Amstrad CPC Top Ten

[danielfb]

"without further ado" the fella says...

[mynamesforest]

Prince of Persia.....sword fail lol

[RDD756]

hip hop music... , sice were doing this lets replace the music in WipEout HD with lil' wayne instead of techno music.

[SolBuster]

The music after the intro kinda...ruined it.

it's like "Oh God here comes epic.......nvm"

Good job on the video, but the intro was sooo long!

[HaydenWicks]

way too much intro, didn't feel nostalgic at all

[Head4K]

Ghost Busters 2 should be number 1 in your list

[superraiden]

What the fuck was that intro? and that fucking music

[jano56sk]

Very nice video but killed with terrible music. How much better it could be including best of the Amstrad tunes instead this music you used.

[pbelmiche]

it's a shame... only one kind of game on amstrad CPC...

What's about aventures or sports games for exemple ?

[se7en1976]

Like CRAP that was the number one game..  STRIDER FTW!!

[se7en1976]

Like CRAP that was the number one game..

[kaih8941]

Is that Q-tip? what track?

[thekilon]

dont get all the thumbs donw, this was great and very emotional, bravo!!!

[CLEMENT62153]

EXCELLENT !

20 ans déjà :(

Nostalgique.

Arkanoid .... Grizor .... Ghost and goblins ..... ??

[DanieleToscano]

@CLEMENT62153 totally agree....IK+ , almost all the games there are late 1989+ with stupidly colourful Mode 0 graphix.

Exolon or any of the games by that company, ranarama,uridium,zynaps.

I always liked finders keepers too :D

And I totally agree to not have the music of the games being reviewed is damn retarded...robocop I thought was ok but the intro music was excellent.

I think from what youve mostly chosen you didnt have a 464 from when they were first on the market.

[Javigol1000]

Pirates,a game ahead of its era

[SkyF0X9]

2 minute intros are a no go

[davidhtub58]

Grizor ? ... G.M.T?...

[Psygnal]

Would have preferred the actual sound from the games, and had to skip past the intro. Otherwise a good trip down memory lane.

[su0rtin]

If you don't like the intro simply skip through it? It's not like youtube forces you to watch everything you buffer.

Personally I would put Titus The Fox at number 1. I loved that game. All points bulletin was pretty good as well. Apparently Elite is the best even though I cant get my copy of it to work. I think Elite was voted as one of the most influential games of all time and the first of its kind in the sandbox genre. Awesome video though even though I cant relate to all of these games.

[Psychotronic100]

its the terminator theme by brad feidel

[sspmetal]

i had a lot of pain with target renegade, but it was my favourite :D

[PessimistGas]

good video - lose the 2 minute intro.

[boogsboy1]

Good vid. I used to love Prince of Persia. What about Bubble Bobble and Fruity Frank?

[nicholasthetaylor]

@ukmarkh If you do then my personal preference is to hear commentary and see game action. I don't like to read and watch the game at once. Its just not as good. I like the soundtrack, and the countdown graphics are quite good, apart from that they are too sectioned if you know what I mean. Also, how about music from the games in there too? The intro is just too long. I've already done the time travel bit by typing in youtube.com XD Good video though mate

[nicholasthetaylor]

My favourite bit is Prince of Persia XD

[nicholasthetaylor]

@ukmarkh Oh yeah sure. Its not your fault. Its ours! XD

[nicholasthetaylor]

HAHAHA!! XD GET ON WITH IT!!

[fusionvillage]

hmmm man I think you missed the coolest games.... plus it's a turnoff you didnt capture the original game music.... my top10 in no particular order La Abadia Del Crimen Freddy Hardest Gryzor Prohibition Yie Ar Kung Fu saboteur Barbarian Knight Lore / Head Over Heels Renegade Combat School

[FoetopsY82]

CAT

RUN"DIZZY3.BAS

YEAH BABY YEAH!!!

[TheSegaAges]

Good video man, good list, good info. Your long, pointless intro made me facepalm.

[PaganPride81]

but apart from i thought this was a pretty good video took me back to being a kid :D

[PaganPride81]

heres a qusetion lol why does the music say back to the future theme when clearly its the terminator theme lol

[tazong]

lol - no elite - no exolon sorcery + chase hq gryzor i could go on and on - terrible games list with some truly awful games

[b3lz3bu]

MMhhh

PacMania !? Amaruote !? DragonNinja !? Double Dragon !? Ninja Turtles !? Dinamyte Dux !? Shoadow Of the Beast !? Big Top Of Fun ?! ... :)

[TotOOntHeMooN]

It's a top 10 for "16 bit" games ...

CPC own realy better and exclusive titles.

[Concombre38]

Only 8 bits for a CPC ;)

[TotOOntHeMooN]

I would like to say that many titles on this top comes from 16-bit computer. Exclusive CPC titles will be better. (Sorcery, Fruity Frank, ...) :o)

[dagbli]

What about Gauntlet? That's a CLASSIC!!

[stupedpindos]

No because we have to stream it first.

[earlysunsets2]

all seem to be very similar games. personally i dont see how you could possibly have a top 10 without ghosts n gonlins and manic miner.

[RulerRyze]

Elite?

[mingtooter]

that intro was ridiculous! get to the games already...otherwise awesome job

[Dakrayn]

It's nice to see some creativity in these top X videos.

Thumbs up, great games too!

[bouncepogo22]

why didn;t you ham the intro up a bit more

could have fitted another 2 games in

[revertebrae]

poor Prince of Persia sword =(

Getting ran over, getting sat on, getting jumped on, and even getting bunny hopped on.

[trailersic]

Otherwise it was a good run-down video with the titles and scrolling bars with info, though they could have gone a little slower.

[LoveCameras]

I Never Forgot that. I am Very Love and remember CPC464, CPC664, CPC6128. I buy Amstrad CPC464 at 1985 Nov!!!!! 24YRS!!!!!! since. I use Emulator Amstrad on PC now. Much thank you video youtube. I am very happy.

[VERMISIMILITUDE]

By the way,.. . 5 stars from me!!! I love your page!!

[VERMISIMILITUDE]

Mark,.. you have brought back wonderful mmemories for my 71 year old father and I,.... what a wondeful tribute to, what I believe, was the most technically adept 8 bit home computer of its time,.. yes the C64 sold more, and had for more global recognition,.. but the Amstrad CPC,.. 6128 for me,.. was by far and way the better machine. The C64 may have had a vastly superior sound chip,... but the CPC's ggraphics chip had far more success handling parallex scrolling and displaying more colours etc.

[gundalfx]

Damn this thing has an 2 Minutes Intro with totally randomn scenes and the Score from Terminator.

And then why you add HipHop music?

No offense but there is so much wrong in so many ways with this Movie that i can take it only as a Joke.

1 Star from me.

[ukmarkh]

Each to their own... on the whole i've had positive feedback, and I think you are taking things way too serious.

[gundalfx]

@ukmarkh

If someone makes a Movie about old Retro Games, then you expect to listen to the original 8bit Music and not some random Pop/HioHop Music. Thats just one example of the things that are wrong about this.

What i can see that is good, is the Content and the Text commentary. But since you added some random music, it destroyed the retro feeling.

[gundalfx]

So here an general advice to all Youtube uploaders:

Please only add Music to your Video if it is really needed, you arent forced to add Random music, often is the original Sound totally fine!

Peace.

[ukmarkh]

Behave! If you don't like it then push off... stop being a twat about it.

[bobbystar101]

@ukmarkh yea man tone the intros down and put game sounds/music and you get 5 star

[HardWarUK]

@ukmarkh Barely positivre.

[worldeater78]

@ukmarkh Nah I think he's got a fair point, stick to the subject, post videos with useable quality and lose the sucky music and pointless intros, people want to hear the games too, seeing as you're using ads to make money out of this junk.

[ihavetourettesxx]

Same. Clips are too long, and the boring 2 minute intro wanted to make me stop watching.

[mathowlett]

How about the Top 10 (or top 5, if 10 is too many) games that are ONLY available on the CPC 464? That would be interesting.... I'm sure the classic "Animal, Mineral, Vegatable" would be way up there *ahem* ;-)

[ukmarkh]

You'll have to wait i'm afraid... i've currently got three other CPC vids on the go.

[GamingMill]

Good choyze of the games.

Please check my reviews to!

[wushchar]

Ghost n goblins , Commando & Ikari warriors was the best :)

[20andnotfun]

LOL@2:37-he jumps ova yr head and u just shoot im in tha ass!

[wardy2c]

Brought back some great memories. target Renegade was my favourite game.

You left out Last Ninja 2 though!!!

[AlcarriaBeas]

El video esta chulo, pero no stoy de acuerdo con la votacion!!

[NBjam77]

hmmm quite agree with these except u forgot:

operation wolf

bob winner

boulder dash 3

ikari warrior

airborne ranfer

[ukmarkh]

Operation Wolf and Ikari Warriors got honourable mentions at the end... great games for sure. Bob Winner was pants, graphics over substance. Airborne Ranger (I think your talking about) average at best.

[EzelWesik]

Ok. It took you 2m10s to get to the first game. Holy crap. . .

[Skinlav1000]

I remember borrowing a game from my cousin called how to be a complete bastard for my Amstrad, twas terrible!!!

[lepivert]

Guenuine soundtrack would be better than these tunes...

[blackmetaldaddy]

I have always been a commodore 64 nerd but this system looks just awesome!

[panagos274]

well done !!! excellent work ... i agree with the most of your choices.However there is a negative point in your video.You should upload it on ''high quality''

[scumd]

I think you forgot another games: Oh, mummy Ikari warriors (probably the best) Game Over Arkanoid Fernando Martin Basket Match Day II Army Moves Navy Moves (I think the best ever) Manic Miner Green Beret Infiltrator La abadia del crimen etc

[ukmarkh]

Your list is rendered null / void for listing crap like Green Beret.

[ClaudiaShifferLA]

Green Beret is a classic Amstrad Game (His music was a famous disco Theme).

[bluntwrap07]

video is cool ive got a 464 that works spot on with a box full of games ,but still opt to use caprice on my pc lol..but im supprised none of the dizzy collection were in your top ten i alwys enjoyed run the gauntlet and i preffered knight lore to head over heels .but thats just my opinion...

[uridium64]

satellite warrior was my favorite game ever for the amstrad. wish someone would remake it and put it on xbox live arcade

[sizyphos]

the last ninja best game ever exspecially the amstrad version

[ukmarkh]

I'll agree with you it's a good game on the CPC... but it's a blatant Speccy port and doesn't take any of the CPC's strengths into consideration. Play the C64 version and you'll see why it didn't make the top ten, plus control system isn't as accurate when jumping across ledges as on the C64, and no music.

[artibewis]

great memories -forgot about head of heals - great game but frustrating as hell - about the only game I never completed.

cant believe gauntlet didn't make it in though - just about best game of this era for pure playability. Pirates as well was fantastic and bought the re-release for my PC about a year ago.

Chase HQ and commando really good too. suppose this list has more of a platform theme - always into fighting game personally (renegade, barbarian, IK+, etc_ but each to his own. Cheers!

[ukmarkh]

Comes down to personal choice in the end, and what games people hold fondest... no one list of peoples favourite games is ever likely to be the same. Pirates made it into my honourable mentions list at the end, as do all the games you've mentioned. Target Renegade for me is slightly better than the original, Barbarian, chasehq and IK+ are also amongst my favourite, but thank you all the same for some real constructive criticism

[gilles542]

Intro is much too long and the sroller gives headache (not smooth enough AND red background :()Thanks for sharing this.

[ukmarkh]

On the whole... the feedback i've got has been positive, the scroller doesn't give me a headache and the intro as far as i'm concerned sets the scene nicely.

But thanks for the feedback.

[JayKay280296]

WOW! Thank you! Now I understand why we celebrate National Day on 14 July every year. Jany, from France.

[esathegreat]

Wow,this version of Stunt Car Racer looks very good.

[TheDarkHighlander]

Intro was too lonnnnnng.

[djsmithy]

Subliminal message at 1:44 ;)

I dont why but while i was watching this video i felt like buying a nintendo 64 with mario 3d! ;)

[clancyi]

ah renegade, barbarian, Kick off 2,

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Gotta say that scrolling text is pretty hard on the ol. eyes,  can you do static, or better yet your voice for some?

[falibest]

ok but do you know the games i said? try to play them and compare...sorry by my english...Amstrad forever from Spain

[ukmarkh]

In the UK the CPC wasn't that big on sales, so CPC owners all grew up seeing only a fraction of the games that were out. I don't know anyone that played the games you mentioned when we were kids... only later once emulation came about.

[EgoShredder]

Really? I bought over 500 games for my CPC464 between 1987 and 1993 and they included all of the ones shown here. Maybe I was lucky I dunno but the best place to shop in West Yorkshire (UK) was Leeds. Also I only knew of maybe one other person at my school with an Amstrad, so there wasn't anyone to swap copies with either.

The CPC464 was the best 8bit machine in my eyes, although the Spectrum 48K (my other computer) and the C64 were very good. All had their good and bad points.

[ukmarkh]

I was quite lucky, my cousin had the Amstrad CPC 6128 so we got to play on each others systems... games where I lived were like rocking horse shit for the CPC, if you had a Speccy or C64 you were spoiled for choice, but not so if you owned a CPC. I think the 8-bit machines were all as good as one another, each with their own classic games.

[dazzadooby]

I have to agree with Ego, I never had any difficulty in tracking down games for my 6128. I must have had near 400 myself. A great era in gaming. The best thing is my next door neighbour had a Speccy and my other friend had a C64 so we got to experience all three machines. I've replayed a few of them on an emulator and I can't believe how difficult they are.

[falibest]

no no no...the best game was La abadia del crimen(name of the rose) 2 Mutant Zone...you should know spanish games...i strongly recommend it

[ukmarkh]

Maybe in Spain, but the language barrier alienated the game from all other Europeans inc us Brits. An English version should have been produced, as it stands it's not a finished product outside of Spain and therefore should never appear in a top ten.

[falibest]

i agree you but this game deserves an english version...maybe you should learn spanish xd...its a good reason. nice to meet you

[ukmarkh]

Nah, I'll just play the Speccy version instead. It's in English! If I lived in Spain then yes, I'd probably learn the lingo, but not to solely play a game, no matter how good. Especially when it's available on other systems in English, and just as good. Adios!

[gwendiii]

1 fruity frank

2 exolon

3 barbarian

4 zombi

5 grand prix 500 2

6 sorcery

7 arkanoid

8 ikari warrior

9 yie ar kung fu

10 winter games

[ukmarkh]

Good for you!

[gwendiii]

this is not for me the best game for cpc.

robocop is good in mame

batman in mame

renegade, i prefer double dragon

stunt car racer in st

lemmings in atari/amiga (with mouse)

prince of persia in pc

turrican in amiga/C64

[ukmarkh]

I had problems with Thanatos, yes its a very good game... but it's also a blatent Speccy port and those don't sit well with me. Still, it might make it into a CPC top 100 games.

[Soulstorm9000]

Thanatos? What about Thanatos??!!

[shinobiung]

Dont think I could make a better video than this. I would only add Lazer Squad, and mention Deliverance, Shinobi. I dont think game developers had to pay Amstrad to make games.

[Clairewarren]

I own Rick Dangerous 2 and it's a good way to kill ten minutes and all, but it's WAY too much like studying for a test if you want to be any good at it. You need to memorise that there are spikes here, a hidden enemy there, arbitrary death in the next spot.

I just didn't think it was a lot of fun at all.

[shinobiung]

was really looking forward to this, but then a 2 minute intro?

[ukmarkh]

By all means, be my guest... do a better one, I'm just trying to drum up a bit more interest for the CPC...

[ramm0505]

What no SABOTEUR? NOT EVEN AN HONOURABLE MENTION YOU MUST ME CRAZY.

[ukmarkh]

Then I'm crazy... A speccy classic yes, but the CPC version should have been a lot better. Despite the half hearted conversion, it's a very good game and one that took me a while to complete. As for 'Top Ten' nah!

[lorddavid3dxw]

I was more shocked at the lack of Sqweek (Tho' it was less well known than it deserved to be, t'was awesome), but more than that... Elite! Considering it's classed as one of the best (and largest) games ever made, I'd have figured it at least deserved an honourable mention. Colour me shocked!

[ukmarkh]

I really liked Sqweek, amazing the amount of colour and graphics on show, but like you said it wasn't that well known and in the end a bit too samey. As for Elite, play the BBC Micro version, and then the CPC port... the CPC version is severly cut down, and everything moves slowly compared to the original.

[lorddavid3dxw]

Fair point, perhaps there should be a top ten unknown Amstrad games, highlighting the best games Amstrad had, but never got the praise they deserved.

Fair point about Elite tho', I only ever got to play the Amstrad version (Which I loved, even if I sucked at docking)

[HansHackfress]

The idea is good, but I can't help thinking the footage you recorded for some games was a bit bland. Like in Prince of Persia, moping around at the floor trying to pick up the sword was not very thrilling or Rick Dangerous failing to kill that enemy with 5 bombs ... you should have shown more different bits (like very short sections of 10 seconds duration of the various stages etc.), would have made it much better to look at.

[ukmarkh]

Simply ran out of time... never would of finished it otherwise. Think of it as a nostalgic look back... nothing more, that took me several hours. I agree, the vids are really lame and the more I think about it... there is too much slowdown on the games themselves.

[binln]

My favourites - ATV Simulator, Commando, Cybernoid 2, Dizzy, Magicland Dizzy, Fast Food, Robocop, Daley Thompson Supertest,Flimbo's Quest, 1st Division Manager, Lemmings, Doors Of Doom, Hunchback 1 & 2, Masters of the Universe, New Zealand Story, The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants, Xenon and Blood Valley.

[ukmarkh]

ATV was OK, a bit average at best but ultimately a fun two player game. As for Commando, well this was much better on the Speccy and C64, the CPC version was good, but the slowdown and crap graphics prevented it from classic status. Fast Food? Really, the version I played on the CPC was pants. Flimbo's Quest didn't even scroll on the CPC, gameplay was rubbish when compared to the classic Commodore version. Are you sure about this 'Masters of the Universe' seriously are you pulling my pisser?

[binln]

i was a kid when i used to play those games its more to do with the memories and plus unlike you i've never played the versions on the other formats... I dunno why I liked M.O.T.U tbh the version i had came in a multipack and never ad the map or instructions so i never knew what to actually do so thas why i liked it cause i would play it to try and figure it out ... have you ever played indiana jones on the Amstrad? that game was good but i could never get pass the train on the second level.

[mrbedford]

wally games, everyones a wally...

[jit696]

wats da song at 2;10?

[jit696]

wats da song at 2:10?

[binln]

The Chemical Brothers- Galvanize

[AyrtonS111]

Even I disagree about the 5 firsts ones, I have you made a nice video.

for me, the greatest CPC game ever is probably Batman-the Movie.

But I miss too robocop, Crafton & xunk, Mask 1, and Platoon.

[airwalker2000]

your videos are cool, but the intro's are too long

[retronostalgic]

The amstrad seemed to have more colourful graphics than the C64, although not as good sound.

[ukmarkh]

The C64 Sid chip was the best without question, but the AY Sound chip in the CPC had some fantastic 8-bit music and was also used in the Spectrum + and later in the Gameboy and Atari ST.

[Ahle2]

Better graphics, yes.. but MUCH slower (No sprites, hardware scrolling)

The SID chip is far superior to the AY.

[ukmarkh]

Depends on the type of game, the Amstrad could match and in most cases outgun the C64... there are many examples. Side scrolling games were nearly always smoother on the C64 though. The SID chip is better, only a fool would argue otherwise, but far superior I'm not so sure, check out One Man and his mic's podcasts and you'll hear some pretty amazing stuff from the AY. By the way, the CPC featured hardware scrolling, but no hardware for the sprites.

[323157]

Amstrad + terminator music = 5 stars. Amazing. On a side note, i feel so old now...

[squick1842]

old? nono, im 23 and ive always liked chip and mod music, even tho i never actually got to experience the start of the golden 80' decade!

[AshtonArcher]

I think Renegade is worthy of a place in the top ten instead of Target Renegade, but good list nonetheless.

[su0rtin]

God all mighty... My Dad had an Amstrad and I remember him bringing it home from work over the Summer holidays and setting it up in my room. I can't remember most of the games but there are some. There was the Dizzy series. Porche Challenge, Switchblade and Nomad. My favourites were probably games from the Dizzy Series but I really liked a game based on a television series. I think it was "Famous Five". The whole game was based on text and entering directions and commands. I'm feeling nostalgic.

[thebunnyshed]

Anyone remember Heartland? That was bloody brilliant.

[flyingflark]

Great video but where is Rebelstar? Not even in the honourable mentions at the end!

[toy2day]

very nice!! With original arcade sound and music would be even better!! Thanks for uploading!

[thenodfather]

Very well made, well cosen and put together. Although, I would have liked to have heard the game sounds too, (fx and music).

What program did you used to make that video?

Cheers.

[ukmarkh]

Adobe Premier

[thenodfather]

Thanks for that ukmarkh

[johnsilverlargo]

i like the video , but im not agree with the selection...

a smile from spain :)

[step1970]

You made a really nice job here!

In my heart the CPC is more about prehistoric games like Boulderdash, Barbarian, Ping Pong, Strangeloop, JSW/Manic Miner, Pyjamarama etc. The games you put are to my eyes games of 16/32bits period with Amiga/Atari ST

[khisanth75]

doing really well until the number one slot! HOH is bloody great,but there are better,deeper more immersive Amstrad games out there.

but nicely done mate, viva la CPC !

[craggs1]

ahh head over heels. you know i found an appletted emu of the speccy version and no, i still cant bloody finish the thing. damn it. one day! oh yes!

i can't help but notice a distinct lack of laser squad from all of these top 10's. oh well not to everyones taste i spose. great vid tho.

[Optimus6128]

Great selection!

[mcklain]

Head over Heels, yeah!

[whatthewii]

Great vid!

Mind you, it's a bit of a shame that 90% of the Prince of Persia clip is spent bunny-hoping around trying to pick up the sword. Makes it look a bit like Madman of Persia. ;)

[ukmarkh]

I thought it was funny at the time... so i left it in. lol

[kalateur]

thx for uploading. Althought i'm speccy user, sometimes i'like watching videos from amstrad to see the differences between versions.

btw, the music is cool, Chemical bros rulez!!

[cpc4eva]

amazing video dude.... you've really put together an outstanding presentation with this one... how do you do it ? each vid u do gets better and this one is awesome... :)

i wouldnt have lemmings, stuntcar, head over heels - they are good games but they wouldt make my top 10 but thats just my opinion...

its so hard to choose just 10 top cpc games anyway as you aleready know

[ukmarkh]

It's a good game for sure, but no top tenner dude! Amstrad Action certainly didn't think so, but if someone were to do a top 50, i'm sure it'd probably make it in.

[mercjim]

Thanks for the video post! Brought back some fond memories thats for sure. Its a shame whoever made the movie didnt include Advanced Tactical Fighter in their top 10 - it was deffinately my favorite Amstrad game of all time and still amazing fun to play to this day!

[craggs1]

agreed! :D