The Amstrad GX4000

[Spector]

Fascinating and disturbing at the same time, this advert has the mark of Sugar all over it: like so many of his "products", it tries desperately to be something it clearly wasn't. Quite what the R2D2 rip-off droid in the picture is supposed to represent is anyone's guess since there was no Star Wars licence on the machine, but I think the Batman character with the "A" symbol is the naffest of a very naff bunch. Grim, just grim.

[TL]

I came across this amazing quote a while ago and just realised I had forgotten to post it!

From the mouth of Amstrad chief designer Cliff Lawson:

The GX4000, is technically, at least on a par with the SNES and the machine only faltered due to a lack of games and Amstrad not having the marketing budget to take on Nintendo and Sega properly.

[Spector]

I came across this amazing quote a while ago and just realised I had forgotten to post it!

From the mouth of Amstrad chief designer Cliff Lawson:

The GX4000, is technically, at least on a par with the SNES and the machine only faltered due to a lack of games and Amstrad not having the marketing budget to take on Nintendo and Sega properly.

A breathtaking piece of bullshit, even by Amstrad's standards. Remarkable.

[Tomleecee]

I found one of these going pretty cheap on ebay yesterday so bought it...I guess I'll regret it when it turns up not working...but hey. I had an Amastrad 464 plus years ago and it had Burnin' Rubber packaged with it...it'll be good to replay that game and hear that kick ass theme tune again! Does anyone know what outputs the GX4000 has on the back?

Thanks

[SnakeEyes]

I found one of these going pretty cheap on ebay yesterday so bought it...I guess I'll regret it when it turns up not working...but hey. I had an Amastrad 464 plus years ago and it had Burnin' Rubber packaged with it...it'll be good to replay that game and hear that kick ass theme tune again! Does anyone know what outputs the GX4000 has on the back?

Thanks

One of the best features is that it actually has a Standard Scart socket on the back so you can use any standard scart to scart lead.

[SnakeEyes]

I still own my Gx4000 with some games but i would have to say not to spend much money on the games as they are not that great and overall the machine and games are not worth the price people ask for them. Some fun to be had if you got it cheap but even the best games are bettered elsewhere for a fraction of the price.

[Spector]

One thing i thought odd about the machine was the sprite movement in some games; I think Robocop II (or III?) is a good example. It just looks unnatural somehow, like it's been taken from another game, though that could be a case of bad programming rather than a fault with the machine. The 4096 colour palette was rightly trumpeted as a reason to take it seriously, but the machine is unevenly balanced in specs, and console gaming was being played by companies far bigger than Amstrad; it never had a chance.

[TL]

A few more GX4000 games that I haven't posted in this thread yet:

[AMSTRAD GX4000] Burnin' Rubber (Gameplay Run-through)

[AMSTRAD GX4000] Pro Tennis Tour (Great Courts) (Gameplay Run-through)

[AMSTRAD GX4000] Batman (The Movie) - Speed Run (1 of 2)

[WiggyDiggyPoo]

Its an odd beast isnt it, I only knew 1 person with one (and he didnt seem to boast about it!).

I'd like to have one some day I think if only to avoid the load times!

[Lorfarius]

I remember back in the day a friend who was given a choice between one and a Mega drive for Christmas.  He went for the GX4000 

[TL]

I remember back in the day a friend who was given a choice between one and a Mega drive for Christmas.  He went for the GX4000  :24:

[zapiy]

Ok i only went and got one now..

[avick]

You poor soul!!

[zapiy]

Lol, i always wanted one and i could not stop myself.

[AmigaJay]

Haha good for you! Good luck getting some games at decent prices!