Category: MSX
Title: Beep Genre: Puzzle Author(s): Breinthee Medium: Disk 720KB Hardware requirements: MSX1, FDD Last update: 20250125 If you enjoy puzzle games and robots as protagonists, then Breinthee’s game Beep is the perfect choice for you. In Beep you control a robot that needs to collect some components while avoiding the robot that guards them. Too simple? Ok, fine, we didn’t tell you…
Title: Racing Genre: RaceAuthor(s): bosh77Medium: ROM 128KBHardware requirements: MSX2 From Italy comes a very straightforward racing game, that does not beat around the bush, in both title as well as approach. What’s in a name? That which we call a car race, by any other name would feel as exciting. If you don’t want to accidentally pour salt in your…
MSX bHangman is a MSX computer version of the popular game Hangman. It was programmed by Alberto Sgaggero to partake in the Hangman Challenge Game promoted by the Facebook group Retro Programmers Inside. The game is a port of the VIC20 version originally called bHangman. The objective of the game is to deduce a word, chosen from a small database consisting of 170 terms emblematic…
Title: Binary Battle Genre: RPG, dungeon crawlerAuthor(s): HaploMedium: ROM 32KBHardware requirements: MSX1, 16KB From the creator of Tenebra comes their new title Binary Battle, an MSX1 dungeon crawler inspired by contemporary computer virus concepts. Battle against malicious viruses and eliminate them before they corrupt all your files in this thrilling adventure! You have just woken up to find out your floppy disk is…
Title: Robo Race Genre: Boardgame adapationAuthor(s): Maximilian WöhrlMedium: ROM 45KBHardware requirements: MSX1, 64KB The 22nd entry of this year brings us the chance of programming robots to compete in a race against other 2 players to be the first to reach the checkpoints. It is an adaptation of a popular board game. That’s right, you will pre-program your turn, and…
Title: Q*bert Genre: arcade, puzzle, actionAuthor(s): Jelle RoggenMedium: DSK 720KBHardware requirements: MSX2 This arcade game is a revival of a classic created for the MSX2 system. Q*bert is well-known in the MSX community, as Konami had previously released their version. However, this MSXdev version is a more traditional adaptation of the original. It took the author thirty years to release his homemade…
VCF East 2025 Exhibitor Registration is open: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSedyn…/viewform… The show will be April 4-6 in Wall, NJ @ InfoAge Science and History Museums Check the web page for updates over the next few weeks https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/
Title: Sam.Pr Explorer Genre: maze, adventureAuthor(s): Fausto PracekMedium: ROM 256KBHardware requirements: MSX2, 64KB Sam.PR’s latest adventure takes place in Egypt. It’s a mystery how Sam found himself inside the pyramids, but one thing is certain: he’s determined to escape. Join Sam in his quest to find a way out, once more. The pyramids of Egypt have always had a strong…
Title: Sorcerer Kid Adventure Genre: platform adventureAuthor(s): VidaExtraRetroMedium: ROM 32KBHardware requirements: MSX, 16KB This edition’s 18th entry is Sorcerer Kid Adventure by VidaExtraRetro. It is a high fantasy-themed platform adventure that demands for skilled and dedicated players, and is suitable for even the most basic MSX configurations. A lot of those reading this are bound to have a penchant for good old-fashioned…
Title: The drop of Abu-Cymbel Genre: platform adventureAuthor(s): joesgMedium: ROM 32KBHardware requirements: MSX, 16KB Spanish game developer joesg bring us a platformer that is a humorous reference to an all time classic and it also cranks the difficulty up to 11. Crafted for the standard MSX1 machine, this is “The Drop of Abu-Cymbel.” There is a classic Spanish video game called Abu-Simbel…
