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{{Infobox emulator
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|title = openMSX
|second = Yes
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|version = 0.14.0
|third = Multi-platform  
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|active = Yes
|fourth = openMSX Team
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|platform = Multi-platform
|fifth = [http://openmsx.org/ openMSX]
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|target = [[MSX emulators|MSX]]
|sixth = [https://github.com/openMSX/openMSX GitHub]}}
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|developer = openMSX Team
 
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|website = [http://openmsx.org/ openMSX]
[[openMSX]] is an open source, [[Multi-System Emulators|multi-system]] [[MSX emulators|MSX emulator]].
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|source = [https://github.com/openMSX/openMSX GitHub]
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'''openMSX''' is an open source, [[Multi-system emulators|multi-system]] [[MSX emulators|MSX emulator]].
  
 
For copyright reasons the emulator cannot be distributed with original BIOS ROM images. OpenMSX includes C-BIOS, a minimal implementation of the MSX BIOS, allowing some games to be played without an original MSX BIOS ROM image, though you can also use your own BIOS ROM image if need be.
 
For copyright reasons the emulator cannot be distributed with original BIOS ROM images. OpenMSX includes C-BIOS, a minimal implementation of the MSX BIOS, allowing some games to be played without an original MSX BIOS ROM image, though you can also use your own BIOS ROM image if need be.
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081204030315/http://www.vampier.net:80/cbios/ C-BIOS Compatibility Page (Archived from 2008 as the link is down)]
 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081204030315/http://www.vampier.net:80/cbios/ C-BIOS Compatibility Page (Archived from 2008 as the link is down)]
 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060221060951/http://www.msx.org:80/openMSX-0.5.1.MSX-Emulator-Comparison.articlepage16.html openMSX 0.5.1 review (2005)]
 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060221060951/http://www.msx.org:80/openMSX-0.5.1.MSX-Emulator-Comparison.articlepage16.html openMSX 0.5.1 review (2005)]
 
  
 
[[Category:MSX emulators]]
 
[[Category:MSX emulators]]

Revision as of 17:57, 26 March 2018

openMSX
Developer(s) openMSX Team
Latest version 0.14.0
Active Yes
Platform(s) Multi-platform
Emulates MSX
Website openMSX
Source code GitHub

openMSX is an open source, multi-system MSX emulator.

For copyright reasons the emulator cannot be distributed with original BIOS ROM images. OpenMSX includes C-BIOS, a minimal implementation of the MSX BIOS, allowing some games to be played without an original MSX BIOS ROM image, though you can also use your own BIOS ROM image if need be.

Downloads

Support

  • MSXturboR
  • Moonsound
  • IDE Controller by Sunrise
  • GFX9000
  • Pioneer Palcom LaserDisc

Notable Features

  • Hard- and software Scalers
  • Debugging
  • Tcl Script Support
  • Cheat Finder (through Tcl)
  • Game Trainers (through Tcl)
  • Audio/Video recording (through console; can record at 720p, allowing recordings to be played at 60fps on sites like YouTube; much better than blueMSX's offering)
  • Reverse support (go back in emulated time to correct mistakes or debug what happened)

Other features and supported hardware not listed can be seen here.

Applications

openMSX Catapult is a GUI for openMSX. It is currently being redeveloped utilizing Python and the Qt toolkit. It also includes a debugger of some sorts.

External links