MSXdev21 #21 – Step
A sci-fi adventure game in three chapters, this game by Uninteresting happens to be quite interesting.
MSXdev21 sponsoring – Modulon slot expander
The Winners Loot Box just got expanded by Modulon , the MSX external slot expander. Modulon is a stackable MSX slot expander with 3D printed casing and volume controls. It allows more external extensions to be connected to your machine. A modern piece of hardware kindly donated by Supersoniqs. With […]
MSXdev21 sponsoring – Darky stereo ePSG soundcard
The stereo ePSG soundcard with effect processor “Darky” just filled up the Winners Loot Box. From Dutch retro hard- and software makers Supersoniqs, we received their new 6-channel PSG board for any winner to loot. This device is backwards compatible with the existing MSX PSG sound chip and has a mixer […]
MSXdev21 sponsoring – Neotron YM2610 soundcard
What’s new in the Winners Loot Box is called Neotron. The Neotron OPN soundcard fills the gap between the existing OPL and OPM range of sound cards. Neotron contains the YM2610 OPNB sound chip, found in Neo Geo MVS and AVS systems and a lot of Sega and Taito based […]
MSXdev21 sponsoring – Modern MSX Basic Game Development
A physical edition of the book “Modern MSX Basic Game Development” takes resident at the Winners Loot Box Just recently, Raul Portales published his new book “Modern MSX Basic Game Development” and gives away a free copy to MSXdev winners. As the title says, it is a book about programming […]
MSXdev21 sponsoring – DIY Omega MSX computer boards
Entering the Winners Lootbox is a set of boards to create Omega, a new MSX2 compatible computer From the MsxMakers, the MSX compatible computer called Omega is added to the Winners Loot box of MSXdev21. The boards, created by Sergey Kiselev, is a DIY kit to make a machine compatible with […]
MSXdev21 #20 – Logic Remastered
Booting sequence completed… Little android LOGIC finds itself in a room in an unknown location, all his communications are offline and one simple directive in its program: Get Out.
MSXdev21 #19 – S.O.L.O.
Retro computer game developer Roolandoo enters the compo with S.O.L.O.. A space adventure leading droids through planet Tartessos.
MSXdev21 sponsoring – Raspberry PI MSX extension
Make a Raspberry a real MSX with this extension – now in the Winners loot box If you are okay with retro computing on a RasPi, this will be your gadget. Add the extension board to any Raspberry Pi machine to enable real MSX cartridges for it. Simple, elegant and […]
MSXdev21 sponsoring – Freedom Fighter Mega ROM
A physical copy of the MSXdev21 game Freedom Fighter enters the Winners Loot Box. In the MSXdev20 edition, Giuseppe Ettore Pintus, aka thegeps, entered the compo with his Zanac-Style vertical shooter game called “Freedom Fighter – Rise of the Humans”. It scored pretty high – 5th place in a roster of […]
MSXdev21 #18 – Raven
Meet our hero: J-J ! To save the world from the evil Raven, J-J has to make sure the Raven stays in its cage or bad things will happen…
MSXdev21 sponsoring – National CF2700 MSX1
For the 21th edition of MSXdev, hardware seller sdsnatcher73 donates a National CF2700 MSX computer. The Japanese corporation Matsushita Denki, known as Panasonic outside of Japan, released this MSX1 computer in 1984 as the follow up of their CF1200 computer. The computer consists out of a single unit with an […]
MSXdev21 sponsoring – SX1Mini+
The retro computers hardware designers 8bits4ever donated a SX1Mini+ device to the MSXdev21 winners loot box. The SX-1 Mini+ is an MSX computer built around a FPGA (field programmable gate array) implementation, which is 100% compatible with the MSX2+ standard. In other words, you get a modernized MSX2+ computer in […]
MSXdev21 sponsoring – Rookie Drive NX
The MSXdev21 winners loot box contains the Rookie Drive NX USB device for MSX computers. The device is donated by Xavirompe. The MSX device “Rookie Drive NX” is an interface for USB storage devices, such as a USB stick or a hard drive. Also known as a virtual disk drive. […]
MSXdev22 goes all out
While we are still in the middle of MSXdev21, we want to inform you about the rule set of next years MSXdev edition. As you might have guessed by the tittle, MSXdev22 will be a Free Style edition. That means that any piece of MSX software can enter the compo, […]
MSXdev21 #17 – Mahjong Solitaire
The classic tile matching game brought to you my Under4Mhz. Match the tile pairs until all the tiles have been removed.
MSXdev21 #16 – Square Ball
Title: Square Ball Genre: Puzzle Author: RAY2DAY MSX Software, in co-operation with mafcase ROM size: 16KB Registered: 20210516 In a lot of media from the 1950s and on, we’ve been warned not to be a square. Who’d want to be one, anyway? Well, in this game, sometimes you actually do […]
MSXdev21 #15 – PickinX
MSX clone of the similar named 1983 arcade game. PickinX is created by Amaury Carvalho from Brazil.
MSXdev21 #14 – Blockbuster
In Robosofts’s Blockbuster game you combine blocks with the same color in groups of 3 or more to score.
MSXdev21 #13 – Pitman
Maneuver the boulders and collect all the diamonds to advance to the next level. The second entry from Under4Mhz.
MSXdev21 #12 – Arm Wrestler
This sport sim is the classic arm wrestling match where two strong individuals test each others arm-strength. A game by SKSOFT.
MSXdev21 #11 – Where Is it? The Quest For the 10th Island
Your searching skills are being tested to the max with this game. Find the 3×3 pattern before the time expires.. not so easy as you might think.
MSXdev21 #10 – Make Them Fall
Two stick men compete against each other gliding down a tunnel while avoiding lethal saw blades.
MSXdev21 #8 – Market Master
Market Master is a spinning plates style game written in MSX Basic and compiled using MSXBAS2ROM compiler by Amaury Carvalho from Brazil.
MSXdev21 #7 – Klondike Solitaire
The classic solitaire card game deserves a spot in MSXdev, a game from Under4Mhz for every age.
MSXdev21 #6 – Puzzybox
A puzzle game that needs a genius to solve it… or a scientist. A game bij Gamecast.
MSXdev21 #4 – Tortilla Sunrise
The group “Tortilla Yonkers” presents us with an entry which takes us to a perilous adventure, and makes us face remarkable dangers – all in classic platforming style with puzzle elements.
MSXdev21 Jury Announcement
It is with honor and pride that we introduce the jury panel for the game contest! The jury will judge all MSXdev’21 entries on Gameplay, Graphics, Sound, Polish and Originality. This year’s panel is seated by five different jurors, each one concentrating on their own expertise, who will be judging […]
MSXdev21 #3 – Reflexion
It’s a very quickly paced reaction game, based on a PC game by Juho Pohjonen.
Flip the mirrors fast, but wisely in order steer the lightning fast projectile into the right directions, in order to clear the screen and reach the goal!
MSXdev21 #2 – Bookworm
An educational one, intended to train your typing skills with, partly inspired by MSXdev’06 entry “Word Invaders”. It’s designed to test you how well you can type under stress.