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Introduction
Diskmagazine released in November 1991 by MSX Club Gouda and the FCS team. Was also sold as MCM Public Domain disk B55.
Tips:
- Jack is very busy as he's playing the Playboy Strippoker game
- No hardware report this time
This edition comes with musics in all parts. They are in the FAC Soundtracker 1 or the FAC Soundtracker 2 format.
When both MSX-AUDIO and MSX-MUSIC soundchips are present, MSX-AUDIO is automatically selected except for the Fun Demo that supports only MSX-MUSIC and the Infinity Demo that has stereo support.
Main content
Software reviews
Software
Demos
| MSX-BASIC loader | Title | Author | Generation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUN.LDR | Fun Demo | FCS | MSX2 | With MSX-MUSIC song Use right/left cursors to select effect Use up/down cursors to change effect Use spacebar as demo/intro toggle |
Games
| MSX-BASIC loader | Title | Author | Generation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFINITY.LDR | Infinity Demo | Experience Soft | MSX2 | With MSX-AUDIO and MSX-MUSIC Playable demo of the Infinity game |
Music
- Details about all the FAC Soundtracker 1 songs on Quasar 09
| Song (MUS) | Drumkit (SM1/SM2) | Title | Composer | Part of the Quasar disk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUN.004 | - | Wilhelm Tell Overture | John van Poelgeest | Fun Demo |
| INFINITY.006 | - | Crazy Gambler | Jeroen van Leeuwen | Infinity Demo |
| QUASAR.006 | QUASAR.003/004 | Mysterious (Geheimzinnig) | Roderik Muit | Magazine |
| QUASAR.008 | QUASAR.003/004 | Freedom (Turrican 2 End Theme) | Roderik Muit | Magazine |
| QUASAR.009 | QUASAR.003/004 | Quasar 2 | Roderik Muit | Magazine |
| QUASAR.00A | QUASAR.003/004 | Quasar 3 | Roderik Muit | Magazine |
You can optionally put these files on a dedicated FAC Soundtracker 1 music disk.
Important! You need to modify the names to use the correct extensions (MUS/SM1/SM2), it is also recommended to specify the name of the drumkit (without the extension) in the MUS file.
For more tips about this format, check the FAC Music Disk 1 Wiki page, especially to play the songs on MSX1.
- Details about all the FAC Soundtracker 2 songs on Quasar 09
| Song (MUS) | Drumkit (SM1/SM2) | Title | Composer | Part of the Quasar disk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCSINTRO | - | FCS Intro Song | FCS | Intro |
| JACK.004 | JACK.007/008 | The Killing Game Show | John van Poelgeest | Jack |
| QUASAR.005 | QUASAR.003/004 | Happy Parade | Ernst Schuller | Magazine |
| QUASAR.007 | QUASAR.003/004 | Dis-Astrum (Evil Star) | Ernst Schuller | Magazine |
You can optionally put these files on a dedicated FAC Soundtracker 2 music disk.
Important! You need to modify the names to use the correct extensions (MUS/SM1/SM2), it is also recommended to specify the name of the drumkit (without the extension) in the MUS file.
For more tips about this format, check the FAC Music Disk 3 Wiki page, especially to play the songs on MSX1.
Note: the FCSINTRO.MUS file is hidden in the sectors, you need to extract it and adapt it.