What is a revival?
I guess a revival is a boost of interest.
For me the CF-reader is an important step, no more hacking around with old DD's, no more hacky stuff with various small sample libraries on various disks, and easy swapping with the PC. MRC is also an important step, the MSX mailinglist is nearly dead
For me the CF-reader is an important step, no more hacking around with old DD's, no more hacky stuff with various small sample libraries on various disks, and easy swapping with the PC. MRC is also an important step, the MSX mailinglist is nearly dead
Indeed, 2nd option.
MSX has gained more and more interest of users (AND companies) over the last 3 years, while before it was really nearly dead.
MRC held a poll a few months ago calling those near-dead years 'the silent years'.
Look at all the activity on MRC, the newsposts, the fora... Look at the software being released in the last few years! Uzix, Internestor (actually all konamiman programs ), meridian, and so on.. All great products, great innovation, and all released in times everybody thought MSX was near death...
Many programmers and users that left the MSX system back in the mid-90's are now rediscovering how great MSX is...
The revival is unmistakenly here. Too bad so many people stare blindly at commercial interest, and expect it to be 100% at once. If everybody would SUPPORT the companies showing interest and (re-)releasing products, maybe then we can expect MSX to be in the local hardware retailer again, new software from the "konami"'s in the world, etc...
MSX has gained more and more interest of users (AND companies) over the last 3 years, while before it was really nearly dead.
MRC held a poll a few months ago calling those near-dead years 'the silent years'.
Look at all the activity on MRC, the newsposts, the fora... Look at the software being released in the last few years! Uzix, Internestor (actually all konamiman programs
), meridian, and so on.. All great products, great innovation, and all released in times everybody thought MSX was near death...Many programmers and users that left the MSX system back in the mid-90's are now rediscovering how great MSX is...
The revival is unmistakenly here. Too bad so many people stare blindly at commercial interest, and expect it to be 100% at once. If everybody would SUPPORT the companies showing interest and (re-)releasing products, maybe then we can expect MSX to be in the local hardware retailer again, new software from the "konami"'s in the world, etc...
I think there are multiple revivals going on at the moment. First of all, a nostalgia revival. Games like Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania, Puyo Puyo Fever etc. remind many people of the good times they had on MSX, and some of these people find their way to MSX forums, newsgroups, mailinglists etc.
Second, there are those that see there are new platforms where they can get a lot of attention (the MRC being the biggest), which gives them the boost they need to start developing again, or to continue their developments.
Third, there are a few, but growing amount of companies interested in distributing hardware, software or magazines for MSX again. Indeed, currently only in Japan, but it is happening.
I think it is the combination of these three revivals, which are imho not getting in each others' ways at all that make the Big MSX Revival. Now, more than 20 years after the birth of MSX there is daily news, we see software do things we never thought our MSX computers were capable of and we see thousands of people buying new MSX magazines, hardware and software again in Japan.
To me, it's not a matter of "is it going to happen", as it is already happening. In Japan, in Europe, in Brazil, in Arabia, even the penguins on Antartica seem to play Penguin Adventure more often these days
Second, there are those that see there are new platforms where they can get a lot of attention (the MRC being the biggest), which gives them the boost they need to start developing again, or to continue their developments.
Third, there are a few, but growing amount of companies interested in distributing hardware, software or magazines for MSX again. Indeed, currently only in Japan, but it is happening.
I think it is the combination of these three revivals, which are imho not getting in each others' ways at all that make the Big MSX Revival. Now, more than 20 years after the birth of MSX there is daily news, we see software do things we never thought our MSX computers were capable of and we see thousands of people buying new MSX magazines, hardware and software again in Japan.
To me, it's not a matter of "is it going to happen", as it is already happening. In Japan, in Europe, in Brazil, in Arabia, even the penguins on Antartica seem to play Penguin Adventure more often these days
The Pengiuns on Antarctica should try Antarctic Adventure first...
I too think the revival started many years ago. When the commercial companies kinda quit releasing for MSX, I certainly did not quit the system. For me the revival started back in 1992 or something.
I too think the revival started many years ago. When the commercial companies kinda quit releasing for MSX, I certainly did not quit the system. For me the revival started back in 1992 or something.
I never knew of the MSX series until 9 hours ago when i was on edge emu looking for NES stuff. I literally didn't know it existed but im trying to play the games and looking at its long history. I thought it looked like a sack o crap at first, but then I looked at the features and the games. I didn't know that there was Metal Gear before the greystation, or castlevania, gundam and macross, people nowadays shold all be reminded about these fantastic origins and not just be playing the games forced at them by flashy TV ads and trendie endorsement.
Its a great day in my life to discover MSX, and i'm sure its just the start of a great gaming experience...
I might even considder opening its own mini site along my own...
Digicreator
Its a great day in my life to discover MSX, and i'm sure its just the start of a great gaming experience...
I might even considder opening its own mini site along my own...
Digicreator
I never knew of the MSX series until 9 hours ago when i was on edge emu looking for NES stuff. I literally didn't know it existed but im trying to play the games and looking at its long history. I thought it looked like a sack o crap at first, but then I looked at the features and the games. I didn't know that there was Metal Gear before the greystation, or castlevania, gundam and macross, people nowadays shold all be reminded about these fantastic origins and not just be playing the games forced at them by flashy TV ads and trendie endorsement.
Its a great day in my life to discover MSX, and i'm sure its just the start of a great gaming experience...
I might even considder opening its own mini site along my own...
Digicreator Hi Digi, welcome in the wonderful world of MSX. Of course MSX is more than some games but I guess you know that. If you want to explore more of the hardware, then take a look at my collection of homecomputers, a large part is MSX: http://www.mellema.net/homecomputers (even some networkmodels).
Have fun!
Its a great day in my life to discover MSX, and i'm sure its just the start of a great gaming experience...
I might even considder opening its own mini site along my own...
Digicreator
Hi Digi, welcome in the wonderful world of MSX. Of course MSX is more than some games but I guess you know that. If you want to explore more of the hardware, then take a look at my collection of homecomputers, a large part is MSX: http://www.mellema.net/homecomputers (even some networkmodels).Have fun!
Holy Jesus!
Thats a collection if ever ive saw one, I bet all thats worth a ton. It almost makes me feel guilty about blowing up my Turbo R when i was little... Why they put american power switches on European things is beyond me, rest in peace Turbo R and Congrats to high tech phone, which we can now use to remember them!
Digicraetor 8)
Thats a collection if ever ive saw one, I bet all thats worth a ton. It almost makes me feel guilty about blowing up my Turbo R when i was little... Why they put american power switches on European things is beyond me, rest in peace Turbo R and Congrats to high tech phone, which we can now use to remember them!
Digicraetor 8)
And that's another part of the revival: People (re)discovering MSX on a daily basis!
By Jazzy
Champion (467)
19-01-2004, 16:00