Top 11: ZX Spectrum to Amstrad CPC Ports

During the 8-bit home computer heyday of the eighties, Amstrad fans noticed a phenomenon that continued all the way up until the CPC's discontinuation. Many games were released that didn't appear to be optimized for the system's strengths and thus lots of lackluster games came to the party. This was eventually explained to the common user that the games, were ported from a rival machine... the ZX Spectrum.

Top 11 Games for the Amstrad CPC in 2017

2017 was yet again another fine year for homebrew and indie releases for the humble CPC, again boosted by CPCretroDev's yearly competition, but many more games made their way onto the Amstrad from some very talented programmers. Shining, Keith Sear, Naverro, McKlain, 4mhz and more were very busy indeed. The quality of the games has rose to amazing standards, so choosing a Top 11 was tricky to say the least.

Top 11 Amstrad CPC Games of 2015 by Novabug!

Homebrew creation for the Amstrad CPC platform is getting stronger as the years tick by, and with the latest CPCRetroDev competition now open alongside independent coders working away, new games and programs will surface over the coming year for the CPC. But lets look back at 2015 and see the best of the best from the fans, and see what to expect over the course of 2016. These are my choices for the best new games to hit the Amstrad in 2015, and because I like to be different I have chosen 11 for your inspection. Some of these are total crackers!