40 Years Later: The Amstrad Amsoft Games Pack

[@RMCRetro]

Don't forget to check out rmcretro.store for some Christmas gifts including gift vouchers to visit us! Ask a loved one to treat you to a trip to The Cave here at the Retro Collective! Neil

[@davidherron9151]

Me and my mate used to argue who's version of RoboCop was best my c64 or his amstrad. I think mine had better music while amstrad had pretty impressive graphics

[@GrumT8]

This brings back a mix of feelings. My pal next door got a CPC with a colour monitor for Christmas but he had no interest in computers. I loved computers. Would go round to his to play, but he wouldn't let me on it no matter how much I begged 😥 I would lie awake at night just thinking about that computer 🤣A couple of years later my journey began with an Acorn Electron starter pack (Hopper, Snapper and the under rated Business Games) that my parents bought from Boots in Arbroath. Never looked back since - but to this day would love a rainy weekend with a 464 to satisfy those 10 year old me itches😃

[@HisVirusness]

I will never grow tired of your microcomputer content. Happy Holidays, Neil.

[@RMCRetro]

Happy holidays!

[@ArcadeAzrall]

The scoring system you have is the best thing I've ever seen. I think we need to petition for it to become a nationwide adopted system for all to use.

[@retrosim4197]

Clive Anderson would approve of this.

[@sma7530]

@@retrosim4197 Why the reference to Clive Anderson ? I used to watch all his shows.

[@althejazzman]

It's extremely accurate, because we all know the difference between 2 Pyramints, and 1 Alan.

[@tnetroP]

It's hard to explain. But looking at old computers brings a funny sense of happiness inside me. I think it's because it reminds me of the feeling I had when I was a 12 year old discovering my VIC20 and then later my C64 and Amigas. It's a lovely feeling.

[@WhatAboutZoidberg]

It's been a stressful few weeks so this relaxed video just hanging out talking nostalgia is fantastic. Never had a micro-computer but love these deep dives into stuff right before my time.

[@MrBigsmiffy]

As a fellow Brit of a similar age to yourself, who also owned a CPC464 in the mid 80’s, this video really pulled on my nostalgia strings. I don’t remember having that specific Amsoft pack myself, but hearing you reminisce about them reminded me so much of how I feel when I revisit some of my much loved childhood games! Great video

[@gregor]

I've been subscribed to RMC and TWIR (Hullo Dave + Chris) for years and - honestly - I've never heard to speak so quickly and so excitably about anything other than when you rifle through the cassettes at 5 minutes in :) What a beautiful upload. I was late to the CPC in my timeline - was toastrack owner until a 6128 was gifted to me in the 2000s, but I can utterly appreciate that sensation you have captured. Totally getting Christmassy feels now. All the very best to you and your growing family. Slàinte!

[@RMCRetro]

I love that you could pick up on my excitement :D

[@RockyFluffyWhiskas]

Not sure I’ve heard of TWIR channel, do you have link please

[@kevinmccartney4906]

​@@RockyFluffyWhiskas It's This Week in Retro - the podcast Neil and Dave do currently, with Chris visiting when he's not chasing possums.

[@RockyFluffyWhiskas]

@ thank you. I’ve subscribed. I don’t understand why KZbin got rid of the “channels” tab, this is where content creators would have links to their secondary channels.

[@SparkyMAWy]

Oh Mummy, Harrier Attack and Roland On The Ropes were my gotos from the pack. My mum kepted the EasiAmsword tape until I was able to transfer her work to AmiPro for Windows. I then recued a CPC6128 and repaired it. I put these tapes on to disk using a utility that came with a Christmas Amstrad Action along with Lost Caves, Puzznic and Space Froggy - which also holds nostalgia to me. Me being me, I still have it all.

[@agh8459]

Is it just me who could smell those cassettes the moment he cracked the boxes? I don't know if it was the type of plastic used or the ink used in printing the labels and sleeves, but there was a really specific smell to every cassette I ever opened for my Speccy or my Commodore 64. (my little brother had the Amstrad...) Happy holidays, Neil. Blooming hell what a trip down memory lane this morning.

[@bobingabout]

26:20 My Amstrad CPC 464 story was fairly similar. We had quite the collection of games, until we sold the whole lot, to our cousin for £70, so we could afford to buy an Amiga 600.

[@Machovelli]

The sound of my jet crashing in Harrier Attack is still ringing round my skull 35 years later..

[@TeamEmperor1]

Even though I had a spectrum The amstrad my friend had was so aesthetically pleasing. The green/blue /red buttons. Still remember going to his house and playing mission impossible and paperboy for hours. On his green only monitor 😂

[@NeonGenesisPlatinum]

Long time Australian fan with a dream of visiting that awesome museum you guys have built. Been watching since when you had the original channel name. Merry X-mas mate!

[@Sol-Cutta]

This was a pack akin to cassette 50...which we all bought for the cool as buggery digital watch which at time was coolest thing going one year.

[@Retro-cabin]

Great vid, I got mine Amstrad cpc 464 the very same Christmas with the compilation pack. I’ve still got all my original games including all the ones in the compilation, I loved Roland on the ropes and Roland in the caves👍🏻😎🍺. Sadly I have not got my original machine, but I found one last year and repaired it, such a great micro and loads of fond memories. I was the only one of my friends with an Amstrad😂, but I always noticed how superior the graphics were🎉.

[@Sedgwhite]

Got such huge nostalgic kick from this video. Loved it. Harrier attack was the first game I ever played on my CPC, followed closely by Oh mummy. The rest in the pack I couldn't get on board with. Thanks Neil absolutely loved this.

[@gotmygoodelf]

just reminds me when i got £5 for 6 mornings a week of delivering papers, me & my brother back in 85-88 putting our fivers together to get a £9.95 game for our atari 800xl :)

[@1960ARC]

And the game was?

[@gotmygoodelf]

@@1960ARC we got a diff game each week doing this

[@rickyzambrossiakachristian5727]

Christmas evening 1986. Got my Schneider CPC 664. First games to play: Harrier Attack, Roland on the ropes and Bruce Lee...great memories ❤ I still love the Amstrad machines...And bought a 6128 and a 464 some years ago...Now I'm playing with my eight-years-old daughter. She' s an expert in playing Bomb Jack and Nebulus ☺️

[@GyikaCPFC]

Harrier Attack was epic!

[@FootballCharlie9256]

Great video! My dad introduced me to gaming at 5 years old with Harrier Attack. I got the plane tattooed on my arm earlier this year because its one of those lovely fuzzy memories I have from back in the day.

[@markc3874]

Got my Amstrad CPC464 for Christmas 1987. Absolutely loved it, Roland on the ropes was my favourite, like you started my later career in computing.

[@lukastube_]

This brings me lots of memories! I started playing with my brothers' Amstrad CPC 464 and most of those games you showed were at home thanks to Amsoft and of course Indescomp :) Here in Spain, every almost Amsoft game were translated to Spanish, so taken a look at the English version of them it's cool ! Keep this up! Love this microcomputers content ❤

[@Retroguyuk75]

I was always a specy guy as a kid, just because that's what my dad bought in the early days starting from the 16k rubber key. So I have never owned an Amstrad machine until last year when I bagged a CPC6128 on Ebay. Was so happy to win it, wow the colour pallete on the CPC is amazing. Really glad to have one now in my collection too. Great video and was amazing to see the tape pack :).. I do wish the CPC6128 had the cool colour keys like the 464 has I've always admired those :)...

[@ultramikeness5869]

Cool video, I still have my Amstrad cpc464 with colour monitor and Amsoft pack, had so much fun with this in my youth.

[@azoriusmage]

My first was a Dragon 32 a couple of years earlier than you and it was so magical opening it on Xmas day. The Dragon lacked a huge game library so I ended up typing in listings and editing them which of course led to me being a software developer as I still am 42 years later . The C64 followed for me and that was gaming heaven.

[@BollingHolt]

What a magnificent memory! I'm so glad you finally got that! My journey started about the same time as you, but in January of 1986 and with a CoCo2 (the Amstrad PC1512 came later!) I'd love nothing more than to quit what I'm doing in IT right now and start a museum. I have plans to start one one of these days. Merry Christmas!

[@mlann2333]

Christmas '85 got my cpc. Happy days. Big upgrade from my Philips videopac. Played it till 1990 then got stored in the garage till 2016. It powered up perfectly like it was just the next day instead of 26 years.

[@rocksmore]

Hey Neil, what memories! I too got my Amstrad 464 at Christmas 1986, it was setup in the living room by the tree, with tinsel around ithe green screen monitor, I'll never forget that! Ninja Master was my first gifted game from my dad's mate too that year. Need to visit the cave in the near future. Happy Christmas 🤘

[@bigjaffa02]

This is so gentle, so relaxing. I'd love more content like this.

[@magicknight8412]

I didnt get this with my Amstrad in '85 for some reason, just got Roland in the Caves which was loaded up ready for me as a surprise on Christmas morning. So have big nostalgia for that game! My dad then sourced the Amsoft pack not long after thankfully.

[@raggersragnarsson6255]

It's really great to see you back in the cave more often these days, just as you had planned to do. This video gave me some Yule vibes so a very Merry Christmas to you Neil and your family as well as everyone in the retro collective. Thank you.

[@RMCRetro]

Merry Christmas to you too!

[@raggersragnarsson6255]

@RMCRetro Thank you its very much appreciated.

[@ImmersedRobot]

Roland in the Caves and Harrier Attack were my two favourites too. However, I secretly also loved The Galactic Plague. My eight-year-old self got slightly addicted to that one for some reason. I've picked up each of the pack-in games again over recent years, but don't even remember ever seeing the original box they came in. Thanks for the video!

[@DfgghDhghgfh-xk5hn]

Same for me. I loved Roland in the Caves and never really liked Roland on the Ropes.

[@linuxretrogamer]

In 86 I got a 16K Speccy with ‘Cruising On Broadway’ and ‘Jetpac’. A year later, 87, we upgraded to the CPC464 which was our home micro for the next 6 years. I remember that Amsoft bundle very well, and very fondly. Harrier Attack and Oh Mummy where pretty much THE games. Though, surprisingly, Animal Vegetable Mineral was in high rotation. I actually remember liking Bridge-It back in the day, and the odd game of Saltans Maze. I remember preferring the Codemasters Fruit Machine though.

[@GameHammerCG]

Sultan’s Maze is an incredible achievement. Not only is it the first 3D game for the Amstrad CPC but it’s also a game written in a week during the CPC’s very short pre-launch software development cycle. It’s also completely written in BASIC!

[@EgoChip]

Someone else with a similar opinion to me! I really like Sultan's Maze.

[@malcolmhutchison]

Easi-Amsword was also written in BASIC

[@EgoChip]

@@malcolmhutchison So was Fruit Machine, Xanagrams, Timeman One, and Animal Vegetable Mineral.

[@creativesamurai8372]

Hey Neil, Really enjoyed this video. brought back so many memories for me. My parents bought our cpc 464 back in 1989 , and my parents would play the amsoft fruit machine till the early hours of the morning. mum said that they used to place bets on who would do the school run and who would cook dinner. lol my mum would play a game called "Heros of karn" text adventure. and she would have this massive folder full of a4 pages of maps that she drew. i remember sitting and watching and getting excited about the story and how the troll wouldn't let mum passed without doing some convoluted thing with a empty bucket and a chicken lol . i myself when i was allowed on the Amstrad would play a game called "heavy on the majick" i honestly didnt know what i was doing. but i loved trying different commands on the Apex ogre lol .

[@nickblackburn1903]

Thanks Neil, most interesting and fun video. Oh mummy looks great! Reminds me of Mr Do for some reason.

[@unclerubo]

Pre-liking this video. I'm slightly younger than you as an '84 bloke, and playing on my cousin's 464 was what got me to love computers in the late 80s, and later in the 90s, if you can believe that, was when I got into my mom's old Spectrum +2 on the condition that she would send me to learn BASIC during the summer. Good times.

[@keopsequinox1624]

I loved that Amstrad animation back then, I used to watch it loop many time in stores when I was a kid.

[@dritzzhaynes7217]

Awesome video. Just came up in my feed. I had an Amstrad 6128. 3" floppy disc drive, and i had a green monitor. I used to connect a tape recorder to it with a cable and load the tapes for the game. Used to love chuckle egg and football manager used to write the games copying from a book. Used to try to run it, and it would say error in line 300 and have to correct it. This video brought lots of them memories back

[@superficus]

I had the Amsoft compilation for the CPC 6128, which shared some of those, plus some extra games (it was in disk format, too), and there were some gems in there - though most didn't really showcase the Amstrad's power. I took it to my grandmother's house that Xmas and placed it on an almost identical table to your picture (tablecloth included) and sat there for hours on end playing all of those, and also Desperado (Gunsmoke), Stardust, Gryzor... the memories!!

[@GeorgesChannel]

Great video, Neil! In my opinion, you captured the essence why retrocomputing is so popular and versatile! We all relate the same way to it and for everybody its means something different, because of our individual experiences. Well all had our first computer, but not the same machine or games. And sharing your experience is like reliving our experience again, just in a different flavour! This is the best video you ever made 😀 Love the 3D maze game and that dinosaur pterodyctylos game!

[@LostTouristOfficial]

The dizzy collection was amazing on the amstrad

[@alexandermirdzveli3200]

This is the way the old gameplay is to be filmed!!!

[@RMCRetro]

It's tricky getting locked into those old CRT's!

[@Ori-Retro-Gamer]

Neil, your scoring method was highly nostalgic and made me hungry at the same time 😉👍👍

[@catriona_drummond]

I was always sad that I missed out on the 8bit era due to the fact that I grew up behind the iron curtain. Thank you for making me realize that I probably didn't miss as much as I thought. :P

[@althejazzman]

Haha isn't nostalgia interesting? I missed out on the home micros, but I did have 8-bit and 16-bit Sega and Nintendo consoles, so those are the ones I think are "best".

[@bigjaffa02]

There was a huge 8bit scene in that part of the world back in the day. Neil's even done a video about it kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnOwgZZ_qJ6XZtk

[@beagsx3]

When I got my CPC back in 86 I'm sure Harrier Attack was the first game I loaded. Such fond memories

[@BustaHymen]

Even though I've never even seen a CPC in real life, I still really enjoyed this video. Thank you :)

[@TheReaperchen]

Oh how wonderful! I distinctly remember watching my mom play Fred (aka Roland on the rope) on my uncle´s speccy!

[@neilmcgrory1720]

Lovely dose of nostalgia, so thanks for this video Neil. I bonded with my late uncle over Amstrad computers, his first was a 464 with a green screen monitor. Later I would get a 6128 for Christmas and I stole all the magazines he'd stashed in my gran's loft.

[@ninjazhu]

Roland in the caves is so easy, as the flea drops down hold the down arrow down and he completes the level before falling i to the cave.

[@davidrenton]

i had a CPC , but never this pack, but did get the pack with my ST which had games apparenly worth £400. it had games like Test Drive, Eddie Edwards super ski ,Xenon, Ikari Warriors and Buggy boy. It appears to have been called the super pack looking back at it with around 20 games

[@benten2000]

My very first computer as a child was a CPC 464 but due to cost my parents had to go with the green screen monitor variant, sill loads (RUN") of fun.

[@Sol-Cutta]

Who remembers the real xmas games...think first i ever played was on zx81 and was a pi man game..never forget that company. Guy with big long nose and comedy really out there reminding me of monty python. Anyone remember the label ?? Was it pi man ?? They moved across to speccy.

[@fishy7901]

I remember getting my 464 with a colour screen at Christmas with the Amsoft pack either 85 or 86. I was exactly like you! I've now rebuilt my collection, and got the full amsoft collection back but with no box but also have some stuff that I couldn't get as a kid, such as a disk drive and the 64k memory upgrade. It took until my late 40s to finally experience the 128k versions of things like Robocop. The systen is still so much fun.

[@colinstu]

1:00 I remember seeing pics of this Amstrad model for the first time in 2000 or 2001, and was blown away by the key colors and design. Thought it looked so cool (read: I was 8-9 then). Hell, those colored keys are STILL cool :p

[@lintfordpickle]

Really enjoyed watching this, as it reminded me of my first computer (CPC464) as a kid. I vaguely remember having floppy disks for the amstrad though and not the casettes. Although I would have been 5 or 6 at the time, the games I remember are sorcerer, swevos world and head over heels.

[@gregwalsh2354]

Wow memories unlocked. I was born in 1983 and I remember being 5 (maybe 6) and my Grandad buying an Amstrad CPC 464 with colour monitor. It must have been brand new as I recall opening this same pack. Still to this day I'm not sure why he bought the Amstrad and wish I asked him whilst he was alive. Maybe it was reduced on price (he loved a bargain) and despite being a Grandad he loved technology and embraced it when he could. Roland on the Ropes and Sultans Maze were my favourites. "Which way now?" Is engrained in my memory for Sultans Maze 😂 I also remember The Scout Steps out being a game I obsessed over along with Quabbalah 😂❤ What a machine

[@retrogamerecluse]

Holy moly - this brings back memories. I was always on 'Team Spectrum' during the early eighties, but my best mate had an Amstrad and we played this pack to death. We always loved Harrier Attack and Fred (I refuse to call it 'Roland!'), but I haven't given that animal guessing game a single thought for over forty years!

[@lactobacillusprime]

Playing games on the colour TV in the lounge at this time of year certainly is relatable. With so many different micro computers on the market and so many friends and relatives owning different systems exposure across many systems was great and prevented me from taking sides and partaking in the famous playground wars and regressing into fanboy-hood although I was known for the bigger fondness for the system(s) I owned myself.

[@EgoChip]

Nostalgia overload! It feels like we are living in 1984 again now. At least we can still have this escapism and relive our youth, this actually predates me. But I had a CPC growing up even though everyone at school had PC's and Amigas and I love this machine.

[@star_man]

Loved my Amstrad CPC 6128, I have fond memories of Roland on the Ropes, Harrier Attack, and Fruit Machine. My favourate games were Flying Shark a vertically scrolling plane shooter, and Arkanoid.

[@tomputnam5364]

Thanks

[@RMCRetro]

Very kind thank you very much

[@imnickleonard]

Hey Neil, please can we have an air freshener addition of the Christmas decorations to hang in the car. All year round.

[@RMCRetro]

I love this idea!

[@Hellwyck]

"Doom but if drawn by the Leaderboard engine"... outstanding!

[@AdamLambourn]

Love this. I had a 6128, but the pack of games on tape still came free with it.

[@a120068020]

I love all those immortal joysticks. I got the legend edition from the kickstarter - amazing egonomics and looks amazing.

[@wasitacatisaw83]

Crazy that we all share the same memories of the CPC464. Oh Mummy, Harrier Attack, Roland on the Ropes, Fruit Machine etc

[@scottmoss8825]

Great vid as per Neil, I got a second hand CPC-464 in the early 90s, with not 1 but 2 disc drives. I didnt know (at the time) those 12 tape were packin. Remember Harrier Attack, Oh mummy very well. Thanks for reminding me 😊

[@ManoOne-Music-Production]

I feel the same way about my 6128. I remember having a “top 10 collection” compilation with a black cover. The disk said “HIT PAK”. Bomb Jack 2, Airwolf, Critical Mass, Saboteur… Thank you for making this video and sharing your memories!

[@jda4887]

Christmas 86 cpc464 and a copy of Elite. Nuff said😊

[@SheldonElectricals]

Imloved Galactic plague, I think along with Harfier Attack we're my faves!!

[@mancavehobbies6213]

This was AWESOME . I'm 58 and my mancave is full of micro computer must have at least 40. Been playing the new The Spectrum which is so kool all weekend. Happy xmas Neil.

[@Pixelhorizon]

I was obsessed with the Spectrum but never owned an Amstrad, though. But I totally can relate. My introduction was Manic Miner, and as tough as it was at the time, I was mesmerized by it. It was like I WAS the character on screen jumping and avoiding all the traps. Roland in The Caves gameplay-wise seems awful today, but I can see its appeal back in 1984. The concept of extending our experience onto the screen was new and so appealing that even with so archaic graphics we filled the gaps and made it work in our heads. And to add to that we had the arcades that were leaps and bounds ahead of the domestic videogame experience...

[@VolJoe]

Great video and love the ratings, I never had a CPC but I have one now with my Mr. FPGA. I’m watching your video and the commands to use to run games. My next task is to find list of must place cpc games that defined the platform

[@PikaStu666]

So much nostalgia! My grandad bought himself a CPC464 when I was young. It came with this pack, although there's a couple of titles I don't remember (I've never played Bridge-it). He had the green screen, so I've never seen these games in full colour! Harrier Attack was my favourite, I must've put over a hundred hours into that game as I played it every time I visited, from the age of 6 up to my mid-teens. Oh Mummy and Roland on the Ropes were good, Roland in the Caves however I could never get the hang of?! My gran kept the computer set up in her dining room after my grandad passed away in 1997. Sadly, when we were clearing out her house after she passed away in 2012, there was no sign of it. I was gutted as I'd have loved to have kept the machine as it was such a big part of my childhood. Great video, it's brought back a lot of great memories!

[@cromagnatron7155]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@TheRasteri]

roland in the caves is massively underrated. Could do with a modern remake, would suit mobile platforms very well

[@gruftgrusel]

I never would have thought that the tapes are still readable after all those years! Great memories, I got my Amstrad (Schneider) CPC 464 back for christmas in 87.

[@olik136]

why not?- I have a classic car that came with a tape deck- so I started buying some cassettes.. they genereally hold up very well even as far as the 60s. They can get moldy and the felt bit on some brands may fall off.. but in general if stored dry and not too hot- they last longer than CDs even

[@missionpassed4584]

I remember my dad got me an amstrad but he had sent it all in the post of all things including the colour monitor, so I had to wait and wait, the keyboard came, the games plus instruction magazine etc but the monitor never arrived, eventualy he had to find an alternative, so we went to a games/electronic shop and they had an MP1 modulator (still got the original box) meaning I could play it on my 14 inch tv in my room, which was actually pretty good for the time, eventually he manage to find the green screen monitor which i must admit was ok, then finally my father got hold of a colour monitor and it was worth it, i had a great little set up for years, but of course as it all aged and went out of fashion my snes took over and my beloved Amstrad was sold towards snes games, great times great memories

[@anthonykearney608]

I had the amsoft pack with my 464 too. I loved Roland on the ropes, roland in tbe caves and harrier attack. I don't really remember the others

[@tkd4]

I remember buying a amstrad CPC colour monitor advertised in my local paper. I used it with my Amiga 1200 and a adapter cable I ordered from an Amiga mag to make it work on an Amiga. It was a huge jump from the small tv I was using at the time.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

I'm impressed these tapes still load!

[@mcduckuk]

Thanks for the nostalgic journey! Loved fruit machine simulator!

[@TheStevenWhiting]

Its funny watching these vids as I remember the CPC464 in WHSmith, liked the colour of the keyboard. Never had one and I like looking back. But only for a few mins then I remember how much better our kit is now. Good we have places like yours so we can take a glimpse back but don't have to suffer all those chip tunes anymore.

[@DaveRepairs]

That pack was great and same with you Harrier attack was a game i used to play a lot, apart from the skil of the game it was quick loader

[@marksutton2860]

🤯 as soon as I saw that thumbnail it bought back so many memories of my older sisters green screened Amstrad. I had completely forgotten about Roland and Harrier Attack 😊 brilliant games at the time.

[@SparkyMAWy]

I still have our CPC464.

[@borchen0]

When I got my Schneider CPC464 with monochrome monitor all I had at first was the demo-tape...called 'Soft? Nein-Nein-Nein!' In summer '88 I sold the CPC to family and bought an Amiga 500, a shop-demonstration-model, for halve retailprice...about one year later I discovered that the shop-people had forgotten to remove the A501 512KB memory expansion! Best buy ever!

[@adamredwine774]

I am envious of your memories. Though I wasn't the enthusiast that my brother was, I still remember the Christmas morning where our parents had us open a whole series of similarly sized gifts, with each being a Super Nintendo game and then they let us open the system last. They kept joking that they didn't realize that the game wouldn't work on the NES system that we already had.

[@adamredwine774]

A somewhat funnier (to me at least) early computer memory was when I got in trouble at school because of what I did when I was bored in the computers class. I think the lab had all Apple IIs which I knew reasonably well because we had one at home. When I was fooling around with a friend, I went into the settings and changed all of the colors on the customizable color menu to black. The computer didn't have any errors, but it only displayed black text on a black background with a flashing black indicator and black highlights. It took them ages to figure out what was wrong, but it didn't take very long at all for them to figure out who was sitting at that computer and when it "stopped working." If I were really clever I would have pulled the trick on someone else's computer.

[@tomjones7785]

i got my CPC464 on Christmas 1987 and it came with an awesome Ocean Top 20 hits compilation excusive to Dixons. So many great games to play that morning, Arkanoid, Game Over, Green Beret, Yie Ar Kung Fu, Head Over Heels...was spoilt for choice. Before that id been going round my mates and using his CPC464 which came with all the Amsoft games, spent hours on Fruit Machine and 3D Stunt Rider.

[@MadBiker-vj5qj]

I got that pack with my CPC, tried them all and Oh Mummy and Harrier attack were the only ones I liked. Those two would keep me awake all night.

[@outtheredude]

6 months after Christmas 1984 for my 11th birthday, I got my Amstrad CPC 464 (double shot tall keys version) with the colour monitor, this exact game pack, some blank tapes, and a Cheetah 125+ joystick. It was totally a 10 Jammy Dodgers out of 10 experience!

[@ypesh]

Fantastic video! I remember mine came with same set but also Monopoly and a few others perhaps - we got it from Dixons. Thanks mum! I think in 1989...

[@Zhixalom]

Oh mummy! - already half way through the pack... and woooooah, what a sugar rush! 😄🕹🎄

[@culttelevision]

Good see the Amstrad Action folders there. I wrote the title article in November 1989 on MIDI music :)

[@willrobinson7599]

So many happy memories of my first computer which was the c64 . No better feeling than looking through new games in magazines and then popping to the local shop and picking up with me pocket money Friend had the 644 with colour monitor I think xmas 85, 86 and like u played loads of oh mummy and harrier attack

[@FizzoDizzo]

Woohoo! New video!!

[@brucesayer771]

I have similar feelings about my CPC6128, ironically my interest really took off when I learnt how to connect a tape player and could play cheaper games that were more widely available on tape.

[@MEGAMIGA]

I had my CPC 464 in June of 1987 and that Xmas, I received Game, Set & Match 😍😍😍

[@WhatHoSnorkers]

Lovely stuff Mr Neil!

[@MK-jo1gi]

Oh, how nostalgic. I remember getting those games with the first Schneider (=German Amstrad). :)