MSX1EMU 1.2
A new version of MSX1EMU has been released and added to our ever growing freeware downloads section. MSX1EMU emulates an MSX1 on an MSX turbo-R.
The Castle - article
Passion MSX just added a review/walkthrough of The Castle to their article section. The article features screenshots of the various rooms you'll be wandering through during this game, complete with a little guide as for what to do. The Castle is a large maze-like platformer, released by ASCII halfway the 80's.
MSXdev regulars Karoshi Corporation are joining the parade again. This time Karoshi Corporation they will enter the arena with a new puzzle game: Ba-Boon! In this game your task is to get all bananas of each stage by bombing your monkey away in order to get all the fruits during its flight!
MSX fan and MRC historian Yukio has just announced that he set his goal on delivering no less than three entries for MSXdev'09! Without a doubt, it's a huge undertaking. A bit of community support would perhaps come in handy.
MSXdev'09 - #1 Plumber
The first finished entry is in! Italian MSXdev regular Andrea Gasparrini (AG Software) has just delivered the game Plumber. This game is a retro looking platformer made in BASIC. Watch out for the mice and the octopus to succeed. But make haste, as you are facing precious time ticking away. It's a 16KB ROM, complete with sources and instructions.
MSXdev'08 updates
Three entries from MSXdev'08 have been updated since that challenge was closed.
- Limaribu, by Arnold Metselaar. The complete source code of this game is now available. It comes in a double package, one for the sources for MSX-DOS 2 and the other for the precomputed lookup tables generator.
QBIQS - Status update
Z80ST Software has published a video on YouTube about the current status of QBIQS.
Cold Blood
Two days ago Paxanga Soft added information about their upcoming game Cold Blood to the Games section of their website.