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Just thought i would write a brief history of the MSX one of my all time favourite systems as i think it is a cool console in the day.
The MSX was one of the first attempts to set a standard in computer systems. Sony and Phillips developed it and Microsoft programmed the ROMs and operating systems.
In the early eighties the MSX was launched. The machine was way ahead of its competitors like the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. In the second half of the eighties, the MSX2 was bought to the market it was a great success in Europe and Japan.
MSX was a world wide standard and therefore you could find MSX computers all over the world. Due to lack of support, wrong marketing and no future development plans for a MSX3 the computer died.
The computer died but no way forgotten, well what do you expect when they had companies like Konami (Producers of the amazing metal gear series) and Sega making games for them no wonder its not forgotten. Nintendo also made a few games for them including the now legendary Donkey Kong classic.
All of the MSX games can now be downloaded off the internet and are technically legal now as they are abandonware because sony and phillips are not making money off it at all. I would post a link to my msx site but i'm not sure if SR will like it.
I will post a link if SR say its ok
seeya
The MSX was one of the first attempts to set a standard in computer systems. Sony and Phillips developed it and Microsoft programmed the ROMs and operating systems.
In the early eighties the MSX was launched. The machine was way ahead of its competitors like the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. In the second half of the eighties, the MSX2 was bought to the market it was a great success in Europe and Japan.
MSX was a world wide standard and therefore you could find MSX computers all over the world. Due to lack of support, wrong marketing and no future development plans for a MSX3 the computer died.
The computer died but no way forgotten, well what do you expect when they had companies like Konami (Producers of the amazing metal gear series) and Sega making games for them no wonder its not forgotten. Nintendo also made a few games for them including the now legendary Donkey Kong classic.
All of the MSX games can now be downloaded off the internet and are technically legal now as they are abandonware because sony and phillips are not making money off it at all. I would post a link to my msx site but i'm not sure if SR will like it.
I will post a link if SR say its ok
seeya
Tyranitar Master wrote:
> I still have one tooked away somewhere boxed up havn't touched it in years i
> just use emulators at the moment to keep it in good nick i'm not sure how much i
> would get for it now a days mind you.
Wise move man... those systems are starting be be worth a fair bit of cash...
I have loads of games for it and i
> loved it
If the MSX had better marketing than its competitors it would be one
> of the most talked about computers ever.
I'd never even seen an MSX running anything, but I always remember the guy who used to write the end article of C&VG in the early eighties used to be pretty much obsessed with them... and the screen shots looked fantastic, so its always stuck inthe back of my mind
To be honest i thopught people
> would be asking me whats an MSX and stuff like that i'm glad there are people
> like you that recognise a quality games machine when you see one.
lol... though unfortunatly it was only reminising about my envy over the MSX's graphical superiority! :)
> I still have one tooked away somewhere boxed up havn't touched it in years i
> just use emulators at the moment to keep it in good nick i'm not sure how much i
> would get for it now a days mind you.
Wise move man... those systems are starting be be worth a fair bit of cash...
I have loads of games for it and i
> loved it
If the MSX had better marketing than its competitors it would be one
> of the most talked about computers ever.
I'd never even seen an MSX running anything, but I always remember the guy who used to write the end article of C&VG in the early eighties used to be pretty much obsessed with them... and the screen shots looked fantastic, so its always stuck inthe back of my mind
To be honest i thopught people
> would be asking me whats an MSX and stuff like that i'm glad there are people
> like you that recognise a quality games machine when you see one.
lol... though unfortunatly it was only reminising about my envy over the MSX's graphical superiority! :)
I still have one tooked away somewhere boxed up havn't touched it in years i just use emulators at the moment to keep it in good nick i'm not sure how much i would get for it now a days mind you.
I have loads of games for it and i loved it
If the MSX had better marketing than its competitors it would be one of the most talked about computers ever.
To be honest i thopught people would be asking me whats an MSX and stuff like that i'm glad there are people like you that recognise a quality games machine when you see one.
I have loads of games for it and i loved it
If the MSX had better marketing than its competitors it would be one of the most talked about computers ever.
To be honest i thopught people would be asking me whats an MSX and stuff like that i'm glad there are people like you that recognise a quality games machine when you see one.
MSX blimey... there was a machine that deserved a lot more success than it recieved...
That and the NeXt box...
Where you an MSX owner in the eighties Tyranitar Master?
That and the NeXt box...
Where you an MSX owner in the eighties Tyranitar Master?
Just thought i would write a brief history of the MSX one of my all time favourite systems as i think it is a cool console in the day.
The MSX was one of the first attempts to set a standard in computer systems. Sony and Phillips developed it and Microsoft programmed the ROMs and operating systems.
In the early eighties the MSX was launched. The machine was way ahead of its competitors like the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. In the second half of the eighties, the MSX2 was bought to the market it was a great success in Europe and Japan.
MSX was a world wide standard and therefore you could find MSX computers all over the world. Due to lack of support, wrong marketing and no future development plans for a MSX3 the computer died.
The computer died but no way forgotten, well what do you expect when they had companies like Konami (Producers of the amazing metal gear series) and Sega making games for them no wonder its not forgotten. Nintendo also made a few games for them including the now legendary Donkey Kong classic.
All of the MSX games can now be downloaded off the internet and are technically legal now as they are abandonware because sony and phillips are not making money off it at all. I would post a link to my msx site but i'm not sure if SR will like it.
I will post a link if SR say its ok
seeya
The MSX was one of the first attempts to set a standard in computer systems. Sony and Phillips developed it and Microsoft programmed the ROMs and operating systems.
In the early eighties the MSX was launched. The machine was way ahead of its competitors like the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. In the second half of the eighties, the MSX2 was bought to the market it was a great success in Europe and Japan.
MSX was a world wide standard and therefore you could find MSX computers all over the world. Due to lack of support, wrong marketing and no future development plans for a MSX3 the computer died.
The computer died but no way forgotten, well what do you expect when they had companies like Konami (Producers of the amazing metal gear series) and Sega making games for them no wonder its not forgotten. Nintendo also made a few games for them including the now legendary Donkey Kong classic.
All of the MSX games can now be downloaded off the internet and are technically legal now as they are abandonware because sony and phillips are not making money off it at all. I would post a link to my msx site but i'm not sure if SR will like it.
I will post a link if SR say its ok
seeya