ESP Soft Releases New Amstrad CPC Haunted House Adventure
ESP Soft has released a brand new adventure game, 'Casimiro en la Casa Encantada', for the classic Amstrad CPC platform just in time for Christmas. Players guide Casimiro through a haunted house basement filled with puzzles, featuring colourful 8-bit graphics and traditional gameplay.
A new adventure game for the Amstrad CPC has arrived just in time for Christmas, with ESP Soft releasing Casimiro en la Casa Encantada on 24th December. According to the Itch.io website (in Spanish), players guide the titular Casimiro as he attempts to survive a series of puzzles within the basement of a haunted house, promising colourful graphics and classic gameplay mechanics.
📜 The Amstrad CPC's LegacyLaunched in 1984, the Amstrad CPC (Colour Personal Computer) was a major rival to the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 in European markets. Known for its all-in-one design with a built-in tape deck or disk drive and green-screen or color monitor options, it sold over 3 million units. Its commercial software library peaked around 1987-1988 with iconic titles from developers like Ocean and Psygnosis.
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This release is a notable event for fans of Sir Clive Sinclair's 8-bit rival, the Amstrad CPC. While the platform saw its commercial peak in the mid-to-late 1980s with titles like Head Over Heels and Barbarian, a dedicated community of developers continues to produce new software, keeping the hardware relevant nearly four decades after its 1984 launch. A brand-new commercial title, especially one released on Christmas Eve, is a significant gift for this enthusiast scene.
The game's premise of navigating a haunted house filled with puzzles immediately calls to mind the exploratory, screen-by-screen adventures that defined the era, such as Spindizzy or the isometric challenges of Knight Lore on the ZX Spectrum. By focusing on this style of gameplay, Casimiro en la Casa Encantada taps directly into the design sensibilities that captivated Amstrad owners in 1987, rather than 2023.
Releases like this underscore the vibrant afterlife of classic 8-bit computers. They are not merely preserved in emulation but are active platforms for new creativity, demanding that modern programmers work within the strict limitations of 64KB of RAM and a specific colour palette. For collectors and players, it means another genuine reason to dust off the CPC 464, 6128 or GX4000 this holiday season, proving the machine's library is still growing.
