One for @chinnyvision.bsky.social - AMSOFT logo on the BBC site ALERT. https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20251009-rescuing-knowledge-trapped-on-old-floppy-disks
October 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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What a shame that Amsoft couldn't get Alex Higgins to endorse Alex Higgins' Hurricane Snooker and Pool for the Amstrad, so had to get Mark E Smith from the fall instead.
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March 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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El Animal, Vegetal, Mineral! Venía de regalo, los juegos de Amsoft fueron los primeros que cargamos en el ordenador.
October 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Amstrad presumably bought a great big bulk of drives, cause they used them in the CPC 664, the early WPC range and the Spectrum +3
March 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Desde luego, aunque hacerse con los controles tenía lo suyo. Algunos juegos de Amsoft, como el de los rallies, también me dieron muy buenos ratos: eran tan cutres que daban ternura.
October 29, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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IIRC TDK didn't make them.The Amsoft/Matsushita and Maxell discs were fine. However there was an Italian manufacturer who Dixon's also sourced their own brand from which are shite. There's also counterfeit Amsoft ones which are also crap. I've done videos before about how to spot the counterfeits.
November 30, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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Como evitar CATASTROPHES tormentas y terremotos AMSTRAD youtu.be/tAGS01wCrQo?... #CATASTROPHES #AMSOFT #ANDROMEDA #AMSTRAD #VIDEODROME #BUOH #RETOAMSTRAD
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October 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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you’ll have to pry easi-amsword from my cold dead tape deck
August 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Ce matin j'ai réussi à réparer mon Amstrad CPC 464 et à lancer le premier jeu.
Harrier Attack, un shmup de 1984 bien exigeant et toujours très bon, 40 ans après !
Harrier Attack, un shmup de 1984 bien exigeant et toujours très bon, 40 ans après !
February 29, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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¿Es el mejor título de #AmstradCPC? Para nada, es más… el título es regulero a más no poder… Pero lo que si es seguro es que para más de un@, fue una de las primeras tomas de contacto con el mundo de los videojuegos, en su ordenador de 8 bits.
#Retrogames #AmSoft
#Retrogames #AmSoft
November 20, 2023 at 11:31 AM
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Unless you derisk it, you are up against it. That's what Amsoft was all about. Get publisher's onboard. Then pull out of publishing once you the machine is established. Otherwise you end up with another Oric or Dragon.
March 15, 2024 at 3:41 PM
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et mon tout premier joystick que j'avais oublié (la Pro 5000 ayant totalement phagocyté son souvenir) qui devait donc être le JY2 de chez Amsoft probablement lui aussi fourni avec la bécane achetée à la Camif (Toulouse ?)
January 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Como evitar CATASTROPHES tormentas y terremotos AMSTRAD youtu.be/tAGS01wCrQo?... #CATASTROPHES #AMSOFT #ANDROMEDA #AMSTRAD #VIDEODROME #BUOH #RETOAMSTRAD
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Como evitar CATASTROPHES tormentas y terremotos AMSTRAD
YouTube video by VIDEODROME DEL RETO AMSTRAD
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October 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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I think it was released first as Fred in Spain and them Amsoft rebranded it for the CPC.
November 27, 2024 at 9:55 AM
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New old stock Amsoft cassettes, you don’t see that everyday.
What are we ̶P̶i̶r̶a̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ backing up first?
What are we ̶P̶i̶r̶a̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ backing up first?
November 27, 2024 at 2:24 PM
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I remember Firebird from my Amstrad days, but had no idea they were created by BT, of all companies.
Nerd that I am, I remember a lot of names. Gremlin, Amsoft, Codemasters, Ocean, Mastertronic, US Gold, Ultimate Play the Game.
Good times. Good memories.
Nerd that I am, I remember a lot of names. Gremlin, Amsoft, Codemasters, Ocean, Mastertronic, US Gold, Ultimate Play the Game.
Good times. Good memories.
In 1984, telecommunications giant British Telecom decided to enter the fray and become a computer games publisher, creating Firebird Software.
Richard C. Hewison brings us their story in this book:
👉 thevideogamelibrary.org/book/memorie...
Richard C. Hewison brings us their story in this book:
👉 thevideogamelibrary.org/book/memorie...
September 17, 2024 at 2:05 AM
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Hah. It's a terrible bundle of games Amsoft had released on the CPC where presumably the same coders had done Speccy versions. There is a vast difference between CPC Oh Mummy and the awful version on the Speccy!
December 29, 2024 at 10:24 PM
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Si algo tenían claro en Amstrad es que iban a necesitar de todo un ecosistema completo si querían que su ordenador tuviera algo de éxito inicial. Entre las iniciativas de Amsoft se encuentra este curso autodidacta de Basic.
October 12, 2023 at 6:39 PM
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Advertised 40 years ago back in March 1985 : Now Amstrad gives you over £100 to play with.
Or thats about half a Commodore 64 back in 1985. 😁
#80s #retrogaming
Or thats about half a Commodore 64 back in 1985. 😁
#80s #retrogaming
March 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Amsoft lived up to their reputation with these gems. Packaged to the minimum and ship’em. All hail the Lord!
Two Amsoft games for the Amstrad CPC on 3” disc.
Two Amsoft games for the Amstrad CPC on 3” disc.
March 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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But this is a new low. I can only assume they've bulk bought the licences to some American formats (hence Jeopardy returning, which I found passable). But this is utter dross. Even Amsoft would pass on this.
January 6, 2024 at 7:02 PM
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I recently got my crayons out to celebrate that 'Amsoft' pack of games as I'm sure a lot of kids would have been gifted it for Christmas along with their Amstrad CPC464 back in the day!
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#AmstradCPC #CPC464 #Amsoft #Retrogaming #Retrogamer #Retrogames #Nostalgia #Christmas #80s #1980s #Xmas
🖍️🖼️🎄🎅🎁☃️
#AmstradCPC #CPC464 #Amsoft #Retrogaming #Retrogamer #Retrogames #Nostalgia #Christmas #80s #1980s #Xmas
April 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Yo tengo en casa la plaga galáctica(creo que la pulga también se llamaba así) de cpc464 de amsoft pero de esas casettes tiene que haber a patadas por ahí.
March 21, 2024 at 7:17 PM
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Loved this 16k game on my beloved old Speccy back in the day so thought I'd quickly make a new cover for it... 🖍️
#zxspectrum #harrierattack #16k #durell #retrogaming #retrogamer #80s #nostalgia #retro #spectrum #c64 #commodore64 #amsoft #AmstradCPC #Oric1 #DurellSoftware #gameart #artwork #coverart
#zxspectrum #harrierattack #16k #durell #retrogaming #retrogamer #80s #nostalgia #retro #spectrum #c64 #commodore64 #amsoft #AmstradCPC #Oric1 #DurellSoftware #gameart #artwork #coverart
April 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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