PINAUT GX - Version and adaptation by ShaCPC for the GX4000

We turn our attention to the Amstrad GX4000 for a new game, with the release of Pinaut GX, a new adaptation crafted by developer ShaCPC. A game which was originally coded by Minsoft and published in the pages of the Spanish edition of Your Computer magazine (Issue 7). In this resurrected Amstrad CPC title, players are thrown into the claustrophobic, maze-like depths of Tutankhamun's Great Pyramid. Survival depends entirely on your reflexes as you navigate treacherous screen layouts, avoid deadly traps, and outmanoeuvre aggressive mummies that relentlessly pursue you through every twist and turn.

Bubble Quest - Mind blowing graphics teased for an upcoming Amstrad Plus/GX4000 game!

This news article was just too good not to be written up, as if you are looking to play a game that's full of eye candy and gameplay on your Amstrad Plus or GX4000, then it might be worth keeping an eye on Praline Software's upcoming title of Bubble Quest; A game in which you must guide your bubble around a maze like screen while avoiding everything that is deadly to reach the exit! To coincide with this news, Barjack was also happy to provide some animated gifs from the game which to be honest look incredible!

Blinky's Scary School is now available for the Amstrad GX4000 and Amstrad 6128 Plus!

Once again we look towards the Amstrad for some great gaming news, as looking through the cpcwiki forums and thanks to XeNoMoRPH we have just found out that the classic game of 'Blinky's Scary School'; a game which was released for the Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum, has now been released for the GX4000 and Amstrad 6128 plus by Zisquier and R.Beston. To coincide with this news story, not only do we know that it has been developed using the C64 palette, but it also features Atari ST sprites used for the character and the items.

Blinky's Scary School is coming to the Amstrad GX4000!

It's time to turn our attention towards the Amstrad GX4000 for our homebrew goodness, as looking through the cpcwiki forums we have just found out that the classic game of 'Blinky's Scary School'; a game which was released for the Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum, is now being developed for the GX4000 by Amstariga. To coincide with this news story, not only do we know that it is being developed using the C64 palette, but it also features smooth animation and hard sprites!

Toki - Is this Arcade classic coming to the Amstrad CPC?

Way back in 1989 a designer by the name of Akira Sakuma released a fantastic Arcade shooter platformer game in which you controlled an enhanced Ape transformed from a Human that could shoot energy balls from his mouth defeating strange creatures and finally defeat an evil Wizard.  It was a really good game that had a number of ports such as the NES, Sega Mega Drive, Atari Lynx, Atari ST, Amiga and Commodore 64. So you'll be pleased to know that thanks to a heads up via our Facebook page, we have learnt that this great game could be coming to the Amstrad CPC Plus!

Ghosts 'n Goblins overhaul for the GX4000 gets a great final version!

Way back in 1985 Capcom released the start of one of the greatest side scrolling platform game series we have ever known. It featured a knight, creepy enemies, lots of graves and was extremely difficult to the point of frustration. The game I am talking about is of course ' Ghost 'N Goblins ', the first game in the Ghosts 'n Goblins franchise which appeared on many different systems such as the Amstrad, C64 and ZX Spectrum. And it is that game from the Amstrad CPC version which has now received a final overhaul for the GX4000!

Pentomino - Amstrad puzzler coming this Easter sounds awesome!

A bit of a late hour this one, but one we couldn't miss, as Shining has just moments ago teased a brand new Amstrad game called ' Pentomino ', which is coming to an Amstrad CPC, Plus and GX4000 by the end of this week. This game took us completely by surprise as we didn't even know it was being developed, but from the look of it, it looks like a cross between Tetris and Loopz and will feature very high quality music!

C4CPC Unboxing, Playtest & 3D Printed Case Assembly

It's been a big 18 months for the Amstrad community. Not only have we been treated to a plethora of great games, emulator updates and hardware mods; the much fabled GX4000 got it's own bit of retro-loving in the form of a flashcart, the C4CPC. Many 8 bit fans already to know of this, so here I take a look at this really neat bit of kit, show you the ropes (Roland style of course) and even take a look at the 3D printed case you can create for it. One of the must-own modifications for Amstrad fans in Novabug's book.

Amstrad CPC V's GX4000 - Full Retro Comparison Guide from Novabug!

Only 26 official cartridge games were produced for the Amstrad GX4000 console, and even 1 of those is debatable in its very existence. It's often common to hear the criticism that the games were simply shovel-ware taken from the CPC, but this is a half truth. Only 15 games were tape/disk ports, and not all of these were identical as some would have you believe. In this series of 5 parts, I take a side by side look at these titles, and discover the differences, the similarities and show it all on screen to see for yourself. The GX4000 did have poor support, deisgn mistakes and some lazy porting, but here I set out to prove it's not all doom and gloom for the infamous British console flop.

Ghouls 'n Goblins - Ghosts 'n Goblins overhaul in development for the GX4000 (UPDATE)

Way back in 1985 Capcom released the start of one of the greatest side scrolling platform game series we have ever known. It featured a knight, creepy enemies, lots of graves and was extremely difficult to the point of frustration. The game I am talking about is of course ' Ghost 'N Goblins ', the first game in the Ghosts 'n Goblins franchise which appeared on many different systems such as the Amstrad, C64 and ZX Spectrum. And it is that game from the Amstrad CPC version which is getting an overhaul called ' Ghouls 'n Goblins ' and is being developed for the GX4000!

Amstrad GX4000 console converted to an Amstrad 6128 plus

You may or may not know this but there is a highly talented individual out there by the name of Piotr Bugaj that does some pretty impressive modifications and new builds of retro based hardware. He is well known in our community for creating not just the JUST CPC 128k but also the JUST SPECCY 128k as well. Implementations for the Speccy include dimensions to fit in a rubber 48, clone of 128 toastrack with addons, 128kb memory, DivSD on board, RGB video output, kempston interface and stereo AY output. Whereas the Just CPC 128k features 128k ram, DDI-floppy interface, LM2596 power supply, 2x MX4 slots, RGB out and a PS/2 keyboard interface. Two incredible builds, but today's feature is something even more special, it's the Amstrad GX4000 converted to an Amstrad 6128 plus.