MSX
MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture, first announced by Microsoft on June 16, 1983, conceived by Kazuhiko Nishi, then Vice-president at Microsoft Japan and Director at ASCII Corporation. It is said that Microsoft led the project as an attempt to create unified standards among hardware makers. Despite Microsoft's involvement, the MSX-based machines were seldom seen in the United States, but were popular mostly in Japan, the Middle East, Brazil, the Soviet Union, the Netherlands, Spain, and to a lesser extent, several other European countries. It is difficult to estimate how many MSX computers were sold worldwide, but eventually 5 million MSX-based units were sold in Japan alone. Before the appearance and great success of Nintendo's Family Computer, MSX was the platform for which major Japanese game studios, such as Konami and Hudson Soft, produced video game titles. The Metal Gear series, for example, was originally written for MSX hardware.
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| Manufacturer | Spectravideo, Philips, Al Alamia, Sony, Sanyo, Mitsubishi, Toshiba, Hitachi, National, Panasonic, Canon, Casio, Pioneer, Fujitsu General, Yamaha, JVC, Yashica-Kyocera, GoldStar, Samsung/Fenner, Daewoo/Yeno, Gradiente, Sharp/Epcom, Talent |
| Generation | Third Generation |
| Retail availability | 1983 |
| Discontinued | 1995 |
| CPU | Zilog Z80A |
Virtual Console Global Problems (MSX)
There are no known global problems with MSX titles on Dolphin.
Virtual Console Compatibility List (MSX)
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Perfect: No issues at all! |
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Playable: Runs well, only minor graphical or audio glitches. Games can be played all the way through |
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Starts: Starts, maybe even plays well, but crashes or major graphical/audio glitches |
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Intro/Menu: Hangs/crashes somewhere between booting and starting |
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Broken: Crashes when booting |
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Unknown: Has not been tested yet |
| Region indicator | Region description |
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| AU | Australia |
| CA | Canada (NTSC /w French translation) |
| EU | Europe, PAL/SECAM territories |
| JP | Japan and Asia (NTSC-J) |
| KO | Korea |
| NA | North America and NTSC territories |
| RU | Russia |
| Title | Year | Region | Compatibility |
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| Aleste | 2008 | JP | 5
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| Contra | 2010 | JP | 5
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| Eggy | 2008 | JP | 5
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| Gofer no Yabou: Episode II | 2010 | JP | 5
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| Gradius 2 | 2009 | JP | 5
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| Knightmare: Majou Densetsu | 2009 | JP | 5
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| Metal Gear | 2009 | JP | 5
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| Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake | 2010 | JP | 5
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| Parodius: Tako wa Chikyū wo Sukū | 2010 | JP | 5
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| Quarth | 2010 | JP | 5
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| Road Fighter | 2009 | JP | 5
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| Salamander | 2010 | JP | 5
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| Space Manbow | 2009 | JP | 5
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| Yumetairiku Adventure | 2009 | JP | 5
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| Yie-Gah-kōtei no Gyakushū: Yie Ar Kung-Fu 2 | 2009 | JP | 5
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