1up says 'MSX is Missing in America'

Today, 1up have published an article on 4 foreign systems that are Missing in America. The list starts with our beloved MSX computer system and correctly mentions the Xbox wasn't Microsoft's first step on the hardware console/computer market, neither that the Playstation was Sony's. As the main reason why MSX did not make it in the US, 1up concludes that "although the standard was conceived by a Microsoft executive, it was a Japanese initiative. In America, the company supported the IBM PC standard."

The article, originally published in Electronic Gaming Magazine has quickly spread to many other news sites and blogs, such as SlashDot and Joystiq. In a week that the release of WOOMB got attention in CNET Japan, Yahoo! Biz and GameSetWatch it's almost a shame our MSX in the Media Challenge died a silent death. So, without the challenge element: from now on we will keep report every now and then when MSX hits the news somewhere in this world. Have you spotted MSX on TV, large websites, magazines or newspapers... or at another surpsing location? Let us know at msxmedia@msx.org and we will report about it.

Which reminds us, one entry for that challenge that was still pending for publication concerns the fact that an MSX computer was on display at the 2006 CeBit fair in Germany. During this fair, which is visited by more than 500,000 visitors each year, there was a small section dedicated to retro computers in Hall 9, arranged by InformatikJahr. Here, a Philips VG8235 MSX2 was on display, with Crazy Train cartridge inserted. Don't believe us? Evidence - shot by Richard Foersom - in the comments!

Relevant link: Missing in America