MSXdev history
The MSXdev contests have been originally created by Eduardo A. Robsy Petrus with the intention of giving a big impulse to the creation of games for the first generation of the MSX system. Now, years after the first contest, the same spirit lays within the contests, although rules have been changing with the time. Now you can check all MSXdev-related information in this section.
Click on the contest logo to read all information on this particular edition and download its games !
MSXdev contests
- Back to the roots: Only MSX1 games are allowed
- 21 games released:
- 1st place: The Menace from Triton
- 2nd place: Relevo’s Snowboarding
- 3rd place: Stupid Martians
- MSXdev Team is also the jury
- 15 games released
- Two different categories:
- MSX Classic:
- Winner: XRacing
- MSX Freestyle:
- Winner: Dreams Puzzle
- MSX Classic:
- Main prize: €110 (each category)
- Public poll was dismissed
- Winner: XSpelunker (Brain Games)
- Main prize: 53,5€
- 10 games released
- Two different categories:
- MSX Classic
- MSX Freestyle
- Winner: BitLogic (OXiAB Game Studio)
- Main prize: 300€
- 4 games released
- ROM size was limited to 48Kb
- Winner: Pretty Kingdom (Nerlaska Studio)
- Main prize: 360€
- 10 games released
- ROM size was limited to 48Kb
- Winner: Shouganai (Paxanga Soft)
- Main prize: 333€
- 6 games released
- ROM size was limited to 16 Kb
- Winner: Teodoro No Sabe Volar (Retroworks – Dimension Z)
- Main prize: Eternal glory
- 3 games released
- ROM and RAM sizes were limited, respectively to 48 Kb and 16 Kb
- Winner: Zombie Incident (nenefranz, John Hassink and Sun)
- Main prize: 410 €
- 9 games released
- Last edition organized by the MSXdev Team
- Winner: Heroes Arena (Imanok)
- Main prize: 300 € + Nowind Interface
- 8 games released
- Winner: Dr. Pill (Infinite)
- Main prize: 165 € + SD v2.2 Interface
- 9 games released
- The add-ons are taken in account only for the MSX1+ prize, created by sponsors
- Winner: Deep Dungeon (Trilobyte)
- Main prize: 250 € + 1 new MSX game on cartridge
- 12 games released
- The add-ons are no more taken in account for the final result
- Winner: Caos Begins (Hikaru Games)
- Main prize: SUNRISE CF ATA-IDE + 200 €
- 13 games released (1 of the games was a extra game released out of the contest)
- Now games could use up to 64KB RAM
- Winner: Monster Hunter (Nerlaska Studio)
- Main prize: a Panasonic FS-A1GT MSXturboR
- 19 games released
- First contest that takes in consideration the game add-ons for its final result
- Now games could be up to 128 KB long (that’s MegaROM!)
- First edition organized by the MSXdev Team
- Winner: The Cure (XL2S Entertainment)
- 21 games released (1 of the games was a beta)
- The prestige of the contest reached its highest level with the number of entries, the internationality of the contestants and the high quality of the games presented
- Now games could be up to 48 KB long
- Winner: Sink King (Guzuta Raster Leisure)
- 16 games released
- This edition obtained the appreciation of the MSX community and became a reference to all MSX users
- The contest rules were extremely restrictive. Games are all 8 KB long
- No winner, contest cancelled
- 3 games released (1 of the games was a beta)
- The first MSXdev contest ever
- Was cancelled as a contest due to the lack of entries and some other troubles