amstrad-cpc.md

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Amstrad

Amstrad CPC

Computer - Lifespan: 1984 - 1990

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Information

Emulators	libretro: cap32 libretro: crocods
Games Location	📁 roms \ 📂 amstradcpc
File extensions	.dsk .sna .tap .cdt .voc .m3u .zip .7z

System Features

Retroachievements	Netplay	Controller autoconfig
lr-cap32: YES lr-crocods: NO	lr-cap32: YES lr-crocods: YES	lr-cap32: YES lr-crocods:YES

Features

RetroAchievements	NetPlay
YES	YES

BIOS

No BIOS files required for Amstrad CPC.

Controls

Cap32 & crocods cores allow you to choose between the following controller types:

• JOYSTICK
• KEYBOARD (Consider enabling Game Focus feature for keyboard games)
• LIGHTGUN (cap32 only)

Retrobat Button	Amstrad CPC key
START	RETURN
SELECT	SPARE
D-PAD	D-PAD
Left analog stick	D-PAD
Right analog stick
	Fire 2
	Fire 1
L1	cap32: CTRL
R1	cap32: INTRO
L2	cap32: F1
R2	cap32: F2
L3
R3

Specific system information

Force Cap32 core to use a specific command line when running a game

Cap32 libretro core offers an "autorun" fonctionnality that would automatically type the command line to execute the game in the Amstrad BIOS. However, in some cases for .dsk files, the command line might be incorrect.

To solve this issue, it is possible to use a .m3u file to force a different command line, proceed as follows:

Create a .m3u file with any text editor and specify:
- the command line to be executed
- the filename of your game

Exemple:

#COMMAND:RUN"COMMANDO.BIN
Commando (Europe).dsk

With this file, RetroBat will inform the emulator to run the "Commando (Europe).dsk" file and to write the command line RUN"COMMANDO.BIN

Once the .m3u is created, you can run it from within RetroBat with the Cap32 core.