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The Dandanator Entertainment System (DES) is a new physical support for Amstrad CPC games.

It offers greater technical capabilities for creating games and a gaming experience never seen before on CPC, add to this an incredible ease and ease of use.

Technical features

• 512 KB instant access ROM game cartridges, providing a «console-like» experience.
• Small game cartridges, easy to store and classify.
• Detection of inserted cartridge, so that if the cartridge is not present the system is disabled. There is no need to disconnect the device for normal use.
• Connecting to the back for future expansions. Compatible with memory or other extensions. This allows you to enjoy games that require 128KB of RAM on CPC with 64KB.
• It works directly on any CPC 464, 664, 6128, 464+ and 6128+, you only need to connect it and it is functional!
• Due to the project’s compatibility with the Dandanator mini CPC, DES is also supported by ACE, RetroVirtualMachine, CPCEC, ZesarUX and DSP emulators.
• Public domain project.

Software features

• Thanks to the software, the cartridge’s games or programs could be change from the CPC itself, without the need for additional hardware through a USB connection to the PC.
• It compresses games so that you can take more storage space.
• It offers software for creating, managing and transferring game «romsets» for Windows, MacOS and Linux.
• It supports images in SNA, CDT and DSK format (on trial). It cannot stand games with multi-loads.
• It allows you to select the pokes from a WinApe-compatible bookstore or introduce them manually.
• It incorporates the McLeod Ideafix test Rom.

Circuit board

Exclusive Games for the Dandanator

• The Sword of IANNA
• Los Amores de Brunilda

Other games for the Dandanator

• Hyperdrive! Released for the Dandanator, but also as standard Amstrad cartridge
• El Tesoro Perdido de Cuauhtémoc 64K Game also released on disk/tape

Game collections for the Dandanator

• File:8BP collection ok6 2.3.rom 8BP collection
• File:A toda maquina by kapitostes.rom
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• File:Alien.rom
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• File:Amsoft top20.rom
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• File:Aviones.rom
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• File:Coleccion Dinamic 90 by kapitostes.rom
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• MojonTwins romset Compilation of MojonTwins games previously released individually on disks/tapes

Technical documentation

File:CPC-Dandanator-mini-–-DevDoc.pdf CPC Dandanator mini – Development & Emulation documentation

Links

https://auamstrad.es/the-dandanator-entertainment-system

http://www.dandare.es/Proyectos_Dandare/CPC_Dandanator!_Mini.html