Category: MSX
The 4 Masters of Melody, the first game created by the Clube MSX magazine, is getting a well-deserved cartridge release. The launch will happen on December 7 and 8, at the MSX SP 2019, an event for MSX enthusiasts in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The boxed version of the game brings small graphic enhancements, a printed manual (Portuguese and English) all…
MSXDev’20 could be defined by the first sentence of its rules page: “No expansions of any kind, just a first-generation MSX as it was conceived.”. With this statement, the MSXDev organizers are starting a new era (therefore the new motto) in the life of the contest, where there will be only one category and the games should be limited to…
Uchūsen Gamma is a vertical shoot’em to be released on November 29th, 2019. It has been developed by Juan J. Martinez (code, graphics and sound), known from previous releases for other 8-bit systems such as The Dawn of Kernel (Amstrad CPC), Rescuing Orc (Commodore 64) or Magica (Amstrad CPC), and the most recent Night Knight single-screen platformer for the MSX….
This year, my annual trip to Brazil coincided with the time when the biggest game show in Latin America takes place: Brazil Game Show. This year’s edition had more than 300,000 people walking the aisles, checking the 400 booths featuring giant players like YouTube, Facebook Games, Epic Games, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, and many others. Although I like and play games…
The Portuguese-speaking Clube MSX Magazine has released its latest issue, the number 6. The 40-page full-color issue brings lots of content and, as usual, some gifts for the readers. Reviews: The Awakening (MSX2) Los Amores de Brunilda (MSX2, MSX2+ e Turbo-R) The Sorrow of Gadhlan’ Thur (MSX2, MSX2+ e Turbo-R) First part of an article talking about audio expansions for…
It starts today (August 24th) the crowdfunding campaign for the reprint of the first issue of Clube MSX. With a pledge of R$ 40,00 (USD 10), readers in Brazil will get the magazine with shipping included. Other rewards include an exclusive Clube MSX t-shirt and mug. The magazine will feature a Collector Edition holographic stamp on the cover and also…
Giovanni Nunes has published on his blog (in Portuguese) a version of Nohzdyve for the MSX. The game was featured on Black Mirror’s episode Bandersnatch, an interactive tv show where the main character is a game developer in the ’80s. In the show, the game is one of the releases by Tuckersoft, a fictitious game publisher, for the ZX Spectrum….
Clube MSX, the quarterly Brazilian printed magazine about the MSX line of computers starts this Saturday, June 8th, to take pre-orders for the fifth issue. The issue is already available for purchase, for a discounted price, at the magazine’s official website. The pre-sale special is valid through June 13th. The shipment is planned to start as soon as June 25th….
WebMSX, despite the usual prejudice against browser-based applications, is one of the best MSX emulators around, offering performance, rich features and mobile compatibility. Paulo Peccin has announced a new release. Version 5.3 includes: Additional 5.37MHz (1.5x) CPU Turbo speed Light version with C-BIOS Machines CRT Scanlines simulation MegaRAM Extension (256KB – 2MB) Left-side Touch Control buttons Full Windowed mode (Shift…
I think everyone reading this has good memories going to newsstands or the magazine section of a computer store and browse the many computer magazines available (when they weren’t wrapped in plastic bags!). Atari owners would look for the Antics and ANALOGs, Commodore fans for Compute Gazette, Your Commodore, and so on! There were also the 300-page multiplatform magazines like…
