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/* Softography */
'''Amsoft''' was a software company founded by {| align="center" valign="top"[[AmstradImage:Amsoft_logo_shadow.png|Amstradcenter|500px]].|}
Which mostly produced == Background ==The software wing of [[Amstrad]], '''Amsoft''' was created with one very early games specific goal: to get software on the shelves for the Amstrad launch of the [[CPC old generation|CPC 464]]. [[Amstrad]] owner [[Alan M. Sugar|Alan Sugar]] viewed this as a key component of his strategy for entering the already crowded British home micro market in the mid-1980s. [[Alan M. Sugar|Sugar]] was determined not to make the same mistake as the people behind already doomed machines like the [[Dragon 32]] and [[Oric 1/Atmos|Oric]] and saw a strong software base as a necessity if he was to break the stranglehold of the more established trio of machines being produced by [[Acorn]], [[Commodore]] and [[Sinclair computers]].
In Spain was distributed This domination of the home micro market made it difficult for any manufacturer to make an impact, particularly a new start in the industry, as the software industry in the UK had not reached its full potential by [[Indescomp]]this point and those companies who had began to establish themselves were mostly unwilling to take a gamble on the expensive production of software for a machine with no user base.
[[Alan M. Sugar|Sugar]]'s idea was to take a calculated risk. He reasoned that with the amount of money being invested into producing the machine, a dedicated software wing would be a relatively low additional cost with a potentially high yield return - if his software company got a cut of every game sold then they would soon re-coup at least part of the expenditure particularly when the user base grew enough to have third party developers approaching '''Amsoft''' to publish their games. Amsoft was also place in charge of administrating and running the [[Amstrad User Club]] and the publication of [[Amstrad Computer User]]. === Early Days === '''Amsoft''' and its management team, headed up by [[Roland Perry]] and [[William Poel]] both of whom were still heavilly involved in the development of the [[CPC 464]] itself, were given a straight forward brief of getting as much software on to the shelves as possible to support the launch and first years of the machine's life, with a minimum of regard given to the actual quality of the software itself.  Prior to the machine’s launch, the company approached a number of software houses who had made a name for themselves developing for the [[ZX Spectrum]] and [[C64]], provided them with prototype [[CPC]]’s and commissioned the companies to produce software that could support the machine. Every game and program produced was sold under the '''Amsoft''' label with developers given a credit on the uniform loading screens and spine of the cassette inlay along with a unique [[Amsoft SOFT Numbers|SOFT Number]], all of which helped make the programs stand out on the crowded computer shop shelves. Unfortunately, despite a raft of quality games like ''[[Manic Miner]]'', ''[[Pyjamarama]]'' and ''[[Codename MAT]]'' appearing under the label's distinct and brightly coloured livery, '''Amsoft''' quickly developed a bit of a bad reputation in the industry from both frustrated developers unhappy with the cut of profits being taken by '''Amsoft''' through to the games players themselves who became disgruntled at paying top prices (£8.95 per game at a time when new [[ZX Spectrum]] releases were priced at £5.95) for poor titles. As a result companies such as [[Ocean]] and [[Elite Systems]] decided to strike out on their own, releasing their games under their own labels as they did with other machines, now that the user base had begun to be established. === Roland === The earliest success for Amsoft, and it's biggest legacy, was the [[Roland]] series. Named after [[Roland Perry]], the character was used as the basis for a number of games none of which (with the exception of ''[[Roland in Time]]'' and ''[[Roland in Space]]'') had anything to do with each other! Instead, the Roland brand was added almost arbitrarily to a selection of games from different developers and all of which sold by the bucket load, regardless of the quality of game itself.  [[Roland]]’s status as a [[CPC]] icon was firmly established when two of the titles, ''[[Roland on the Ropes]]'' and ''[[Roland in the Caves]]'', were sold as part of the CPC 464 bundle from the beginning of 1985 making [[Roland]]’s games amongst the first played by a large proportion of the [[CPC]] games playing market. Despite this success and his popularity, the [[Roland]] character was shelved as the company attempted to shed the image it had created for itself of allowing any game to be published under their name. [[Roland]] was felt to be indicative of this approach and he was quietly phased out following the release of ''[[Roland in Space]]''. === Decline === The loss of so many early supporters of the CPC as developers was a blow to the company. As well as [[Ocean]] and [[Elite Systems]], the company’s working relationships with [[Kuma Computers|Kuma]], [[Durell Software|Durell]], [[Mikro-Gen]] and [[Software Projects]] also soured with each of those companies breaking away from the partnership and releasing games under their own banner. Some of these break-ups were due to the tough negotiating stance taken by '''Amsoft''' who refused to be drawn into making bids for ‘expensive’ software when a cheaper alternative could be sought elsewhere. The most infamous example of this being their decision to not even tender a bid for the rights to produce a [[CPC]] version of [[Elite]], arguably the most successful 8-bit game of all time. Not even the re-packaging of their basic ''[[Snooker]]'' and ''[[Pool]]'' games with celebrity endorsement from World Champion Snooker player, Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins could turn their fortunes around. Something had to be done to stop the rot. === Amsoft Gold === In an attempt to combat the growing number of third party developers who were releasing games directly on to the system themselves, '''Amsoft''' attempted to re-establish their position as the leading [[CPC]] software house with a re-branding exercise to coincide with a marked increase in quality that was to prove confusing for the consumer. While maintaining the regular '''Amsoft''' range the company also began releasing games under the '''Amsoft Gold''' banner. These games came packaged in distinctive gold clam cases and were purported to be the best games that the company had to offer. Linking up with a new batch of companies who were set to have a significant impact on the industry including [[US Gold]] and [[Virgin Games]], ‘’Amsoft’’ had seemed to turn a corner with positive reviews coming in for not only ‘’Amsoft Gold’’ games like ''[[Sorcery +]]'' and ''[[Beach Head]]'' but also releases made on the old label like [[Beyond Software]]’s ''[[Lords of Midnight]]'' and ''[[Alien]]'' from [[Argus Press Software]]. Almost inevitably though, this was to be a short lived renaissance as the quality control soon dipped again with sub-par titles appearing for the Gold range and the stigma attached to their earlier policy never fully seemed to lift from the company. === The End === After a period of inactivity, the final releases which, in the past would’ve been greeted by a blaze of publicity, were almost sneaked out by the company. All the more strangely, these titles were solid ports of high profile arcade games ''[[Tapper]]'' and ''[[Hard Ball]]''and came out at a time when former partners [[US Gold]], [[Elite Systems]] and [[Ocean]] were leading the charge with home computer versions of all the most popular arcade games of the time. '''Amsoft''' seemed almost apologetic for still being involved in the software business and the company finally pulled the plug on their software publishing wing at the beginning if 1987. Their final game, a conversion of [[Sega]]'s ''[[Spy Hunter]]'' was never released in '''Amsoft''' packagaing and was later brought out by [[US Gold]] as a launch title for their [[US Gold|Kixx]] budget label, the title screen of which still bore the '''Amsoft''' name – a final reminder of this once powerful unit’s presence on the [[CPC]] scene. == Softography == === Games ===
This is a list of Amsoft games in chronological order.
*[[Friss Man|Friss Man]] (1985)
*[[Seesaw|Seesaw]] (1985)
*[[Supertripper|Supertripper]] (1985)
*[[Rock Hopper|Rock Hopper]] (1985)
*[[Kingdoms|Kingdoms]] (1985)
*[[Overlord 2|Overlord 2]] (1985)
*[[Campeones|Campeones]] (1985)
 {|{{Prettytable|class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}100%"|!''Title''||!!''House''||!!''Year''||!!''{{EN}} Soft N. UK''||!!''{{ES}} Soft N. FR''||!!''{{DE}} Soft N.''!!''{{FR}} Soft N. SP''
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|[[3D Boxing]]||[[James Software]]||1985||06025 / 07025||46025 AMC-171 / 47025AMD-112||||46025 / 47025
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|[[Cyrus 2 Chess|3D Chess]]/||[[Cyrus 2 Chess|Cyrus II ChessIntelligent Software]]||Intelligent Software||1985||06026 / 07026|| AMC- 169 / 47026AMD-110||26026 / 27026||46026 / 47026
|-
|[[3D Grand Prix]]||[[Exopal Software]]||1985||961 / 1961|| AMC- 170 / 41961AMD-111|||| - / 41961
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|[[3D Invaders]]||[[Quark Data]]||19851984||136||436AMC-142 / S-511||||436
|-
|[[3D Stunt Rider]]||[[DJL Software]]||1985||183 / 1183||4183 / AMC-164||||4183 / -
|-
|[[6128 Games CollectionHunter Killer|50000 Lieues Sous Les Mers]]||[[Protek Computing]]||1984||1986135 / 1135||S-135||||435 / 41135
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|[[Admiral Graf Spee]]||[[Temptation Software]]||1984||146||AMC-118 / S-146||||446
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|[[Airwolf]]||[[Elite Systems]]||1985||06011 / 07011||AMC-170 / AMD-107||||46011 / 47011
|-
|[[Alex Higgins' World PoolCyrus 2 Chess|Ajedrez Tridimensional]]||Gem [[Intelligent Software]]||1985||964 06026 / 196407026||AMC-169 / AMD-110||26026 / 27026||46026 / 47026
|-
|[[Alex Higgins' World SnookerPool]]||[[Gem Software]]||1985||978 964 / 19781964|| - / 41190||2964||
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|[[Alien (Game)|AlienAlex Higgins World Snooker]]||Argus Press [[Gem Software]]||1985||956 978 / 19561978|||||| - / 41190
|-
|[[Alien Break In(Game)|Alien Break-In]]||Romik [[Argus Press Software]]||1985||137956 / 1956||AMC-163||437||
|-
|[[American FootballAlien Break In|Alien Break-In]]||Argus Press Software[[Romik]]||1984||901137||AMC-136 / S-137||237||437
|-
|[[AmsgolfAdmiral Graf Spee|Almirante Graf Spee]]||Computer Smith[[Temptation Software]]||1984||185 146||AMC-118 / 1185S-146||41185||446
|-
|[[Assault on Port StanleySpace Hawks|Aguilas del Espacio]]||Shirekilo[[Durell Software]]||19851984||06022 177 / 070221177||S-115||||477
|-
|[[Astro AttackAmerican Football]]||Ian Beynon[[Argus Press Software]]||1984||175901||||||
|-
|[[Atom SmasherAmsgolf]]||Romik Software[[Computersmith]]||1984||185 / 1185||S-130||285||485 / 41185
|-
|[[Beach HeadAssault on Port Stanley|Asalto]]||[[US GoldShirekilo]]/Access||1985||0700106022 / 07022||AMC-174||||
|-
|[[BlaggerAssault on Port Stanley]]||Alligata Software[[Shirekilo]]||1985||06022 / 07022||AMC-174||||
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|[[Braxx BluffAstro Attack]]||Micromega[[Ian Beynon]]||1984||1985175||955 / 1955S-175||||475
|-
|[[Bridge-ItAtom Smasher]]||Epicsoft[[Romik]]||1984||913139||S-139||||439
|-
|[[CatastrophesAstro Attack|Attaque Astrale]]||Andromeda Software[[Ian Beynon]]||19851984||934 / 1934175|| S- /4934175||||475
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|[[Centre CourtLaserwarp|Attaque au Laser]]||Epicsoft[[Mikro-Gen]]||1984||921 126||AMC-109 / 1921S-126||||426
|-
|[[Classic Adventure|Aventure Classique]]||[[Abersoft]]||1984||187||||||487
|-
|[[Classic RacingBeach Head]]||Paul Neil[[US Gold]]/[[Access]]||1985||928 / 192807001||AMD-113||||
|-
|[[Codename MATSnooker|Billar (Snooker)]]||Micromega[[Gem Software]]||1984||129190 / 1190||S-190||||490
|-
|[[Crazy GolfBlagger]]||Mr. Micro[[Alligata Software]]||1984||926||S-506||||
|-
|[[CubitStockmarket|Bourse]]||Mr. Micro[[Argus Press Software]]||1985||166903||||||4903
|-
|[[Cyrus 2 Chess|Cyrus II ChessBraxx Bluff]]/||[[Cyrus 2 Chess|3D ChessMicromega]]||Intelligent Software||1985||06026 955 / 070261955|| AMC- / 47026166||||
|-
|[[DetectiveBridge-It]]||Argus Press Software[[Epicsoft]]||1984||4902913||S-503||||
|-
|[[Doors of DoomAtom Smasher|Briseur D'Atomes]]/||[[Doors of Doom|Les Portes du DestinRomik]]||Gem Software1984||1985139||06047 / 07047S-139||||439
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|[[DragonsCatastrophes]]/||[[The Game of DragonsAndromeda Software]]||O. Goodman||1985||977 934 / 19771934||AMC-153||||4934 / 41934
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|[[Dragon's GoldCatastrophes|Catastrophies]]||Romik [[Andromeda Software]]||1985||935 934 / 19351934||AMC-153||||4934 / 41934
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|[[Electro FreddyCentre Court]]||Softspot Software[[Epicsoft]]||1984||144 921 / 11441921||S-508||2921||
|-
|[[Fantastic VoyageClassic Adventure]]||Quicksilva[[Abersoft]]||1984||984 / 1984187||||||487
|-
|[[Frank 'n' SteinClassic Racing]]||PSS Software[[Paul Neil]]||1985||907928 / 1928||||||
|-
|[[Fruit MachineCodename MAT]]||Paul Aitman[[Micromega]]||1984||919129 / 1129||S-129||||429 / 41129
|-
|[[Fu-Kung in Las VegasStar Commando|Commandos Galactiques]]||Romik[[Terminal Software]]||19851984||4979147||AMC-119 / S-147||||447
|-
|[[Gems of StradusCrazy Golf]]||Kuma computers[[Mr. Micro]]||1984||149||121AMC-140 / S-509||||449
|-
|[[Glen Hoddle SoccerCubit]]||Shirekilo[[Mr. Micro]]||1985||06021 / 07021166||S-510||266||
|-
|[[Golden PathCyrus 2 Chess|Cyrus II Chess]]||[[Intelligent Software]]||Magic Logic1985||198606026 / 07026||07055AMC-169 / AMD-110||26026 / 27026||46026 / 47026
|-
|[[Grand Prix Rally IIDetective]]||[[LoricielsArgus Press Software]]||1984||06012 / 07012902||||||4902
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|[[Hard BallDoors of Doom]]||Accolade[[Gem Software]]||19861985||06063 06047 / 0706307047||AMC-176||||
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|[[Harrier AttackDragons]]||Durrell Software[[O. Goodman]]||19841985||112 977 / 11121977||AMC-165||||4977 / 41977
|-
|[[Haunted HedgesDragon's Gold]]||Micro-Mega[[Romik]]||1985||1984935 / 1935||128||||4935
|-
|[[HunchbackMaster Chess|Echec et Mat]]||[[OceanMikro-Gen]]||1984||132 125 / 11321125||432S-125||225||425 / 41125
|-
|[[Hunter KillerSpannerman|El Hombre de la LLave Inglesa]]||Protek[[Gem Software]]||1984||435 114 / 411351114||AMC-103 / S-114||214||414 / 41114
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|[[JamminSultan's Maze|El Laberinto del Sultan]]||[[Gem Software]]||Taskset1984||1985113||911 AMC-134 / 1911S-113||||413
|-
|[[Jet-Boot JackRoland Ahoy!|El Pirata]]||English Software[[Computersmith]]||1984||172192 / 1192||AMC-128 / S-502||||492
|-
|[[LaserwarpElectro Freddy]]||Micro-Gem [[Softspot Software]]||1984||126144 / 1144||S-144||244||444 / 41144
|-
|[[Doors of DoomHarrier Attack|Les Portes du DestinExocet]]/||[[Doors of DoomDurell Software]]||Gem Software1984||1985112 / 1112||06047 / 07047S-112||212||412 / 41112
|-
|[[Lords of MidnightFantastic Voyage]]||Beyond software[[Edmonds Software]]||1985||957 984 / 19571984||AMC-148||||4984 / 41984
|-
|[[MacrocosmicaFrank 'n' Stein]]||Datacom[[PSS Software]]||1985||1986907||06042 AMC-156 / 07042S-156||||
|-
|[[Manic MinerElectro Freddy|Fred L'Electronicien]]||[[Softspot Software]]||1984||1985144 / 1144||S-144||244||444 / 41144
|-
|[[Master ChessFruit Machine]]||Mikro-Gen[[Paul Aitman]]||1984||125919||AMC-137||425||
|-
|[[Mr. Wong's Loopy LaundryFu-Kung in Las Vegas]]||Artic Computing[[Romik]]||1985||1984979 / 1979||923||||4979 / 41979
|-
|[[Mutant MontyGatecrasher]]||Artic Computing[[Exopal Software]]||19841985||922 / 1922958||AMC-157|||| / 41958
|-
|[[Nuclear DefenceGems of Stradus]]||James Software[[Kuma Computers]]||1984||1986121||06031 / 07031||||421
|-
|[[Oh MummyGlen Hoddle Soccer]]||Gem Software[[Shirekilo]]||1985||198406021 / 07021||AMC-173 / AMD-115||||
|-
|[[PunchyGolden Path]]||Mr. Micro[[Magic Logic]]||1986||198507055||41150||||
|-
|[[PyjamaramaGrand Prix Driver]]||Micro-Gen[[Britannia Software Ltd]]||1984||943 / 1943110||S-110||||
|-
|[[QabbalahGrand Prix Rally II]]||Gem Software[[Loriciels]]||19861985||06012 / 07012||06062 AMC-161 / 07062AMD-108||||
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|[[Quack-a-JackHard Ball]]||Paul Shirley[[Accolade]]||19841986||181 06063 / 118107063||||||
|-
|[[RaidHarrier Attack]]||[[US GoldDurell Software]]/Access||1984||07002112 / 1112||S-112||212||412 / 41112
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|[[Roland AhoyHaunted Hedges]]||Computer Smith[[Micromega]]||1984||192 / 1192128||S-128||||428
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|[[Roland goes DiggingHome Runner]]||Gem [[Britannia SoftwareLtd]]||1984||169 109||AMC-100 / 1169S-109||||
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|[[Roland goes Square BashingHunchback]]||Durrell Software[[Ocean]]||1984||937 132 / 19371132||S-132||||432 / 41132
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|[[Roland in SpaceHunter Killer]]||Gem Software[[Protek Computing]]||19851984||927 135 / 19271135||S-135||||435 / 41135
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|[[Roland in Time3D Invaders|Invasores]]||Gem Software[[Quark Data]]||1984||170 136||AMC-142 / 1170S-511||||436
|-
|[[Roland in the CavesJammin]]||[[IndescompTaskset]]||19841985||117 911 / 11171911||AMC-150||||
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|[[Roland on the RopesHaunted Hedges|Jardins Hantes]]||[[IndescompMicromega]]||1984||118 / 1118128||S-128||||428
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|[[Roland on the RunQuack a Jack|Jeannot le Rouge]]||Epicsoft[[Paul Shirley]]||1984||199 181 / 11991181||S-181||||481 / 41181
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|[[Satellite WarriorJet-Boot Jack]]||D. M. Lock[[English Software]]||1985||949 / 1949172||AMC-144||||
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|[[ScalextricL'Apprenti Sorcier]]||[[R. Meyer]]||1984||||||||4202
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|[[SnookerDragon's Gold|L'Or des Dragons]]||[[Romik]]||Gem Software1985||1984935 / 1935||190||||4935
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|[[Sorcery +3D Invaders|La Troisieme Dimension]]||[[Virgin GamesQuark Data]]||19851984||136||1983AMC-142 / S-511||||436
|-
|[[Space HawksLaserwarp]]||Durell Software[[Mikro-Gen]]||1984||177 / 1177126||S-126||||426
|-
|[[SpannermanCrazy Golf|Le Golf des Dingues]]||Gem Software[[Mr. Micro]]||1984||114 149||AMC-140 / 1114S-509||||449
|-
|[[Spitfire 40Sultan's Maze|Le Labyrinthe du Sultan]]||[[Gem Software]]||Mirrorsoft1984||113||07052AMC-134 / S-113||||413
|-
|[[Splat!Spannerman|Le Mecano de la Centrale]]||Incentive [[Gem Software]]||1984||909114 / 1114||AMC-103 / S-114||214||414 / 41114
|-
|[[Star CommandoPunchy|Le Polichinelle]]||Terminal Software[[Mr. Micro]]||1984||147150 / 1150||S-150||250||450 / 41150
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|[[StockmarketDragons|Les Dragons]]||Argus Press Software[[O. Goodman]]||1985||903977 / 1977||AMC-165||||4977 / 41977
|-
|[[Strangeloop +Alien Break In|Les Envahisseurs de L'Audela]]||[[Virgin GamesRomik]]||19851984||137||07058S-137||237||437
|-
|[[Subterranean StrykerSpace Hawks|Les Faucons de L'Espace]]||Insight [[Durell Software]]||19851984||06010 177 / 070101177||S-115||||477
|-
|[[Sultan's MazeDoors of Doom|Les Portes du Destin]]||[[Gem Software]]||1985||198406047 / 07047||113AMC-176||||
|-
|[[Super Pipeline IILords of Midnight]]||Taskset[[Beyond Software]]||1985||987 957 / 19871957||||||
|-
|[[Tank CommandMacrocosmica]]||Magic Logic[[Datacom]]||1986||06023 06042 / 0702307042||||||
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|[[TapperManic Miner]]||Bally Midway/Sega[[Software Projects]]||1984||06007 / 07007173||S-173||273||473
|-
|[[The Galactic PlagueMaster Chess]]||[[IndescompMikro-Gen]]||1984||196125 / 1125||S-125||225||425 / 41125
|-
|[[The Key FactorMr. Wong's Loopy Laundry]]||Paul Aitman[[Artic Computing]]||1984||1985923||975S-505||||4923
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|[[The PrizeMutant Monty]]||Arcade Software[[Artic Computing]]||1984||1985922 / 1922||952S-507||||4922
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|[[The Scout Steps OutCodename MAT|Nom de Code : MAT]]||H.R. Software[[Micromega]]||19851984||988 129 / -1129||S- / 41988129||||429 / 41129
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|[[TombstowneNuclear Defence]]||Premier [[James Software]]||19851986||06040 06031 / 0704007031||||||
|-
|[[Oh Mummy|Oh Momies!]]||[[Gem Software]]||1984||115||AMC-138||215||415|-|[[Oh Mummy|Oh Mummy!]]||[[Gem Software]]||1984||115||AMC-138||215||415|-|[[The Galactic Plague|Plaga Galactica]]||[[Indescomp]]||1984||196||AMC-125 / S-201||||496|-|[[Alex Higgins World Pool|Pool Billard]]||[[Gem Software]]||1985||964 / 1964||||2964|||-|[[Punchy]]||[[Mr. Micro]]||1984||150 / 1150||S-150||250||450 / 41150|-|[[Pyjamarama]]||[[Mikro-Gen]]||1984||943 / 1943||AMC-146 / AMD-104||||4943|-|[[Qabbalah]]||[[Gem Software]]||1986||06062 / 07062|||||||-|[[Quack a Jack]]||[[Paul Shirley]]||1984||181 / 1181||S-181||||481 / 41181|-|[[Hunchback|Quasimodo]]||[[Ocean]]||1984||132 / 1132||S-132||||432 / 41132|-|[[Raid]]||[[US Gold]]/[[Access]]||1985||07002||AMD-116|||||-|[[Subterranean Stryker|Raid Souterrain]]||[[Insight Software]]||1985||06010 / 07010||AMC-162||||46010 / 47010|-|[[Roland Ahoy!|Roland a L'Abordage]]||[[Computersmith]]||1984||192 / 1192||AMC-128 / S-502||||492 / |-|[[Roland Ahoy!]]||[[Computersmith]]||1984||192 / 1192||AMC-128 / S-502||||492 / |-|[[Roland on the Ropes|Roland aux Oubliettes]]||[[Indescomp]]||1984||118 / 1118||S-118||218||418 / 41118|-|[[Roland goes Digging|Roland en el Infierno]]||[[Gem Software]]||1984||169 / 1169||S-202||269||469 / 41169|-|[[Roland in Time|Roland en el Tiempo]]||[[Gem Software]]||1984||170 / 1170||AMC-115 / S-136||270||470 / 41170|-|[[Roland on the Run|Roland en Fuite]]||[[Epicsoft]]||1984||199 / 1199||S-199||||499 / 41199|-|[[Roland goes Digging|Roland Fait des Petits Trous]]||[[Gem Software]]||1984||169 / 1169||S-202||269||469 / 41169|-|[[Roland goes Digging]]||[[Gem Software]]||1984||169 / 1169||S-202||269||469 / 41169|-|[[Roland goes Square Bashing]]||[[Durell Software]]||1985||937 / 1937||AMC-155||||4937|-|[[Roland in Space]]||[[Gem Software]]||1985||927 / 1927||AMC-145 / AMD-102|||||-|[[Roland in the Caves]]||[[Indescomp]]||1984||117 / 1117||S-117||217|||-|[[Roland in Time]]||[[Gem Software]]||1984||170 / 1170||AMC-115 / S-136||270||470 / 41170|-|[[Roland on the Ropes]]||[[Indescomp]]||1984||118 / 1118||S-118||218||418 / 41118|-|[[Roland on the Run]]||[[Epicsoft]]||1984||199 / 1199||S-199||||499 / 41199|-|[[Roland in Time|Roland Voyage dans le Temps]]||[[Gem Software]]||1984||170 / 1170||AMC-115 / S-136||270||470 / 41170|-|[[Roland goes Square Bashing|Roland y los Cubos]]||[[Durell Software]]||1985||937 / 1937||AMC-155||||4937|-|[[Grand Prix Rally II|Rally II]]||[[Loriciels]]||1985||06012 / 07012||AMC-161 / AMD-108|||||-|[[Satellite Warrior]]||[[D. M. Lock]]||1985||949 / 1949|||||||-|[[Snooker]]||[[Gem Software]]||1984||190 / 1190||S-190||||490|-|[[Sorcery +]]||[[Virgin Games]]||1985||1983||AMD-109||21983||41983|-|[[Space Hawks]]||[[Durell Software]]||1984||177 / 1177||S-115||||477|-|[[Spannerman]]||[[Gem Software]]||1984||114 / 1114||AMC-103 / S-114||214||414 / 41114|-|[[Spitfire 40]]||[[Mirrorsoft]]||1985||07052|||||||-|[[Splat!]]||[[Incentive Software]]||1984||909 / 1909||AMC-139 / S-504||||4909|-|[[Star Commando]]||[[Terminal Software]]||1984||147||AMC-119 / S-147||||447|-|[[Stockmarket]]||[[Argus Press Software]]||1985||903||||||4903|-|[[Strangeloop +]]||[[Virgin Games]]||1985||07058||AMD-119|||||-|[[Subterranean Stryker]]||[[Insight Software]]||1985||06010 / 07010||AMC-162||||46010 / 47010|-|[[Sultan's Maze]]||[[Gem Software]]||1984||113||AMC-134 / S-113||||413|-|[[Super Pipeline II]]||[[Taskset]]||1985||987 / 1987||AMC-151||||- / 41987|-|[[Tank Command]]||[[Magic Logic]]||1986||06023 / 07023|||||||-|[[Tapper]]||[[Bally Midway]]/[[Sega]]||1987||06007 / 07007|||||||-|[[Centre Court|Tenis]]||[[Epicsoft]]||1984||921 / 1921||S-508||2921|||-|[[Centre Court|Tennis]]||[[Epicsoft]]||1984||921 / 1921||S-508||2921|||-|[[The Scout Steps Out|Toujours Pret!]]||[[H.R. Software]]||1985||988 / 1988||AMC-147||||4988 / 41988|-|[[Fantastic Voyage|The Fantastic Voyage]]||[[Edmonds Software]]||1985||984 / 1984||AMC-148||||4984 / 41984|-|[[The Galactic Plague]]||[[Indescomp]]||1984||196||AMC-125 / S-201||||496|-|[[Dragons|The Game of Dragons]]||[[O. Goodman]]||1985||977 / 1977||AMC-165||||4977 / 41977|-|[[The Key Factor]]||[[Paul Aitman]]||1985||975||AMC-149 / S-149|||||-|[[The Prize]]||[[Arcade Software]]||1985||952||AMC-143|||||-|[[The Scout Steps Out]]||[[H.R. Software]]||1985||988 / 1988||AMC-147||||4988 / 41988|-|[[Tombstowne]]||[[Premier Software]]||1985||06040 / 07040|||||||-|[[Traffic]]||[[Andromeda Software]]||1985||929 / 1929||AMC-152|||||-|[[Mr. Wong's Loopy Laundry|Une Lessive Eprouvante pour Monsieur Wong]]||[[Artic Computing]]||1984||923||S-505||||4923
|-
|}
== Educational Software = Compilations === *[[L'Ardoise Magique|L'Ardoise Magique]] (1984) *[[Les Chiffres Magiques|Les Chiffres Magiques]] (1984) *[[Le Géographe France|Le Géographe France]] (1984) *[[Le Géographe Monde|Le Géographe Monde]] (1984) *[[Les Lettres Magiques|Les Lettres Magiques]] (1984) *[[L'Apprenti Sorcier|L'Apprenti Sorcier]] (1985)
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!''Title''!!''House''!!''Year''!!''{{EN}} Soft N.''!!''{{ES}} Soft N.''!!''{{DE}} Soft N.''!!''{{FR}} Soft N.''
|-
|[[Amsoft 12-Pack]]||Amsoft||||999||||||
|-
|[[6128 Games Collection]]||||1986||||||||
|-
|[[Amstrad PP5 Compilation Disk|Amstrad PP5 Promotional Pack]]||Amsoft||1987||07073|||||||
|-
|[[Amstrad PP8 Promotional Pack]]||Amsoft|||||||||||
|-
|[[Amstrad PP15 Promotional Pack]]||Amsoft/[[Mastertronic]]||1988|||||||||
|-
|[[Super Games I]]||Schneider||19--|||||||28565||
|-
|[[Super Games II]]||Schneider||19--|||||||28566||
|-
|[[Super Games III]]||Schneider||19--|||||||28756||
|-
|[[Super Sport I]]||Schneider||19--|||||||28567||
|-
|[[Super Sport II]]||Schneider||19--|||||||28996||
|-
|}
=== Educational Software ===
{|{{Prettytable|class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}100%"|!''Title''||!!''House''||!!''Year''||!!''{{EN}} Soft N.''!!''{{ES}} Soft N.''!!''{{DE}} Soft N.''!!''{{FR}} Soft N. UK''
|-
|[[Animal Vegetable Mineral|Animal, Vegetable, Mineral]]||[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]||1984||104||AMC 300||||404
|-
|[[Happy LettersAnimal Vegetable Mineral|Animal, Vegetal, Mineral]]||[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]||1984||105/1105104||AMC 300||||404
|-
|[[Happy NumbersTeach Yourself Amstrad Basic - A Tutorial Guide - Part I|Curso Autodidactico de BASIC I]]||Bourne Educational SoftwareAmsoft||1984||111||AML-100||1985211||102/1102411
|-
|[[Happy WritingTeach Yourself Amstrad Basic - A Tutorial Guide - Part II|Curso Autodidactico de BASIC II]]||Bourne Educational SoftwareAmsoft||1985||156||LA-615||1986256||106/1106
|-
|[[Map RallyHappy Letters]]||[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]||1984||148105 /11481105||||205||405
|-
|[[Osprey!Happy Numbers]]||[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]||1984||947102 /19471102||||202||402
|-
|[[Pitman Typing TutorHappy Writing]]||Pitman Publishing[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]||1984||924106 /19241106||||206||406
|-
|[[Star WatcherHappy Writing|L'Ardoise Magiques]]||Triptych Publishing[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]||1984||915106 /19151106||||206||406
|-
|[[Timeman One]]/[[|L'Horloger 1]]||[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]||1984||107/1107||||207||407
|-
|[[Timeman Two]]/[[|L'Horloger 2]]||[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]||1984||108/1108||||208||408
|-
|[[WordhangWorld - Wise|Le Geographe]]||[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]||1984||101103 /11011103||||203||403
|-
|[[World-WiseWordhang|Le Pendu]]||[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]||1984||103101 /11031101||||201||401
|-
|[[Happy Numbers|Les Chiffres Magiques]]||[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]||1984||102 / 1102||||202||402|-|[[Happy Letters|Les Lettres Magiques]]||[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]||1984||105 / 1105||||205||405|-|[[Map Rally]]||[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]||1984||148 / 1148|||||||-|[[Star Watcher|Mirando a las Estrellas]]||[[Triptych Publishing]]||1984||915 / 1915||AMD 300|||||-|[[Osprey!]]||[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]||1984||947 / 1947|||||||-|[[Physics Revision]]||[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]||1985||960 / 1960|||||||-|[[Pitman Typing Tutor]]||[[Pitman Publishing]]||1984||924 / 1924|||||||-|[[Star Watcher]]||[[Triptych Publishing]]||1984||915 / 1915||AMD 300|||||-|[[Teach Yourself Amstrad Basic - A Tutorial Guide - Part I]]||Amsoft||1984||111||AML-100||211||411|-|[[Teach Yourself Amstrad Basic - A Tutorial Guide - Part II]]||Amsoft||1985||156||LA-615||256|||-|[[Timeman One]]||[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]||1984||107 / 1107||||207||407|-|[[Timeman Two]]||[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]||1984||108 / 1108||||208||408|-|[[Wordhang]]||[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]||1984||101 / 1101||||201||401|-|[[World - Wise]]||[[(BES) Bourne Educational Software]]||1984||103 / 1103||||203||403|-|[[Xanagrams]]||[[Dean Software]]||1984||133||||||
|-
|}
=== Utilities ===
{|{{Prettytable|class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}100%"|!''Title''||!!''House''||!!''Year''||!!''{{EN}} Soft N. UK''||!!''{{ES}} Soft N.''!!''{{DE}} Soft N.''!!''{{FR}} Soft N. SP''
|-
|[[AmsbaseEasi-Amsword|Amlettres]]||[[Juniper Computing]]||1984||154||S-501154 / AMC-502||254||454
|-
|[[Ams Calc]]/[[Easi AmscalcAmsbase]]||Saxon Computing||1984||153||S-153501||||
|-
|[[AmsdrawAms Calc]]||[[Saxon Computing]]||1984||153||AMCS-703153||253||453
|-
|[[AmstestAmsdraw]]||||1984||||AMC-703||06017||
|-
|[[AmswordAmstest]]||[[Tasman Software]]||19841985||164/116406017||SAMC-164706||||
|-
|[[Cashbook AccountsAmsword]]||Saxon Computing[[Tasman Software]]||1984||164 / 1164||S-164 / AMD-511||07014||
|-
|[[Decision MakerCashbook Accounts]]||Triptych Publishing[[Saxon Computing]]||1985||07014||||918/1918||
|-
|[[DFM Database + LabelsDecision Maker]]||Dialog Software[[Triptych Publishing]]||1984||941918 /19411918||AMD-501||||
|-
|[[Easi-AmswordDFM Database + Labels]]/||[[Procesador de TextoDialog Software]]||Juniper Computing1984||941 / 1941||154||S-154/AMC-502507||||
|-
|[[Easi -Amscalc]]/||[[Ams CalcSaxon Computing]]||Saxon Computing||1984||153||S-153||253||453
|-
|[[EntrepreneurEasi-Amsword]]||Triptych Publishing[[Juniper Computing]]||1984||917154||S-154 /1917AMC-502||254||454
|-
|[[ForthEasy-Topcalc]]||Abersoft[[Saxon Computing]]||1984||188/1188153||AMCS-705153||253||453
|-
|[[Hisoft DevpacEasi-Amsword|Easy-Topword]]||[[HisoftJuniper Computing]]||1984||116/1116154||S-116154 / AMC-502||254||454
|-
|[[Hisoft Pascal 4TEntrepreneur]]||[[HisoftTriptych Publishing]]||1984||155917 /11551917||||||S-155
|-
|[[Home Accounts ManagerFig-Forth (Amsoft)|Fig-Forth]]||DJL Software[[Abersoft]]||1984||942188 /19421188||AMC-705||||
|-
|[[InvostatForth]]||Dialog Software[[Abersoft]]||1984||939188 /19391188||AMC-705||||
|-
|[[MastercalcHisoft Devpac]]||[[Campbell SystemsHisoft]]||19851984||905116 /19051116||AMCS-510116||216||
|-
|[[Masterfile 464Hisoft Pascal 4T]]||[[Campbell SystemsHisoft]]||1984||914155 /070601155||S-155 / AMD-700|| / 21155||
|-
|[[Microfile/MicrowordHisoft Pascal 4T|Hisoft Pascal]]||Saxon Computing[[Hisoft]]||1984||07053155 / 1155||S-155 / AMD-700|| / 21155||
|-
|[[MicrographHome Accounts Manager]]||Saxon Computing[[Dialog Software]]||1984||942 / 1942||||1014||
|-
|[[MicropenHome Budget]]||Intelligence[[Kuma Computers]]||1984||119||||1011||
|-
|[[MicroscriptInvostat]]||Intelligence[[Dialog Software]]||1984||939 / 1939||AMC-506||1010||
|-
|[[MicrospreadMastercalc]]||Saxon Computing[[Campbell Systems]]||1985||905 / 1905||AMC-510||1012||
|-
|[[Procesador de TextoMasterfile 464|MasterFile 464]]/||[[Easi-AmswordCampbell Systems]]||Juniper Computing1984||914 / 1914||154||S-154||4914 /AMC-502
|-
|[[Project PlannerMicrofile/Microword]]||Triptych Publishing[[Saxon Computing]]||||07053||||916/1916||
|-
|[[Screen DesignerMicroGraph]]||DJL Software[[Saxon Computing]]||1985||1014||||197/1197||
|-
|[[Shape and SoundMicroPen]]||Gem Software[[Intelligence]]||1984||1011||AMD-502||06037/07037||
|-
|[[Stock-AidMicroScript]]||Dialog Software[[Intelligence]]||1984||1010||AMD-503||940/1940||
|-
|[[MicroSpread]]||[[Saxon Computing]]||1985||1012||AMD-508|||||-|[[Easi-Amsword|Procesador de Texto]]||[[Juniper Computing]]||1984||154||S-154 / AMC-502||254||454|-|[[Project Planner]]||[[Triptych Publishing]]||1984||916 / 1916|||||||-|[[Screen Designer]]||[[DJL Software]]||1984||197 / 1197|||||||-|[[Shape & Sound]]||[[Gem Software]]||1985||06037 / 07037|||||||-|[[Stock-Aid]]||[[Dialog Software]]||1984||940 / 1940|||||||-|[[SuperCalc 2]]||[[Sorcim/IUS]]||1985||07028|||||||-|[[Decision Maker|Tomando Decisiones]]||[[Triptych Publishing]]||1984||918 / 1918||AMD-501|||||-|[[Transact]]||[[Dialog Software]]||1984||938/1938||||||
|-
|}
 
=== Storage / Media ===
 
* Amsoft [[C15 Personal Computer Cassette Tape]] [http://jonathanen.com/pages/Items/Amstrad/Cassette/C15_Tape.jpg]
* Amsoft [[CF2 Compact Floppy Disc]]
* Amsoft Printer Paper (mentioned in DMP1 Users Manual, page 8)
* Amsoft PL-1 Printer Cable (mentioned in DMP2000 Users Manual, chapter 1, page 6)
 
== Logos ==
 
[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Amsoft_logo.png Amsoft logo in PNG format]
 
[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Amsoft_vector_logo.svg Amsoft vector graphics logo in SVG format]
 
[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Amsoft_logo_shadow.png Amsoft logo with shadow in PNG format]
 
[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Amsoft_vector_logo_shadow.svg Amsoft vector graphics logo with shadow in SVG format]
 
== Links ==
* [http://www.cpc-imperiumwirtzmann.de/schneider.html Pentagon web (CPC Imperium)]
[[Category:CPC_related_companies]] [[Category:Computer_and_video_game_companies]]
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