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SLotman
msx professional
Posts: 544 |  Posted: July 16 2008, 22:50 |
Look what I just found: click!
the cover for "The Three Dragon Story", the cartridge, and two screenshots (?) of the game! (It looks like a Knightmare hack...)
Also something really strange; is that a MSX/NES adapter?! Oops, I just used a translation engine, it's an MSX1->MSX2 adapter apparently...  |
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yum
msx addict
Posts: 437 | Posted: July 17 2008, 08:46 |
I don't think It's a direct Knightmare hack. It looks quite MSX 2-like. And about the Adapter. I once read something about such a cartridge in some old MSX magazine. You could play (some) NES games with it. Was a bit "buggy" according the article.
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pitpan
msx master
Posts: 1390 | Posted: July 17 2008, 08:48 |
Indeed it seems an FAMICOM/NES adapter for Zemina/MSX!!!!
If you pay close attention to the plugged cartridge, it is not an MSX cartridge but a FAMICOM one (Japanese NES). Look at the cut angles and the Konami reference for GRADIUS II: RC832. That's not an MSX title!
On the other hand, if you check the screenshots below, they all belong to NES games.
Therefore, this is the holy grail for the MSXers: a NES converter to play Super Mario Bros using cursors 
Does anyone have further info regarding this hardware? I'd love to have one - as most of you, for sure -.
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sharksym
msx novice
Posts: 20 | Posted: July 17 2008, 09:35 |
It is Nintendo FAMICOM(NES) adapter for MSX.
It has own video/audio output.
With this adapter, MSX works as FAMICOM joy-pad 
You can find more information at Korean guy's blog.
http://blog.dreamwiz.com/hanhogyu/3696887
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pitpan
msx master
Posts: 1390 | Posted: July 17 2008, 10:04 |
Cool! MSX provides just the power supply and keyboard/joystick interface. Good enough for me! I need one right now!
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SLotman
msx professional
Posts: 544 | Posted: July 17 2008, 13:00 |
Heh, I want one too 
But I would be happy if I could play those still undumped Korean games too |
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pitpan
msx master
Posts: 1390 | Posted: July 17 2008, 13:16 |
Yes. Specially Dr. Hello, the Korean Dr. Mario clone for MSX.
You'll have to wait until Karoshi finishes its own version  |
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yum
msx addict
Posts: 437 | Posted: July 17 2008, 14:20 |
So It's a complete NES/Famicom system crammed in an MSX interface. Quite handy. But I don't think it would be worthwile to make a new version of this interface because nowadays you can buy a NES for about 10 euro's or something. Want to play Mario with keyboard? Download an emulator (ofcourse you must own the original Mario game -duh- ).
But if someone would make such a thing again I would absolutely buy it ofcourse!!!!! |
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hap
msx addict
Posts: 504 | Posted: July 17 2008, 14:29 |
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but blueMSX doesn't support the Zemina Family Card yet  Quote:
| But I would be happy if I could play those still undumped Korean games too
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SG-1000 dumps exist though |
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iamweasel2
msx lover
Posts: 70 | Posted: July 17 2008, 16:09 |
Really cool hardware, but I wonder what's the point (at that time) of having such an add-on. I mean, since all the nes hardware is needed in the cartridge, MSX only provides the power supply, the keyboard (and joysticks), and the TV adapter + cables. I know all this allows for a small price when compared with making a full videogame, but that really allowed for a significant small price, considering it had a small market than a nes videogame had, since it required a MSX?
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SLotman
msx professional
Posts: 544 | Posted: July 17 2008, 17:02 |
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| But I would be happy if I could play those still undumped Korean games too
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SG-1000 dumps exist though
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Hah! Good point!
Although I couldnt make Dr.Hello sound work, I gave it a shot with the Three Dragon Story... and now there's no need to dump it anymore, I re-converted the game! 
ta-daaaaa!
I still have to test it a bit more to see if there isnt any hidden bug (even those vdp corruptions )
It's a very cool game BTW |
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hap
msx addict
Posts: 504 | Posted: July 17 2008, 17:40 |
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That's fast! Or were you already working on it?
How's the sound? |
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SLotman
msx professional
Posts: 544 | Posted: July 17 2008, 17:57 |
I converted it today, after reading hap's reply, no prior work involved - Sg-1000 convertions are rather easy once you have routines ready to convert input and audio stuff
Sound is *perfect*- the same I heard running the game on Meka
Now I'm looking for other Sg-1000 zemina ports... but I could only find Dr.Hello (which I don't know why it's completly mute) and Dragon Story... nothing about Cyborg Z so far  |
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jltursan
msx professional
Posts: 887 | Posted: July 17 2008, 18:32 |
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| I converted it today, after reading hap's reply, no prior work involved - Sg-1000 convertions are rather easy once you have routines ready to convert input and audio stuff
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Good work! |
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SLotman
msx professional
Posts: 544 | Posted: July 17 2008, 20:01 |
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| Yes. Specially Dr. Hello, the Korean Dr. Mario clone for MSX.
You'll have to wait until Karoshi finishes its own version
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Not anymore!
I started from scratch, and figured out what was wrong with the game...
P.S.: I still want to play Karoshi's version, since the graphic looks *so* much better on their version
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