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| 2 | The [=GX4000=] was an 8-bit video game console introduced by Amstrad in 1990. The console's specifications were compatible with the [[Platform/AmstradCPC CPC]] 464plus and 6128plus, and theoretically competitive with the Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem and Platform/SegaMasterSystem (which were gaining popularity in Europe around this time), though not with the already emerging 16-bit consoles. |
| 3 | |
| 4 | However, the [=GX4000=] only played games from ROM cartridges, and only post-1990 [=CPCs=] had a cartridge slot. Most of the games released for the system were ports of games developed for the older CPC hardware, sometimes enhanced but sometimes not. |
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| 6 | The console flopped and was discontinued within a year. |
| 7 | ---- |
| 8 | !!Specifications: |
| 9 | |
| 10 | [[AC:Processors]] |
| 11 | * [[UsefulNotes/CentralProcessingUnit CPU]]: Zilog Z80, 4 [=Mhz=]. |
| 12 | * [[MediaNotes/GraphicsProcessingUnit GPU]]: Combination of a Motorola 6845 and a custom gate array. |
| 13 | * Sound: General Instrument AY-3-8912. |
| 14 | |
| 15 | [[AC:Memory]] |
| 16 | * 64K. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | [[AC:Display]] |
| 19 | * 160*200, 320*200, or 640*200 resolution. |
| 20 | * 32 out of 4096 colors. |
| 21 | |
| 22 | [[AC:Sound]] |
| 23 | * Three channels. |
| 24 | * Square or noise waveforms. |
| 25 | ---- |
| 26 | !!Games on cartridge: |
| 27 | [[index]] |
| 28 | * ''[[VideoGame/BarbarianTheUltimateWarrior Barbarian II: The Dungeons of Drax]]'' |
| 29 | * ''Batman: The Movie'' |
| 30 | * ''Burnin' Rubber'' |
| 31 | * ''Chase HQ II: Special Criminal Investigation'' |
| 32 | * ''Copter 271'' |
| 33 | * ''Crazy Cars 2'' |
| 34 | * ''Dick Tracy'' |
| 35 | * ''Enforcer'' |
| 36 | * ''Fire & Forget'' |
| 37 | * ''Gazza 2'' |
| 38 | * ''VideoGame/{{Klax}}'' |
| 39 | * ''Mystical'' |
| 40 | * ''Navy [=SEALs=]'' |
| 41 | * ''No Exit'' |
| 42 | * ''[[VideoGame/OperationWolf Operation Thunderbolt]]'' |
| 43 | * ''VideoGame/{{Pang}}'' |
| 44 | * ''Panza Kick Boxing'' |
| 45 | * ''Plotting'' |
| 46 | * ''Pro Tennis Tour'' |
| 47 | * ''[=RoboCop=] 2'' |
| 48 | * ''Skeet Shoot'' |
| 49 | * ''Super Pinball Magic'' |
| 50 | * ''Switch Blade'' |
| 51 | * ''Tennis Cup 2'' |
| 52 | * ''Tintin on the Moon'' |
| 53 | * ''Wild Streets'' |
| 54 | * ''World Sports'' |
| 55 | [[/index]] |
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