Amstrad gx4000 emulation under gameex general spesoft. Amstrad gx4000 manuals pack for use with rocketlauncher unzip to your rocketlauncher media folder games supported. It dont mention a price, but bloody hell its bound to be cheaper than buying games for the sodding thing. Although offering enhanced graphics capabilities, it failed to gain popularity in the market, and was quickly discontinued, selling 15,000 units in total. Amstrad gx4000 for sale in uk 60 used amstrad gx4000.
Amstrad 464 6128 gx4000 mm12 cm14 service manual cdrom pdf. This allowed the gx4000 to be compatible with a majority of the cpc computer software titles. I found two emulators, the best is winape, the other is mess, but its emulation is very basic, and a lot of games dont work. The amstrad gx4000 will be 25 years old in september of this year 2015, so to celebrate here are the 25 games available for the system in roughly. The games are a mix of commercial releases, unreleased games, homebrew games and. This allowed the system foce compatible with most cpc plus software. Amstrad gx4000 power supply psu replacement adaptor, games console power uk plug. Rocketlauncher is an abstraction layer that ultimately sets the standard in emulators and standardizes key mapping commands. Amstrad gx4000 emulation under gameex general forums. Hi all,im trying to emulate the obscure amstrad gx4000 console through gameex. The gx4000 hardware architecture shared with amstrad cpc. The console was released in europe in 1990 and was based on the stillpopular cpc technology it was a modified cpc6128 plus computer. Browsing the collection there are over 60 images for the amstrad gx4000, all of them games.
Support for sprites, soft scrolling, programmable interrupts, dma sound resolution mode 0. The main goal of the project is to catalog and audit various kinds of software and. Gx4000 welcome to the amstrad gx4000 roms section of the rom database. The amstrad gx4000 was an attempt to enter the games console market. Jun 18, 2015 the amstrad gx4000 will be 25 years old in september of this year 2015, so to celebrate here are the 25 games available for the system in roughly. The old school emulation center 04062015 hello, and welcome to a brand new tosec release.
Please scroll down for more sections and remember to share this page. The complete collection of gx4000 games playable online. Only 26 official cartridge games were produced for the amstrad gx4000 console, and even 1 of those is debatable in its very existence. The amstrad gx4000 was an attempt to enter the games console market the console was released in europe in 1990 and was based on the stillpopular cpc technology it was a modified cpc6128 plus computer. It was the companys shortlived attempt to enter the games console market. The gx4000 was both amstrad s first and only attempt at entering the console market. First off, we are excited to announce that all tosec dats are now in xml format, which gives use much greater flexibility and room for expansion. The gx4000 is a video game console that was manufactured by amstrad. The gx4000 was the first and only attempt both to amstrad in entering the console market. It is a pal system and i am in the states using ntsc tv. It was designed to compete in the mid1980s home computer market dominated by the commodore 64 and the sinclair zx spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the united kingdom, france, spain, and the germanspeaking parts of europe.
Atari, sinclair, commodore, sega, nintendo all in stock. Just have a look at it while you cant see the reasonable animation, the detail on sprites and backgrounds is surprisingly high thanks to the massive colour palette of the gx4000 hardware. One of only two home consoles to originate from the uk, the other being the bbc bridge companion. Jul 18, 2011 flashback challenge finally i return to writing and this one is a doozy. Nonworking dumps, duplicates, and homebrew titlesfile count. The amstrad gx4000 wasnt blessed with a huge number of good games or games of any quality, really, but navy seals is one of that tiny minority. Buy amstrad gx4000 video games on the store auctions. Its often common to hear the criticism that the games were simply shovelware taken from the cpc, but this is a half truth. Amstrad gx4000 video snapshq480p complete video media great for your hyperspin or media front end video games. The gx4000 was both amstrads first and only attempt at entering the console market.
You will find below the best auctions and items available on ebay and amazon for this title. The amstrad gx4000 was an 8bit console based on the architecture of the cpc range of computers. You can play the games in emulators or in a real gx4000 following the instructions in our doc copying gx4000 cartridges. We already worked on the search keywords so you will get the best results right away. After six months had passed, i withstood a torrent of p. Also it had a computer line, which was released simultaneously. The old school emulation center tosec is a retrocomputing initiative dedicated to the cataloging and preservation of software, firmware and resources for microcomputers, minicomputers and video game consoles. The cpc name is said to have been dropped because of a legal dispute with a french firm, though it is also likely that cpc 6128 plus was considered too unwieldy a name and one redolent of the machines mid80s heritage. The gx4000 shared hardware architecture with amstrad s cpc plus computer line. Download from our hyperspin video downloads page this content is 4 years old. With the recent additions to the retroscene showcasing the amstrad gx4000 console with the eerie forest and crtc3 demos, its a perfect time to represent my series of videos showing the often touted cpc shoveled games and the differences between the versions. Gx4000 spain for sale amstrad amstrad gx4000 gx4000 is a console, developed and published by amstrad, which was released in spain in 1990 for the amstrad gx4000.
Oct 25, 2015 i just picked up an amstrad gx4000 and am having trouble getting it run run on my tv. In order to see the gx4000 you either need a pal to ntsc converter for composite via hdmi perhaps, or if you go full blown rgb you need an rgb to hdmi converter at that point. Amstrad cpc6128 ctm644 gt65 service manual cdrom pdf. If there is a download link on this page and you expect a torrent to be well seeded its very unlikely you will have much success our revenue funded seedboxes usually only host for 90 days more in some collection cases. The old school emulation center 28022014 hello, and welcome to a brand new tosec release. The gx4000 was amstrad s shortlived attempt to enter the games console market. Amstrad gx4000 retro games, retrogaming, vintage and classic consoles, software and peripherals. I wanted to say that the new console photo is a huge improvement over the older one. Nov 17, 2017 with the recent additions to the retroscene showcasing the amstrad gx4000 console with the eerie forest and crtc3 demos, its a perfect time to represent my series of videos showing the often touted cpc shoveled games and the differences between the versions. My amstrad gx4000 games collection welcome to my first collection video. My amstrad gx4000 games collection 25 games youtube.
It would also be nice if someone has photos of the controllers, or other peripheralls to add them to the peripheralls section and bring it into line with the entries for other consoles such as the master system, and nes that section also needs to be improved with more written content on what. Like commodore did at the same time with the c64 and the c64 gs, amstrad tried to enter the gaming market with a console based on its aging but popular 8bit technology cpc computers. Find great deals on ebay for amstrad gx4000 and amstrad gx4000 console. Sadly, at a time when 16bit gaming systems like the sega megadrive and super nin. Using the amstrad gx4000s lightgun and yes, there was one actually available for the princely sum of. Media in category amstrad gx4000 the following 22 files are in this category, out of 22 total. A complete, curated, handtested romset for the amstrad gx4000 console. The console was released in europe in 1990 and was an upgraded design based on the then stillpopular cpc technology. Oct 16, 2010 hi all,im trying to emulate the obscure amstrad gx4000 console through gameex. Buy amstrad gx4000 video games on the store auctions best. The gx4000 shared hardware architecture with amstrads cpc plus computer line, which was released concurrently. Try our special game store auctions search engine for amstrad gx4000 video games you will find below the best auctions and items available on ebay and amazon related to your search. Check out the faq for more information on what our tool has to offer. It was designed to compete in the mid1980s home computer market dominated by the commodore 64 and the sinclair zx spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the united kingdom, france, spain.
Amstrad gx4000 boxed retro games, vintage consoles. The last models in the amstrad cpc range were the amstrad 464 plus and amstrad 6128 plus, launched together in 1990. Amstrad cpc 8 amstrad gx4000 2 apple i 3 apple ii 37 apple iigs 1 apple lisa 1 apple macintosh 1 arcade cabinets 1 atari 2600 7 atari 5200 4 atari 7800 4 atari 8bit 24 atari jaguar 5 atari lynx 5 atari st 10 bally professional arcade and astrocade 1 bandai wonderswan 3 bandai wonderswan color 3 bbc bridge. Something has been bothering me for a while now and here i finally lay down my point of view with the state of gaming and retrogaming in general, grab your popcorn because i feel like a rant because i am in one of those moods. The gx4000 shared hardware architecture with amstrad s cpc plus computer line, which was released concurrently. I talk briefly about my gx4000 and 4646128 plus range of computers, and also chat about the 25 cartridge based games i. Buy gx4000 amstrad gx4000 video games on the store. The amstrad cpc short for colour personal computer is a series of 8bit home computers produced by amstrad between 1984 and 1990. Amstrad gx4000 boxed retro games, vintage consoles, sega. Suffice to say, the gx4000 did not fair well and its production was short lived, thusly it has been deemed by some as the biggest flop in console history. The gx4000 was amstrads shortlived attempt to enter the games console market. Amstrad gx4000 one of only two home consoles to originate from the uk, the other being the bbc bridge companion. Amstrad gx 4000 controllers bundle x2 untested burnin rubber with custom case art and instructions.
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