@c0ldb33r NewColeco (an authority on Colecovision programming) has informed me that the MSX2 range of systems DID support smooth scrolling by setting a specific screen register in a similar way to the C64.
The MSX 1 games mostly feature character based scrolling and that looked atrocious. Still it produced fast moving games and for some reason that may have been very appealing back in the day.
@thomas3120 Thanks. The msx is a weird system very closely related to the colecovision and the sega master system and at the same time also sporting quite a few of the same games as found on the amstrad cpc and the zx spectrum.
Thexder, a classic... I think I still have the old PC version of it with its box and manual. Time Pilot, Xevious, Zaxxon, River Raid I've all played these. But where is Vaxol?
Any idea how they implemented the smooth scrolling?
The difference between the smooth and non-smooth scrolling is striking!
c0ldb33r 1 year ago
@c0ldb33r NewColeco (an authority on Colecovision programming) has informed me that the MSX2 range of systems DID support smooth scrolling by setting a specific screen register in a similar way to the C64.
The MSX 1 games mostly feature character based scrolling and that looked atrocious. Still it produced fast moving games and for some reason that may have been very appealing back in the day.
markvergeer 1 year ago
One day I took 500mg of Zanec Ex, thinking it was original Zanec, wow, they should label these better :D
atombat 1 year ago
@atombat LOL, Zanac (Xanax(r)) can do that for you! The EX is the slow release form and can know you out cold for days :P
markvergeer 1 year ago
@xTHExSTIGx Thanks John. I was testing out my carts and he disks that I had been recreating and was recording it all. Turned out allright.
markvergeer 1 year ago
Great video Mark! Some more cool games on this cool system :)
misterintellivision 1 year ago
@misterintellivision Would be cool if you got a msx.
markvergeer 1 year ago
Very nice Mark! loved Time Pilot in the arcades as well :) looks really good on the MSX.
thomas3120 1 year ago
@thomas3120 Thanks. The msx is a weird system very closely related to the colecovision and the sega master system and at the same time also sporting quite a few of the same games as found on the amstrad cpc and the zx spectrum.
markvergeer 1 year ago
Thexder, a classic... I think I still have the old PC version of it with its box and manual. Time Pilot, Xevious, Zaxxon, River Raid I've all played these. But where is Vaxol?
newcoleco 1 year ago
@newcoleco I am not complete here. It's just what I could find in my box of msx stuff. I have more but didn't want to make a mess.
If you want I could probably do a review/demo of Vaxol...
markvergeer 1 year ago
There are a lot of MSX classics if you dig in, like I digged up some classic GameCube titles.
Bakemon13 1 year ago
@Bakemon13 Yep, it is always fun to check out the game library of an older system.
markvergeer 1 year ago