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Top 11 Amstrad CPC Games of 2019

On January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

Another year has passed, and another year of excellent offerings for the humble Amstrad CPC. Whilst the quantity was down slightly from that of 2018, the quality was of a high standard as expected. CPCRetroDev didn’t let us down with a good selection, but the highlights were a near-perfect arcade […]

30 Years of Golden Axe!

On August 3, 2019August 3, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

It’s been 30 years since Sega unleashed the fantasy slash em up Golden Axe in the arcades, and it hasn’t lost any of its charm. It’s a series which received several sequels and a 2008 reboot which all never matched up to the original story of vengeance and rescue with […]

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

On March 2, 2019March 2, 2019 By Neil G

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 […]

Top 11 Amstrad CPC Games of 2018

On February 26, 2019February 27, 2019 By Neil G

Even though it’s 35 years old as of 2019, the Amstrad CPC still has a passionate fan-base and a prominent following in the programming community. This is exemplified in the quantity AND quality of the games released last year, most in downloadable form but some even in physical hard copy […]

Double Review – Retro Gaming Books The A to Z of Amstrad CPC Games Vol 1 & Retro Tech

On February 23, 2019February 24, 2019 By Neil G

It’s always nice to kick back sometimes with several printed pages of interesting subjects. Away from the glare of the screen and the noise of the blasters but still wanting to keep that retro gaming fix in the blood. Well there is a plethora of video gaming books out there, […]

Games 101 – Epic Retro Game Compilations

On February 8, 2019February 9, 2019 By Neil G

I while back, I produced a video celebration of the Amstrad CPC called The 464 Project. It was a popular video and so I have adapted the long-view format to suit a whole range of video gaming genres and topics. Games 101 is that series, and the first show looks […]

The Brief History of…. Paperboy

On December 4, 2018December 5, 2018 By Neil G

Atari Games brought us a memorable arcade back in 1985, which had handlebars as a controller and the aim of the game was to…. deliver newspapers. Yes, newspapers were this type of paper media publication years back where we used to get our news about the world, before the internet […]

Top 11: Amstrad Horror Games

On November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 By Neil G

Halloween for 2018 is done and dusted, and hopefully a good and safe time had by all. Horror is a genre which feeds into many media albeit movies, books or video games. In fact, some of the best selling games over the years have been Horror based. The 8 bit […]

Top 11: ZX Spectrum to Amstrad CPC Ports

On September 16, 2018September 17, 2018 By Neil G

During the 8-bit home computer heyday of the eighties, Amstrad fans noticed a phenomenon that continued all the way up until the CPC’s discontinuation. Many games were released that didn’t appear to be optimized for the system’s strengths and thus lots of lackluster games came to the party. This was […]