In the Shadow of the CPC is a book about the Amstrad CPC, an 8-bit personal computer released in 1984 and popular in the U.K.

Back in the ’80s, home computers weren’t capable of much in terms of audio or multimedia as a whole. Arguably, it wasn’t until the advent of 16-bit computers such as the Amiga that musicians could ...

Back in 1984, my family got our first home computer – An Amstrad CPC, and it shaped, ultimately, my entire career from then on in as a professional games journalist. Back in the day, besides games ...

For Lord Alan Sugar, 11 April 1984 was a glorious day. After months of hard work, he took his place in the sumptuous surroundings of Westminster School and, with dozens of journalists sitting before ...

The Z80 might be decades obsolete and a few years out of production, but it’s absolutely a case of “gone but not forgotten” in the hacker world. Case in point is SymbOS, a multitasking OS for Z80 ...

How are you feeling this afternoon? Proudly old? Bored of the now? Then why not have a look at the Amstrad CPC - Arcade Conversions video roundup that our chums at Eurogamer:Retro have knocked ...

This video shows the evolution of Batman Games, after Batman Arkham Knight Bruce Wayne was found dead and the Gotham Knights will protect Gotham City. Batman Gotham Knights 2021 will be available for ...

During my 15 years as a video games journalist, I have repeatedly been accused of nicking my writing style straight from the pages of classic computing mags Zzap! and Crash. I wholeheartedly refute ...

Jeremiah is a US-based blogger who bought a Nexus One the day it came out and never looked back. In his spare time he watches Star Trek, cooks eggs, and completely fails to write novels. Droid-CPC is ...

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