“Palomitas de maiz IA” / “POPCORN AI” brings us the conversion of the eponymous title with a #CGA vibe in #mode1 for 128k, produced by @Asic28 and developed by ai.
It runs well; all I need now is to play the original so I can compare them.
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Yeah this is pretty good, it plays well. Just make sure you get the laser powerup!
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Well done and thank you
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Well, at least this time around the ‘creator’ has disclosed the use of AI. That’s a step forward I guess. It’s funny that the selection menu employs the ‘F’ keys that the CPC doesn’t have… I am wondering if he wouldnt bother to change those to plain numbers, or if he couldnt talk the AI into doing it? 
Anyway, not a bad CGA game made by (from the itchio page) Christophe Lacaze (programming) and Frédérick Raynal (graphics), and not a bad port made by AI. Good choice to convert a CGA game as the graphics translate flawlesly.
In fairness, from the 664 onwards the keys on the numeric keypad are labelled f0-f9 so it’s entirely possible to just not know that the 464 was different.
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Oh, you are right! I just looked at my 6128! Clumsy me. 
So, AI is innocent on that.
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I think I’ve spent so long seeing the Plus f1/f2 startup menu that I thought “wait, it does have f keys doesn’t it?” when I read your comment then had to go check. 
Hey, if it’s got the F keys it’s not a proper Amstrad 
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I see that as of 2026-10-25, Lake Software/asic28 is now charging $1 for Popcorn - which was originally a public domain game - as well as all his other AI-assisted CPC conversions.
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Yeah, a bit strange. It doesn’t make sense, but well, it’s their wish to Aladdin’s lamp. 