We continue our celebrations of 40 years of the Amstrad CPC with part 2 of our chat with Roland Perry. This episode dives into the Sinclair acquisition, the transformation of Amstrad after incorporating the Spectrum, the expansion of the CPC line into high-end models, and a peek at some intriguing unreleased prototypes.
Contents:
00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
42:36 - Roland Perry Interview
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Show notes:
Infogrames revival announced: https://tinyurl.com/mtvjj6ar)
Game Boy as FM Radio with new cart: https://tinyurl.com/y7xauz4t)
Switch Arcade Racing Dock revealed: https://tinyurl.com/3j9hcnrt)
Doom 64 coming to the Dreamcast: https://tinyurl.com/59zwawsf)
Phoenix launches on Amiga: https://tinyurl.com/mk635zy3)
