FiXato @FiXato@mastodon.social

Had some personal thing come up, so I think I missed the #MSX demos and the "Japanese Show and Tell" block on the #Demosplash stream, but I am watching the section about the #FM7 #retroComputer now :)
https://twitch.tv/scenesatlive

Tuned into the #Demosplash2020 #demoparty stream at, mostly as background ambience.
Looking forward to the #Japanese Show and Tell block at 23:00 CET tonight, as I'm told by #scener @Truck that there might be #MSX #demos during it. :)
See http://www.demosplash.org/schedule for the full #Demosplash schedule in your local time.

#Twitch mirror courtesy of #SceneSat at https://www.twitch.tv/scenesatlive

My #StreamingMusicInteractivePlaylist tool can now load external #JSON playlist files :)
https://fixato.org/music/player/msx-related.html?playlist=https://gist.githubusercontent.com/FiXato/4aafac474948142ef0bd0f7177428fa0/raw/1ed350eff0f2a0c1a361294d433b76b88291beb4/msx_tunes.json

#coding #Music #NowPlaying #MSX #SCC #ChipTunes

(Though I noticed a bug with auto-advancing sub-playlists... it shouldn't advance the main playlist... Yay, #bugs!)

Managed to add #NicoNico (aka #NicoVideo.jp) support to my little HTML+JS playlist tool: https://github.com/FiXato/Streaming-Media-Interactive-Playlist

So, now I can have #YouTube, #SoundCloud and NicoVideo.jp videos/songs in a single playlist for easy playback. :)

Current example contains primarily #MSX or MSX-inspired #Music: https://fixato.org/music/player/msx-related.html

Code of the #Python script to scrape links from a topic on msx.org is especially dirty because I copy/pasted it with minor changes from my #MSXPlayRipper project...

#Coding

That's pretty cool: #ThunderForceIV tune on a work-in-progress #MSX music #tracker supporting #Konami's #SCC soundchip, and the builtin #ProgrammableSoundGenerator aka #PSG, as well as the #SN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2bHDKXdXW4

It has some pretty high specs though, requiring the latest revision in the line of MSX standards, a #turboR machine, as well as the #V9990 VDP (for instance in the form of a #GFX9000 or #Video9000 video expansion cartridge).

#chiptune #demoscene

#Dolphin101546015 created a small #GLSL #Shader for Processing.org that's capable of emulating #MSX2 screen mode 2 sprite mechanics: https://www.msx.org/forum/msx-talk/development/msx2-sm2-sprites-engine-glsl-shader-with-sample-using
Code at: https://github.com/Dolphin101546015/Processing.org/tree/main/MSX_Real_Sprites_Demo

#ProcessingOrg #MSX #sprites #openGL #ShaderLanguage #demoscene

So, if you don't mind making your ears bleed slightly, you can watch an absolute beginner like me play #TwinkleTwinkleLittleStar for about a minute, using the PSR-295, connected via MIDI over USB to the #SFG05's #MIDI-In port of an emulated #YamahaCX7M/128 #MSX2 #homecomputer, with #Grauw's #Synthesix for #MSX converting those inputs into audio produced by the #Konami #SCC #soundchip for some rather harsh #chiptunes because I suck at configuring that programme. ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4Tib0dmuqM

Currently watching "A Yamaha 8-bit Music Computer - Testing out the CX5M" by
#RMC - #TheCave:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlu4Lcpq4GM

They give a brief but decent overview of the history of the #MSX #Homecomputer standard at least. :)
Will be interesting to hear what they have to share about the #Yamaha #CX5M #MSX1 machine. :)

#retroComputing #hardware #Music #8bit

Everyone's gone to bed, so I'll try to enjoy some #MeTime. :)

https://mastodon.social/media/y3s4GPhYqRiVNcgGOl4

#coding #MML #MSX #MGS #personal

Heh, nice, the #SuperMarioKart - #DonutPlains track for the #SNES, but then re-arranged by @Pt_Macumba@twitter.com for #MSX #ym2413 soundchips in #MML:
https://f.msxplay.com?id=6084ae50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZX0Y6wuKI0

#MSXplay #OPLL #chiptunes #music #retroGaming #SuperNintendo #MarioKart #Nintendo

#GreyFoxNL is currently streaming #MSX #chiptunes over on #Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/greyfoxnl

So if you want to listen to some #OPLL, #OPL1 / #OPL music tracked in #Moonblaster, and (perhaps later some #OPL4 / #MoonSound?), hop on. :)

And speaking of #Korean #bootleg #MSX #game cartridges from the #80s / #90s, here's a Korean #Zemmix release of #Konami's #CircusCharlie (though this release says it's by #Typhoon), currently up for sale by a fellow #MSX friend: https://www.ebay.nl/itm/274509640704

I just absolutely love these #handDrawn #coverArtworks by #Dutch amateur / #homebrew #game developers #ANMA (#AndréLigthart and Martijn aka #Knightram) for the #MSX #HomeComputer.

During my move to #Norway I unfortunately got rid of the modified #VHS boxes they were wrapped around, but these #nostalgia generators will never get sold anyway...

https://mastodon.social/media/CHLHkp_Co_mjc65tnYI

#NoFuss #Troxx #NOSH #Frantic #dailyPhoto #games #retroGames #retroGaming #MSX2 #MSXGames #art #artwork #drawing

Bonus image, the back and spine of what is likely the #SouthKorean #bootleg of #Konami's #Nemesis3 for the #MSX, without #SCC #soundchip unfortunately:

https://mastodon.social/media/CkrnSK2hECQSYRjXIZc

#dailyPhoto #MSX1 #Saehan #SaehanTrading #Zemina #Zemmix

continued #dailyPhoto #Korean #transcription / #translation request of #Zemina #MSX #game cartridges, should be the final one.

Cart 5:
https://mastodon.social/media/iGOsxWtAV5anEqpBF48
https://mastodon.social/media/JuD3KLjQmEC8I9QyTR4
Same design as the Nemesis 3 one, but a different name sticker on the front in blue on pink.

Cart 6, likely #Thexder:
https://mastodon.social/media/ztufU5IDhf-S5qWb3FQ
https://mastodon.social/media/vj4Hg30ivToozuEFhNg

3/3

continued #dailyPhoto #Korean transcript request:

Cart nr 3, Zemina cart with racecar-like spaceship. Pink spine with green Korean glyphs. #Zemina and #MSX logos:
https://mastodon.social/media/lxZw7gsbuiFHvkjXPvU
https://mastodon.social/media/q54KqK8ul-xUR-zaGVk

Cart 4, Zemina, likely (Treasure of) #Usas:
https://mastodon.social/media/m6_j93LKcLqtXiT09Z8
https://mastodon.social/media/aoxJ7VUn4LQZASRWDqI

#TreasureOfUsas #Uşas #SaehanTrading #Saehan #새한 상사

2/3

Dare I ask my #Korean followers to #transcribe and perhaps #translate a couple of #bootleg #MSX #gameCartridge titles for me, so I can match them up with the right boxes and supply them to the #GenerationMSX website as alternative releases as part of my #softwarePreservation activities?

#Zemmix #Zemina

Game 1:
https://mastodon.social/media/ywqtRKjsWOmPgM9fnd4
https://mastodon.social/media/fYciNQXPVy6or3kFdKc

Game 2, likely #Nemesis3:
https://mastodon.social/media/dNbEV1YzUTw0vPwYC_o
Cart that likely belongs with it:
https://mastodon.social/media/Ttafe7Ewg2fP5tayqpE

1/2 (or 3?)

#dailyPhoto

#CarlosHerrero aka #qarlosh aka @qarlosHerrero@twitter.com created a #LevelEditor / #ScreenEditor voor de #MSX #game H.E.R.O. (#HelicopterEmergencyRescueOperation): https://github.com/qarlosh/heroed

#Linux and #Windows executables are available from the releases page: https://github.com/qarlosh/heroed/releases

#HERO #retroGaming #JohnVanRyzin #Activision #heroed

#Philips, "dan is is het goed!"
https://vgmrips.net/packs/pack/pumpkin-adventure-3-msx2#29-philips-then-it-s-good

#MSX #MSX2 #PumpkinAdventure #PumpkinAdventure3 #OPL4 #MoonSound #YMF278B #VGM

Seeing a big black and white striped #flag with something that looked like pawns in the top left corner, made me want to design my own with various stylised icons of things that mean something to me.

I wonder if I can draw a stylised #Philips #NMS8250 #MSX2 with monitor and keyboard that's simple enough yet still looks like one...

#flags #MSX #TODO