https://www.norecess464.com/ News archive en https://www.norecess464.com/news/the-site-has-been-rebuilt/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/the-site-has-been-rebuilt/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Big news: my website has been rebuilt from scratch! No more Weebly – it is a proper static site now, generated by a compiler I wrote myself, so I finally control every single page that comes out of it. Which was mostly an excuse to do all… https://www.norecess464.com/news/pistudio-a-raspberry-pi-powered-ide-for-the-amstrad-cpc/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/pistudio-a-raspberry-pi-powered-ide-for-the-amstrad-cpc/ Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 I’ve been working on a personal project for some time now called PiStudio . It’s a new development environment that runs on a Raspberry Pi and connects to an Amstrad CPC through the CPC-CPLINK from Revaldinho . PiStudio transforms the CPC… https://www.norecess464.com/news/retrospective-2025/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/retrospective-2025/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Like every December for the past three years, it has become a small ritual for me to write about what I have been doing with my Amstrad CPC/Plus hobby during the year. I already wrote retrospectives for 2023 and 2024 , so now it’s time to… https://www.norecess464.com/news/sonic-gx-is-now-available-for-download/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/sonic-gx-is-now-available-for-download/ Sun, 26 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 This ambitious project began in 2018, and after seven years of dedication, we’re thrilled to announce that it’s now officially available for download ! We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who showed interest, support,… https://www.norecess464.com/news/hxc-manager-v42-released/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/hxc-manager-v42-released/ Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 A new version is available. What’s new: CLR key added to move back to root folder while navigating C key added to clear current slot (that was removed since version V3.0 and +) ROM version can be launched with |HXC,0 or |HXC,1 to force… https://www.norecess464.com/news/retrospective-2024/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/retrospective-2024/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 One year has passed since my post called Retrospective 2023 . I really enjoyed writing it (especially after receiving some positive feedback about it), so why not create a follow-up for 2024! This article is not intended to provide a close… https://www.norecess464.com/articles/interview-jvtek/ https://www.norecess464.com/articles/interview-jvtek/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000 I sat down with Nicolas “Dr JVTek” PERRET to talk through my career in the video game industry, and I got to cover the hobby side of it as well: programming for the Amstrad CPC and GX-4000 machines. The full interview, in French, on Dr… https://www.norecess464.com/news/sonic-gx-for-the-amstrad-gx-4000-new-preview-july-2024-update/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/sonic-gx-for-the-amstrad-gx-4000-new-preview-july-2024-update/ Mon, 29 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000 So after all this time, you thought that Sonic GX was vaporware, right ? How wrong you are! :) Many things happened to the game in the last months… First, we rewrote the title screen , this time it’s almost a 1:1 with the SEGA Mega… https://www.norecess464.com/news/retrospective-2023/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/retrospective-2023/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Since it’s mid-December 2023, I think it’s a good time to look back and see what I have done this year. Now that I have moved into my new home and that I’m fully installed, I decided to invest massively into my hobby (for the long term).… https://www.norecess464.com/news/catrun-v12-released/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/catrun-v12-released/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 In this new version, on top of the existing features of V1.1: 464 crash-fix + added Shift+TAB/COPY key usage for 464 users use A or B key to switch current drive to A: or B: use P key to open an ASCII file with with Protext use S key for… https://www.norecess464.com/news/hxc-manager-v41-released/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/hxc-manager-v41-released/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 A new version of the program is now available. This is the changelog: crash-fix + new keys for the Amstrad CPC 464 users: Shift+LEFT/RIGHT to select slot, COPY key to assign to current slot upgraded from SDCC 4.2 to SDCC 4.3 (provides… https://www.norecess464.com/news/i-created-a-new-tool-called-catrun-for-the-amstrad-cpc-machines/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/i-created-a-new-tool-called-catrun-for-the-amstrad-cpc-machines/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000 CATRUN in action CATRUN is a simple tool for the Amstrad CPC machines to fasten the process of disc’s content discovery / launch a program. When inserting a new disc into the machine, I bet than 95% of the regular Amstrad CPC users will… https://www.norecess464.com/news/new-hxc-manager-v4-available/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/new-hxc-manager-v4-available/ Fri, 18 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Yep, I’m not kidding – I’m still doing some side maintenance on this good old program :) As a reminder, the HxC Manager V4 is designed to run on Amstrad CPC/Plus computers. Its main purpose is to select disc images to be used by the HxC… https://www.norecess464.com/news/sonic-gx-for-the-amstrad-gx-4000-preview-of-the-special-stage-june-2023-update/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/sonic-gx-for-the-amstrad-gx-4000-preview-of-the-special-stage-june-2023-update/ Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Here is some news regarding the development progress of Sonic GX , with a focus on the new Special Stage introduced today. While still being a WIP (disclaimer: expect some changes); it’s now advanced enough to provide a preview. The… https://www.norecess464.com/news/fanzine-gx-2-64nops-1-impressions/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/fanzine-gx-2-64nops-1-impressions/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Fanzines for 8-bit Amstrad machines are nothing new, and yet I remain pleasantly surprised by the quality of the various efforts that have appeared here and there of late. Two new issues arrived in my letterbox, and I would like to say a… https://www.norecess464.com/news/amstrad-cent-pour-cent-50-fanzine-gx-1-impressions/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/amstrad-cent-pour-cent-50-fanzine-gx-1-impressions/ Tue, 30 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 I recently came across two efforts that are close to my heart, and I wanted to share what I made of them. A new issue of Amstrad Cent Pour Cent , picking up the codes of the original, came out earlier this year. The wager DarkSteph and his… https://www.norecess464.com/news/raaaaahhhh-the-amazing-longshots-comeback/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/raaaaahhhh-the-amazing-longshots-comeback/ Tue, 30 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 A new milestone in Amstrad CPC demoscene history has been reached by Longshot / Logon System , and I wished to enlight this effort here on my personal website. 32 years after its original release, a new version of the Amazing Demo has been… https://www.norecess464.com/news/cpcec-gtk-a-native-debian-based-linux-front-end-for-cpcec/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/cpcec-gtk-a-native-debian-based-linux-front-end-for-cpcec/ Sat, 13 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 In order to improve my development workflow on Linux, I decided to implement a GTK3 front-end for CPCEC, an accurate Amstrad CPC / Plus / GX-4000 emulator from Cngsoft. Project details can be found here https://www.norecess464.com/news/sonic-gx-for-the-amstrad-gx-4000-june-2021-update/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/sonic-gx-for-the-amstrad-gx-4000-june-2021-update/ Sun, 20 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Today I’m sharing with you an update on Sonic GX’s development ! What was done since the last update: The game now features 4 unique zones, with their own set of visual styles, each made of 2 levels: the Green Hill Zone , the Bridge Zone ,… https://www.norecess464.com/news/sonic-gx-some-updates-on-the-project/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/sonic-gx-some-updates-on-the-project/ Sat, 28 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 I realize I did not give major updates regarding progress on development of Sonic GX (our game for the Amstrad GX-4000 ) since the Alchimie Treize (held in November 2019 in France ). So today after months of silence (and some published… https://www.norecess464.com/news/blast-annual-2020-vol2-with-pages-featuring-sonicgx-in-it/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/blast-annual-2020-vol2-with-pages-featuring-sonicgx-in-it/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 I’m glad to announce you that BLAST ANNUAL 2020 Vol.2 is now available. It features numerous articles related to the Amstrad’s 8-bit machines : programming tutorials, game reviews, Batman Group interview and finally, pages related to the… https://www.norecess464.com/news/discussion-about-the-amstrad-gx-4000-and-sonic-gx-updates-on-xyphoes-amstream/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/discussion-about-the-amstrad-gx-4000-and-sonic-gx-updates-on-xyphoes-amstream/ Sat, 12 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 I had the honour and the privilege to discuss 1 hour about the Amstrad GX-4000 and bring some updates on Sonic GX (our conversion of Sonic the Hedgehog for the GX-4000) during the AMSTREAM held on Youtube by Xyphoe ! The stream, on… https://www.norecess464.com/news/some-words-about-sonicgx-in-retrogamer/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/some-words-about-sonicgx-in-retrogamer/ Sun, 17 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Good news ! RetroGamer (Issue 207, May 2020) contains an excellent article about the Amstrad Homebrew community, many great projects with exclusive interviews are presented inside. We felt honored to have some participation in it,… https://www.norecess464.com/news/unique-souvenir-from-the-alchimie-treize/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/unique-souvenir-from-the-alchimie-treize/ Sun, 24 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 When I came at the Alchimie Treize , my good friend TotO made me a gift and created a poster for Sonic GX ! It was great exposing it at party place. So exactly like I did at Revision 2018 , I asked all my CPC friends to sign the poster so… https://www.norecess464.com/news/announcing-sonic-gx-a-new-episode-of-sonic-the-hedhog-for-amstrad-gx-4000-plus-machines/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/announcing-sonic-gx-a-new-episode-of-sonic-the-hedhog-for-amstrad-gx-4000-plus-machines/ Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 This is the first game from CONDENSE for the Amstrad GX-4000 / Amstrad Plus machines....... The game is called Sonic GX Coding: NoRecess / Condense Graphic Enhancements: CeD / Condense Audio: Targhan / Arkos Thanks to our friends TotO ,… https://www.norecess464.com/news/wohoo-blast-annual-sponsorship-me-present-alchimie-2019/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/wohoo-blast-annual-sponsorship-me-present-alchimie-2019/ Sat, 28 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Some exciting news about our game currently in development: BLAST ANNUAL 2020 will feature exclusive coverage of the game. Even better, BLAST ANNUAL actually became the official sponsor of the game ! => It’s a win-win situation where BLAST… https://www.norecess464.com/news/our-next-project-is-a-game-for-the-gx-4000-to-be-previewed-at-alchimie-demoparty-2019/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/our-next-project-is-a-game-for-the-gx-4000-to-be-previewed-at-alchimie-demoparty-2019/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000 As you may know it, Condense basically spent the last decade creating demos for the Amstrad CPC 6128 , releasing Pheelone ( 2009 ), Phortem ( 2013 ) and phX ( 2018 ). We started to get some interest lately for the Amstrad Plus / GX-4000… https://www.norecess464.com/news/ced-won-amstrad-cpc-pour-toujours-and-beyond-graphical-contest/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/ced-won-amstrad-cpc-pour-toujours-and-beyond-graphical-contest/ Fri, 10 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 I don’t have a Facebook account so I can’t comment much on that event ( here for link); but CeD - the talented artist of Condense - just won the competition with his Harley-Queen picture shown just here. Yayy!! :) There is a little story… https://www.norecess464.com/news/our-demo-phx-is-part-of-the-meteoriks-2019-nominees/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/our-demo-phx-is-part-of-the-meteoriks-2019-nominees/ Mon, 25 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 I’m so excited to share this news - phX , our demo presented at Revision 2018 (ranked 2nd at the oldschool demo-compo) has been nominated this year in the “ BEST LOW-END PRODUCTION ” category of the great Meteoriks Awards !!! This means… https://www.norecess464.com/news/participated-to-mystery-demoscene-theater-9000-s03e06/ https://www.norecess464.com/news/participated-to-mystery-demoscene-theater-9000-s03e06/ Sat, 19 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Mystery Demoscene Theater 9000 S03E06 Watch it on YouTube I have been asked by psenough to participate to its Mystery Demoscene Theater 9000 show, where multiple participants can have a friendly discussion about demoscene in general. This…