Marcel Delorme released a new version of his GFX9000 library. The changes in this version:
- Bitbust compressor for G9B files (PC program)
- G9B load routines can use bitbust for decompressing
- Added condidional assembly to disable parts of the library
- Converted equ's to sjasm structs
The Japanese retro computer game webshop Project EGG started selling Nyan Puzzle (Nyanpi), a game that was included in Compile's Discstation DX-3.
SjASM v0.39b
There's a new release of SjASM, the xl2s Z80 cross assembler.
New since version 0.39:
- Structures.
- dword, rept and endmodule directives.
- text/code/data/pool were removed since they didn't quite work the way they should.
Relevant link: www.xl2s.tk
About once every two months the remaining MSX users from in and around Tokyo gather in Kawasaki city for a friendly chat and to catch up with the latest MSX developments.
MadriSX 2004 photoshoot
On March 6th the 10th edition of the Spanish MSX fair MadriSX was held. On this website you can find a lot of pictures of this MSX/Retrocomputing event.
G9B demo files
The upcoming release of the GFX9000 library will support bitbust compressed G9B files.
A few demo files are available on the NWO website. All demo pictures are 512x424 pixels.
MCWF back on track!
MSX Club West-Friesland (MCWF) is one of the few MSX clubs left in The Netherlands. For many years, they organised clubmeetings in Zwaag, near Hoorn. On the 11th of september 2003, we reported about circumstances which made the club to decide to cancel the planned meetings for the rest of that year.
A while ago Konami announced they will release another game in the Contra saga. On MSX, Contra was released in 1989, a year after the initial NES release. After sequels on Gameboy and SNES Konami released two new versions of the game in October 2002.
PSG Radio - link added
Today we added a link to Harehiro's pages, a Japanese website with a section on emulation and a PSG Radio section. On this radio station several popular MSX songs are being broadcast.
