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40 YEARS AGO TODAY - On 7 Apr 1986 I announced that Amstrad had bought, from Sir Clive Sinclair, the worldwide rights to sell and manufacture all existing and future Sinclair computer products, together with Sinclair's intellectual property rights. It was a momentous day for me.
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BIONIC COMMANDO (Capcom/1988) is an arcade side-scroller without jump button: it relies on grappling hook mechanics. Successful, was converted to Commodore 64 (distinct US and UK versions), ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Amiga and MS-DOS PC. The NES port is heavily changed.
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Our prime minister was once able to made smart decisions on his IT kit. Two Amstrad computers.
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Did you know? Burnin' Rubber (1990) was the pack-in game for the Amstrad GX4000, meant to flex the system's 4,096-color palette. Amstrad spent 20 million pounds on marketing the console, yet it sold so poorly that retailers were clearing stock for just £29 within months.
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Indie Retro News: Mighty Castle Adventure - A Castlevania fan game for the Amstrad CPC! https://t.co/ib8p9FDQRV
#retrogaming #gaming #games #amstrad @TheRetroAsylum @ClassicReplay @xyphoe @AmstradGGP @amscpcworld
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Did you know? Xybots (Amstrad CPC) was originally conceived as a 3D sequel to Gauntlet before evolving into its own sci-fi franchise with its iconic split-screen perspective.
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Out Run on Amstrad CPC delivers a surprisingly solid conversion of the arcade classic. It runs at 25fps with chunky sprites, but is pretty cool considering the hardware.
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Indie Retro News: Axis - Escape the Aliens in this new Amstrad CPC port from Geco https://t.co/xWsvs69cCN
#retrogaming #gaming #games @TheRetroAsylum @ClassicReplay @xyphoe
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26 YEARS AGO! On 29 March 2000, Amstrad launched the emailer, a home phone which enabled users to email without a computer. Nowadays you can do everything on a smartphone, but back then things like email, address book, calculator were unheard of on a fixed-line telephone. More
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Indie Retro News: Alien The Xenomorph - A high grade Amstrad CPC Alien game released by CapaSoft! https://t.co/Bz0MzZYoeP
#retrogaming #amstrad #alien @ClassicReplay @xyphoe @pixeladdict_mag @amscpcworld @AmstradGGP
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Indie Retro News: Renegade Reborn - Retro Brawling Returns: "Renegade Reborn" Heading to the Amstrad CPC! https://t.co/a6NI7vYV7F
#retrogaming #amstrad @TheRetroAsylum @ClassicReplay @xyphoe @AmstradGGP
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42 YEARS AGO! On 11 Apr 1984 I launched the Amstrad CPC464 - the first affordable all-in-one home computer. On other computers you had to use your home TV as a monitor and also plug in a cassette player. The CPC464 had it all. Read all about it here 👉 https://t.co/HJjzCUxiFe
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The 80's, listening to that squeal of the tape as it loads. The anxious wait to see if the game is ready to play or LOAD ERROR . Do you remember these days? Do you remember the games you played?😍#retrogaming #zxspectrum #c64 #amstrad @hayesmaker64 @TheRetroAsylum @ClassicReplay
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What I find amazing is that the CPC464 had just 64k of memory (the Spectrum had 48k!) These days that's only enough for a small picture or a few seconds of audio. How did those games programmers do it back in the day? 👏
@Lord_Sugar Spent a lot of time on one of these playing Dizzy. Pity many game developers didn't know how to use it properly, so we ended up with direct spectrum ports that didn't work properly.
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Il y a 42 ans, le 11 avril 1984, fut commercialisé l'Amstrad CPC 464 par la société britannique Amstrad PLC, fondée par Alan Michael Sugar. L'Amstrad CPC sera un succès et se vendra à 3 millions d'exemplaires dans le monde, dont environ un million en France #LaPetiteInfoDuJour
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Revealed - The Amstrad Mini @Lord_Sugar bringing back the CPC 464 in all our hands Remember it might be April Fools day but dreams still come true
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🔴 LIVE NOW ON TWITCH! 🔴 with AMSTRAD CPC! 🕹️ Finalising again the nominations for "The Sugars" Amstrad game awards show this Friday once more! The last categories! You help decide and vote! ⭐ Join in the retro fun here... ⚡ https://t.co/XVMfDsKtJ9 🕹️😎👍
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