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#msxday

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Tom Schouten

@FiXato My brother got me a mini TV screen which prompted me to dig it up again while I was in Belgium. Philips VG8020, here running the Herbymon machine code monitor displaying boot code, uploaded via PC audio out to cassette port.

The machine code monitor was unobtainium for me when I was a kid. I remember trying to key one in from a magazine which failed. I got into PC before I got to programming the mysterious machine code on the MSX.

#MSX#MSXDay#Z80
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FiXato

This #MaySiXth #MSXDay I'm introducing almost-five-years-old #BeardGrabber to #MSX games again. He's probably the same age now as when my parents got our #Philips #NMS8250 #MSX2 #homecomputer, and now, probably about 35 years later, he gets to play on the very same machine, playing the same original copies as I got or bought during my childhood, which feels quite special. 💙
So far we've played some #BubbleBobble, #Brisk and now #PinballBlaster. His #joystick and #keyboard control isn't good yet, but he's still very much enjoying the experience! 💚

I also have some videos of him playing, but I need some time to review the footage to make sure it doesn't show kiddo's face and such. :)

A blond haired boy sitting on a toolbox in front of a TV which shows the opening screen of "Brisk: een levendig spel". On the floor in front of him is the MSX2 homecomputer that's running the game, with a Philips Music Module and a Panasonic FM-PAC sticking out the side, providing additional music chips for games that support them. On the shelf on the TV furniture another of the same machines can be seen, as I was experiencing some hardware issues. A joystick (The Arcade Turbo) can also be seen on the furniture unit.
The Loading screen of Brisk; a figure wielding a shield (which is blocking a lightning bolt) and holding a Ying Yang symbol in his other hand, following an arrow path and a ball, while another figure is holding a bomb. On the TV desk the two transport floppies, a joystick, and the Bubble Bobble cartridge can be seen, as well as MSX DOS 2.20 and 1MB RAM cartridges in a zip lock bag
Bubble Bobble opening screen.
#retroGaming#retroGames#homeComputing
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