Amstrad GX 4000
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Video game console, 1990, Amstrad. The GX4000 was Amstrad's only console, released in Europe in September 1990. It is the cartridge-based version of the CPC hardware with an improved ASIC that adds hardware sprites, a 4096-colour palette and scrolling, the same electronics found in the CPC 464 Plus and 6128 Plus computers of that year. Arriving just before the 16-bit consoles and with few games, it failed within months and only about 15,000 units were sold; it is now a collector's item.
| Years | 1990 to 1991 |
|---|---|
| Processor | Zilog Z80 at 4 MHz |
| RAM | 64 KB plus 16 KB video RAM |
| Graphics | CPC Plus ASIC, 160 x 200 in 32 colours from 4096, 16 hardware sprites |
| Sound | AY-3-8912, 3 voices in stereo |
| Media | ROM cartridges |
| Controllers | 2 ports, gamepads |
| Price (1990) | £99 with Burnin' Rubber |
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