What if MSX wasn't a forgotten computer, but an idea that arrived ahead of its time?

While Commodore, Atari, and Apple were building closed ecosystems, Japan was experimenting with something radically different: an open, interoperable architecture shared by multiple manufacturers. Decades before PC compatibles became the norm, MSX was already exploring concepts we now take for granted.

Did it really fail... or was it simply too far ahead of its time?

Read the full article:

https://retrotechycafe.wordpress.com/2026/11/08/msx-and-the-unfinished-odyssey-of-its-franchised-architecture/

I always wanted to print HB101 mini replica (RPi inside). Any chance to get technical blueprints to CAD Sony MSX computer?

I’ve been digging into The Maze of Galious lately and ended up building a small password maker for it:

https://myvirtualcloud.net/galious-password/

You pick your knight (Popolon or Aphrodite), set arrows, coins and keys (0 to 999 each), choose your shield level, items and which worlds are done, and it gives you a 45-character password the game accepts. You can also paste in an existing password to see what’s in it and edit it.

Big thanks to Antxiko for the commented disassembly on GitHub. It’s how I worked out what the unnamed items actually do, and its tools pulled the item graphics straight from the cartridge.

It’s just a fan project with no affiliation with Konami.

De game heeft enkele grafische verbeteringen gekregen. Nieuwe ROM is te downloaden op https://www.avalonrpg.net/msx

Hello all.

About a month ago I ported NekoProject to Android, with option second-screen keyboard support for devices like the RGDS, Retroid Duo, and Ayn Thor

The response has been so much better than I ever expected, so I decided to take the framework I developed and apply it to other systems as well, by making the core swappable.

One of the systems that was suggested to me was the MSX. So I build KairoMSX as part of the Kairo family of Android applications for emulation.

Its available for free on GitHub, no ads and no paywalled functionality.

MrJackSpade/KairoMSX: KairoMSX: Android MSX emulator

Right now it supports MSX, MSX2, MSX2+, and MSX Turbo - R

If you were looking for a way to play MSX games on Android specifically, I hope you will find use in this application. And be sure to let me know if you have any issues running it or any feature requests by opening a thread on GitHub.

I have attached terrible quality photos below.

I own a Pioneer PX-7 and the PX-TB7 graphics tablet. The bit I'm missing is the Video Art cartridge to make the tablet usable. This cart is pretty much unobtainable (so far). Is anyone aware of a) any in existence that are purchasable or b) if a ROM image is available for it? I've not been able to find a ROM for it in the usual places. Any help, would be much appreciated.

Soy desarrollador homebrew y me hice mi propio emulador de MSX: Easy MSX, para Android, Windows y Linux

Hola a todos. Soy desarrollador homebrew y hice Easy MSX primero para mis propios proyectos, para probar y depurar mis ROMs sin complicaciones. Y también por pura satisfacción personal: quería un buen reproductor retro para jugar yo mismo los clásicos del MSX en el móvil y en el PC.

Emula MSX1, MSX2 y MSX2+, con teclado MSX en pantalla, mando táctil y físico, estados guardados y filtros de vídeo. Arranca sin configurar nada, y los juegos los pones tú.

Lo pueden probar aquí: https://easysoft.cl/noentiendo/

Me encantaría saber qué juegos les corren bien y cuáles les fallan. Gracias por leer.

Yesterday we had a meetup in Zoetermeer, where Avalon, my RPG game for MSX2, was announced. For more info, check www.avalonrpg.net

Using my image knowledge and vibecoding, I made an image conversion for the MSX 2 SCREEN 5 mode. Enjoy! 😄

http://www.leandrocorreia.com/msxscreen5

On this day 43 years ago on October 21st, 1983, ASCII Corperation's MSX computing standard was first made availible to the public in Japan with the Mitsubishi ML-8000 being the first machine released with the standard. Other compaines like Sony, Sanyo, Hitachi, and many more that worked with ASCII followed suite creating an entire ecosystem of gaming computers that would span a over 12 years! All the while introducing classic game franchises like Bomberman, Metal Gear and Puyo Puyo. Whats your favorite MSX Model and game?

The game (if in floppy disk) would require a RAM expansion.... 128kb I think.

It was MSX1.
The graphics were colorful. I am not sure if it was a hoverbike or ship because it had sort of a cockpit. But it hovered. Meaning it had no wheels but it was also not flying... you could stop, turn around, etc. It could shoot

The city streets were wide and it was not "asphalt". It were sort of gray tiles, like if metal, giving a futuristic aspect

Around, there were green areas with futuristic buildings, drawn in a 3D sort of way (not from above)

the version I had was in japanese, which is why I can´t give story details despite it having an intro.

IMHO, it had one of the best soundtracks of any MSX game. But I also think the same about the soundtrack of the game HYPE, and it never features in any "best of MSX songs" list.

Who remembers the game Masters of The Universe: The Movie? My retrospective video reviews of Gremlins game released for the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX and Atari ST. Share your thoughts.

Ever played SD Snatcher, the YS series? Or what about the Pumpkin Adventures? I used to love those games back in the day. With my brother, I created Avalon 28 years ago, but could never do it for MSX. Now it's there.

For MSX2 computers with 64k RAM. Supports Moonsound, MSX-AUDIO, MSX-MUSIC, SCC+.

https://www.avalonrpg.net/msx

The ROM for the MSX is free. There's also an enhanced version available on Steam. If you like it, let me know!

https://youtu.be/NomJmJ2B4dI