==Real programmers don't use firmware==
The firmware isn't a universal panacea. By and large, it's not suitable for fast-moving action, which means arcade games or demos, though can be implemented into simple [[Programming:Coding_a_simple_BASIC_game_into_Assembly#Assembly_Version|Text Orientated games]] from Assembly. But it's a robust, bug-free piece of programming that was a key factor in the CPC's progress.
'''This article was written by [[ChaRleyTroniC|Richard Fairhurst]] for [[WACCI]] issue 141, which was never published.'''