Hi, just joined today, hoping to get some beginners advice for the system. I have been considering buying an MSX2 as there have been a few for cheap on eBay out of Japan lately, and I've seen the versions of Castlevania and the Metal Gear games, and seen the homebrews out there and am a bit captivated. Unfortunately there seems to be a slight learning curve compared to other gaming consoles. I, to start out, would simply like to play some of these great games in English on a real system. The consoles I'm looking at are MSX2 but have no FDD, so will the lack of floppy drive hinder me from playing many significant games which have been English translated? Also, I'd like to eventually buy or make some nice repros of games and buy some brews, but to start I'd like to have something like an everdrive to load roms onto to play some of the classics from the start. The model I'm considering is a Panasonic FS-A1, what would I need aside from the main console in order to get started playing it? Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
Getting started with MSX.
Or a GR8NET 
The FS-A1 is an MSX turboR rather than an MSX2 btw. 
Not that is a bad thing; on the contrary, as it is more powerful, lol.
It should have a disk drive afaik, and if it's not working, it's likely a drive belt that needs replacing.
Ignore me, I'm ignorant 
Oh, right, my mistake Never realised there was a non-GT model
Oh, right, my mistake Never realised there was a non-GT model
And a non-ST model, a non-F model, a non-FM model, a non-FX model, a non-WSX model and a non-WX model
Yes, for GR8NET contact developer directly. At the moment, it is superior to megaflashrom, because it also supports MSX-MUSIC, MSX-AUDIO, MP3, ETHERNET and more
At the moment, it is available and costs are around 150 euro shipping included, I think. Yes, it's a bit more expensive than megaflashrom, but you get many extras.