Tag: AMSTRAD CPC

Pirates! – DarkwyndPT’s BIGGEST retro gaming review yet!

Ahoy there mateys! Welcome back to Retro Freak Reviews. And before ye all send me down to Davy Jones’ locker for not posting a review during the entire summer, let me redeem my sinner soul by offering ye this fine review in this finest of International Talk Like a Pirate […]

Nigel Mansell’s Grand Prix – 1980’s racing game gets a great Enterprise 128k conversion

The 128k version of R-Type wasn’t the only game to grace the Enterprise system, as just moments ago thanks to a heads up by Teemu Korvenpää, we’ve also learnt that Nigel Mansell’s Grand Prix; a game from 1988 and developed by DJL Software Ltd. Has also been converted over to the Enterprise […]

Vespertino – A Racing Simulator that will crown the Amstrad CPC as the best 8-bit platform?

If you thought Super Mario Brothers on the C64 was going to be the only highlight this year, then prepare for a shock. As we’ve just been tweeted via @BATMAN_GROUP that they are working on a racing game called ‘Vespertino’; a game they claim will crown the Amstrad CPC as the […]

Crownland – High grade homebrew platformer is getting an Amstrad CPC conversion

Way back in 2007 a platformer by the name of Crownland was released for the Atari 8bit by LaResistance, which came second place in the ABBUC Software Contest and blew us away with high quality graphics and superb platforming game play. Well fast forward to this month however and this […]

Alcon(Slap Fight) – Abalore’s Amstrad port of a classic Arcade game

While many of you are eagerly awaiting the Amstrad port of Pinball Dreams, or have played the excellent Amstrad port of Scramble, then there’s another game you might be interested in and again a port and that’s the upcoming Amstrad game ‘Alcon’ developed by Abalore. Now if you’ve ever played […]

Pinball Dreams on the Amstrad CPC – An EXCLUSIVE First Look!

Released originally in 1992 on the Amiga, Pinball Dreams, the game which claimed to be a ‘real pinball simulator’ became somewhat of a fan-favourite and cult classic. Released on many different system over the years including the likes of the Super Nintendo, the Amstrad CPC never saw a port as […]

Retarded Creatures and Caverns – ZX Speccy Adventure game available for the Amstrad CPC

What a fabulous day so far with games such as Tenebra Macabre, B-Ball and even Moritz to the Moon gracing themselves on our website. So what’s next you might ask? Well here’s an Amstrad game for you to enjoy, it’s ‘Retarded Creatures and Caverns’. A text based adventure that was released […]

Pinball Dreams CPC – Fantastic Amiga classic on the Amstrad CPC is nearly here!

At the end of 2016-2017 we announced the fantastic Amiga pinball game ‘ Pinball Dreams ‘ by Digital Illusions CE in 1992 had finally been made available as a preview download on the Amstrad CPC by none other than Batman Group, creators of the scene demo Batman Forever. Well here […]

Phantomas 2.0 – Overhauled classic for the Amstrad CPC is finally here!

In 1986 Dinamic Software released the Spanish game of ‘ Phantomas 2 ‘ for the Amstrad CPC, C64, ZX Spectrum and later the MSX with an international release name through Codemasters under the title of ‘ Vampire ‘. This rather creepy game with a mix of adventuring and platforming containing […]

SimCity – DarkwyndPT takes a look at multiple versions of Sim City in this BIG review!

And again we’re going to take a look at not just a true classic game, but also a highly influential title that helped define an entire genre, spawned several clones and influenced several other titles. I’m talking about the one and only SimCity. SimCity is a simulation/managerial game developed by […]

Phantomas 2.0 – Upcoming overhaul for the Amstrad CPC due Friday 1st Feb!

In 1986 Dinamic Software released the Spanish game of ‘ Phantomas 2 ‘ for the Amstrad CPC, C64, ZX Spectrum and later the MSX with an international release name through Codemasters under the title of ‘ Vampire ‘. This rather creepy game with a mix of adventuring and platforming containing […]

CPCRetroDev 2018 – Amstrad CPC Game Creation Contest, now with 41 games to play!

Throughout this year we have been featuring the CPCRetroDev 2018 competition; a competition whereby Amstrad developers from around the world could come together to show off their games to hopefully win the top spot and blow us away with their talent. Well as the competition had finished and we told […]

CPCRetroDev 2018 – Amstrad CPC Game Creation Contest is over and the winner is….

This year’s CPCRetroDev 2018 has been mouth watering for the Amstrad CPC as throughout the competition we have seen many fantastic entries announced such as Jarlac, Legend of Steel, Operation Alexandra, The Adventure of Timothy Gunn, OPQA vs QAOP, Crimson Knight Adventures and many many more making a grand total […]

Legend of Steel – A new Amstrad game by TOD Studios is looking very good indeed!

With the end results of the CPCRetroDEV fast approaching and plenty of Amstrad games to play, one such game in the competition that we are eagerly awaiting to load up on our Amstrad CPC is TOD Studios ‘Legend of Steel’. This game which we have mentioned earlier as a top […]

The Adventures of Timothy Gunn – The high grade Amstrad games just keep on coming!

CNGSoft are certainly no slouch when it comes to great Amstrad games, games such as The World Of Hire Hare, Duck Out, FROGALOT, Justin and BB4CPC to name but a handful. But now it looks as if CNGSoft are about to go all out once again, as they have announced through the CPCRetroDEV competition ‘ […]

Operation Alexandra – Super cool action platformer is coming to the Amstrad

With all the playable Amstrad games fast approaching at the end of the CPCRetroDev, there’s still a number of them we haven’t mentioned yet that is sure to whet your appetite to one of the best competitions we’ve seen so far. As after already announcing games such as Jarlac and even […]