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FlySpy Loading Screen - Amstrad CPC

Let’s Hack… Fly Spy!

In the early days of Hacking, it was rare a protection system would be as memorable as the one created by Richard Aplin, Author of Fly Spy published by Mastertronic. Havking was always a trade of ideas and new techniques. In this post I’ll cover off how to transfer FlySpy to disk that you can follow along.
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Amstrad and ZX Spectrum DSK Tool

I found myself needing a command line tool to investigate and extract files from DSK Image files used by Emulators, after archiving my own 1980's hack disks. I wrote my own and made it opensource for you to use, amend or even improve on if it helps your projects.

Amstrad CPC Themed 2024 Calendar

Who doesn't like free stuff? How about a free to download PDF 2024 Calendar showcasing some of the best Loading Screens the Amstrad CPC had to offer back in the 80's? Be the envy of every die hard Spectrum and Commodore fan worldwide.

Multi Mark – For Stubborn 3″ Disks

I'd purchased some Three Inch disks from a well known Retro Seller some months ago, but today I was able to take a look and format them for use. Unfortunately due to their age, they had corruption on the media. My usual toolset didn't help, cue... Multi-Mark from Tom and Jerry of GPA

Amstrad CPC Magnum Light Gun

Recently I was asked to provide some information on the Amstrad Magnum Light Gun, and so I fired up the old hardware, loaded up my Assembler and Monitoring Tools and set about reverse engineering this legacy and rare piece of kit.

Modern Day Old School?

I blitzed my way through any protection system I could lay my hands on, we had everything from Speedlock, Appleby, Bespoke, Turbo Loaders, Musical Loaders and the general gaming community wanted games transferred from cheaper cassettes to disks. It didn't take long before I developed a number of automated tools for cracking back in the day.