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Extended RAM Software

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This article deals with software that actually uses the Extra RAM banks as featured in the CPC6128 or Amstrad 6128Plus, or any 464 or 664 settings with Standard Memory Expansions.

The title of this article is open to debates and may be changed once a proper term is found.

Check up the Category:Extended RAM Software for more informations and links.


HISTORY IN THE MAKING

Common Beliefs

If one discounts the short-lived CPC664, the Amstrad home computer range is usually divided between the 464 (64KB of memory) and the 6128 (128KB). This leaves lots of users with only 64KB of memory. The downside for everyone was that, because the developers would choose to publish games for the lowest common denominator, very few titles took advantage of the upper 64KB bank of the 6128 model.

There were, however, several titles that took advantage of the full 128KB of memory, both commercially released or scene-related.

Modern Scene production

  1. RickDangerous 128+ was released for 128K machines, causing several 464Plus users to complaint, in an ironic repeat of history.
  2. StarSabre also lead to some debate wether it should be only 64K or get a better 128K version. In the end, one was released as well.

The debate continues on whether a production should use even more than 128k of RAM or not.

A difficult Task

The following list originates from [1] and was originally compiled by Kukulcan with help from Hermol. MacDeath started the relevant thread on the Forum.

It is sorted in alphabetical order and in French at the moment and is a work in progress.

Some of the mentioned productions are currently unfinished or have never been officially released.

GAMES

GAMES : 237

  1. 2112 AD
  2. 20000 Lieues Sous Les Mers
  3. A Tribute to the Sisters
  4. A La Decouverte De La Terre
  5. APB
  6. Adi Environnement 3eme
  7. Adi Environnement Ce2
  8. Adi Environnement Cm1
  9. Adi Environnement Cm2
  10. Adi Francais Ce2
  11. Adi Francais Cm1
  12. Adi Mathematiques 3eme
  13. Adi Mathematiques Ce2
  14. Adi Mathematiques Cm2
  15. Adventure Quest
  16. Alien Storm
  17. Amnesia
  18. Arcticfox
  19. Atland
  20. B.A.T.
  21. Badlands
  22. Balade A Cologne
  23. Barthels Dash
  24. Batman The Movie
  25. Battle Command
  26. Black Land
  27. Bo!
  28. Bounty Hunter
  29. Bunny Bricks
  30. Burger PARTY [CPC+]
  31. Call &BD10'n'oeuf [CPC+]
  32. Carrier Command
  33. Casanova
  34. Chase H.Q.
  35. Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer
  36. Cloud 99
  37. Code De La Route
  38. Colossal Adventure
  39. Computer Scrabble Deluxe
  40. Corruption
  41. Cpc Aventure
  42. Crazyfruit
  43. Cyborgs
  44. Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge
  45. Das Reich
  46. Davy Jones Locker
  47. Der Zeichner
  48. Dizzy V - Spellbound Dizzy
  49. Dora
  50. Double Dragon
  51. Double Dragon II - The Revenge
  52. Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde
  53. Dragon Ninja
  54. Dragon World
  55. Drigus Und Drolan
  56. Dungeon Adventure
  57. El Paciente 106
  58. Emlyn Hughes International Soccer
  59. Escape From Prison Planet
  60. Escape From Wacci
  61. Eswat - Cyber Police
  62. European Soccer Challenge
  63. European Superleague
  64. Exterminator
  65. Fighting Soccer
  66. Final Fight
  67. First Past The Post
  68. Flags Slideshow
  69. Freedom
  70. Fres Attack
  71. Fres Fighter II Turbo
  72. Fres Man
  73. Frestris
  74. Fucki Demo
  75. G-Loc R360
  76. Gauntlet III - Final Quest
  77. Get Me To The Church On Time!
  78. Gnome Ranger
  79. Grand Prix 500 2
  80. Granny's Garden
  81. Grell And Falla
  82. Groops
  83. Gryzor
  84. Gunboat - River Combat Simulation
  85. Hard Drivin'
  86. Hawk Storm
  87. Hero Quest
  88. Hero Quest Return Of The Witch Lord
  89. Highway Patrol
  90. Horizon Ce1
  91. Hostages - Operation Jupiter
  92. Hounds Of Hell
  93. III Guerra Mundial
  94. Il Etait Une Fois
  95. Inferno
  96. Ingrid's Back!
  97. International 3D Tennis
  98. Into The Mystic
  99. Ishido
  100. Jinxter
  101. Jump Mania
  102. Jungle Book
  103. Karatian
  104. Kick Off 2
  105. Killerball
  106. Knight Orc
  107. L'Art De La Guerre
  108. L'Or Des Azteques
  109. L'affaire Ravenhood
  110. La Abadia Del Crimen
  111. La Bosse Des Maths 3eme
  112. La Bosse Des Maths 5eme
  113. La Espada Sagrada
  114. La Malediction
  115. La Planete Mysterieuse
  116. Labyrinthe De La Reine Des Ombres
  117. Lancelot
  118. Larry The Lemming's Urge For Extinction
  119. Le Labyrinthe Aux Cent Calculs - Ecole 8/10 ans
  120. Le Labyrinthe Aux Mille Calculs - College 11/14 ans
  121. Le Labyrinthe D'Anglomania 1
  122. Le Labyrinthe D'Anglomania 2
  123. Le Labyrinthe D'Errare - College 11/14 ans
  124. Le Labyrinthe De Morphintax
  125. Le Labyrinthe d'Orthophus - Ecole 8/10 ans
  126. Le Taromancien
  127. Leopold The Minstrel
  128. Les Griffes De La Nuit
  129. Les Mondes Paralleles
  130. Les Passagers Du Vent
  131. Les Ripoux
  132. Lights Out
  133. Logical Head
  134. Lop Ears
  135. Lord Of The Rings
  136. Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge
  137. Lubix
  138. Mage
  139. Megablasters
  140. Megamix
  141. Meurtres A Venise
  142. Mickey Et La Machine A Mots Croises
  143. Microprose Soccer
  144. Mig Busters
  145. Monte Cristo
  146. Moulinsart
  147. Mutant Fortress
  148. Nathan Ecoles Francais CP - CE
  149. Nathan Ecoles Francais Ce2
  150. Nathan Ecoles Francais Cm1
  151. New York Warriors
  152. Nigel Mansell's World Championship
  153. Night Hunter
  154. No Exit
  155. North & South - Les Tuniques Bleues
  156. Operation Thunderbolt
  157. Orion Prime
  158. Paris-Dakar
  159. Peter Pan
  160. Phoenix
  161. Pilots
  162. Pirates
  163. Plumpy
  164. Poussy
  165. Power-Flash
  166. Prehistorik II [CPC/CPC+]
  167. Prohibition
  168. Project X
  169. Puffy's Saga
  170. Rambo III
  171. Recherche Miss X Desesperement
  172. Red & Blue
  173. Renegade
  174. Return Of The Jedi
  175. Rick Dangerous 128+ [CPC+]
  176. Robocop
  177. SWIV
  178. Scapeghost
  179. Shadow Warriors
  180. Shinobi
  181. Sliders
  182. Snow Joke
  183. Soccer Pinball
  184. Soko Bam
  185. Space Crusade
  186. Space Harrier II
  187. Splash
  188. Squares
  189. Star Sabre
  190. Starship Quest
  191. Streap-poker
  192. Striker In The Crypts Of Trogan
  193. Strip-jak
  194. Stuart England
  195. Stunt Car Racer
  196. Sudoku Master
  197. Super Cars
  198. Super Cauldron
  199. Super League
  200. Super Trux
  201. Swap
  202. Switch
  203. Switchblade
  204. Target Renegade
  205. Targhan
  206. Teacher Trouble
  207. Terramex
  208. Tetris 95
  209. The Addams Family
  210. The Eternal Light
  211. The Great Giana Sisters
  212. The Guild Of Thieves
  213. The Light Corridor
  214. The Miser
  215. The Pawn
  216. The Spiro Legacy
  217. The Spy Who Loved Me
  218. The Taxman Cometh
  219. The Test
  220. The Untouchables
  221. Thundercats - The Lost Eye Of Thundera
  222. Times Of Lore
  223. Total Recall
  224. Toyota Celica Gt Rally
  225. Treasure Island
  226. Ultimate Tetris
  227. Vindicators
  228. Violator Of Voodoo
  229. Wild West Seymour
  230. Wind Surf Willy
  231. World Championship Soccer
  232. World Class Rugby
  233. World Cup Challenge
  234. X-Contra
  235. Xyphoes Fantasy
  236. Zap'T'Balls - The Advanced Edition
  237. Zap'T'Balls
  238. Zombi

APPLICATIONS

APPLICATIONS : 74

  1. 2in1
  2. 3D Construction Kit
  3. AMX Pagemaker
  4. Access A La Banque Ram du CPC6128
  5. Ades
  6. Almacen-Facturacion 6128
  7. Alyssa Database
  8. Anti-Multiface
  9. Arnor C
  10. B-Asic V3.4 [CPC+]
  11. CPC_T v3.1
  12. CPM Plus
  13. CPM Plus Programming Utilities For 6128 Plus
  14. CPM Plus System Utilities For 6128 Plus
  15. Cheese Cruncher
  16. Cpc-Word
  17. DES
  18. DK'Tronics Bank Switch
  19. Dbase II
  20. Digitracker
  21. Dimension 6
  22. Discology
  23. Disc'O'Magic
  24. Drive C Ramdisk
  25. Edit
  26. Electra 2000
  27. Electron
  28. FAst BAsic COMpiler
  29. Fichero De Clientes 6128
  30. Fichero Proveedores 6128
  31. FilmeMacher
  32. FreeOcp [CPC+]
  33. FutureOS
  34. FuturePlayer
  35. GMSK
  36. GSED
  37. Iankey Two Fingers To Touch Typing Conversion Course
  38. Iankey Typing Crash Course
  39. JL-Copy Utilities
  40. Knife Plus
  41. LightPen - Mark II
  42. Logbook
  43. M80 Microsoft Macro Assembler
  44. Mallard-80 Basic
  45. MicroDesign Plus
  46. MicroDesign v1.1
  47. Microsoft MS-Cobol
  48. Microsoft Multiplan
  49. Mon Ordinateur A Dessins
  50. Oxford PAO
  51. Page Publisher
  52. Pascal MT+80
  53. PowerPage 128
  54. PowerSpell
  55. Procopy 128K
  56. Protext Version 2.x
  57. Proverscan
  58. Pyradev+
  59. Rambase
  60. Ramdisk
  61. ROManager (all the different versions)
  62. Routeplanner
  63. S-Daf
  64. Silipack
  65. Space Archiver
  66. Speedtrans Plus-3
  67. Starkos
  68. Stop Press - Desktop Publishing
  69. Symbos CPC
  70. Tas-Sign
  71. Tas-Spell
  72. Tasword 6128
  73. Tearaway - The Informer
  74. The Advanced OCP Art Studio
  75. The Electric Studio Light Pen Graphics 6128
  76. The OCP Art Studio
  77. The Soundtrakker
  78. Turbo Super Monitor Razormaid Mix 1994
  79. Vidi Video Digitiser
  80. Wacci-Word
  81. Wordstar

COMPILATIONS

COMPILATIONS : 30

  1. 6128 Games Selection
  2. A Toda Maquina
  3. A Toda Maquina II
  4. Air Sea Supremacy
  5. Amsoft Pack 1
  6. Amsoft Pack 2
  7. Arcadia
  8. Edition One
  9. Fists Of Fury Edition 2
  10. Les Battants 2
  11. Les Guerriers Ninja
  12. Les Justiciers
  13. Max
  14. Mega Mix
  15. Micro Club : Chase HQ, Wec Le Mans
  16. Micro Club : Robocop, Batman The Movie
  17. Micro Club : Welltris, The Light Corridor
  18. NRJ La Compil'Action Vol. 3
  19. Pack Powersports
  20. Pick 'N' Mix - Cloud 99, Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde, Phoenix, Violator Of Voodoo
  21. Pick 'N' Mix - The Black Fountain, Sharpe's Deeds...
  22. Power Up
  23. Six Appeal
  24. Soccer Stars
  25. Super Sega
  26. The Hollywood Collection
  27. The Jewels Of Darkness
  28. The River Collection
  29. Time And Magik Trilogy
  30. Wheels Of Fire

EDUCATIONAL

EDUCATIONAL : 21

  1. Adi Environnement 3eme
  2. Adi Environnement Ce2
  3. Adi Environnement Cm1
  4. Adi Environnement Cm2
  5. Adi Francais Ce2
  6. Adi Francais Cm1
  7. Adi Mathematiques 3eme
  8. Adi Mathematiques Ce2
  9. Adi Mathematiques Cm2
  10. La Bosse Des Maths 3eme
  11. La Bosse Des Maths 5eme
  12. Le Labyrinthe Aux Cent Calculs - Ecole 8/10 ans
  13. Le Labyrinthe Aux Mille Calculs - College 11/14 ans
  14. Le Labyrinthe D'Anglomania 1
  15. Le Labyrinthe D'Anglomania 2
  16. Le Labyrinthe D'Errare - College 11/14 ans
  17. Le Labyrinthe De Morphintax
  18. Le Labyrinthe d'Orthophus - Ecole 8/10 ans
  19. Nathan Ecoles Francais CP - CE
  20. Nathan Ecoles Francais Ce2
  21. Nathan Ecoles Francais Cm1

LINKS