MSXPLug 0.27
A new version of MSXPlug was released today. MSXPlug is a plugin for Winamp 2.xx which allows you to play MSX music files in the KSS, MGS, MPK, BGM, OPX and MBM format. The changelog of the latest version:
- Changed the MBK loading priority.
Novatec website is back
Egor Voznessensky (Solid), the man behind the russian group Novatec is back. At www.getbanner.ru/novatec/ you can find his website about the Novatec projects, like a 85Hz upscan convertor (to connect an MSX to a VGA monitor), some interesting software and sourcecode and a SuperATA-IDE interface.
In the latest edition of the Spanish computer magazine @rroba there's an interview with the MSX Resource Center crew. Admins Sander van Nunen, Sander Zuidema (snout) and Bart Schouten answered questions about the history of the MSX Resource Center, the latest developments in the MSX Scene and the MSX Revival.
MSX in Japanese media
Again, the MSX revival has grabbed the attention of some webzines and magazines.
NLMSX v0.46 released
A new version of NLMSX, the MSX Emulator, was released.
As a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the MSX system, Eduardo Robsy Petrus has started a MSX game development competition.
Entries must run on the MSX systems available 20 years ago, which means a minimum configuration of MSX(1) with 16kB RAM, 16kB VRAM and just PSG.
Marcel Delorme wrote us the following:
"Progress is going fast on the wave editor, I've put some new screen shots online to show the current state of the program."
Unfortunately, there is no new beta version available for download yet, but the latest screenshots look very promising.
MSX South Kanto conference
This sunday, March 16th, there will be a meeting for MSX users in South Kanto, Japan for the 27th time. The meeting will be held in the Kawasaki City Tama Ward Office on the fourth floor, in meeting room number 5.
VisualMSX 1.4.6
It seems the developer of VisualMSX is making up for his months of silence, as updates are hitting the web on a daily basis now. The current version of this frontend is fully adapted to the latest version of NLMSX. The changelog:
- When adding multiple folders, the backslash was not removed from the end of the path.
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