Amstrad CPC 464 fan here trying to relive my childhood on the go! I have a retroid handheld and although i've got an Amstrad emulator setup through retroarch it's quite unstable whenever I access the options to use an onscreen keyboard, which means for most games i can't even get past the menu when it asks you to type 1 or 2 etc.

Wondering if anyone can recommend an emulator that has keyboard mapping as well as option of onscreen keyboard?

Wanting to relive:

The Wild Bunch

Ikari Warriors

OO7 A View To A Kill

Roland on the Ropes

Pro Mountain Bike Simulator

Gauntlet

Hi I have a cpc 6128 with original disks as well as the gotek drive I’d like to be able to save my game progress eg in Rick Dangerous. We could do it with the multiface although it’s an expensive item Is there a way to do it with the Gotek, a custom project with a pico, or else ?

You know you're an Amstrad fan when you start counting the seconds it takes to load a game, but halfway through you’re just sitting there, thinking, “Is this a vintage experience or medieval torture?” Outsiders can laugh all they want, but we know the real thrill is in that 15-minute loading screen. Let’s hear it for patience, folks!

I just got this monitor for a cpc 464 i had lying around for a while and the monitor only shows this, i took a Peek to the insides and i couldnt find anything to suspicious except a capacitor which had continuity, after removing it and testing i was at 450uf when it should give 700, but because i dont have any on hand i just cleaned the board to remove that continuity, should i recap it or its probably something else?

I also tried the v sync and that doesnt do anything

Trying to track down a game from my early childhood. Can anyone recall a game (may have been from a magazine) where the object was to cross the road correctly at a red/green man crossing?

Hi everyone, I am planning to buy an Amstrad with module mp2. However as you can see in the picture, background color is black and text color is white. Any idea what is causing this? Should i avoid it? Thanks.

I have a memory of playing and enjoying an old Dune game. I thought maybe it was on my CPC6128, but I can't find anything on it. I could be confusing it with the 1992 game.

I'm still holding on to these. Long live the Amstrad.

Hello Amstrad community,

I just found the Amstrad PPC640 a few weeks ago and I have fallen in love with the look of them. I grew up in Texas and never seen them before since they were European. I am into vintage computers considering I grew up owning a IBM PS/2 Model 80 as a kid.

I am wanting to build a cyberdeck and of course like a lot of cyberdeck fans the Amstrad PPC640 looks like a great base for a cyberdeck build. I also fight with the thought of tearing a vintage pc apart for my pleasure when there are not a lot of them around like there used to be. I would rather 3d print or form my own mold instead of destroying one.

On to my question, does anyone know if anyone has 3d scanned or taken measurements of the case parts? Like I said I would love to 3d print or form a mold for myself to make one. Thank you for any information or other ideas provided.

Anybody know what's the deal with all the sealed Amstrad Jet Set Willy tapes that have been appearing on eBay for the past year? Was a massive box of them found somewhere?

Hey all i've come into possession of an PCW 8256 and i'd like to get it working. I've got a floppy for it, however it has my grandfathers memoirs on it so i'd really not risk using it (the floppy is the one he originally used with this computer).

I was wondering if it'd be possible to create a bootable floppy at all or if i'll need to risk it.

Can you see the nod to Amstrad 😉

After the C64, the Amiga and now this year the Spectrum... Do you think there is an appetite for a retro CPC mini console ? I would love it... Sorcery and Crafton & Xunk would on my must include list, what must have games would be in yours ?