TwoFun beta
For a while already, classic MSX soundchips rule the scene again. Partly due to the MSXdev contests and partly due to the availability of such tools as Vortex Tracker, the PSG is currently in its renaissance days.
SjASM 0.4 beta 1
The Dutch duo XL2s has released a beta version of their cross-development assembler SjASM. SjASM is a two pass macro Z80 assembler which runs on Windows or Linux. As it's a beta version, 100% stability isn't yet guaranteed. However, for those who are nonetheless interested there is Win32 build and a Debian Linux build to download!
Pletter 0.5c1
From all round MSX developers XL2s comes a small update to their compression/decompression utility Pletter. With Pletter you can quickly reduce the size of a block of data, and unpack it again in your MSX applications.
Almost 24 hours later than expected, the fifth round of voting in the Best MSX Demo ever-megapoll has just begon. You can help us determine which is the best MSX demo ever by submitting a votesheet in this forum topic. All you have to do is give your scores to a list of 14 pairs.
paraMSX 0.48b
Almost four years after the previous release, Yeongman Seo brings us a new version of paraMSX.
The French website MSX Café has published an MSX utility of over 20 years old, made by French MSX users Patrice Auffret, Frédéric Hartard and Henri Frere. This program from 1987 converts given text to French speech using the Philips Music module.
Marat Fayzullin has just released an fMSX port for Nokia N800/N810 Internet tablets running Maemo OS2008. Note that the port is an early beta, so the author appreciates any comments about its stability and features. You will either need an N810 or a Bluetooth keyboard to use it.
Lonely Soldier by Hackurl
The japanese chiptune composer Hackurl has released a PSG remake of the song Lonely Soldier from the game Fantasm Soldier Valis.
Bargain 5.51
Today, a new version of Bargain has been released. This new version fixes some minor issues and includes improved disk error handling.
Bargain is a lossless compression tool for MSX images in screen mode 5 upto 12. On the Bargain website, you can find the tool itself, the sources and a comparison of Bargain to other compression techniques and formats, such as LZH, GIF or MAG.
With the first round of one on one-voting done, a "too close to call" situation arose in our quest for the Best MSX demo ever. As a result, there are now still 26 (instead of the expected 24) demos running in our megapoll. You can help us determine which is the best MSX demo ever by submitting a votesheet in this forum topic.
