Got myself an Amstrad CPC 464!

J35T3R · 17 May 2020 at 11:34

Narj said:
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.

10 CLS
20 DEG
30 ORIGIN 0,100
40 FOR X=1 TO 360
50 PLOT X,SIN(X)*100
60 NEXT
RUN

2004typer · 17 May 2020 at 19:05

vanpeebles said:
Keep it! It goes with the CPC

Was just thinking the same - retro corner!

This was my first proper computer as well...... remember playing Head over Heels and Wizball.

Had a colour monitor as well.....think my Mum bought it on the tick from a catalogue at the time - was an epic Christmas Day, probably circa 1987.

vanpeebles · 17 May 2020 at 19:57

They don’t make gams like Head Over Heels anymore, superb.

Narj · 18 May 2020 at 08:38

Haha.. I would recommend looking at some type-ins from amstrad action as well as games. Pretty sure almost all issues are available online now...

I think my favourite one was called "boggle" and I learned a lot from that one. Some of the type-ins from the cpc manual itself are good too.

Neil79 · 18 May 2020 at 17:31

HERE WE GO

The Amstrad is awesome and the same system I grew up on, so here's a fine collection which is even bigger now... I had to stop last year though as it was just getting overwhelming

LewisRaz · 18 May 2020 at 17:41

Does anyone remember a fighting game? I just remember the loading screen. I think there was a kangaroo with boxing gloves? It would never ever finish loading for me and as a kid I remember trying it quite a few times!

lokiss · 19 May 2020 at 10:15

Kosmic Kanga.

Inherited an Amstrad back in the early 90's, fortunately it came with a disk drive. A favourite was that psycho pigs uxb game, played really well.

Hades · 19 May 2020 at 20:48

Narj said:
Also threw out an Amiga that worked fine.

I did the same when I cleared my dad's house out after he died. I threw all my old stuff in the skip. So much Amiga regret

unKle · 21 May 2020 at 00:09

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

Ditto! Loved Harrier Attack on the Spectrum, as well as Combat Lynx. Love the old cassette tape case artwork, defintely a nostalgia trip.

ninjabib · 22 May 2020 at 18:09

My first computer too. I had to have green screen because we were council and couldn't afford the posh coloured one. Gets a rough ride from Commodore and Speccy gamers but when used correctly and not a lazy port this was a fantastic machine.

SDK^ · 23 May 2020 at 21:02

J35T3R said:
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!

Thanks for sharing - so many memories as a kid playing on mine. Freddy Hardest was the first game I loaded up and remember It like it happened yesterday.
looks like you’ve got a decent working 464 there

SDK^ · 23 May 2020 at 21:04

Neil79 said:
HERE WE GO

The Amstrad is awesome and the same system I grew up on, so here's a fine collection which is even bigger now... I had to stop last year though as it was just getting overwhelming

Nice collection
I remember the Quattro game sets, I spent most of one summer school holiday playing Quattro Racers

ninjabib · 23 May 2020 at 21:24

The Hit Squad range was a godsend when as a kid you couldnt pay £9.99 for a game each week.

Amazing collection Neil 79. Is that a collection you are keeping or selling?

Neil79 · 24 May 2020 at 10:40

ninjabib said:
Amazing collection Neil 79. Is that a collection you are keeping or selling?

Thanks both

Keeping matey, the only stuff being sold down the line will be the playstation 1 games...

Loving the Amstrad,Amiga and MegaDrive/Master System too much

ninjabib · 24 May 2020 at 11:47

Neil79 said:
Thanks both

Keeping matey, the only stuff being sold down the line will be the playstation 1 games...

Loving the Amstrad,Amiga and MegaDrive/Master System too much

Awesome!! Completely don't blame you.

Thinking about getting a CPC464 myself again and collecting. Any tips on where to find the stuff or is it just ebay ebay ebay?

J35T3R · 26 May 2020 at 16:48

ninjabib said:
Awesome!! Completely don't blame you.

Thinking about getting a CPC464 myself again and collecting. Any tips on where to find the stuff or is it just ebay ebay ebay?

Ebay but expect to pay in excess of 140 quid for a working example.

ninjabib · 26 May 2020 at 16:58

Ouch! didn't think it would be that much! Oh well, it is what it is. Off to ebay i go