A new megapoll! And a nice one too, if you ask me. What do you think was the most important (or funny) MSX news in 2003? Was it the release of MSX Magazine 2? The long awaited Snatcher English translation? Or was it one of the many other (more than 700!!) newsposts we had this year? It is all up to you to decide that.

Have a look at our news archive and submit the links to the newsposts you thought were most interesting here. If you like, you can also tell us why you liked this MSX news a lot. You can send in your nominations until January 3rd, 2004. After that we will (once more) do some genuine mega-poll-battling in our forums. I'm looking forward to the nominations!

Limitations? Well.. only one. The newsposts you nominate have to be posted somewhere in 2003

- the new Jap. MSX magazine beating the PC-magazine sales in the kiosk
- the rumours and noise around the Tilbeurs organisation (based on the tilburg 2003 fair)

Please add links to the news posts themselves as well:

The new Jap. MSX magazine beating the PC-magazine sales in the kiosk (www.msx.org/newspost926.html) ?
The rumours and noise around the Tilbeurs organisation (based on the tilburg 2003 fair) (www.msx.org/newspost1153.html) ?

Without any doubt the new MSX MAGAZINE beating in kiosks other computer/console magazines in Japan:

http://www.msx.org/newspost926.html

take a pick

The most important news of 2003 according to me (although I probably missed a bunch)

MSX - 20th anniversary (www.msx.org/newspost1264.html)
Snatcher English and Portuguese (www.msx.org/newspost1692.html) [at last!!]
DevCon 2003 Report/Photo shoot (www.msx.org/newspost1698.html) [a new MSX meeting in the Netherlands!]
MRC Snowfall Challenge (www.msx.org/newspost1640.html) [still a few days to create something cool, people!]
GEM 0.8 (www.msx.org/newspost1461.html) [MSX kicks ass]
Vscreen (www.msx.org/newspost1548.html) [awesome engine]
InterNestor Lite 1.0 (www.msx.org/newspost1485.html) [looking forward to the next release]
fMSX/S60 (www.msx.org/newspost1685.html) [awesome emu, born on the MRC]
Bussum 2003 (www.msx.org/newspost1408.html) [Another step forward next year?]
Aiky embraces MSX on the frontpage (www.msx.org/newspost1375.html) [MSX is back!!]
MSX-BASIC for Robo-Education wins science price (www.msx.org/newspost1349.html) [MSX is back!!!!]
Meridian 3.0 beta2 (www.msx.org/newspost1321.html) [opl4 kicks ass]
Konami Changes Logo (www.msx.org/newspost1025.html) [blasphemy!!]
MSX Magazine in Microsoft Catalog (www.msx.org/newspost1010.html) [har har har har]

Without further ado:

Multiterminal MSX with Uzix (www.msx.org/newspost1552.html)
MSX Resource Center available in Spanish (www.msx.org/newspost1532.html)
MSX Revival - Second wave (www.msx.org/newspost1522.html)
MRC opens webshop (www.msx.org/newspost1468.html)
MSX Resouce Center in @rroba magazine (www.msx.org/newspost1061.html)
Manifest against MSX Association (www.msx.org/newspost927.html)

And, since all new software titles are important:

AcaBOOM (www.msx.org/newspost1674.html)
256 byte flame demo (www.msx.org/newspost1613.html)
G-Basic Demo by Poisonic (www.msx.org/newspost1570.html)
Bombaman Promo (www.msx.org/newspost1478.html)
Maggoo's MSX Page Promo (www.msx.org/newspost1459.html)
Woei Demo (www.msx.org/newspost1448.html)
V9bmp 0.95 (www.msx.org/newspost1423.html)
Magic 1.60 (www.msx.org/newspost1374.html)
Dream On Promo (www.msx.org/newspost1340.html)
Z80 emulator for Z80 (www.msx.org/newspost1303.html)
MSX 20th anniversary demo (www.msx.org/newspost1214.html)
666 - the haunted house (www.msx.org/newspost1069.html)
MSX Hot Numbers (www.msx.org/newspost1045.html)
OPL4 Wave Editor (www.msx.org/newspost1044.html)
RealFun Trial Version (www.msx.org/newspost972.html)
Breakfree promo (www.msx.org/newspost943.html)
Cat 'n' Mouse promo (www.msx.org/newspost940.html)

So, what's your pick?

MSX - 20th anniversary (www.msx.org/newspost1264.html) What can I say.
Snatcher English and Portuguese (www.msx.org/newspost1692.html) Finally!
MSX Resource Center goes Japan (www.msx.org/newspost1652.html) Great story

MSX Resource Center in @rroba magazine (www.msx.org/newspost1061.html)
This one is my personal favourite. Great trip to the MSX fair in Madrid in march. It was already 20 degreeds celcius there. Spring was already beginning. Great people, great city and great tapas. We also had great fun in the hotel. Went for paella with some american chickies, heard the stories of some guy who told everybody he worked for the CIA. Days never to forget. And on the last day before we went home we saw the arroba magazine in the shops with the article about the MSX Resource Center. 4 days of fun. We will visit Spain again, that's for sure.

Why do I think Snout chose only newsposts he submitted?

any news is good news....

Probably because Snout also submitted the most postings. It´s harder to find others.

I'd like the nominate the fact that I, Zodiac, am actually creating an MSX drawing again. It's shocking I know, but without doubt the most remarkable news of 2003.




Ok, ok I'm kidding...

(reply-prevention: Thom: I AM kidding OK?)

MrRudi - we want to see the results first

Quote:

MrRudi - we want to see the results first

You won't be dissapointed

A few missin g games that were released this year (2003):

Snow Fighters
Point Crisis
Garbarge Man
Mario & Fruit
Operation Havoc
Panic Shoot