On May 3rd a new, previously unreleased, version of the X-Tazy introdemo was released. X-Tazy is a highspec (turboR/Moonsound/GFX9000) MSX shooter which - after a long period of inactivity - might become opensource in order to finish development after all.
MSXplugplay
Daisuke Nagano has ported Digital Sound Antiques's MSXplug to Linux. Unlike the original MSXplug, the MSX-MUSIC emulation in MSXplugplay is based on the YM2413 emulation as used in MAME.
In the Sakhr museum, three previously unknown Arabic MSX models were discovered:
- A red Sakhr AX-230 MSX1
- Another hybrid MSX/Sega Megadrive: the Sakhr AX-660 MSX1
- The Al-Fateh 100
With regards to the Al-Fateh 100, a Tunisian MSX user reported that the machine might have nothing
Inspecteur Z map
In 1986, HAL Laboratory released the platform game Inspecteur Z (also known as Bull and Mighty's Slim Chance) on MSX.
On March 18th a new milestone was reached in the MSX Revival: co-operating with MSX Association and D4 Enterprise, Konami finally took their fir
VDP Pirates Demo
On the Karoshi forum you can download a new VDP test demo createdy by WYZ which includes a VDP check (which you can bypass by pressing space) and a full screen interlaced bitmap picture on SCREEN 1.
MSX-DOS girl
Finally, many years after its original release, someone in Japan has taken the time to create a mascotte for Microsoft's Disk Operating System for MSX (MSX-DOS).
MSX Links section - 250 links
With the addition of Piroyans lablog, the MRC links section contains no less than 250 links to MSX (related) websites from all over the world. Do you know of any MSX related websites that are not listed yet (or anymore)? Is yours listed?
We have just added a new link to Piroyan's lablog to our section of links to MSX (related) websites. On Piroyan's lablog, you can currently find short Japanese articles on using SDCC and optimizing graphics for SCREEN 3.
Many people will probably have spotted this popular video on YouTube where a German kid totally freaks out while he's trying to load and play a game of Unreal Tournament.
