http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php 04 Jul 2008 <p><a href="http://www.portabledev.com/pages/ds/jeuxdev.-perso/ameds.php">AmeDS v2.1</a> allows you to download Amstrad CPC games from the web to play them on the Nintendo DS, nice new feature.</p> ) 08 Apr 2008 02:48:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>Elliot once again is organising a meeting at Coutances (France, Normandy), famous town for its minced meat, from friday 11th April (after 12:00am) to sunday 13th April (till end of the day) at the Foyer des Jeunes Travailleurs (Espace Hugues de Morville - 103 rue Geoffroy de Montbray - 50200 COUTANCES). Rooms will be available and meals will be delivered at 12:00am and 7:00pm. Financial participation will be 8 Euros 1 person/1 day. A programming contest will take place as usual with gifts. For more information and to inform Elliot (eliot a t cpcscene . com) about the number of people coming, what you bring, when you arrive and leave, please mail him.</p> ) 02 Apr 2008 01:45:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://cpce.emuunlim.com/">CPCE v1.90</a> brings a new LPTCPC.BAS to allow sending by parallel port extended .DSK (supporting more copy protection) and corrects FDC commands to be able to read these new extended .DSK, and some improvements to Z80 seach function and ZIP files management.</p> ) 02 Apr 2008 01:31:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>You will find on <a href="http://tj.gpa.free.fr/">Tom & Jerry's</a> site 2 ASM sources (maxam) for compressing Amstrad CPC binaries (better than pucrunch and bitbuster) : <a href="http://tj.gpa.free.fr/html/coding/sources.htm">Exomizer et Aplib</a>, coming from the PC world. He found them in a forum thread of <a href="http://www.amstrad.es/">Amstrad.ESP</a> (spanish site).</p> ) 24 Jan 2008 01:25:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/serendipity/index.php?/categories/3-Amstrad">PSPCAP32</a> has been updated once again, with mostly emulation speed increase, new hotkeys, and auto-fire.</p> ) 21 Jan 2008 13:21:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>Thanks to MiguelSky, <a href="amstrad/faq/index.php">the spanish FAQ</a> has been updated to the latest version (from 2005, some updating work needing to be done).</p> ) 21 Jan 2008 13:16:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/serendipity/index.php?/categories/3-Amstrad">PSPCAP32</a> has been updated :</p> <ul> <li>improve speed (+3 fps at 222Mhz)</li> <li>add new hotkeys : settings such as fps, delta_y or render mode can now be directly modified inside the emulator (no need to enter in the settings menu), and quick save / quick load current state (no need to enter in the main menu)</li> <li>bug fix in green/monochrome default settings</li> </ul> ) 19 Jan 2008 13:38:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>A new version of Magical Drop is available on <a href="http://www.cpcmania.com/index.asp">CPC Mania</a>. Some new features, and the correction of the keyboard management with a CPC+.</p> ) 04 Jan 2008 23:02:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>It's a bit late for wishing you a merry christmas, so I will wish you a happy good year 2008 instead, and much CPCing.</p> ) 27 Dec 2007 22:48:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://cpcgamescd.amstrad.es/">CPCGamesCD</a> is a live CD with emulators and the Amstrad games collection of NVG by MiguelSky. It has been updated :</p> <ul> <li> Frontend <a href="http://cpcloader.trak.dk/">CPC Loader v2.0 beta</a> by TroelsK and a lot of new features</li> <li> NVG games update 06/11/2007</li> <li> Snap-Pack with ALL the captures (3.491)</li> <li> New version of CPCE (1.85) and WinApe (2.0a15) emulators</li> <li> Improved categorization</li> <li> Apps (utils/cpc) and Cartridg folders of NVG are now included</li> </ul> ) 19 Dec 2007 01:28:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/serendipity/index.php?/categories/3-Amstrad">PSPCAP32</a> has again been updated, with now support for the green screen of the Amstrad CPC.</p> ) 10 Dec 2007 00:01:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://www.cpcmania.com/index.asp">CPC Mania</a> has converted Magical Drop for Amstrad CPC, based on a 1995 Data East arcade game.</p> <p><img src="http://genesis8.free.fr/images/magicaldrop.gif" alt="Magical Drop for Amstrad CPC"></p> <p>Source : <a href="http://www.amstradeus.com/">Amstradeus</a></p> ) 03 Dec 2007 22:22:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://0xff.akop.org/">Caprice32 PSP</a> and <a href="http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/serendipity/index.php?/categories/3-Amstrad">PSPCAP32</a> were updated, with a much better speed for PSPCAP32.</p> ) 03 Dec 2007 01:55:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>After <a href="http://nige.the-pub.org/cpcpsp/">CPCPSP</a> (not any more supported), a new port of Caprice32 for the PSP : <a href="http://0xff.akop.org/"> CAPRICE32 PSP</a>. But for PSP you already have the port from <a href="http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/serendipity/index.php?/categories/3-Amstrad">ZX81 : PSPCAP 32</a>.</p> ) 26 Nov 2007 01:06:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://www.blassic.org/">Blassic</a> is a basic language interpreter for windows, linux and Yopy PDA. It can interprets Amstrad CPC basic, I didnt try it though..</p> ) 24 Nov 2006 03:29:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://cpce.emuunlim.com/">CPCE v1.85</a> fixes a serious bug in the Symbiface 2 IDE (reported by Jarek Adamski), allows disabling the tape speedup if CPCE does it wrong (for example with "Balloonacy") and the Win32 version is a bit smarter now to handle ZIP archives.</p> ) 15 Nov 2006 22:56:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>A new version of the Amstrad CPC emulator <a href="http://deadketchup.kyuran.be/">CrocoDS</a> for the Nintendo DS is out.</p> ) 13 Nov 2007 02:20:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>Kevin Thacker has made a conversion of <a href="http://redesign.sk/tnd64">Balloonacy</a>, a C64 game. The complet game will be sold by <a href="http://www.cronos.toucansurf.com/">Cronosoft </a>. You can donwload a <a href="http://www.kjthacker.f2s.com/download/balloonacy-DEMO-FINAL.zip">démo of the game for tape and disk</a>.</p> ) 12 Nov 2007 01:34:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>A new version of the Amstrad CPC emulator <a href="http://www.portabledev.com/pages/ds/jeuxdev.-perso/ameds.php">AmeDS</a> for the Nintendo DS is available.</p> ) 04 Nov 2007 22:51:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://www.futureos.de/">FutureOS</a> documentation (new OS for the Amstrad CPC) is available now in german AND english on the web site.</p> ) 03 Nov 2007 17:14:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>You can download the invitation for the <a href="http://www.amstradcpc.info/">Castellum meeting 2</a>. The meeting already took place.</p> ) 03 Nov 2007 17:07:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://www.symbos.de/download.htm">Symbos v2.0</a> is out :</p> <ul> <li> SymbOS has been ported completely to the Amstrad PCW/Joyce (screensaver works now, too).</li> <li> 1024KB support on all platforms; 24 applications can be loaded and executed now at the same time.</li> <li> "SymbOS extensions": This module can optionally be loaded during the booting process and adds new functions like the "Security" dialogue to the operating system.</li> <li> Richtext support and additional 16 colour controls</li> <li> SymbOS supports the handling of shared services. These are processes, which run in the background and provide their functions like accessing external hardware and other things to multiple applications at the same time.</li> <li> The file selection, info and confirm windows have been enhanced with several new options.</li> <li> SymShell includes new control codes for better VT100, VT52 and ANSI terminal emulation.</li> <li> The CPC version includes an optimized Mode2 screen driver and now operates nearly as fast in 640x200x2 as in 320x200x4.</li> </ul> <p>Read all<a href="http://www.symbos.de/whatsnew.htm">news here</a>, and PCW/Joyce <a href="http://www.symbos.de/shots.htm?2?1">screenshots here</a>.</p> ) 01 Sep 2007 19:44:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>Rupert Murdoch owner of the U.K. media group BskyB has launched an amical OPA on Amstrad for 185 millions &euro;, it will permit to BskyB to lower its costs, as it was buying satellit numerical video decoders from Amstrad. Alan Michael Sugar will stil be the manager at Amstrad, and will still keep 28% Amstrad actions d'Amstrad after selling a part of his actions for 34,5 millions of pounds. Alan Michael Sugar is now 60 years old.</p> ) 04 Aug 2007 18:31:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>Elite was one of the best Amstrad CPC games, and Elite II on PC was a good game too. <a href="http://atien.free.fr/jeux/1337/">Frontier 1337</a> is a port for Sony PSP of Elite II, which I couldnt try at the moment though.</p> ) 07 May 2007 18:31:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://www.binarysciences.com/">Groops</a> is an Amstrad CPC reflexion game by Binaries Sciences, and a nice one. A new version without non important bugs will be out soon.</p> ) 05 May 2007 16:10:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://www.symstudio.info/">SymStudio</a> is the development tool for SymbOS, with bugs corrections and some new features (graphic). The web site has a lot of informations and guides. about SymStudio.</p> ) 05 May 2007 13:50:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://www.symbos.de/preview.htm">SymZilla</a> is a browser for SymbOS, it let you read HTML files. Beware it needs 192 Ko of memory, so on a CPC you need a RAM extension.</p> ) 05 May 2007 13:46:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://www.cpcscene.com/?search=sappy">Sappy</a> is a new Amstrad CPC+ demo (128 Ko) by Semilanceata. If you have the screen : your CPC is evil, just press C.</p> ) 30 Jan 2007 02:48:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>After CrocoDS, <a href="http://www.portabledev.com/pages/ds/jeuxdev.-perso/ameds.php">AmeDS</a> is another Amstrad CPC emulator for the Nintendo DS.</p> ) 08 Jan 2007 03:18:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>I wish you all a happy new year 2007, and good health too.</p> ) 31 Dec 2006 01:43:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/">CPC Game Reviews</a> has converted another ZX Spectrum game on Amstrad CPC : Area 51 from Jonathan Cauldwell, a platform game.</p> ) 31 Dec 2006 01:42:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://deadketchup.kyuran.be/">CrocoDS</a> is an Amstrad CPC emulator for the Nintendo DS. Time for me to look for an item which permets to launch homebrew on my own DS.</p> ) 25 Dec 2006 23:31:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>I wish you all a happy christmas.</p> ) 24 Dec 2006 14:30:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/">CPC Game Reviews</a> has 13 new game reviews.</p> ) 24 Dec 2006 14:30:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>Photos of the The Amstrad CPC meeting Castelleum Secretum are on FTP of <a href="http://www.cpcscene.com">CPCscene</a>. Check upper left screen on how to connect on the FTP site.</p> ) 03 Nov 2006 04:00:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>The Amstrad CPC meeting <a href="http://cc4.cpcscene.com">Croco Chanel n°4</a> has its own web site now. It will take place fmr 4th to 7th May 2007 will at Laigneville (60 km of Paris). Follow the link for more informations (english too).</p> ) 13 Oct 2006 01:35:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://titan16.free.fr/">Renegade trilogie</a> is a french web site dedicated to the 3 Renegade games, not only the Amstrad CPC versions, where you will be able to find many things.</p> ) 12 Oct 2006 20:23:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>I would like to thank people who continue to send me news to post on this web site, even if I didnt write a lot these past weeks. Contrary to some bears, I should end my hibernation in the following days.</p> ) 04 Oct 2006 01:24:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://amspaint.free.fr/">Amspaint v1.0</a> is a new painting program for Amstrad CPC 6128(+) in mode 0, using joystick. This vesison has already some features which are best found by trying this program which is available with some examples pictures on the given link.</p> ) 04 Oct 2006 01:44:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>Podcasts, RSS and wikis are the way to go, Amstrad CPC couldnt avoid this, so it's time to announce (lately) the <a href="http://www.cpcwiki.com/">Amstrad CPC Wiki</a>. Read it, add informations following your inspiration, may the muse raise your spirit.</p> ) 04 Oct 2006 01:40:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>The Amstrad CPC meeting <a href="http://www.cpcwiki.com/index.php/Croco_Chanel_N%C2%B04">Croco Chanel n°4</a> will take place in May 2007 at Laigneville (60 km of Paris). More informations given on the Amstrad CPC wiki</p> ) 04 Oct 2006 01:35:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://www.cpcmania.com/">CPCTapeXP v1.0</a> is a windows utility to transfer Amstrad CPC tape on a PC to the .CDT format.</p> ) 04 Oct 2006 01:32:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>The Amstrad CPC meeting <a href="http://www.secretum-meeting.pixnet.fr/">Castellum Secretum</a> will take place soon from the 27th to the 29th October 2006 in France, more informations given on the linked web site (french).</p> ) 04 Oct 2006 01:26:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>Another World issue 45 is out since end of August(a french paper zine). If you want to order some issues, write to another-world (at) cpcscene.com</p> <p>Each issue is 0,80 &euro;, you can order at Franck Thomasette, 26 rue des Maisonnettes, 54300 LUNEVILLE.</p> ) 17 Sep 2006 15:45:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://cpce.emuunlim.com/">CPCE v1.61</a> adds DirectSound support, it corrects a YM2149 bug and optimizes new tape loaders and Z80 loops.</p> ) 17 Sep 2006 12:01:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>The meeting <a href="http://www.hepchen.de/xzx/indexte.html">XzentriX 2006</a> for 8bit computesr including the Amstrad CPC, will take place at Seehaupt (Germany) from 8th September to 10th September 2006. The role playing game Gerelakos will be showed at this meeting, with othyer new software and some special hardware.</p> ) 19 Aug 2006 17:27:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>A new version of <a href="http://www.amstradeus.com/">ManageDsk</a> by Ludovic Deplanque is out. Two .DSK can be used at the same time, and now you can read and write to real disks.</p> ) 19 Aug 2006 17:24:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://cpce.emuunlim.com/">CPCE v1.60</a> is out for his ninth anniversary, it features a new debugger much bigger than the old one and LOTS of improvements in compatibility, performance and customization.</p> ) 02 Aug 2006 02:40:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://www.cronosoft.co.uk/">Cronosoft</a> has released Iron Sphere, a game which hasnt be released in 1990. More informations on <a href="http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/">CPC Game Reviews</a>.</p> <p>Source : <a href="http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/">CPC Game Reviews</a></p> ) 14 Jul 2006 22:27:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/">CPC Game Reviews</a> has 4 new reviews.</p> ) 14 Jul 2006 22:25:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>If you want to buy a NC100 or NC200, it's time to go on <a href="http://www.ncus.org.uk/">NCUS</a> (Tim's Amstrad NC User's Site), four NC100 and NC200, spare manual, adaptators, cases, memory cards, cables, and books are for sell.</p> ) 10 Jul 2006 21:20:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>Last version of <a href="http://zx81.dcemu.co.uk/">PSPCAP</a> adds new keyboard definitions files for more than 470 games, better sound and bug fixes. ZX81 also moved his web site.</p> ) 10 Jul 2006 11:11:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://www.cpcscene.com//">CPCSCENE</a> is on the air once again.</p> ) 26 Jun 2006 03:42:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>Last version of <a href="http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/serendipity/">PSPCAP</a> adds new keyboard definitions files for more than 380 games.</p> ) 25 Jun 2006 12:09:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>Last version of <a href="http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/serendipity/">PSPCAP</a> is v1.0.9. ZX-81 the author has also released PSP emulators for the Intellivision, Colecovision, ZX Spectrum, MSX and Atari 800/130/5200.</p> ) 19 Jun 2006 15:52:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>You dreamed about it, Elliot is working on a <a href="http://www.amstradcpc.info/sudoku.html">sudoku for Amstrad CPC</a>.</p> <p> <img src="http://genesis8.free.fr/images/sudoku.png" alt="sudoku for Amstrad CPC" width="384" height="270">&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> ) 19 Jun 2006 15:27:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>The demo of the <a href="/frontend/demos/ae2005.zip">Amstrad Expo 2005</a> meeting is out. If you already downloaded it from <a href="http://www.amstradcpc.info/">AmstradCPC.info</a>, check that you have the 2nd unbugged version.</p> <p> <img src="http://genesis8.free.fr/images/ae20051.png" alt="image 1 of the Amstrad Expo 2005 demo" width="384" height="270">&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://genesis8.free.fr/images/ae20052.png" alt="image 1 of the Amstrad Expo 2005 demo" width="384" height="270">&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://genesis8.free.fr/images/ae20053.png" alt="image 1 of the Amstrad Expo 2005 demo" width="384" height="270">&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> ) 19 Jun 2006 15:21:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>Ze Meeting 2006 (<a href="/frontend/demos/zm2006in.zip">download Amstrad CPC invitation</a>) will take place once again at Bassoues (south of France) from 14th July to 16th 2006, for more informations (french) :</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://zm.cpcscene.com/">http://zm.cpcscene.com/</a></li> <li><a href="http://depotware.free.fr/zm2006/">http://depotware.free.fr/zm2006/</a></li> </ul> ) 05 Jun 2006 03:18:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://www.symbos.de/download.htm">SymbOS</a> works also now on MSX. You can download a <a href="http://www.prodatron.net/files/symbos-msx.zip">video of SymbOS on MSX</a> running on an emulated standard MSX2 (3,58MHz Z80) system emulated with emulator: BlueMSX, with the Sunrise IDE interface. The resolution is 512x212 pixel with 4 colours, but the speed is still a little bit better than on the original CPC because of the VDP "graphic-co- processor.</p> ) 05 Jun 2006 03:02:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>A few bugs crept in <a href="http://winape.emuunlim.com/">WinAPE</a>, so there is a new version corrected with auto run feature and the addition of Auto Run, the ability to disassemble to a file or assembler tab.</p> ) 29 May 2006 03:04:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>After about 2 years, there is a new release of the <a href="http://winape.emuunlim.com/">WinAPE</a> emulator by Richard Wilson. There are a lot of new features, including Symbiface emulation, AVI recording, V3 snapshot support, new help file.</p> ) 21 May 2006 04:33:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/">CPC Game Reviews</a> has 9 new reviews by Guillaume Chalard.</p> ) 12 May 2006 04:16:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>After <a href="http://nige.the-pub.org/cpcpsp/">CPCPSP</a>, here is another Amstrad CPC emulator for : <a href="http://mobiles.gx-mod.com/modules/mydownloads/visit.php?lid=1782">PSPCAP32 v1.0.7</a>.</p> ) 12 May 2006 04:14:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>TobiFlex has released a new turbo core for the <a href="http://www.symbos.de/trex.htm">CPC TREX</a> (Terasic T-REX C1 fpga board).</p> <p>It includes a complete new Z80 implementation which is much smaller and more compatible than the previous OpenCore T80. If you switch the CPC TREX into Turbo Mode you will have a system with 24MHz power! This is really a little bit crazy fast.</p> <p>The update also contains a new start-up system. The Starter-SymbOS is included directly in the flash file and doesn't need to be loaded with the 6502-based big boot from CF card any more. That means, booting the TREX is much faster now. The Starter-SymbOS is the "risc-version" of the brand new Release 1.0.</p> ) 12 May 2006 03:58:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>The first non beta release of <a href="http://www.symbos.de/download.htm">SymbOS</a> (the Amstrad CPC multitasking operating system) can be downloaded now.</p> <p>Users of SymbOS Beta 3 will need to convert the old INI file (use APPINI.EXE on the symbos.dsk), as because of memory reorganisation the old INI files won't be accepted any more.</p> ) 12 May 2006 03:52:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>You can download the <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FutureOS/files/">first preview of FutureOS system .8</a>.</p> <p>Click on the folder for system .8, please use the french version, at the moment it is the newest (that can change in the coming days.</p> <p>The new features are for example support of the Real-Time-Clock and the PS/2 Mouse of the Symbiface. (Further the system has been rewritten in some parts, to make it lighter and get place for IDE support, which will be added in System .9).</p> <p>The final system .8 will have initial Memory-Floppy support. Why ? Well, this is an advantage when you work with big programs and have a full Memory-Floppy for example ;-)</p> <p>Further I hope to be able to kill some last bugs/problems. It will be released this year with the final version of Future-View-IV (which I'm still translating like an ape...)</p> <p>System .9 (release 2007) will have FAT32 support.</p> ) 12 May 2006 03:43:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>A new version of <a href="http://www.cpcmania.com/">CPCDiskXP</a> is out, to transfer files to DSK and DSK to files.</p> ) 12 May 2006 03:40:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>Prodatron has released <a href="http://www.symbos.de/apps.htm#marke4">SymSnap</a>, which let you load emulator generated SNA files into the real CPC and "excute" them (<a href="http://www.symbos.de/download/symbos-apps-symsnap.zip"> download link here</a>).</p> <p>As SymSnap is running in <a href="http://www.symbos.de/">SymbOS</a> you can load the snapshots from a normal CPC disc, a FAT12 PC disc or even very fast from harddisc/CF card.</p> <p>All what you need is at least a CPC with 320KB ram or more. Of course a harddisc (let's pray, that Dr.Zed finally manages to solve the mouse problem in SYMBiFACE II) or a 3,5" 720KB disc drive would be fine and SymbOS in rom.</p> <p>SymSnap loads version 1, 2 and 3 SNA files with a memory dump size of 64K or 128K. Currently it doesn't support the advanced information in version 3 SNAs regarding CRTC sync and CPC Plus. Prodatron first want to wait for Richard Wilsons final definition in the new WinApe7 emulator. Most SNAs work fine, but if you experience problems with any SNA file, you can send it to Prodatron (prodatron at prodatron dot net).</p> ) 18 Apr 2006 20:00:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>As usual, vous will find Amstrad CPC programs as MP3 files on <a href="http://www.amstradeus.com/">Amstradeus</a>. Last games to appear on the site are Combat lynx, Critical mass, Confuzion Contraption, the Covenant, Costa Capers, Chickin case, Chimera, Chuckie Egg, City slicker, Challenge of the gobots and Chessmater 2000.</p> ) 05 Mar 2006 15:37:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>Tiré d'un forum espagnol, vous pouvez télécharger une <a href="http://www.amstrad-esp.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=151&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0"> pré-version de Street Fighter II - CPC edition</a>.</p> <p>Source : <a href="http://www.phenixinformatique.com/">Phenix Informatique</a></p> ) 05 Mar 2006 15:27:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>Longshot (Logon System) published a new version of the Amstrad CPC+ RSX to manage sprites.</p> <p>Source : <a href="http://www.phenixinformatique.com/">Phenix Informatique</a></p> ) 05 Mar 2006 15:27:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>You will find the solution of Batman the caped crusader (in french) <a href="http://perso.wanadoo.fr/batmancpccrusader/"> here</a>.</p> <p>Source : <a href="http://www.phenixinformatique.com/">Phenix Informatique</a></p> ) 05 Mar 2006 15:24:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>A new version of <a href="http://www.amstradeus.com/">ConvImgCpc</a> by Ludovic Deplanque is out, with better overscan management, saving small pictures as sprites for CPC+, saving images as an asm source file, and a bette image editor.</p> <p>Source : <a href="http://www.amstradeus.com/">Amstradeus</a></p> ) 05 Mar 2006 15:18:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>A new version of the Amstrad CPC emulator <a href="http://amstrad.cpc.free.fr/download.php?op=mydown&did=3">PC-CPC</a> by Demoniak is out. A new CRTC emulation engine permit the use of horizontal overscan and reading .BMP from hard disk and showing them in the emulated CPC.</p> <p>Source : <a href="http://www.amstradeus.com/">Amstradeus</a></p> ) 05 Mar 2006 15:14:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>Few news lately for two reasons, I work on the <a href="/amstrad/game-rom/index.php">program database</a> so that all reviews from <a href="http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/">CPC Game Reviews</a> have links (problem of name convention and also different names used often, this is mostly done for now), and also I am playing World of Warcraft since a few months, so if you play horde side on the Bloodhoof server, you better check behind you often or my rogue Kitahara will pat you in the back.</p> ) 05 Mar 2006 13:52:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>Steve and Sean Wallis (2 brothers) programmed games for Amstrad CPC (but also for the Sharp MZ-80K/MZ-80A/MZ-700 and MSX). Some of their games were sold by Kuma. These games can now be downloaded for free on <a href="http://www.socialiststeve.me.uk/games.htm">Steve Wallis's website</a> :</p> <ul> <li>Fruity Frank</li> <li>Buster Block</li> <li>Star Avenger</li> <li>Galaxia</li> <li>Rock Raid</li> </ul> ) 05 Mar 2006 13:44:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/">CPC Game Reviews</a> has 19 new reviews, 6 of them are about Amstrad CPC+ cartridge games (and 2 of them are now uploaded on <a href="ftp://ftp.nvg.ntnu.no/pub/cpc/">the NVG ftp site</a>.</p> ) 05 Mar 2006 13:41:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/">CPC Game Reviews</a> has 8 new reviews.</p> ) 30 Jan 2006 13:47:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>The <a href="http://forever.zeroteam.sk/">Forever meeting</a> will take place in slovakia from 17th to 19th march 2006. There will be an <a href="http://forever.zeroteam.sk/cpc.htm"> Amstrad CPC competition</a></p> ) 01 Jan 1970 02:00:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>Another World issue 44 is out (a french paper zine). If you want to order some issues, write to xhicks (@) free.fr </p> ) 01 Jan 1970 02:00:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>A new version of <a href="http://www.amstradeus.com/">ConvImgCpc</a> by Ludovic Deplanque is out. It's a windows xp utility to convert PC images to Amstrad CPC. This version supports overscan and features an editor to modify the image before writing it.</p> ) 30 Jan 2006 13:20:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>A new version of <a href="http://www.cpcmania.com/">CPCDiskXP</a> is out.</p> ) 30 Jan 2006 13:14:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>The Amstrad PCW emulator <a href="http://www.seasip.demon.co.uk/Unix/Joyce/">Joyce</a> has been updated to v2.1.9, with a bug corrected, it compiles and runs under Mac OS X.</p> ) 30 Jan 2006 13:12:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>Dr Zed has given informations about the <a href="http://www.prodatron.net/symbiface.htm">Symbiface II</a> status. Bugs were discovered at the Castlemeeting 2006. He is now only waiting for PCB he ordered (3 weeks) to start really the production.</p> ) 30 Jan 2006 13:07:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>A new beta of <a href="http://www.symbos.de/download.htm">SymbOS</a>, the Amstrad CPC multitasking operating system can be downloaded now.</p> ) 30 Jan 2006 13:04:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://cpce.emuunlim.com/">CPCE v1.54</a> with some bugs corrected (sound, crash).</p> ) 14 Jan 2006 09:50:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>A new version of <a href="http://www.amstradeus.com/">ConvImgCpc</a> by Ludovic Deplanque is out. It's a windows xp utility to convert PC images to Amstrad CPC. This version manages the 4096 colors palette of the CPC+, and provides a loader to make slideshows.</p> ) 13 Jan 2006 03:15:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://cpcgamescd.digi-alt.net">CPCGamesCD</a> has been updated :</p> <ul> <li>Includes frontend, <a href="http://cpcloader.trak.dk/">CPC Loader</a> 1.6 by Troels K.</li> <li>NVG games update 3rd January 2006</li> <li>Includes Snap-Pack by MiguelSky (2700 images)</li> <li> Includes new version of CPCE and WinCPC emulators</li> </ul> ) 10 Jan 2006 18:11:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://nige.the-pub.org/cpcpsp/">CPCPSP</a> is a port of the Caprice32 emulator for the Sony PSP.</p> <p>Source : <a href="http://www.amstradeus.com/">Amstradeus</a></p> ) 09 Jan 2006 02:32:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>A new version of <a href="http://www.amstradeus.com/">ManageDsk</a> by Ludovic Deplanque is out. It's a minor update of its windows utility to manage .DSK files.</p> ) 09 Jan 2006 02:29:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p>A new version of <a href="http://www.cpcmania.com/">CPCDiskXP</a> is out, it fixes vortex support, and features new Floppy to DSK system, completely rewriten, with many features.</p> ) 09 Jan 2006 02:23:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://cpce.emuunlim.com/">CPCE v1.53</a> with some bugs corrected.</p> ) 09 Jan 2006 02:09:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin <p><a href="http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/">CPC Game Reviews</a> has 6 new reviews of games by Firebird, and is also covering all games created during 2005.</p> ) 02 Jan 2006 02:03:00 http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Emmanuel Roussin