Were Amstrads any good?

[stroppa]

I will find out what i've been missing!!

Anyone know the best emulator for Amstrads?

Found quite a few good games here: http://www.users.bigpond.com/winthrop/ams/cpcgame.htm

I tested the emulator at the top of this page...

http://www.caprice32.cybercube.com/downloads.php#caprice32

with the matchday II rom on the link that you posted, and it's all hunky dory. Sweet memories, Diamond Deflection System anyone?

[Valiant]

*Smug Acorn mode activated*

The Electron and BBC were by far the enlightened choice of the 8bit scene!

They were the fine wines to your cheap beer and ciders.

[olly]

Pah. You obviously never sampled the delights of Sugar's finest creation 8)

[Welrain]

I'd recommend a turn based game called Rebelstar released by Firebird..it really was rather good (when it loaded).

[Toast]

Well I had an Amstrad CPC 464 with a gren screen and then updated it with a MP2 modulator in the mid 80's. It was great though and had the best conversion of Star Wars Vector grafix by a long way.

Roland in the Caves? yeah I remember that! well ard though, never got past level 3. Oh and Roland on the Ropes or Ghostbusters, LifeForce, Galatic Attack, but these days the look crap.

[John Beaulieu]

my 6128 is buried somewhere in my loft - with all my infocom games

It was great though and had the best conversion of Star Wars Vector grafix by a long way.

surely the amiga version was the best - perfect port in every single way

camps

[Toast]

Yeah I forgot the Amstrad lacked a bit in the sound dept.