# I finally played the GX-4000
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-played-the-gx-4000/499359
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [June 10, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-played-the-gx-4000/499359 "2009-06-10T17:44:25Z")
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### Author:  [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-played-the-gx-4000/499359/1 "2009-06-10T17:44:25Z")
and [it](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_GX4000)was rubbish. We owned an Amstrad CPC 6128 and I have many happy memories playing games on it. I recall the ads for the GX-4000 but I never got to play one until a couple of weeks ago a videogaming exhibition in Manchester. The controller was a streamlined attempt at something approximating a NES controller, the game, Burnin’ Rubber, which was the cart the console was sold with, was abominable. I’m sure there must have been a couple of decent games released for the console but that sure wasn’t one of them. So after 19 years I’m left a bit disappointed.
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### Author:  [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-played-the-gx-4000/499359/2 "2009-06-10T22:49:29Z")
Shame that, in contrast I could have wept salty tears of joy when I played Spyhunter on an emulator and finally got that bloody car off the jetty and into the boat 😃