CPC timeline

Important events related to the Amstrad CPC.

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1986: Gauntlet released; well-known conversion of the popular arcade
1986: Donkey Kong released; another arcade conversion for the CPC, and a really good one at that
1986: Elite released; sci-fi trading game where you can freely roam the universe
1986: Spindizzy released; isometric action/puzzle game
1986: Turbo Esprit released; free-roaming driving simulation with (for the time) amazing graphical detail. The grandfather of modern games like the GTA series, except in GTA you play for the other side.
1987: Gryzor released; side-scroller known for its nice graphics
1987: Pirates! released; like Elite, it's set in a dynamic world where you can go where you want and become who you want to be
1987: Starglider released; 3D space game, known for fluid and quick graphics
1988: R-Type released; famous shoot-'em-up, unfortunately the CPC version had sub-par, Spectrum-like graphics, but gameplay was still faithful to the arcade.
1989: Emlyn Hughes International Soccer released; pretty much the definitive soccer simulation for 8-bit/16-bit machines
1990: Prince of Persia released; impressively fluid animation, the CPC version can hold its own here even against the Amiga.
1990: Rick Dangerous 2 released; platformer with comic-style graphics
1991: Turrican 2 released; run-and-gun with impressive graphics, mainly known as an Amiga game
1992: Mega Blasters released; extremely popular game from the demo scene

TBD

This page should probably use the Mediawiki timeline extension eventually, like this.