Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. <WRAP center round todo> This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk. </WRAP> <WRAP group> <WRAP round box twothirds column> {{ https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fabricecaruso/es-theme-carbon/master/art/logos/gx4000.svg?nolink&320 |Bring the whole arcade into your home!}} ====== Amstrad GX4000 ====== The Amstrad GX4000 is a third-generation videogame console developed by Amstrad. It was released in 1990, retailing for £99.99 (around $240 USD adjusted for inflation by 2022). Its hardware was based on the then-popular [[systems:amstradcpc|Amstrad CPC Plus]] computer, and so was compatible with many of its titles. It did not have a keyboard, so any keyboard-based titles were lacking controls (but the original computer had a joystick controller which many games used). Despite initially earning favorable reviews, it was Amstrad's first and last attempt at entering the console market. This system scrapes metadata for the "gx4000" group(s) and loads the ''gx4000'' set from the currently selected theme, if available. </WRAP> <WRAP third column> {{ https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fabricecaruso/es-theme-carbon/master/art/consoles/gx4000.png?nolink&350 |The GX4000 itself. We're gonna burn some rubber tonight.}} </WRAP> </WRAP> ==== Quick reference ==== * **Emulator:** [[#retroarch|RetroArch]] * **Core:** [[#libretro:_cap32|libretro: cap32]] * **Folder:** ''/userdata/roms/gx4000'' * **Accepted ROM formats:** ''.dsk'', ''.m3u'', ''.cpr'', ''.zip'', ''.7z'' ===== BIOS ===== No Amstrad GX4000 emulator in Batocera needs a BIOS file to run. ===== ROMs ===== Place your Amstrad GX4000 ROMs in ''/userdata/roms/gx4000''. ===== Emulators ===== ==== RetroArch ==== [[https://docs.libretro.com/|RetroArch]] (formerly SSNES), is a ubiquitous frontend that can run multiple "cores", which are essentially the emulators themselves. The most common cores use the [[https://www.libretro.com/|libretro]] API, so that's why cores run in RetroArch in Batocera are referred to as "libretro: (core name)". RetroArch aims to unify the feature set of all libretro cores and offer a universal, familiar interface independent of platform. === RetroArch configuration === RetroArch offers a **Quick Menu** accessed by pressing ''[HOTKEY]'' + {{:wiki:south.png?nolink&20|South button (B SNES)}} which can be used to alter various things like [[:advanced_retroarch_settings|RetroArch and core options]], and [[:remapping_controls_per_emulator|controller mapping]]. Most RetroArch related settings can be altered from Batocera's EmulationStation. Standardized features available to all libretro cores: ''gx4000.videomode'', ''gx4000.ratio'', ''gx4000.smooth'', ''gx4000.shaders'', ''gx4000.pixel_perfect'', ''gx4000.decoration'', ''gx4000.game_translation'' ^ ES setting name ''batocera.conf_key'' ^ Description => ES option ''key_value'' ^ ^ Settings that apply to all cores of this emulator || | **GRAPHICS API ''gx4000.gfxbackend''** | Choose which graphics API library to use. Vulkan is better, when supported.\\ => OpenGL ''opengl'', Vulkan ''vulkan''. | | **AUDIO LATENCY ''gx4000.audio_latency''** | In milliseconds. Can reduce crackling/cutting out.\\ => 256 ''256'', 192 ''192'', 128 ''128'', 64 ''64'', 32 ''32'', 16 ''16'', 8 ''8''. | | **THREADED VIDEO ''gx4000.video_threaded''** | Improves performance at the cost of latency and more video stuttering.\\ => On ''true'', Off ''false''. | === libretro: cap32 === [[https://github.com/ColinPitrat/caprice32|Caprice32]] is a software emulator of the Amstrad CPC 8bit home computer series running on Linux and Windows. The emulator faithfully imitates the CPC464, CPC664, CPC6128, CPC6128+ and GX4000 models. This is the [[https://github.com/libretro/libretro-cap32|libretro port]] of it. == libretro: cap32 configuration == ^ ES setting name ''batocera.conf_key'' ^ Description => ES option ''key_value'' ^ ^ Settings that apply to all systems this core supports || | **CPC MODEL ''global.cap32_model''** | \\ => 464 ''464'', 6128 ''6128'', 6128+ ''6128+''. | | **EMULATED RAM SIZE ''global.cap32_ram''** | \\ => 64KB ''64'', 128KB ''128'', 192+KB ''192'', 512KB ''512'', 576+KB ''576''. | ===== Controls ===== Here are the default Amstrad GX4000's controls shown on a [[:configure_a_controller|Batocera RetroPad]]: {{https://raw.githubusercontent.com/batocera-linux/batocera-controller-overlays/master/solid-4k/gx4000.png}} ^ RetroPad ^ Amstrad Joystick ^ | {{:wiki:south.png?nolink&20|South button (B SNES)}} | FIRE1 | | {{:wiki:east.png?nolink&20|East button (A SNES)}} | FIRE2 | | {{:wiki:west.png?nolink&20|West button (Y SNES)}} | SPACE | | {{:wiki:north.png?nolink&20|North button (X SNES)}} | S | | ''[START]'' | J (to select Joy in games) | | Up | JOY UP | | Down | JOY DOWN | | Left | JOY LEFT | | Right | JOY RIGHT | | L1 | INTRO | | R1 | SHIFT | | L2 | CTRL | | R2 | COPY | ===== Troubleshooting ===== ==== Further troubleshooting ==== For further troubleshooting, refer to the [[:support|generic support pages]]. systems/gx4000.txt Last modified: 18 months agoby atari