Top 11 Amstrad CPC Games of 2020

The year 2020 was a bit of a rubbish time for most people of the world... but there was some bright lights that were shone. Coders for the Amstrad CPC got hard at work and produced some of the finest games seen in many years. The amount of quality in particular was a step ahead of previous years, so making this Top 11 was trickier than ever before to wheedle down to the best 11. 

Zzap's back - Zzap! 64 Annual 2019 announced!

Remember that feeling you had when you were waiting for your favourite computer magazine to come out? We've got that feeling again right now, thanks to Chris Wilkins (The Story of Commodore 64 in Pixels) who has announced that he hopes to bring back Zzap! 64 for a very special annual edition. Although it's early days, Jaz Rignall has confirmed his involvement and we've got our fingers crossed that Gary Penn, and many more of our favourite Zzap writers will be able to help make this project happen.

Top 11: Terrible Amstrad CPC Games... A Fan's List.

Back in the days of the 8-bit wars, quality control was not a stringent as it is now, and many games were developed under restrictive conditions or tight deadlines, or the wrong programmer was chosen. Whatever the reasons, many games released were, to put it bluntly, total garbage. Honest fans of their respective systems will fondly look back on these mess of bytes, so here I give you my Top 11 Terrible Amstrad CPC Games. This list is a combination of my personal preference, magazine reviews and polls conducted in the Amstrad forums, and features a host of Youtube CPC fans including Xyphoe, Chinnyvision and Zoe Kirk-Robinson. Will Count Duckula 2 get the number one spot? Watch and find out...

Tennis Classics - Novabug takes a look at some retro sports classics!

One of, if not the oldest video game genre's stemming back to 1972's Pong, tennis games are rampant across all systems far and wide, good and bad. With 2016's Wimbledon tournament in full backhand swing, I take a look at several from the 8 and 16 bit eras, starting with the master of serve and volley Pete Sampras on the Sega Mega Drive. I also check the turf on the Spectrum and the Game Boy.

NRG: Complete Playthrough - Wild Streets [Amstrad GX4000]

Ever since the popular Kung-Fu Master, 2D beat 'em ups reached a pinnacle in the late 80's/early 90's with many falling into the 'mediocre' category. Wild Streets is one such title. Brought to us by Titus Software 1990, James Taylor's goon-bashing exploits reached several systems including the Amiga, ST and C64. Surprisingly, it also got a release on the Amstrad GX4000. One of the 15 games ported from the CPC version,