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[[File:Msx.png|thumb|209px|The MSX computer]]MSX is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zilog_Z80 Z80]-based family of home computers, designed by Microsoft in cooperation with ASCII Corporation, which appeared in 1983. They were popular in Asian, South American and European countries as well as the former [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union Soviet Union], but they are virtually unknown in USA.
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[[File:Msx.png|thumb|209px|The MSX computer]]'''MSX''' is a [[wikipedia:Zilog_Z80|Z80]]-based family of home computers, designed by Microsoft in cooperation with ASCII Corporation, which appeared in 1983. They were popular in Asian, South American and European countries as well as the former [[wikipedia:Soviet_Union|Soviet Union]], but they are virtually unknown in USA.
  
 
The games came either as casettes or floppy disks, but only the former are preserved on the No-Intro set for now. You'll also need an extensive BIOS pack, though RA's bluemsx core only requires four. There's game manager tools to help with configuring which BIOS and games comes with which feature. The Japanese Wii Virtual Console also included basic MSX-2 emulation.
 
The games came either as casettes or floppy disks, but only the former are preserved on the No-Intro set for now. You'll also need an extensive BIOS pack, though RA's bluemsx core only requires four. There's game manager tools to help with configuring which BIOS and games comes with which feature. The Japanese Wii Virtual Console also included basic MSX-2 emulation.
  
 
==Emulators==
 
==Emulators==
{| class="wikitable"
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+PC
 
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Operating System(s)
 
! scope="col"|Operating System(s)
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
 
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|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[blueMSX]]
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! colspan="7"|PC
|style="text-align:center;"|Windows, Multi-platform*
 
|style="text-align:center;"|[http://www.vik.cc/bluemsx/download.html 2.8.2]
 
|style="text-align:center;"|✓
 
|style="text-align:center;"|Cycle
 
|style="text-align:center;"|✓
 
|style="text-align:center;"|
 
 
|-
 
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[openMSX]]
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|[[blueMSX]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Multi-platform
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|Windows, Multi-platform<ref group=N>''Only available outside of Windows as a libretro core (e.g. [[RetroArch]]).''</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|[https://github.com/openMSX/openMSX/releases/tag/RELEASE_0_14_0 0.14.0]
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|[http://www.vik.cc/bluemsx/download.html 2.8.2]
|style="text-align:center;"|✓
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|✓ ||Cycle ||||✓
|style="text-align:center;"|Very High
 
|style="text-align:center;"|
 
|style="text-align:center;"|✓
 
 
|-
 
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[MAME]]
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|[[openMSX]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Multi-platform
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|Multi-platform
|style="text-align:center;"|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
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|[https://github.com/openMSX/openMSX/releases/tag/RELEASE_0_14_0 0.14.0]
|style="text-align:center;"|✓
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|✓ ||Very High ||||✓
|style="text-align:center;"|High
 
|style="text-align:center;"|
 
|style="text-align:center;"|✓
 
 
|-
 
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[MSXPLAYer]]
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|[[MAME]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Windows
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|Multi-platform
|style="text-align:center;"|?
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|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
|style="text-align:center;"|
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|||High ||||
|style="text-align:center;"|Mid
 
|style="text-align:center;"|
 
|style="text-align:center;"|
 
 
|-
 
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[fMSX]]
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|[[MSXPLAYer]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Multi-platform
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|Windows
|style="text-align:center;"|[http://fms.komkon.org/fMSX/#Downloads 4.9.2]
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|?
|style="text-align:center;"|
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|||Mid ||||✗
|style="text-align:center;"|Mid
 
|style="text-align:center;"|
 
|style="text-align:center;"|✗
 
 
|-
 
|-
! colspan="6"|Mobile
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|[[fMSX]]
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|Multi-platform
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|[http://fms.komkon.org/fMSX/#Downloads 4.9.2]
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|✓ ||Mid ||✓ ||✗
 
|-
 
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[blueMSX]]
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! colspan="7"|Mobile
|style="text-align:center;"|Windows, Multi-platform*
 
|style="text-align:center;"|[http://www.vik.cc/bluemsx/download.html 2.8.2]
 
|style="text-align:center;"|✓
 
|style="text-align:center;"|Cycle
 
|style="text-align:center;"|✓
 
|style="text-align:center;"|
 
 
|-
 
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[fMSX]]
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|[[blueMSX]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Multi-platform
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|Windows, Multi-platform*
|style="text-align:center;"|[http://fms.komkon.org/fMSX/#Downloads 4.9.2]
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|[http://www.vik.cc/bluemsx/download.html 2.8.2]
|style="text-align:center;"|✓
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|✓ ||Cycle ||✓ ||
|style="text-align:center;"|Mid
 
|style="text-align:center;"|✓
 
|style="text-align:center;"|
 
 
|-
 
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|MSX.emu
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|[[fMSX]]
|style="text-align:center;"|Android
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|Multi-platform
|style="text-align:center;"|1.5.34
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|[http://fms.komkon.org/fMSX/#Downloads 4.9.2]
|style="text-align:center;"|✓
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|✓ ||Mid ||✓ ||✗
|style="text-align:center;"|?
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|-
|style="text-align:center;"|✗
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|MSX.emu
|style="text-align:center;"|✗
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|Android
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|1.5.34
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|✓ ||? ||✗ ||✗
 
|}
 
|}
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> ''Only available outside of Windows as a libretro core (e.g. [[RetroArch]]).''
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===Comparison===
 
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;[[blueMSX]]:An open source project that's cycle-accurate with very high compatibility.
==Comparison==
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;[[openMSX]];Another open source project in active development. In recent years, it has surpassed blueMSX in terms of accuracy.
* [[blueMSX]] is open source and cycle accurate with very high compatibility.
 
* [[openMSX]] is open source and in active development. In recent years, it has surpassed blueMSX in terms of accuracy.
 
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
* [http://www.msx.org/articles/mrc-emurank-charts Accuracy ratings (from 2005)]
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* [http://www.msx.org/articles/mrc-emurank-charts Accuracy ratings] (from 2005)
  
 
[[Category:Computers]]
 
[[Category:Computers]]
 
[[Category:MSX emulators|*]]
 
[[Category:MSX emulators|*]]

Revision as of 13:54, 17 December 2017

The MSX computer

MSX is a Z80-based family of home computers, designed by Microsoft in cooperation with ASCII Corporation, which appeared in 1983. They were popular in Asian, South American and European countries as well as the former Soviet Union, but they are virtually unknown in USA.

The games came either as casettes or floppy disks, but only the former are preserved on the No-Intro set for now. You'll also need an extensive BIOS pack, though RA's bluemsx core only requires four. There's game manager tools to help with configuring which BIOS and games comes with which feature. The Japanese Wii Virtual Console also included basic MSX-2 emulation.

Emulators

Name Operating System(s) Latest Version Active Accuracy Libretro Core Recommended
PC
blueMSX Windows, Multi-platform[N 1] 2.8.2 Cycle
openMSX Multi-platform 0.14.0 Very High
MAME Multi-platform 0.265 High
MSXPLAYer Windows ? Mid
fMSX Multi-platform 4.9.2 Mid
Mobile
blueMSX Windows, Multi-platform* 2.8.2 Cycle
fMSX Multi-platform 4.9.2 Mid
MSX.emu Android 1.5.34 ?
  1. Only available outside of Windows as a libretro core (e.g. RetroArch).

Comparison

blueMSX
An open source project that's cycle-accurate with very high compatibility.
openMSX;Another open source project in active development. In recent years, it has surpassed blueMSX in terms of accuracy.

External links