Category: MSX

RetroRio announces 2018 attractions

Rio de Janeiro has everything to offer: beaches, sun, Carnaval, and beautiful people. But for most of us, all that really doesn’t matter unless we still can have our yellowed retro computing fix, right!? If that is your case and you happen to be in Brazil on May 31st, this is your lucky day! The 7th RetroRio will receive you…

Clube MSX Magazine pre-sale starting on May 15th

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Portuguese-speaking people out there, rejoice! Another retro magazine in print is ready for the debut! The first issue of the Brazilian magazine Clube MSX will be available for pre-order tomorrow, May 15th. The quarterly magazine will be sold only in print with the first issue presenting 40 pages in full colour. The official release will happen during the 2018 RetroRio,…

Web-based MSX emulator ‘WebMSX 5.1’ now Available

WebMSX is a fully featured MSX emulator that supports nine generic MSX machines using both PAL and NTSC. Developed using Javascript/HTML5, the emulator runs on any platform, and it was tested in Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. A new version 5.0 was made available recently with the following features: NetPlay! Connect several users on the same Virtual MSX machine over the…

MSXDev’18 Second Contestant – BUDDHAGILLIE!

MSXDev organizers have just announced the second entry for the 2018 edition of the MSX Game Development Contest – BUDDHAGILLIE! BUDDHAGILLIE by GW’s-workshop is an action game where you play Buddha who uses his sword to slash the enemies throughout 6 realms: Hell, Hunger, Animals, Asuras, Humans, Gods and Nirvana. On each realm, besides fighting the enemies directly, you also have to…

OPL4 Shockwave 2 – Technobytes’ MSX Sound Cartridge gets new and improved version

OPL4 Shockwave 2 is the successor of Technobytes original MSX sound cartridge (OPL4 Shockwave as you could imagine), bringing several improvements: Smaller footprint fitting in a smaller cartridge case; P2 stereo output; The OPL4 sound is mixed with the internal MSX sound, which allows you to listen OPL4 sound through the MSX sound output; Twice as much RAM – 2MB…

Clube MSX: Portuguese-speaking MSX enthusiasts will get a new printed magazine

As you might know, the MSX platform is very popular in Brazil, with an extensive and very active community. The only thing that was missing was a new printed magazine. Until now! Mario Cavalcanti has contacted us to announce the launch of a new quarterly magazine next June. Clube MSX will have the standard magazine size (20,5 cm x 27,5…

MSXdev’18 has just started and already received the first entry: “Burn Us”

MSXdev’18 deadline is February 14th, 2019, but the competition has already received its first entry: Burn Us. Burn Us by Carambalan Studios is a strategy/platform game targeting the MSX with 32kb of RAM. The game proposition is quite “weird”. You are a masochist part of a cult called “The Sect Givemehard” and your goal in the game is to burn yourself…

MSXdev, Now you can find all previous contestants games in one single place

With the announcement of the 15th edition of MSXDev, the team behind the contest seems to be willing to give us all extra perks that will make the 15th anniversary celebration even more unforgettable. They have created a page that lists all previous editions contestant entries. That means more than 140 MSX games for the MSX, all available as free downloads….

Game competition MSXDev’18 in on and celebrating its 15th anniversary!

MSX is not well known in North America but is very popular in Japan, Europe, and Brazil. The hardware of the 1st generation is very similar to the Colecovision, and the games present great graphics and sound. To increase awareness of the platform as well as to bring new homebrew games, MSXDev organizers a competition every year and the results…

INFERNO, A New MSX2 Game is Released!

Just in time for the New Year, Aetherbyte Studios has released their new MSX2 game, Inferno. Inferno is a platform action game in which the player must escape the pits of hell. As you progress, you upgrade from fists to various weapons by taking them from the devilish beasties that you kill. The game consists of four large maps to…