Tag: MSX Resource Center

Clube MSX Issue #14 starts accepting pre-orders and is now also in English!

The Brazilian magazine Clube MSX is a common subject here on ViTNO since we love supporting their efforts to create one of the best magazines out there. One of the common messages we often receive after publishing the news is, “it looks great but too bad I don’t speak (or read) Portuguese.” Well, we are pleased to learn that the…

MSX Enthusiasts rejoice! Clube MSX issue 10 is out!

Clube MSX magazine, currently the only printed magazine dedicated to the MSX computers just released its 10th issue! The new issue of the Portuguese-speaking publication started to be shipped to who pre-ordered and subscribers this last Monday and it is already available to everybody else for purchase, costing only R$ 24.90 (that is less than USD 5) + shipping. Among…

MSXDev’20 Entry #15 – l’Abbaye des Morts

Like I mentioned in my previous article about MSXDev’20, with the deadline approaching, more and more contestants are adding their games to the competition. The fifteenth entry is the MSX port of l’Abbaye des Morts, developed by RetroDeluxe (Enric Geijo), based on the original by Locomalito and music by Gryzor87. l’Abbaye des Morts is a platform game where you play…

Clube MSX #9 is ready for pre-order

Clube MSX, the Portuguese-speaking magazine about the MSX line of computers, has announced the pre-sale of its 9th issue. The magazine can be pre-ordered from today, June 10th through June 17th for the special price of R$ 21,90 (~ USD 4.50). After that, the price will be R$ 24,90 (~USD 5.10). This issue brings an interview with Renato Degiovani, author…

The new issue of Clube MSX is ready for pre-order

Yes, today is Friday, 13th! If you are not superstitious and you are an MSX enthusiast, today is your lucky day! Clube MSX is starting to accept orders for its eighth issue. Issue #8 will have 40 pages full of MSX goodies, including a special article about MSX soundtracks and their composers; review for the games Shoulder Blade OUTERSPACE and La…

Jäästä – a graphical text adventure is the second entry for MSXdev’20

Jäästä is a graphical text-based adventure for the MSX1 where you play a penguin and your objective is to buy a “hatching day” gift to your friend Paula. In order to do that, you need money you don’t have. There is where your adventure begins. The premise is simple and the game is short but well-executed. I’ve played the whole…

Dot Attack – First MSXdev’20 game sets the contest bar high

Dot Attack is the very first contestant for the 2020 edition of MSXDev. Released at Beuningen 2020, the game developed by the group N.O.P is a colourful gunfight two-player game where the cowboys duel. Only the fastest will survive! The duel doesn’t end with a simple fast draw because cactuses and other elements can be on your way preventing you…

Who Dares Wins MSX2 remake available for free and we review it

Who Dares Wins for MSX2, a remake of the ’86 game  Who Dares Wins 2 by Alligata, was launched in 2017 as a physical copy. If you haven’t had the chance to purchase or simply don’t have a real machine, you can now download the game for free. Retroforce has announced the great news at the 56th Barcelona MSX meeting, which…

Clube MSX Magazine starts a crowdfunding campaign for a Collector Edition of its first issue

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…

Who would imagine to see MSX magazines in newsstands in this day and age!

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…