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People complaining once again about the #MSX spec limitations of the #MSXdev competition.
So, this year I decided to suggest that those who want to compete with #MSX2, #MSX2Plus, #turboR or other #MSX configurations that don't match the #MSX1 limitations of the #compo, to participate in one of the many #demoparties out there. :)
https://www.msx.org/news/challenges/en/msxdev21-is-on#comment-396739

Feel free to comment here with your suggestions for #demoscene events that welcome #MSX in their specific compos or #WILDCompos. :)

Early mention of the #MSX by #Dutch legend #ChrietTitulaer at the #Firato technology exhibition of #1984: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2egJKzBfck&t=1194

Always a joy to watch classic #WonderWereld episodes. :)

Dutch:
Een oude aflevering van #TROS Wondere Wereld met Chriet #Titulaer waarin hij volgens mij voor een van de eerste keren de #MSX #homecomputer vermeldt. Op de #Firato1984 beurs.

Did a bit of a #ToolAssistedSpeedrun challenge to myself today.
I wanted to see if I could defeat the series of 10 minibosses and its follow-up regular boss in #Nemesis2 on the #MSX, using the buggy 'Fire Blaster' weapon (which seems to do no damage at all), and the napalm missiles.
You have to destroy them before they go off-screen, or else their core shield gets restored.
https://youtu.be/I6aXt36VvQM
Recorded with #openMSX emulating an #MSX1.

Spotted on an #MSX forum:
"Most have a lot of no time"
Sounds like a nice #poetic way to say there are a lot of good intentions to do something, but a lack of free #time to do so. ;)

A #soul-ful, #funk-y, #jazz-y version of One Night In #NeoKobe City from #Konami's #MSX / #SegaCD game #SNATCHER:
https://youtu.be/lB-DSoeFuyY

Awesome sounds for a late #FunkyFriday, by #SuperSoulBros

#OneNightInNeoKobeCity #NeoKobeCity #RetroGaming #VideoGameMusic #musicCovers #VGM #NowPlaying #FiXatoMusic #FiXatoRecommends

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

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