The GX4000 is a short-lived video game console from Amstrad which shipped in Europe in 1990. The console is based on an upgraded version of the Amstrad CPC technology and is compatible with the majority of CPC Plus software. [2] The GX4000 shipped with two gamepads and the game Burnin' Rubber.

Jan 1, 1991 · The GX4000 was basically just an 8-bit CPC+ home computer placed into the shell of a videogame console to try and get Amstrad into the emerging gaming market.

Apr 23, 2012 · The GX4000 was Amstrad's short-lived attempt to enter the games console market. The console was released in Europe in 1990 and was an upgraded design based on the then still-popular CPC technology.

Amstrad's GX4000 was the second UK-developed console to be released on the market. The console retailed came with a main adapter, TV lead, two paddle control units and a game called "Burnin' Rubber".

Nov 4, 2019 · Here, I wanna present you the GX-4000 from Amstrad. This console was released in September 1990 only in Europe. This is a 8bit console based on the Amstrad CPC architecture, released at a time when 16bit consoles were being released.

Feb 28, 2015 · GX4000 has a pretty dreadful lineup, I realized that if I have to spend time on 8 bits may as well be an SMS or a NES. In the end I believe that up until 16bits there's really little that would want me coming for more an any 8 bits, special treatment only for PCE (which is an odd ball of 8 bit CPU, 16bit VDP) that I enjoy quite a lot.

Dec 22, 2015 · On the 25th anniversary of its disastrous European launch, Jaz takes a look back at the ill-fated British console, the Amstrad GX4000. This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner...

Oct 11, 2017 · The GX4000 was Amstrad’s short-lived attempt to enter the games console market. With a higher spec graphics card and more memory Amstrad saw the GX4000 as serious competition for Sega’s Master System and market leaders Nintendo’s NES.

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Dec 31, 1990 · The Amstrad GX4000 console shared, with minimal differences, the same hardware as the 464 Plus, 6128 Plus computers that were practically an evolution of the previous CPC464 and 6128, with an identical processor and improvements to graphics and audio circuits.