Tag: MSX
The Spanish government uses a computer with some handlers connected to asses the future driver hand-eye coordination. In some of the locations that apply the test, there are still MSX computers in operation. Lavandeira.net has published some photos taken on Nov 6th of such equipment: a Mitsubishi ML-G1. That is the second time this type of news comes out. The first…
WMSX is a browser-based emulator released by Paulo Peccin (great name, btw!) made with HTML5/Javascript, not requiring any plugins. It lets you load any disk image, support keyboard and controllers and also full screen mode. New in version 0.95: Selectable 60/50 Hz native V-Sync Complete line accuracy Screen mode splits now supported 7 Debug modes 3 Sprite modes Link: WMSX
There are people studying Latin, Archeology, Ancient History and other “Vintage Subjects” all around the World. How about using MSX BASIC to teach your Computer Science studies some coding. The teacher at Dublin Institute of Technology did that. He gave to his students an assignment that made them use an MSX (emulator) to read some code to be then translated…
As reported by MSX Resource Center, after being offline for a while, Cheatmsx is back up and running! Started by Hydragon in 2009, CheatMSX is a collection of gameplay-related information about MSX games. For now, the database contains 29 cheats, 220 maps and 14 walkthroughs, and hopefully these numbers will grow.
The new edition of MSXdev, the most important MSX1 development contest in recent years, has been announced. As games are announced, their entries will be created in MSXBlog where you will find all available information as their authors add comments and notes. Also, of course, as they become available for download, you can do it. If you are considering to participate, these…
Lavadeira blog announced directly from the MSX mother land that a new physical store will open soon in Akihabara. The store will offer retro computers, retro games, arcade games, and fan made items. The biggest news mainly for those that can afford to visit the store is a stock of brand-new-never-opened MSX computers Pioneer PX-V60. They go for about USD$180 – a…
My favourite MSX blog has be in a hiatus for almost 6 months, but now it has been updated with two new articles, tackling the concepts of assembler programming for the MSX. Lavandeira is also starting to accept contributions from Patrons, through the service Patreon. On the first one, Relearning MSX #19: Assembly language concepts he teaches the very basic assembler…
If you ever thought about learning a bit of MSX Assembler, today is your lucky day. The Nestruo, Toni Galvez and Wonder entered MSXdev’14 with “World Rally”, a car racing game, but they weren’t able to finish it on time. After some time they realized that they wouldn’t finish it at all, since there are several routines that needed to…
Prodatron released a beta version of SymbOS v3.0 – his operating system for the Amstrad CPC and the MSX. The main new feature of this release is the support for the DenYoNet network card on the MSX, and a driver for localhost. There is not network support for the Amstrad, though. The author seems pretty excited with this new release…
The PDF-magazine REV’n’GE (“Retro Emulator Vision and Game”) Issue 35 is out. The magazine focuses on reviewing retro games released for several platforms. This edition brings: Lords of the Rings – Amiga Firelord – C64, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum Firestar – MSX Tau Zero Redux – C64 Cobrastrike – Macintosh and much more… Link: Download Free PDF
