🅼🆂🆇 bitsofbas
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Unity by day, #MSX assembly by night.
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 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
November 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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 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
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
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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
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
And I'm actually going to use it! That's why I started this project in the first place.
Let's play some emulated games with my The Arcade Pro joystick. As they were meant to be played 😅
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Let's play some emulated games with my The Arcade Pro joystick. As they were meant to be played 😅
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November 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
And I'm actually going to use it! That's why I started this project in the first place.
Let's play some emulated games with my The Arcade Pro joystick. As they were meant to be played 😅
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Let's play some emulated games with my The Arcade Pro joystick. As they were meant to be played 😅
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I'm not planning to start a business or anything, but it's a really cool experience. And amazing how much is possible for really very little money. Hats of to people who make complex devices though, this was very small, very simple and even so, it took quite some planning.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I'm not planning to start a business or anything, but it's a really cool experience. And amazing how much is possible for really very little money. Hats of to people who make complex devices though, this was very small, very simple and even so, it took quite some planning.
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Yes, these are ready-made available. But I wanted to make one myself, just to see if I could. First a quick protype and when I got it to work, I designed and ordered some PCBs and got a bunch of connectors and RP2040s.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Yes, these are ready-made available. But I wanted to make one myself, just to see if I could. First a quick protype and when I got it to work, I designed and ordered some PCBs and got a bunch of connectors and RP2040s.
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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.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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.
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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... 🤔
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... 🤔
October 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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... 🤔
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... 🤔
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! 😅
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! 😅
October 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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! 😅
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! 😍
Galaga
King & Balloon
Bosconian
Warp & Warp
Tank Battalion
XVM
They're all good #MSX games! 😍
October 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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! 😍
Galaga
King & Balloon
Bosconian
Warp & Warp
Tank Battalion
XVM
They're all good #MSX games! 😍
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!
Took me forever to find one!
October 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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!
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!
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!
October 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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!
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.
The Philips edition also comes with five languages in the manual.
October 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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.
The Philips edition also comes with five languages in the manual.
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!
Beautiful music and graphics and top notch coding by Fernando - Highly recommended!
October 6, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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!
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! 😅
October 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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! 😅
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! 🥷
September 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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
Somehow I always find this mesmerizing 😅
#MSX
September 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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
Somehow I always find this mesmerizing 😅
#MSX
Today, one year ago already... 😢
September 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Today, one year ago already... 😢
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
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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
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September 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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
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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
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