VSU: Video playback
While people are discussing new FPGA video chip implementations and other people are discussing what defines an MSX in the first place, the development of the VSU (Video and Sound Unit) continues. At the MSX Jau 2009 user meeting in Jau, Brazil, Ricardo Oazem showed a new feature of his VSU hardware expansion: it's now possible to play back full screen video (AVI files).
At the 36th MSX users meeting in Barcelona, AAMSX will be presenting something special: a new and extended version of Monster Hunter, the winning MSXdev'06 game by
New version of KSS-X
Overlooked for a while, yet still interesting for Apple Macintosh owners: there's a new version of the excellent MSX BGM player KSS-X available. This new version has a lot of stability improvements and full support not only for KSS files, but also for MGS, MBM, MPK and OPX files!
MSXdev09: Menace announced
A new MSXdev'09 entry has been announced: Menace. It will be the return of The New Image to the yearly MSXdev arena, after games like Pointless Shooter, Pointless Platform and the canceled game Cyberware: Chapter IV ~ Katarsis episode II.
The MSXart unlimited calendar for 2010 is a fact! Twenty pictures were submitted in the past months, ranging from logos to abstract, from games to cartoons. The Loderunner entry (the big black eye) will be the cover of this calendar.
Bold MSX demo
At the Alternative Party a new demo by dvik&joyrex was released. The demo ended 1st in the Alternative demo competition where it competed against demos for a variety of platforms, including C64, Atari ST, and PC.
It's high time for a new poll already. Prior to introducing the new poll, let's have a look at the previous poll: what to do with the big pills in Pac Man.
MSX Solutions: Xyzolog
A few hours to go, and JoseR managed to submit yet another entry for this wallpaper contest, organized by Passion MSX. His entry is based on Rastan Saga, the 1988 action game by Taito.
