indie Retro News about 2 months ago

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Random: We're Obsessed With This Photo Of Christian Bale Playing An Amstrad

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste".Christian Bale is famous for many things today.He's played Batman, for starters – and was also John Connor at one point in the Terminator franchise. His portrayal of the unhinged, Phil Collins-lov …

Oh Chute! - A new Amstrad Plus and GX4000 game that's well worth a download

Indie Retro News about 2 months ago

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Lord Alan Sugar Just Revived Amstrad

Time Extension about 3 months ago

...but as a "performance marketing agency".The legendary Amstrad name has been revived by Lord Alan Sugar, but it sadly won't be adorning any home computers. Instead, Sugar has announced that the new-formed Amstrad Digital will be a "performance marketing …

Pang+ - An enhanced version of a brilliant Arcade game for the Amstrad Plus and GX4000!

Indie Retro News about 3 months ago

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I'm Ben

VCFed about 3 months ago

Greetings VCF, I've recently started rebuilding my collection of vintage and nostalgia-inducing items, focusing on systems from the late 80s to the 90s. My journey began with an Amstrad CPC that I acquired from a family friend, who upgraded to an Atari ST …

Amstrad PC1640DD with ECD monitor

VCFed about 3 months ago

Hi, I’m currently restoring an Amstrad PC1640 with the enhanced colour display and I would like to recap the monitor and PSU. Before i open the thing up, does anyone have a BOM list for these? Thanks Ben …

Paradise PEGA1A EGA 8bit ISA Card - Strange Symptoms

VCFed about 4 months ago

Hello. I've recently acquired this EGA card. It is a PEGA 1A / AutoSwitch EGA 350 (OEM 3 - ASSY 28700 REV 2). Admittedly, it was a little dirty and corroded in parts. The EPROM was even missing its sticker! After a clean, amazingly it seems to work - well …
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8087 coprocessor for Amstrad PPC?

VCFed about 4 months ago

Hi there, Although I haven't opened my PPC 640 yet, I saw on oldcrap.org that there is a slot underneath the CPU which appears to be for a math coprocessor: As the V30 CPU runs at 8MHz, I was thinking of fitting an 8MHz D8087-2 into the empty slot. …

Amstrad 586 crazy PSU.

VCFed about 4 months ago

Hello, I have an Amstrad 586 that is making me crazy. I repaired twice the PSU but it goes on dieing! I have looked over the Internet for a layout (specifically for the PSU but all layouts would be welcome) but I have found nothing. Can somebody help? T …

WTB Amstrad and SEGA ibm hardware.

VCFed about 4 months ago

Sorry new to this forum. I should have really introduced myself first but here goes nothing: Amstrad PC14-DSM Monitor (in any condition) Sega HTR-2200 Monitor (in any condition) Sega HTR-2300 Mouse …

Hi from Romania!

VCFed about 4 months ago

Hi all! I'm originally from the UK, but have lived in nothern Romania for over 8 years now. I'm very passionate about my retro computers. I have my very first Amstrad CPC 464 (and the insurance replacement after I broke it as a kid!), a ZX Spectrum 48K, t …
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The Best Dreamcast Merchandise: a Post-Christmas Breakdown

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 5 months ago

As a group of proudly obsessed Dreamcast fans here at the Junkyard, we don't simply leave our admiration for Sega's 128-bit box of wonders at talking endlessly about the games, hardware or accessories that most people associate with the console. For us, th …

amstard pc 3000 series pc

VCFed about 5 months ago

by any chance would any of you fellow pc user on here have an Amstrad pc 3000 series pc the 3386 is preferable but i believe the 3286 is also possible. im looking for a rom dump of the bios chips to fix a 2386 but the 3 series has ide support over the mfm …

Development for MiSTer • Snac DB9 compatibility for Amiga and 8 bit cores (FR)

MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

Hello everybody,i've bought a Snac Db9 adapter for using on Mister cores original joysticks and paddles but while it's perfect on Atari 7800/2600 or SMS/MD core, it's not usable on Amiga (Minimig) or many 8 bit cores (C= ones, Spectrum, MSX, Amstrad at le …

acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Booking thread: ABUG North, 26th-28th January 2024. Manchester

Stardot about 6 months ago

n.b. I've unapologetically pinched JudgeBeeb's format for this post, imitation is the most sincere form of flattery!ABUG NorthWe're pleased to announce that booking is now open for the next in person ABUG North. The event will run from 2pm on Friday until …

Display Devices • Impossible Smooth Scrolling at 50Hz?

MISTerFPGA about 6 months ago

Hi,I'm running my MiSTer simultaneously on a Gigabyte G27Q (1440p, VRR) and a JVC TM-H150C with the following config for output:Code: vsync_adjust=2video_mode=12... 60Hz scrolling is butter-smooth, not …

Fitzroy Feels the Heat - Another Amstrad game entered into the CPCRetroDev 2023

Indie Retro News about 6 months ago

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Powering European Computers with 60Hz

VCFed about 6 months ago

I have a number of old European computers from Olivetti and Amstrad. They are rated 220v 50Hz. I can provide them the required voltage using transformers, but the AC frequency will always be 60Hz. Is there any danger in running these devices with higher AC …
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Dark Chambers Joins The Atari XP Line, Just In Time For The 2600+

Time Extension about 6 months ago

Complete with new art by Butcher Billy.Atari is releasing Dark Chambers as part of its Atari XP line, complete with new artwork by Butcher Billy.The brainchild of John Palevich, Dark Chambers is one of the earliest known examples of a dungeon-crawler and w …

Amstrad PC-20 - RF Output convert PAL to NTFS?

VCFed about 6 months ago

I recently acquired an Amstrad PC-20. I wanted one ages ago as i like this form factor. Anyway I live in Australia, ie. PAL-land. My Amstrad PC-20 does have an RF modulator. I haven't tried it on an analog TV yet only my faithful Samsung 940MG which has an …