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03 December 2024

I've published a new free ebook called Retro Compendium, which collects together the articles I've written about the Amstrad CPC, Spectrum and other retro computers.

Most of the articles were previously published in Amtix CPC magazine, which ran from 2021 to 2024. They include my investigation into whether ChatGPT could write Amstrad games, a run-down of pop music recreated in Amstrad games, and a report on the messages programmers hid in their Spectrum game code. Showing my love for magazines like Amstrad Action (AA), the ebook also includes a round-up of Christmas cover tapes from AA, and a short history of the Amstrad as seen through the final issues of the popular UK magazines.

There are game reviews, too, of Cassette 50, Get Dexter, Highway Encounter, Split Personalities (also known as Splitting Images), and Finders Keepers.

I've also compiled my listings, mostly originally published in Amstrad Action and Amstrad Computer User magazines, and have written an article about how I got them published. I don't expect anyone is typing them in in 2024, but listings were a big part of the CPC scene. Most of the games you can now play in your browser, or you can download my Amstrad CPC disc to use in your own emulator.

Many thanks to Chris Wilkins at Fusion Retro and David Crookes at Amstrad Addict, who originally published many of the articles in this ebook.

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