10 Games I Think Are Better On The AMSTRAD CPC 464 Than The C64! | Retro Or Bust!

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  @HungarianDerrickRose · 2 years ago

  Rainbow Islands on the CPC might be more colorful, but the C64 version is way smoother, IMO much more playable.

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• KR

  @KrisGraney · 2 years ago

  I think when you look at Ghostbusters 2, in screenshots the Amstrad looks better, but seeing them in motion, the C64 runs a lot smoother and faster than the Amstrad version so I expect it will therefore play much better.

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• RE

  @renaudg · 2 years ago

  Obvious ones to add : Operation Wolf, Gryzor, Arkanoid

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• DS

  @dsa1979 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Amstrad games were more colorful, but the framerate was generally awful compared to C64 games.

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• IN

  @insumsnoy · 2 years ago

  The C64 color pallet always seemed brown and dull to me but the games seemed a lot smoother and felt better to play.

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• SO

  @somosdeamstrad · 2 years ago

  I have several Amstrads and a Commodore 64C and I agree with your list. I just guess you forgot the sequel Target Renegade which is also better in Amstrad both in graphics and playability. Almost every Ocean title after 1988 was better in the Amstrad version.... Of course there are thousand of titles that are better in the C64... This is why having both is the best solution😊

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• KI

  @Kislashe · 2 years ago

  As a owner of an Amstrad, I played most of the games of the list and never saw the C64 versions running. <br>Thank you for the comparisons, I must admit that for some reflex-based games, I would have gladly sacrificed visual beauty in favor of smoother animation.

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• AN

  @AndrewHelgeCox · 1 year ago

  Frame rate is king. Any time the C64&apos;s scrolling and hardware sprites can be used, it wins. Renegade is a notable exception as it turns out that flick scrolling works great for this game.

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• DA

  @davidhall7648 · 3 years ago

  The Amstrad Colour Palette was the best of the 8bit home computers

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• SI

  @Sildavias · 1 year ago

  &quot;La Abadía Del Crimen&quot; was the number one game made for 8 bits computers. Was programmed with Paco Menendez at home with one CPC 6128 in one year.

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• BR

  @brucetungsten5714 · 2 years ago

  Very nice - some of the CPC&apos;s graphics were outstanding.

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• EN

  @EnjoySynthSounds · 2 years ago

  Bombjack is the most pertinent to me. It’s outstanding on the CPC.

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