Installing the Amstrad CPC (CPCGamesCD) package for HyperSpin:

Installing the Amstrad CPC (CPCGamesCD) package for HyperSpin:

1 / Start by downloading the CPCGamesCD pack from MiguelSky (Version 20200330) – I do not provide a link to download it, but it is easily to find it on internet.

2 / Extract the archive with for example the application “7zip”, this will give you an iso file: “CPCGamesCD_20200330.iso”, it is a virtual disk image, you have to mount it in a virtual drive: for windows 10 – You just have to double click on the file, otherwise you will need a “deamon tools” application to be able to mount the virtual disk image. Once done, open your virtual image drive (in your workstation) and copy all the files and folders contained inside to the directory of your choice. (Then you can eject the virtual image from the virtual disk and then delete the files: “CPCGamesCD_20200330.iso” and the archive “CPCGamesCD_20200330.iso.zip“)

3 / Add a new system to HyperSpin and RocketLauncher with the name: “Amstrad CPC“

4 / For Amstrad CPC media files for HyperSpin do the following: Download media pack from website : “Contents” menu -> “Amstrad CPC” -> “Download” (2 parts of 700 MB and 285 MB) Extract archive with “7zip” application ,then place “Amstrad CPC” directory into Hyperspin media directory “.. \ HYPERSPIN \ Media \“

5 / For XML files contained in “Amstrad CPC for HyperSpin (databases) .7z” do so: Download the XML database from website : “Contents” menu -> “Amstrad CPC” -> “Download”, then extract the archive with “7zip” application and place directory “Amstrad CPC” into Hyperspin databases directory “..\HYPERSPIN\Databases\” and also rocketlauncher databases “..\RocketLauncher\RocketLauncherUI\Databases\“

6 / For RocketLauncher module, set it as follows: Download the new module from website : “Contents” menu -> “Amstrad CPC” -> “Download”. Extract archive with “7zip” application and add the “CPCload32” directory into “..\RocketLauncher\Modules\” folder.

7 / For RocketLauncherUI.exe set as: Select your system “Amstrad CPC“, on “Settings” in “settings“: “Skip Checks = rom only“. In “Emulators“, in “rom Paths” add the folder you moved to the directory of your choice in step 2/ , containing all the folders (Apps,Arcade,Board,Cartridge,… and files (Autorun.inf,cpcgamesCD.bat,cpcload.dbf,etc….)  then in “current emulator list …” add: “Name = CPCload32“, “path =” Here select the executable “Cpcload32.exe” (in the games directory: “..\Cpcload\Cpcload32.exe“), “rom extensions = 7z|zip“, “Module = CPCload32.ahk” (the version is 0.0.2 by r0man0), then save. Finally, in “Default Emulator” select “CPCload32“. If you do an audit of the games of this new system, none will be found, do not worry it’s normal. The module launches the Frontend which launches the emulator with the good path of the game.

8 / That makes you more than 4000 games in your Hyperspin database. Have fun with! 😉

r0man0