MSX Banzai! - Restyled
In 1997 Patriek Lesparre launched MSX Banzai!, subtitled the MSX worshipping shrine. On this site one can find information on many different types of (rare) MSX computers and trivial information on special models, prototypes and extraordinary hardware.
We've just added a link to Retroman's MSX Projects, a website where you can read all about Retroman's MSX activities.
MSX-NBNO opens MSX forum
Source: MSX Mailinglist
MSX NBNO, the organisation of the annual MSX fair in Oss opened up a forum on which MSX and especially NBNO/Oss-fair related topics can be discussed.
After 3 days of easy listening to MSX Radio the time has come to cast votes once again. We are going to find out which is the best MSX game song ever. After our search for the best PSG game songs ever, we will now find out which the best SCC game songs ever are.
Source: Enrico Barbisan
For the second time this year MSX can be found on the cover of a normal computing magazine. After the MSX Resource center interview in @rroba magazine the Italian magazine Hacker Journal was the next to take this interesting step.
Aleste English
Many people will remember Compile's shoot 'em up Aleste 1. It's sequel was voted third in the best MSX2 game ever mega-poll. Basically this game took shoot 'em ups on the MSX to another level.
MSX DenYu Land 2003?
In 2001 the most recent edition of DenYu land was held. Despite it's success and the MSX Revival this special MSX fair was postponed last year.
Delta Soft reports there is still a bug in the first program disk patch for Sorcerian English which still caused the game to hang on a Philips NMS 8245 computer.
Metal Gear review
Earlier this month we reported about RetroActive reviews, a website that hosts reviews of classic retro games. Today a review of the legendary Konami game Metal Gear was added.
GP32, the 32 bit handheld from Korean company GamePark is coming to Europe soon. This handheld platform based on a fast (~100 Mhz) ARM9 CPU core is open to both amateur programmers and commercial companies.
