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==== Collections ==== | ==== Collections ==== | ||
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| − | *[https://acpc.me/ ACPC.ME] | + | *[https://acpc.me/ ACPC.ME] Amstrad CPC Memory Engraved - Huge collection of documents, manuals, literature, magazines, marketing material and much more |
| + | *[https://www.cpc-power.com/cpcarchives/ CPC Archives] Collection of documents and tools related to the Amstrad CPC | ||
*[https://www.cpc-power.com/ CPC-Power] Collection of most of the software that was ever released. Also includes ROMs and patched versions for programs with bugs. | *[https://www.cpc-power.com/ CPC-Power] Collection of most of the software that was ever released. Also includes ROMs and patched versions for programs with bugs. | ||
*[https://cpcrulez.fr CPC Rulez (FR)] A great french site, updated frequently, with games, reviews, utilities, type-ins, demos, hardware info. A treasure and a must-visit (french pages can easily be translated with Google translate or similar tools). | *[https://cpcrulez.fr CPC Rulez (FR)] A great french site, updated frequently, with games, reviews, utilities, type-ins, demos, hardware info. A treasure and a must-visit (french pages can easily be translated with Google translate or similar tools). | ||
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*[http://cngsoft.no-ip.org/cpc_lzx.htm CPC Compactages by CNGsoft] CPC softwares compressed in compact archives | *[http://cngsoft.no-ip.org/cpc_lzx.htm CPC Compactages by CNGsoft] CPC softwares compressed in compact archives | ||
*[http://cpcgamescd.amstrad.es/ CPCGamesCD] ISO containing a Windows launcher and 4429 CPC games included | *[http://cpcgamescd.amstrad.es/ CPCGamesCD] ISO containing a Windows launcher and 4429 CPC games included | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://acpc.me/ACME/?dir=COLLECTIONS/ABRAXAS Abraxas CPC Collection] 1800 titles in dsk and cdt formats on 2 DVDs |
*[https://archive.org/details/DemobaseAmstradCpc Demobase Amstrad CPC] [https://gb64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5053] Downloadable archive of demos from the CPC demoscene | *[https://archive.org/details/DemobaseAmstradCpc Demobase Amstrad CPC] [https://gb64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5053] Downloadable archive of demos from the CPC demoscene | ||
*[https://www.cpc-power.com/gamebasecpc/index.php?page=full Gamebase CPC] [https://gb64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2025&start=195] Amstrad CPC Gamebase by Loic Daneels containing 3300 softwares dumped only from originals and complete with scans, manuals, media, etc... | *[https://www.cpc-power.com/gamebasecpc/index.php?page=full Gamebase CPC] [https://gb64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2025&start=195] Amstrad CPC Gamebase by Loic Daneels containing 3300 softwares dumped only from originals and complete with scans, manuals, media, etc... | ||
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*[https://archive.org/details/GoodCPCV3.1415 GoodCPC] Downloadable archive of 27103 softwares for the CPC. Tons of duplicates though | *[https://archive.org/details/GoodCPCV3.1415 GoodCPC] Downloadable archive of 27103 softwares for the CPC. Tons of duplicates though | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/Amstrad_CPC_TOSEC_2012_04_23 Amstrad CPC TOSEC] Downloadable archive of 5575 softwares for the CPC. Dumps are of dubious quality | *[https://archive.org/details/Amstrad_CPC_TOSEC_2012_04_23 Amstrad CPC TOSEC] Downloadable archive of 5575 softwares for the CPC. Dumps are of dubious quality | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/details/amstrad-cpc-clean-db Clean CPC DB] Based on tosec+cpcpower site. A database that has checked every game so that you don't have to | ||
*[https://archive.org/download/mame-sl/mame-sl/cpc_flop.zip MAME CPC Floppies] [https://archive.org/download/mame-sl/mame-sl/cpc_cass.zip MAME CPC Tapes] [https://archive.org/details/mame-merged] MAME software archives for Amstrad CPC | *[https://archive.org/download/mame-sl/mame-sl/cpc_flop.zip MAME CPC Floppies] [https://archive.org/download/mame-sl/mame-sl/cpc_cass.zip MAME CPC Tapes] [https://archive.org/details/mame-merged] MAME software archives for Amstrad CPC | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/AmstradCPCGameCollectionByGhostware Amstrad CPC Game Collection] Downloadable archive of 4242 game files by Ghostware. Lots of duplicates though | *[https://archive.org/details/AmstradCPCGameCollectionByGhostware Amstrad CPC Game Collection] Downloadable archive of 4242 game files by Ghostware. Lots of duplicates though | ||
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*[https://auamstrad.es/retroescena/lilicpc-lanzador-juegos/ LiliCPC] [https://shacpc.itch.io/lilicpc] Collection of 8000 games to be used on CPC with USIfAC or M4 Board | *[https://auamstrad.es/retroescena/lilicpc-lanzador-juegos/ LiliCPC] [https://shacpc.itch.io/lilicpc] Collection of 8000 games to be used on CPC with USIfAC or M4 Board | ||
*[http://www.roudoudou.com/ACE-DL/ UniLoad] Launcher with 1072 programs included to be used on CPC with a mass-storage expansion | *[http://www.roudoudou.com/ACE-DL/ UniLoad] Launcher with 1072 programs included to be used on CPC with a mass-storage expansion | ||
| − | *[[Converted GX4000 Software]] Collection of 700+ games converted to Amstrad cartridges | + | *[[Converted GX4000 Software]] Collection of 700+ games converted to standard Amstrad cartridges |
*[http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/ CPC Game Reviews] Collection of 2417 CPC games with review and download link. Also contains a collection of advertisements which have been scanned from Amstrad CPC magazines. | *[http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/ CPC Game Reviews] Collection of 2417 CPC games with review and download link. Also contains a collection of advertisements which have been scanned from Amstrad CPC magazines. | ||
*[https://computeremuzone.com/amstrad/?l=en Amstrad Zone] Collection of 530 CPC games with review and download link | *[https://computeremuzone.com/amstrad/?l=en Amstrad Zone] Collection of 530 CPC games with review and download link | ||
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*[https://vanity.memoryfull.net/ Vanity] The page of [[Vanity]] Demogroup | *[https://vanity.memoryfull.net/ Vanity] The page of [[Vanity]] Demogroup | ||
*[https://pulkomandy.github.io/shinra.github.io/ Shinra] The page of [[Shinra]] Demogroup | *[https://pulkomandy.github.io/shinra.github.io/ Shinra] The page of [[Shinra]] Demogroup | ||
| + | *[http://tafcpc.free.fr/ TAF] The page of [[TAF]] Demogroup | ||
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| − | + | *[https://fusionretrobooks.com/collections/amtixcpc Amtix! CPC] [https://fusionretrobooks.com/products/fusion-cpc Fusion CPC] | |
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*[https://shop.amiga-addict.com/amstrad-addict/amstrad-addict-magazine Amstrad Addict] | *[https://shop.amiga-addict.com/amstrad-addict/amstrad-addict-magazine Amstrad Addict] | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/details/AmstradAction052 Amstrad Action] | ||
| + | *[https://cpcrulez.fr/Scene_Papermags/index.php CPCRulez Scene Papermags Archive] | ||
| + | *[https://www.zyvaprod.fr/cracknrom/ Crack'n Rom (FR)] | ||
| + | *[http://futurs.chez.com/FQuasarCPC.html Quasar CPC (FR)] | ||
| + | *[https://fr.ulule.com/toms-pulpo-corrosivo/ 64 NOPs (FR)] | ||
| + | *[https://ucpmblog.ovh/index.php/2024/03/03/tous-les-fanzines-le-recapitulatif-des-liens/ ùCPM (FR)] [https://ucpmblog.ovh/index.php/2024/03/03/tous-les-fanzines-le-recapitulatif-des-liens/ Disc Missing (FR)] | ||
| + | *[https://cpcfanzbzh.net/Store/ CPC Fanz Bzh (FR)] | ||
| + | *[https://elegance-editions.eproshopping.fr/catalogue/318478-Fanzines-Magazines CPC-Anachronie (FR)] [https://elegance-editions.eproshopping.fr/catalogue/318478-Fanzines-Magazines Fanzine GX (FR)] | ||
| + | *[https://amstradcentpourcent.darkarcade.fr Amstrad Cent Pour Cent (FR)] | ||
| + | *[https://amstrad.eu/librairie/ Librairie Amstrad.eu (FR)] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:32, 30 June 2024
Contents
- 1 Collections
- 2 FTP and Newsgroups
- 3 AI chatbots
- 4 Chat
- 5 Communities and boards
- 6 Facebook Groups
- 7 Shops / Groups to buy/sell hardware and games
- 8 Blogs/Websites of individuals and groups
- 9 Youtube and Twitch
- 10 Radios and Podcasts
- 11 Fanzines
- 12 Emulators
- 13 Technical Documentations
- 14 Others
- 15 Outdated / abandoned
- 16 DEAD
Collections
- ACPC.ME Amstrad CPC Memory Engraved - Huge collection of documents, manuals, literature, magazines, marketing material and much more
- CPC Archives Collection of documents and tools related to the Amstrad CPC
- CPC-Power Collection of most of the software that was ever released. Also includes ROMs and patched versions for programs with bugs.
- CPC Rulez (FR) A great french site, updated frequently, with games, reviews, utilities, type-ins, demos, hardware info. A treasure and a must-visit (french pages can easily be translated with Google translate or similar tools).
- Amstrad ESP (ES) Collection of CPC software downloadable individually with Spanish media and manual
- Crackers Velus (FR) Collection of thousands of CPC games downloadable individually
- CPC Crackers Downloads Collection of thousands of cracked CPC games, sorted by cracking group
- CPC Compactages by CNGsoft CPC softwares compressed in compact archives
- CPCGamesCD ISO containing a Windows launcher and 4429 CPC games included
- Abraxas CPC Collection 1800 titles in dsk and cdt formats on 2 DVDs
- Demobase Amstrad CPC [1] Downloadable archive of demos from the CPC demoscene
- Gamebase CPC [2] Amstrad CPC Gamebase by Loic Daneels containing 3300 softwares dumped only from originals and complete with scans, manuals, media, etc...
- Amstrad Mania Amstrad CPC Gamebase by Mark (Sparky) Hardman containing 5782 softwares. Contains a selection of everything: original disk & tape dumps, hacks, cracks and trainers, homebrews
- GoodCPC Downloadable archive of 27103 softwares for the CPC. Tons of duplicates though
- Amstrad CPC TOSEC Downloadable archive of 5575 softwares for the CPC. Dumps are of dubious quality
- Clean CPC DB Based on tosec+cpcpower site. A database that has checked every game so that you don't have to
- MAME CPC Floppies MAME CPC Tapes [3] MAME software archives for Amstrad CPC
- Amstrad CPC Game Collection Downloadable archive of 4242 game files by Ghostware. Lots of duplicates though
- Amstrad CPC ROM set Downloadable archive of 2416 game files by rfl0wpr with no duplicate
- Amstrad CPC cassette images Collection of over 3500 tape-images by VincentGR
- M4backup by Mr.DVG Collection of 1300 games tested and working with M4 Board
- LiliCPC [4] Collection of 8000 games to be used on CPC with USIfAC or M4 Board
- UniLoad Launcher with 1072 programs included to be used on CPC with a mass-storage expansion
- Converted GX4000 Software Collection of 700+ games converted to standard Amstrad cartridges
- CPC Game Reviews Collection of 2417 CPC games with review and download link. Also contains a collection of advertisements which have been scanned from Amstrad CPC magazines.
- Amstrad Zone Collection of 530 CPC games with review and download link
- CPC History CPC database listing 3273 titles
- Moby Games Games database listing 2315 games for Amstrad CPC
- CPC-Power SNR sessions Collection of 418 SNR game sessions
- Humongous CP/M software archives Collection of the great CP/M repositories past and present
FTP and Newsgroups
- NVG
- LIP6
- CPM - related Amstrad things
- Newsgroup CSA8
- CPC Szene
- FTP Amstrad.eu
- Amstrad ServeFTP
- Amstrad Power folder on MEGA
- Two-Mag CPC games
AI chatbots
- Amstrad CPC Engineer (by Fergus Leen) Specialised in Z80 Assembly for the Amstrad CPC
- CPC Z80 Assembly Engineer (by Vassilis N. Perantzakis) Formal, beginner-friendly Z80 assembly guide
Chat
- IRC-channel #cpc-fr on Libera-chat network, french scene channel (replacing #cpc on freenode, #cpc on Neoxys and #cpc on Europnet)
- Amstrad CPC Community Discord server
- Amstrad.eu Discord server (FR)
- NoixDeCroco Discord server (FR)
- Praline Discord server
- Xyphoe's Discord Amserver
Communities and boards
- CPCRulez forum French forum
- AmstradPlus Forum Forever French forum
- Amstrad.eu French CPC-related site previously known as phenixinformatique.com. It also has a forum
- Yaronet Amstrad CPC French forum
- Amstrad CPC mforos Spanish forum
- Amstrad ESP forum Spanish forum
- Amigos y Usuarios Amstrad (ES) News website that has lessons on software development and hardware restoration. It also has a forum, and reviews on software and hardware.
- CPCWiki.de German forum
- Classic-Computing.de German board
- Amstrad Zone Subsection of computeremuzone.com
- Amstrad BBS Telnet Bulletin Board System
Facebook Groups
- Amstrad CPC 464 - probably the biggest and most active english speaking group - not only for 464
- Amstrad CPC 472
- Amstrad CPC 6128
- AMSTRAD CPC CLASSIC GAMING AND DEMOS
- AMSTRAD CPC LATEST GAMES
- Amstrad 4Ever
- Amstrad For Everyone - not only CPC
- Amstrad Collective
- Amstrad CPC User
- Amstrad GX4000/PLUS Users
- Amstrad Belgique
- Amstrad.eu CPC 464 / 664 / 6128 Old & + / GX4000 - mostly French
- Amstrad CPC pour toujours and beyond
- Amstradiens
- 100% Amstrad CPC
Shops / Groups to buy/sell hardware and games
- Hobbyretro.com Spanish shop
- CPCStore.co.uk UK shop
- Sell-My-Retro portal - some sellers including Zaxon sell through this shop
- Sintech some software, 6128/Plus keyboard membranes
- IcompPlus original new-old-stock Amstrad ICs
- Amstrad for sale Facebook group
- AMIBAY - Hardware For Sale
- AMIBAY - Wanted Hardware
Blogs/Websites of individuals and groups
- G.o.St.-SOFT's CPC-Hardwareführer at 8-Bit-Nirvana (DE) - lots of tips and tricks, but no recent updates
- bread80.com - some analysis of Firmware and BASIC logic (and also the video subsystem- hardware)
- Amstrad Today (FR) - Many Tips for Amstrad CPC
- Cent Pour Cent TotO's MX4 hardware expansions
- TMTLogic CPC and MSX hardware expansions
- ESPsoft (ES) Blog on Spanish homebrews for the CPC.
- Play on retro Homebrew retro games editor
- TheMojonTwins (ES) Homebrew developer group that focuses on creating games for retro systems, among which is the CPC.
- 4MHz (ES) Homebrew developer group that focuses on creating games for retro systems that use the Z80 CPU.
- Altanerus Dog (ES) CPC and PC homebrew games developer
- Usebox.net Homebrew studio that focuses on creating games for retro systems, among which is the CPC.
- Mananuk Homebrew game developer for retro systems, including the CPC
- Amstrad GGP CPC homebrew games developer group
- Prodatron's page (Prodatrons homepage includes info and downloads of his productions as well as a lot of downloads for CPC Digitracker modules (MDL), OCP Art Studio pictures and Scene demos)
- SymbOS Official homepage of the operating system SymbOS
- FutureOS - Official homepage of the operating system FutureOS for the CPC6128 and CPCPlus.
- CPC Freak Homepage of Kevin (arnoldemu) Thacker's CPC productions
- CPC Mania - some tools like CPR tools, CPCDiskXP, CPCTapeXP - plus some technical informations
- Domes-DOS Schneider/Amstrad CPC dedication - Domes-DOS's CPC website in the design of an GT65 green monitor (with download of his DART-logging tool and lots of infos about the CPC series)
Demoscene
- Memory Full All about the CPC demoscene
- 64 NOPs CPC demoscene tech blog
- Les Sucres en morceaux (FR) all the news relating to the productions of "Les Sucres en Morceaux" and many articles relating to the Amstrad CPC.
- Amstrad Museum (FR) Website of the CPC graphic artist Eric (Titan) Cubizolle
- Batman Group (ES) Twitter of the Amstrad and Amiga Demogroup Batman Group
- NoRecess/Condense Homepage of an Amstrad CPC demoscene group.
- Tom&Jerry GPA (FR) The page of GPA Demogroup
- AST Impact (FR) The page of Impact Demogroup
- Arkos Demogroup - The page of Arkos, with some great demos, diskmags, games and tools.
- Futurs' The page of Futurs' Demogroup
- Logon System The page of Logon System Demogroup
- Benediction The page of Benediction Demogroup
- Vanity The page of Vanity Demogroup
- Shinra The page of Shinra Demogroup
- TAF The page of TAF Demogroup
Blogs
- Logon System (FR) Blog of Logon System demogroup
- Mucky Paws Jason (The Argonaut) Brooks blog
- Rétro Poke (FR) Philippe Moulin's CPC programming blog
- Sikorama (FR) Stéphane Sikora's CPC programming blog
- Amstrad Sakis Blog of Sakis
- My Ketchup Is Dead (FR) Blog of Miguel (RedBug) Vanhove
- CheshireCat's basket (FR) Blog of CheshireCat
- ùCPM le blog rétro (FR) Amstrad CPC, pop culture rétro 70' 80'
Youtube and Twitch
- Noels Retro Lab - lots of hardware related videos, especially repairs
- Amstrad ESP El Amstrad CPC en España
- Novabug - many CPC games
- John Gage - lots of game reviews but a lot of swearing and sound driven heavily into saturation
- Temps Nyx (FR) CPC game reviews
- OursoN Retrogames (FR) CPC game reviews
- Amaury Durand BDCIron's CPC demoscene channel
- Thomas Naslin Oneman's CPC demoscene channel
- Edouard Bergé Roudoudou's channel, including CPC demoscene and long gameplays of adventure games
- Amstrad Maniaque Long Gameplays
- Amstrad CPC World Long Gameplays
- XeNoMoRPH Short Gameplays
- Amstrad Man Short Gameplays
- DarkArcade (FR) DarkSteph's channel
- Eric Boulat (FR) Ldir Hector's BASIC programming channel
- Nemo 59 (FR) CPC Turbo Pascal programming channel
- Profesor Retroman (ES) CPC GameDev con C y Z80 ensemblador
- Amstradiens Amstrad CPC Channel for Amstrad Fans
- Xyphoe - Gaming - almost every week a several hour long live stream on YouTube
- Zisquier (Amstariga) (FR) Lives
- Khomenor (FR) Lives
- JB le Daron (FR) Lives
- Geekorex (FR) Lives
- NoixDeCroco (FR) Lives
Radios and Podcasts
- Roland Radio Schrodinger's radio
- CPC Scene Radio Robust alternative to Roland Radio
- YM!Rulez Radio Tunes recorded on real CPC hardware
- Amstrad Music Tunes recorded on emulator
- 2h30 games soundtracks with chapters 3h games soundtracks with video Bests-of
- Cepeceros (ES) Tu Podcast sobre juegos de Amstrad CPC
- PODCAmSTrad (ES) El podcast del Amstrad CPC
Fanzines
- Amtix! CPC Fusion CPC
- Amstrad Addict
- Amstrad Action
- CPCRulez Scene Papermags Archive
- Crack'n Rom (FR)
- Quasar CPC (FR)
- 64 NOPs (FR)
- ùCPM (FR) Disc Missing (FR)
- CPC Fanz Bzh (FR)
- CPC-Anachronie (FR) Fanzine GX (FR)
- Amstrad Cent Pour Cent (FR)
- Librairie Amstrad.eu (FR)
Emulators
- CrocoDS (online)
- Tiny Emus (online)
- WebGL 3d 8-bit (online)
- 8bitworkshop IDE (online)
- CPC BASIC (online)
- BZH Games Amstrad games to play in the browser including ongoing highscore competition
- Border 0 : Run" Offline CPC game contest based on SNR session recordings on emulator
- AmstradCPCgames.eu (online)
- Emulators
Technical Documentations
- Unofficial WWW Amstrad Resource
- Grimware is a really nice site with hardware info and hacks for the CPC machines... give it a try!
- ASMtrad CPC (FR) Learn how to code with Z80 Assembler on Amstrad CPC
- CRTC Compendium Everything about the CRTC - incl. examples
- Locomotive BASIC reference Built-in functions and keywords explained
- The Basic Idea Amstrad Basic tutorial by Campursoft
Others
- #CPCRetroDev Annual Amstrad CPC game development contest organised by Universidad de Alicante
- Amstrad Eterno La primera feria Amstrad en España
- Benediction Coding Party Annual Amstrad demoparty organised by Eliot/Benediction
- AMSCII Compo Annual Amstrad ASCII competition by Logiker
- CrocoFest Annual gathering of Amstradists and other retro computer users. No game console allowed except the GX4000
- GitHub #amstrad-cpc GitHub topic filter
- 8 bits de poder (ES) Programación del Amstrad CPC usando la libreria 8BP desde BASIC
- Amstrad Power Spanish CPC-related news site.
- Genesis 8 - Genesis 8 is a spartan, but often-updated Amstrad-related news site.
- Indie Retro News Amstrad CPC news filtering
- CPCCRACKERS - French site about crackers for the CPC.
- Two-Mag The page of Two-Mag CPC cracker
- Border 0 French site about CPC games
- Programming Turbo Pascal on a CPC! - A collection of Turbo Pascal programs with some CPC Specific programs.
- Oldschool gaming - Games reviews of recent games for the CPC!
- Amstrad Today Homebrew Website dedicated to homebrews for the CPC
- GX4000.co.uk Website devoted to the hardware and software of the oft-neglected games console.
- GX4000.net French website dedicated to the GX4000
Outdated / abandoned
- Octoate.de - English CPC news website. Last updated in 2019
- The Amstrad Computer Game Resource Last updated in 2006
- The Snake Becomes the Key is a very nicely-written blog with reviews and thoughts on various CPC games. Last updated in 2007
- CPC Museum (FR) Website dedicated to the Amstrad CPC. Last updated in 2003
DEAD
- CePeCe (ES) Spanish CPC portal and web-hosting facilities for your CPC webpage.
- Amstradeus (FR) Lots of interviews, manuals for download and much more.
- The CPC Demoscene Optimus website about the CPC demoscene with a list of some of the best CPC demos with reviews and screenshots.
- CPC Zone Home of the Gamebase, the ultimate collection of information (with screenshots, cover scans, reviews etc) on all games CPC. Also home of the Zone Forum.
- 8bit Projects for Everyone - Hardware updates for 8-bit computers, also for CPC
- CPC Hardware (FR) Forum, nice downloads, hardware projects; also an online store for hardware stuff like RS232 interfaces etc.
- CPC Zone Forum (FR) One of the most popular and active forum on the net.
- CPC-Forum (DE) The new most important discussion forum for the German-speaking part of the CPC scene.
- CPC 6128 Europe European portal
- CPC Oxygen Home of the same-name great fanzine and AA scan repository.
- Various Amstrad stuff Including instructions on how to fit or connect a 3.5" drive, hot to connect your CPC to your PC and how to transfer files, among others.
- Push'n'Pop Amstrad Demoscene.
- CPC Scene - Various stuff.
- CPC scene map
