About
About
The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the ZX Spectrum; it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and the German-speaking parts of Europe, and also Canada.
Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications
CPU
Zilog Z80A @ 4 MHz
RAM
64 KB main (up to 128 KB in CPC 6128)
Sound
AY-8910 (3-channel)
Display
640×200 (monochrome) or 320×200 (color)
Media
Cassette tape (audio) and 3.5 inch floppy disk
Launch Info
Launch Info
Manufacturer
Amstrad
Features
Notable Features
Keyboard-in-case design
Built-in cassette recorder
Color graphics
Sound chip with 3 channels
Color Variants
Black
Blue
Red
Green
Platform Lineage
Successor
PAL Amstrad GX4000
Competitors
Commodore 64
ZX 81
MSX
Apple II
Market Trends
24-month price analysis, top rising games, average price by genre
Most Valuable Games
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$221.83
Green Beret
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$139.46
International Karate
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$78.89
Operation Wolf
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$40.25
Batman: The Caped Crusader
$32.60
Game Set And Match 2
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$29.47
Winter Games
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$21.20
Wizball
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$20.06
Roland On The Ropes
$17.67
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$15.18
Fruit Machine
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$12.54
The Galactic Plague
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$12.54
Timeman One
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$9.86
Roland In The Caves
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$9.04
Oh Mummy
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$8.91
Bridge-It
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$1.32
Xanagrams
Top Publishers
Top Publishers
Ocean Software
2 games
Strategic Simulations
1 games
Browse by Genre
Browse by Genre
Action & Adventure
23
~$131.04
Platformer
9
~$12.94
Shoot 'em Up
7
~$12.54
Educational
6
~$6.93
Compilation
6
~$25.14
Simulation
5
~$15.18
Arcade
5
~$50.05
Fighting
4
~$139.46
Puzzle
3
~$9.04
Sports
1
~$29.47
Racing
1
~$0.00
RPG
1
~$0.00
All Games (59)
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