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[Gryzor]

From PCWWiki we wish you a Happy Holidays

From CPCWiki we wish you a lovely holiday season

[jevicac]

PCWWiki wishes you a HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 2024!

[jevicac]

Good morning, from the PCWWiki and as a gift from kings, you can now download a new game for Amstrad PCW, called "Nonamed". It has the marker adapted to be viewed with dithers / 4-color mode, and AY music in the menu. Let's enjoy it.

https://www.habisoft.com/pcwwiki/doku.php?id=es:nuevos:nonamed

[jevicac]

Half tribute to the work of HabiSoft all these years, half announcement of what is to come, here is a small trailer for AmstradPCW fans

https://twitter.com/i/status/1744316098013499448

[dodogildo]

"-serve the public trust" ?

It looks like Robocop is coming to PCW in 2024  

[jevicac]

Good evening, our friend Kachorro, after surprising us with the game "Coliseum" for Amstrad PCW, now surprises us again with another new game and it will not be the last. This time with a game "Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior" for Amstrad PCW ported from the Spectrum version. According to him, the game contains the following features:

-ZX Spectrum buzzer music
-DK'Sound music by Amstrad CPC
-DK'Tronics joystick support
-And Maria Whittaker on the loading screen

Let's enjoy it. Available soon for download.

https://www.habisoft.com/pcwwiki/doku.php?id=es:nuevos:barbarian

[cwpab]

I find the PCW machine fascinating. One of the most underrated retro computers.

And this is why I wonder... Is there any exclusive game for the system?

If the answer is "no" (as I suspect), would it be possible to create (if such developer(s) exist) a brand new game specifically for the PCW that somehow uses the extra features (2x RAM Vs. the CPC, and... maybe there are some more?) so that it can't be ported (easily)?

[Prodatron]

I find the PCW machine fascinating. One of the most underrated retro computers.

I agree! It was sold about 2,5 times as many as the CPC. But as it was mostly used as an office machine for writing texts there was no nostalgic feelings because of games, own programs etc. what is the reason for "underrated".
I like the PCW because it is a pure Z80 machine just with a lot of RAM and a simple monochrome but high reolution bitmap screen. The design of the screen memory was a crazy compromise between having fast text output (without a textmode!) and still having the ability to display bitmaps graphic (but usually slower).

would it be possible to create (if such developer(s) exist) a brand new game specifically for the PCW that somehow uses the extra features (2x RAM Vs. the CPC, and... maybe there are some more?) so that it can't be ported (easily)?

The CPC can have even more Ram. And the CPC can have even a higher resolution compared to the PCW by programming the CRTC in the required way. So for me there is no reason why there could be something which is only possible on the PCW, but not on the CPC.

Indeed Locoscript was using the PCWs rollerram in a great way for fast textoutput and scrolling, but that won't stop you to do similiar stuff on the CPC, maybe with some little restrictions, but it won't be a No-Go on the CPC.

[jevicac]

Good evening, you can download the first magazine for Amstrad PCW "8000 Plus".

https://www.habisoft.com/pcwwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=revistas:descargas:8000_plus_n_1_octubre_1986.pdf

[jevicac]

https://www.habisoft.com/pcwwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=revistas:descargas:8000_plus_n_2_noviembre_1986.pdf

[jevicac]

https://www.habisoft.com/pcwwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=revistas:descargas:8000_plus_n_3_diciembre_1986.pdf

[jevicac]

https://www.habisoft.com/pcwwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=revistas:descargas:8000_plus_n_4_enero_1987.pdf

[jevicac]

https://www.habisoft.com/pcwwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=revistas:descargas:8000_plus_n_5_febrero_1987.pdf

[jevicac]

https://www.habisoft.com/pcwwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=revistas:descargas:8000_plus_n_6_marzo_1987.pdf

[cwpab]

I tried to download the 8000 Plus magazines from the "Magazine" section of PCWiki, but the page doesn't exist yet: https://www.habisoft.com/pcwwiki/doku.php?id=en:revistas

I will download them from this topic then.

BTW, I checked #1 and I loved it for several reasons:
- Last page as a cool ad of Tomahawk, the only PCW game I saw and played in person as a kid while my dad was visiting the PCW's owner, his friend.
- Several game reviews, including Microsoft Flight Simulator and a cricket game!
- Some cool offers of Infocom text adventures with nice, color pictures of the game covers.
- Jon Ritman's Batman being heavily promoted and described as a masterpiece because you can't explore a "vast set of rooms".
- Some interesting "funny" drawings in the middle of some boring technical notes that look like readers letters or readers trying to sell things, but are just technical curiosities.

All in all, a great magazine, cool design and interesting content.

[jevicac]

https://www.habisoft.com/pcwwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=revistas:descargas:8000_plus_n_7_abril_1987.pdf

[Mark_wllms]

Thanks,

I loved the Infocom advert on the back cover. I hadn't seen that one before. I have a few of the 'Softsel' Infocom games for the Amstrad PCW & CPC machines.