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Looking good

The first titles for the new Amstrad computer have been released. In the months before the release of the machine, Amstrad were busy arranging with a variety of well-established software houses for programs to be available in time for the launch of the machine (other hardware manufacturers please note).

Obviously a 'standard' has not been built yet for the machine and these first programs are not going to push the machine to its limits, such as some of the more recent programs on the Spectrums.

Looking ai a range of new packages I chose Spannerman by Gem Software. On loading what you get looks rather like a Commodore 64 game I think, perhaps because of the monitor, the graphics were a little better — the details of the man's overall and cap were clearly visible. The sound was marginally worse — certainly it ought to be worse using as it does the same boring old sound chip as 80% of all micros but I did like the ‘nut tightening' noise. (Note to hardware designers, the new Yamaha sound chip available for some of the MSX machines is going to make even the Sid look pretty silly — be there or be square.)

The game is pretty good although infuriating. You control Spannerman whose job it is to repair a series of leaky pipes (a thought — if Spannerman is 'a man who uses a spanner in his job' then could a journalist be called Typewriterman?) before a building floods.

Aside from the sheer logistical problem of moving from leak to leak, various unlikely objects are tumbling down threatening to biff you on the head. There is a variety of life-threatening rodent that scampers back and forth along the pipes that can only be thwarted by a swift kick (shades of The Young Ones here).

1 liked the game, and it represents not a bad start for the machine at all—in terms of programs what we might have in the Amstrad is the Commodore 64 plus better (slightly) graphics plus better (even ex-cellet) Basic plus (possibly much) faster run times, minus sound quality. Things look good.

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SPANNERMAN [El Hombre de la Llave Inglessa]
(c) AMSOFT

Developer: GEM Software
Coding and design: Chris Hunt

REF AMSOFT: SOFT114 (UK/TAPE) , SOFT1114 (UK/DISK) , SOFT41114 (FR/DISK)

★ YEAR: 1984
★ LANGUAGE:
★ GENRE: INGAME MODE 1 , ARCADE , PLATES-FORMES , TAPE
★ LiCENCE: COMMERCIALE
★ RERELEASES: INDESCOMP (SPAIN) , POWERSOFT PT (PORTUGAL)


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» Computer  Center-Home  Runner-Kong  Strikes  Back-Daley  Thompsons  Decathlon-Tenis-Spannerman-Beach  Head  1    SPANISHDATE: 2012-01-31
DL: 353
TYPE: image
SiZE: 330Ko
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Covers/Packages:
» El  Hombre  de  la  Llava  Inglesa-Spannerman    (Release  TAPE)    SPANISHDATE: 2019-06-23
DL: 202
TYPE: image
SiZE: 365Ko
NOTE: w2239*h1408

» El  Hombre  de  la  Llava  Inglesa-Spannerman    (Rerelease  TAPE)    SPANISHDATE: 2019-11-29
DL: 92
TYPE: image
SiZE: 478Ko
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» Spannerman    (Release  DISC)    ENGLISHDATE: 2015-06-15
DL: 215
TYPE: image
SiZE: 80Ko
NOTE: Uploaded by CPCLOV ; w811*h777

» Spannerman    (Release  TAPE)    ENGLISHDATE: 2016-01-09
DL: 212
TYPE: image
SiZE: 188Ko
NOTE: w1215*h1189

» Spannerman    (Release  TAPE-214)    ENGLISHDATE: 2016-01-09
DL: 477
TYPE: image
SiZE: 189Ko
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Dump disk:
» Spannerman    (2015-08-18)    CNGSOFTDATE: 2020-12-05
DL: 273
TYPE: ZIP
SiZE: 9Ko
NOTE: 3 Cyls
.HFE: Χ
 

Dumps cassettes (version commerciale):
» El  Hombre  De  La  Llave  Inglesa    (Release  INDESCOMP)    ENGLISHDATE: 2016-06-26
DL: 303
TYPE: ZIP
SiZE: 10Ko
NOTE: Dumped by DLFRSILVER for LOIC DANEELS ; CSW2CDT-20160508

» Spannerman-Le  Mecano  de  la  Centrale    (Release  INDESCOMP)    ENGLISHDATE: 2018-05-05
DL: 187
TYPE: ZIP
SiZE: 10Ko
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.LOG: √

» Spannerman    (Release  POWERSOFT  PT)    ENGLISHDATE: 2017-12-04
DL: 209
TYPE: ZIP
SiZE: 10Ko
NOTE: Dumped by Johnny Farragut ; CSW2CDT-20161228

» Spannerman    ENGLISHDATE: 2010-03-29
DL: 317
TYPE: ZIP
SiZE: 9Ko
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Dumps disquettes (version commerciale):
» Spannerman    (Release  AMSOFT)    ENGLISHDATE: 2016-08-03
DL: 224
TYPE: ZIP
SiZE: 12Ko
NOTE: 42 Cyls
.HFE: Χ

» Spannerman    (Release  AMSOFT)    ENGLISHDATE: 2016-08-03
DL: 193
TYPE: ZIP
SiZE: 164Ko
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.HFE: Χ
 

Medias/Supports:
» El  Hombre  de  la  Llave  Inglesa-Spannerman    (Release  TAPE-INDESCOMP-BLACK)    (S114)    SPANISHDATE: 2019-11-21
DL: 44
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» El  Hombre  de  la  Llave  Inglesa    (Release  TAPE-AMSOFT)    (AMC103)    SPANISHDATE: 2019-11-21
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» El  Hombre  de  la  Llave  Inglesa    (Release  TAPE-INDESCOMP)    (AMC103)    SPANISHDATE: 2016-09-23
DL: 72
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SiZE: 18Ko
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» Le  Mecano  de  la  Centrale    (Release  DISC)    FRENCHDATE: 2023-03-10
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» Spannerman    (Release  DISC-AMSOFT)    ENGLISHDATE: 2016-09-07
DL: 81
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» Spannerman    (Release  TAPE-AMSOFT)    ENGLISHDATE: 2019-01-11
DL: 92
TYPE: image
SiZE: 201Ko
NOTE: Uploaded by CPCLOV ; w1222*h1555

» Spannerman    (Release  TAPE-AMSOFT-SCHNEIDER)    GERMANDATE: 2019-01-11
DL: 90
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SiZE: 263Ko
NOTE: Uploaded by CPCLOV ; w1225*h1574

Notices d'utilisation:
» Spannerman    (Release  TAPE-AMSOFT)    ENGLISHDATE: 2019-01-13
DL: 196
TYPE: PDF
SiZE: 283Ko
NOTE: Uploaded by CPCLOV ; 1 page/PDFlib v1.6

» Spannerman    (Release  TAPE-AMSOFT-SCHNEIDER)    GERMANDATE: 2019-01-13
DL: 161
TYPE: PDF
SiZE: 691Ko
NOTE: Uploaded by CPCLOV ; 2 pages/PDFlib v1.6

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L'Amstrad CPC est une machine 8 bits à base d'un Z80 à 4MHz. Le premier de la gamme fut le CPC 464 en 1984, équipé d'un lecteur de cassettes intégré il se plaçait en concurrent  du Commodore C64 beaucoup plus compliqué à utiliser et plus cher. Ce fut un réel succès et sorti cette même années le CPC 664 équipé d'un lecteur de disquettes trois pouces intégré. Sa vie fut de courte durée puisqu'en 1985 il fut remplacé par le CPC 6128 qui était plus compact, plus soigné et surtout qui avait 128Ko de RAM au lieu de 64Ko.