Buleste 09:13 15th September 2008
Harrison 14:06 15th September 2008
Buleste 15:07 15th September 2008
I've been actually reading up on the MSX today and it was actually an early indicator of how M$ would "improve" on someone elses idea. The MSX hardware specification was based on the Colecovision console just with added M$ ROMS and a different sound chip (the same one that was used in the Spectrum 128k). Like IBM PC's the spec was based on easily available parts so it was easy to manufacture which is why most far eastern electronics firms built a version however M$ took a slice of each one. The MSX2 Rom was identicle to MSDOS3.3. M$ only pulled out of the MSX when they realised they were making more money of IBM clones. How different the world would be if they had dumped IBM and stuck with the MSX.
The one thing that all this emulator testing has done is make me realise that I would dearly love to own a Toshiba HX-10 again.
"Hello Tosh gotta Toshiba?"
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Harrison 15:36 15th September 2008
Ghost 17:15 15th September 2008
Ah, that brings back memories, I used to have one like that until those bastards at school stole parts while we were cleaning it of dust.
Most of the games I had were all MSX1, only later I discovered the MSX2 games and thought it was a shame that I had never played any of those.
Well not that I can read Japanese.
Since then I have collected some MSX2 games;
Metal Gear 1 (Japanese)
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
King Kong 2
SD Snatcher
Last Armageddon
Still waiting for my copy of Ys3: Wanderers of Ys.
I also hope to get Super Rambo Special from the same seller.
Another thing, the MSX2 games had some of the nicest boxes ever, Western publishers could learn something of them.
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Harrison 22:45 15th September 2008