Got myself an Amstrad CPC 464!

J35T3R · 15 May 2020 at 20:06

This was my first ever computer as a kid, I was 7 or 8 at the time. One popped up locally in my village with the monitor, 2 joypads, box, manuals and all in working order.

Pick it up tomorrow and cannot wait to mess around with it. I'll report back with info and photos tomorrow.

PS....if anyone had a copy of Freddy Hardest please sell me it!

joey1211 · 15 May 2020 at 20:08

Still have one with the green crt in a cupboard upstairs. Don't think it works though.

LewisRaz · 15 May 2020 at 20:08

I hope you got Oh! mummy and Harrier attack

First "computer" I used too!

J35T3R · 15 May 2020 at 20:14

LewisRaz said:
I hope you got Oh! mummy and Harrier attack

First "computer" I used too!

It's got an original copy of Harrier! 28 original titles and a few copies.

GeX · 15 May 2020 at 20:58

Nice !

sideways14a · 15 May 2020 at 21:09

Ahh my second "proper" computer after an Acorn electron

I remember first hearing proper digitised sound from a program i wrote from the back of a mag...
1.3 seconds of me being played back was like....amazballs.

Yeah i liked my old 464

vanpeebles · 15 May 2020 at 23:14

I got a 6128 with a usb floppy drive and a scart lead/laptop psu setup.

Zirax · 16 May 2020 at 14:43

With these you can get a BBC monitor and modify the cable to get colour screen

joey1211 · 16 May 2020 at 15:18

joey1211 said:
Still have one with the green crt in a cupboard upstairs. Don't think it works though.

How wrong I was. The games weren't with it. Pretty sure I had New Zealand Story.

J35T3R · 16 May 2020 at 16:34

Ok, it was pretty filthy and I've spend the best part of 2 hours cleaning up the grime. Getting a couple of read errors, error a and b which might be down to the tape deck I guess?

That was only the first 2 games I tried, Oh Mummy and Harrier Attack. Its currently loading Toyota Celica GT Rally with no errors......so far.

LewisRaz · 16 May 2020 at 17:03

oh no! Hopefully just needs a clean. Watching the loading screen load line by line for what felt like hours only for it to fail before the game loads

J35T3R · 16 May 2020 at 17:07

LewisRaz said:
oh no! Hopefully just needs a clean. Watching the loading screen load line by line for what felt like hours only for it to fail before the game loads

Getting a few more errors, each game seems to get a little further.

Going to crack it open and give it a deep clean and clean the heads.

J35T3R · 16 May 2020 at 17:34

Success!

vanpeebles · 16 May 2020 at 17:39

I like your street style vanilla ice era wallpaper

J35T3R · 16 May 2020 at 17:50

vanpeebles said:
I like your street style vanilla ice era wallpaper

Its an old feature wall that is currently being changed

J35T3R · 16 May 2020 at 18:29

LewisRaz said:
I hope you got Oh! mummy and Harrier attack

First "computer" I used too!

vanpeebles · 16 May 2020 at 18:31

J35T3R said:
Its an old feature wall that is currently being changed

Keep it! It goes with the CPC

LewisRaz · 16 May 2020 at 18:37

J35T3R said:

Well seeing those cases with artwork was a literal punch in the face of nostalgia!!

J35T3R · 16 May 2020 at 21:10

Tape deck cleaned and I'm now getting a game of Harrier Attack, of course I managed the whole level only to panic at the end and run out of fuel before I could land.

Looks like the old girl just needed a clean and some TLC to get her going again.

Narj · 16 May 2020 at 21:21

OMG peasants with green screen!!!!!111!one!

CPC464 was my first computer too. I had the 64K RAM Pack, the Genius Mouse pack, a Multiface II and a colour monitor. It was absolutely glorious

I really wish I hadn't thrown it out but I had a ruthless declutter after renovating the house and wanted an empty loft

Also threw out an Amiga that worked fine.

I would have had a field day in lockdown now, what an idiot.

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