MSXdev24 is on, yes sir! Once again, this rendition of the game compo accepts all MSX compatible software in its “Free Style” format.
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The MSXdev23 verdict is in, and it ain’t sketchy! All 29 submitted games have been carefully examined, judged, scored and finally ranked by the jury panel and we have a conclusion.
On Sunday October the 15th 23:59, the deadline of MSXdev23 passed for participants to submit their games. In total we received no less than 29 new MSX titles this edition. Awesome!
It is with great pride that we introduce this edition’s international MSXdev jury team.
MSXdev23 is on, yes sir! Once again, this rendition of the game compo accepts all MSX compatible software in its “Free Style” format.
The MSXdev22 verdict is in, and it’s fabulous. All 32 MSXdev22 submitted games have been carefully examined, judged, scored and finally ranked by the jury panel and we have a conclusion.
On Friday September the 30th 23:59, the deadline of MSXdev22 passed for developers to submit their games. In total we received no less than 32 new MSX titles this edition. Awesome!
It is with honor and pride that we introduce the jury panel for the MSXdev22 game contest!
It is with great thrill that we announce the 18th edition of MSXdev to be open for entries! MSXdev22 is on, yes sir! This rendition of the long running game compo accepts all MSX software in “Free Style format”.
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 […]
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!
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.
BAM! Just like that, the new MSXdev kicks off. This popular comp, which has been running since 2003, enters its 17th edition already. For the guts and the glory, you are welcome to join. So coders, on your marks please! The annual MSXdev compo ain’t no stranger to MSX regulars. […]
Hi people! After our near-final newspost there’s still one quite important thing to do, and that’s to publish the final results for MSXdev’20, ofcourse! We realize that we’ve kept you waiting for this, since the official deadline for results was scheduled at September 7th. However, due to our jobs and […]
Hi everybody! Before we introduce this year’s jury to you, we should provide you with some context, which means it’s time for a little bit of history. In 2003, MSX fans and prolific software developers Jon Cortazar and Eduardo Robsy of former Karoshi Corporation kicked off what is now known […]
Name of the game: Chambers of Thyrea Game size: 32Kb RAM size requirements: 16Kb Genre: Sokoban-like puzzle Name of the individual involved: Spacesugar What an amazing MSXdev edition this year.Another title comes crashing through the gates as if it’s nothing, right before the deadline. And it’s quite a big deal, […]
Name of the game: Freedom Fighter – Rise of The Humans Game size: 128Kb (ASCII 16 mapper) RAM size requirements: 16KB Genre: Shoot-’em-up Names of the individuals involved: Code: Pintus Giuseppe Ettore, aka Geppo, aka thegeps. Music and sound effects: Phaze101. Everyone frequenting the forums at the MSX Resource Center […]
Name of the game: Anchors Aweigh Game size: 160Kb (megarom, K5 mapper) RAM size requirements: 16KB Genre: Puzzle Names of the individuals involved: Manuel Martínez Another surprise entry, that’s based on the classic “Battleship” tabletop game. You know, where you have to guess the positions of the ships in your […]
Name of the game: Jäästä Game size: 32KB Genre: Adventure Individuals involved: Uninteresting Here comes an adventure in the cold land of the penguins! You play the role of a penguin (of course) and your mission is to buy a present for your penguin friend Paula. Try to find enough […]
Name of the game: Dot Attack Size: 32KB RAM size requirements: 8KB Genre: Action Name of the group involved: N.O.P. Name of people involved: Maarten Loor Stephan Smetsers WLCracks Mark Verhappen Reindert Franke Any other information or related media that you’d like to share: Released at Beuningen 2020. Website address: https://nopmsx.nl […]
Greetings, dear MSX fans and friends all around the world! We, the MSXdev Team, proudly present the new edition of the longest running international MSX development contest: MSXdev’20. Now, you might wonder, “But where did MSXdev’19 go?” Well, as the slogan for this new edition reads, this is a new […]
Our jury has been working for the last month and finally we can read their words in order to get acquainted with the games participating in this year’s edition of the contest. Many thanks to them, of course, as they are an important part of the contest. The chosen ones […]
First of all, we feel it is only right to apologize for the delay in the MSXdev’18 jury announcement. We’ve been working hard to settle everything. but we must admit that time rushed on us…We, the MSXdev Team, suppose you all know the drill – sometimes real life just interferes […]
Category: MSX Freestyle Name of the game: Goal Game size / RAM size requirements for the game: about 27 Kb / 64Kb RAM Game genre: Managerial Name of the group / individuals involved: G.G.G. Soft Welcome to the world of soccer! This is Goal, a management simulator where you must […]
Category: MSX Classic Name of the project / game: Quartet Game size / RAM size requirements for the game: 32Kb / 8Kb RAM Game genre: Action Puzzle Name of the group / individuals involved: Ilkke & bitsofbas Here comes a new challenger! The name is Quartet, and it’s a puzzle […]
Category: MSX Classic Name of the project / game: PWND3 – Full Metal Snake Twitch Edition Game size / RAM size requirements for the game: 16Kb / 8Kb RAM Game genre: Puzzle Name of the group / individuals involved: Metal Soft The snake returns! After paying a visit to the […]
The classic, tried and tested “Snake” game concept is still beloved by gamers of young and old age.Even MSXdev got a few visits from mister Snake.Apart from “Los Jardines de Zee Wang Zu” in MSXdev’06, the eighth issue of the MSXdev contest saw a fun little variant as well: “PWND“.Of […]
The time has come. The most awaited results are here, we have the winners for MSXdev’17 contest! We would like to thank all the participants in the contest, and also extend our gratitude to all the jury members for their work and of course, we highly appreciate all the supporters […]
Name of the game: Draconic Throne Category: MSX Classic Game size / RAM size requirements for the game: 32KB ROM / 16KB RAM Name of the group: GW’s Workshop Contact e-mail: ghost4outside AT hotmail.com In the kingdom, any pretender is required to get rid of you. That was called “Draconic Throne”. […]
Category: MSX Classic Name of the game:Tales of Popolon Game size / RAM size: 32KB ROM / 16KB RAM Game genre: Adventure Name of the group: Santiago Ontañón (Brain Games) Contact e-mail: santi.ontanon AT gmail.com Santi Ontañón enters the contest with Tales of Popolon, a surprising raycasting game for first generation MSX machines. We take […]
The first entry for MSXdev’17 contest that we are proud to share with you!!! Name of the game: SKULLrs Name of the group: digiconcrete Game size / RAM size requirements for the game: 16 Kb Game genre: Arcade Contact e-mail: digiconcrete AT hotmail.com A minimalistic game made in MSX-BASIC. Works well with keyboard […]
Hi there, guys. The MSXDev Team is back on track preparing the next edition of your favorite MSX development contest. We have talked about changes, mainly the rules, but also the jury, the final reports, etc. and decided we would like you to participate actively, giving your opinion about certain aspects so […]