Special treat from nature this morning, showing off a massive particle system in front of my window. Life has a pretty good GPU! 😅 Any estimates on how many bird particles? 10.000? More?

Neat! @brewotaku.bsky.social magazine #008 did a review of #MSX Matchy Matchy ❤️ More info here: www.brewotaku.com/20... Get Matchy Matchy here: bitsofbas.itch.io/ma...

Looking through my games, I decided I like these games very much, even though the chance of me ever playing them is extremely low. I just enjoy the cheerful boxes! 😅 #MSX

Oh, I give up! It’s impossible to take a cozy, wintry shot in the south of Spain with the sun blasting through the window. 😅 Merry Christmas, everyone! And remember, there’s a free Christmas game for the #MSX2. Have fun! bitsofbas.itch.io/cu...

Found a pretty unique (at least for me!) troops cheat sheet for Super Daisenryaku. It came with a magazine, afaik, but it looks so good, it should've been in the game box! All items photographed from screen, must've been a lot of work too! #MSX

It's really no match between the European and the Japanese versions of Magical Kid Wiz. Glad I could pick up that shiny Japanese version for cheap, even though it was an empty box (since then, I found a loose cartridge too 😅) #MSX

I was lucky enough to find a loose "5th Anniversary" tape to complete my Hydlide 3 box! #MSX

And that's probably more #MSX Hydlide versions than I will ever need. Or is there a secret Bee Card version? 😅

I've made a little device that takes a 2 button #MSX joystick on one end and poops out a USB gamepad on the other side. There's an auto-fire option that can be (de)activated by holding down one of the fire buttons and rotating the stick a couple of times. 1/4

Four shades of grey! What the heck happened at Philips in the 80's when they made these keycaps? * Most of the keycaps got brown. * QWERTY row sometimes remains grey. * Numerical keys are always grey. 🙃 #MSX #Philips

Had some more fun playing with retroachievements.org/ but the biggest gripe is that I have to play in an emulator and I miss my joystick! But I found this adapter in a drawer which serves pretty well to make my trusty 80's joystick talk USB. Just one fire-button though... 🤔

Just found out my Cube Droid are on this site that adds achievements to retro games, including #MSX games! It works by having the emulator watch specific memory addresses and overlay unlocked achievements on screen. Such a great idea! retroachievements.or...

This is the official OST for the Parodius arcade game. I hear some similarities between this and the MSX version, but it's not the same music. The eyepatch of the penguin is actually painted on the outside of the jewel case. When you pull the booklet out, he's got no patch! 😅

Finally found NG1 ( already had NG2 ). This is the Namcot Game series with on this disk: Galaga King & Balloon Bosconian Warp & Warp Tank Battalion XVM They're all good #MSX games! 😍

Some more Japanese HAL games for the #MSX collection! Got the Takara version of Heavy Boxing for a change. 😅

I really love this Gao figurine that #MSX gamers know from the Firebird (Hi no Tori) game. He's only got one arm, but that's how he's supposed to be in the game too. (Those who've seen the movie know that his arm count is going to change soon. 😱) Took me forever to find one!

The SD Snatcher box is such an iconic #MSX release, I wanted to give it some love. The original box art is from Naoki Satoh and I added a little AI trickery and some modelling and animation with Blender. Hope you like the result!

Just received the Philips edition ( NMS 8962 ) of Hydelide 1 for #MSX 2 in the mail. Afaik, there's no cartridge release for this game, only disk and cassette (!) The Philips edition also comes with five languages in the manual.

Also got me a copy of the FutureDisk release "A Lone Wolf", signed by the legendary Tadahiro Nitta! 😍 #MSX

Picked up Los Amores de Brunilda this weekend at the RetroAlacant fair. A really beautiful game which is _still_ on my list to be completed one day 😅 Beautiful music and graphics and top notch coding by Fernando - Highly recommended!

Several ROM versions exist of #MSX Yie Ar Kung-Fu. In my collection it’s simple however: The serious cover is the tough game, the comic cover is the super easy one! 😅

My modest #MSX homebrew section. Not being as supportive to the community as I'd like to, but I'm just more of a fan of old stuff 😅

Long time since I bought an orange Konami #MSX game, but this one looked surprisingly good for the price. Will make for an excellent upgrade! 🥷

Really can't play "Ikari" without having a peek at the 8 spots in VRAM that store the "clean" space under each of the moving enemy troops. (I placed them at the top of the game for your viewing pleasure) Somehow I always find this mesmerizing 😅 #MSX

Today, one year ago already... 😢

And with Cube Droid Holiday Special, that's 4 of my #MSX games released on cartridge!

Cube Droid Holiday Special got a physical release at GOTO40 and was sold out within minutes! Thanks! Only 25 were made and each cartridge is numbered. I attached some bells to the case and the manual came written inside a Christmas card to get into the spirit 🎄 #MSX 1/2

Got a chance to finally pick up my FD50 at GOTO40. From the hands of Koen himself, no less. Thanks mate, that's a beautiful set! #MSX

ROOM5 got a physical release on GOTO40 as well. A really nice package ( look at that hotel room card! 😍 ). Played a couple of levels. It starts very easy and gets more difficult further on. Will try and find time to finish this one! #MSX

Listening to Das Boot on OPL4, one of many awesome tunes from the Cerius "disk" that I grabbed on #MSX GOTO40. Thanks to Omega for making this fantastic collection!

MSX2GOTO40 was absolutely fantastic! Thoroughly enjoyed all the guests on stage and all the MSX friends (nice to see your faces!) I came back with a pile of exclusive items and precious memories 😍 Thanks so much to everyone who participated! #MSX #GOTO40 #MSX2GOTO40

Tune in NOW to be the first to hear the new CERIUS #MSX music disk from Omega! This new disk will be released at the MSX2GOTO40 event in Amsterdam next Saturday!

Suddenly, I've got a closet for my games! And he who has a closet also has a door for hanging up posters! Shame my Pampas poster got a bit wrinkled after being rolled up for so long. Maybe it needs a bit of ironing, but for now, it'll do! #MSX

FOLLOW GreyFoxNL on Twitch if you fancy retro content. This Saturday at 21:00 local time (Netherlands) he'll be streaming a preview of the new CERIUM music disk from Omega which will be released at GOTO40 the week after! #MSX #Commodore64 #AMIGA

Burning the midnight ROMs here. The limited edition Cube Droid Holiday Special cartridges are all fully operational! Now patiently waiting for the labels to arrive. #MSX

Saw this on X, in case any #MSX peeps are interested...

Currently working on a tiny batch of Cube Droid Holiday Special for family and friends! (Who am I kidding? Just friends, my family doesn't give a 💩). If there's any left, I will take them to MSX2GOTO40 The image below is a mockup. #MSX

How cool is it to hear a group of musicians play nostalgic #MSX music together? This is from Laydock 2, but I recommend listening to all their other videos too! 😍🎵 www.youtube.com/watc...

My desk is in a new position (probably temporarily), and now the #MSX Turbo-R is suddenly getting some Spanish afternoon sun for an hour and a bit every day. Is that something I should be avoiding, or is the plastic resilient enough that it doesn't matter?

Wondering if anyone from here is going to MSX2GOTO40 in September. Let me know if you do! #MSX

A mate of mine has a Black Label #MSX Salamander for sale here: www.ebay.com/itm/277...#MSX ( Or talk to me, I can put you in contact )

It's a thin line between collecting and hoarding... 😅 #MSX

The inevitable happened; My Philips NMS1515 #MSX datarecorder suffered the disintegrating-cogwheel disease. Anyone know of a replacement wheel? Are they difficult to install? The inside looks complex as a cuckoo clock! 😱

Just noticed something in Hole In One! -- The hole (and thus the flag) are on a different spot of the putting green, each time you play a course! #MSX

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Just received the "Monster Manual" that was missing from my Dragon Slayer VI box. Actually a fun booklet to have! And, rather than the usual picture, I thought I'd do a mini-video today! 🤪 #MSX

Been collecting some missing little #MSX Namcot cartridges over the last months -- and finally they arrived! I think they look pretty decent ( albeit not 100% ) The ones I already have are tucked away safely for some house renovations here. Patience for family picture!

Got some nice #MSX tapes (for free! Thanks!). And even though I'm more of a cartridge collector, it's fun to have something to use my datarecorders with 😅 Plus there's some absolute classics there!

Just casually musing on birthdays today -- for no specific reason.* *Ok, that's a lie! 😅

Just received the lovely Clube #MSX from Brazil. This time it features a very familiar game on the cover! 😍 Can't wait to read it!! Thanks @clubemsx.bsky.social Remember you can grab Matchy Matchy for free now: bitsofbas.itch.io/