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Amstrad CPC

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Overview

Introduced in 1984 by Amstrad, the Amstrad CPC was a computer system.

Technical specifications

  • CPU: Zilog Z80A clocked at 4 MHz (CPC464/664) or 3.5 MHz (CPC6128) with built-in tape storage on early models.
  • Memory: 64 KB RAM on the CPC464, 128 KB on the CPC6128 with additional ROM expansion ports.
  • Display: Three palette modes (Mode 0: 160×200/16 colors, Mode 1: 320×200/4 colors, Mode 2: 640×200/2 colors) using a 27-color palette.
  • Sound: AY-3-8912 PSG delivering three square-wave channels plus noise, expandable via external sound cartridges.

Supported ROM extensions

dsk, sna, tap, cdt, voc, m3u, zip, 7z

Emulators

  • cap32 (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_CAP32

Notes

To enable gamepad support, go in RetroArch menu with "Hotkey + B", then switch this option: "Quick Menu/Core Input Options/User 1 Device type: Retropad" with "Amstrad Joystick"

Source data: REG Linux emulationstation/es-system/es_systems.yml