SD-Snatcher

I've just released the v2.0 the Space Manbow enhancement patch. It does a complete overhaul on the game engine, with many enhancements, optimizations and bug fixes. frs.badcoffee.info/patches.html Follow the thread for more details. 🧵 #MSX,#8bit,#patch

@TheMekon_Venus Yep

MSX was a standard. But individual manufactures could add their own spin on their computers. I remember thinking this looked great as a kid. Did anyone have an MSX?

@art_wakachan Your website is a reminder of how much the Internet was fun before the "social network" era. Thankfully the browsers now have built-in translation, so it's possible for people overseas to enjoy it too. 🙂

絵日記：令和にMAKIフォーマットのCGですよ、奥さんっ!＼(^o^)／ No.11243 #blog #PC9801 #PC8801 #MSX2 #dh20260509" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ateliermw.com/wakachan/d2026…

@GabrielPyron Isn't there a patch to optimize the TF-IV collision detection routines and finally fix the frame rate issue?

Today a video will be released on my channel explaining the reason for the slowdowns in the legendary Thunder Force IV for the #MegaDrive #SegaGenesis The video will be available in a few hours; the link is in the first comment of this post

@FFTheBravest @starmanblues It's sad, but true. They had all the needed parts. It was purely a nearsighted management decision. Same deal with Gradiente, with the black Experts a few years later.

@SnatcherAlpha @starmanblues Ok. Só Sharp/Epcom simply didn’t make the “black” Hotbit a MSX2 machine because they didn’t want… 🤭

HotBit偉い格好良いな。SHARPなのに日本未発売。 #MSX

@YueKuratsu Got a V9958? Why not an MSX2+ then? 😃

V9958がひとつあるので、MX-10をMSX2化したいところ 横スクロール出来るようにしたい✨ #MaySiXth

@FFTheBravest @starmanblues All the main chips of the MSX1 they produced in Brazil were imported: Z80, TMS9928, i8255 and AY-3-8910. The V9938 wasn't different in that regard. This is so true that both Sharp and Gradiente imported the V9938 to put inside their 80 columns expander cartridges,sold separately.

@SnatcherAlpha @starmanblues Brazil had a tech policy in the ‘80s that prohibited importing components like integrated circuits, everything must have been produced by the local industry. So, taking in consideration licensing and production, costs were high.

@ThiagoDjango @yoshimiru_SS It's not the CRT that stretches the image horizontally. Check the MegaDrive at 320x240 res. The NES/MSX1;2;2+/SMS/MD H32 mode/PC-Engine/SNES all follow the same dot-clock specification, and it was designed to stretch the pixels by hardware so it fills the screen horizontally.

@yoshimiru_SS ファミコンのグラフィック制作時、256x240に基づく8:7のピクセル比を意識していましたか？ それとも正方形ピクセル前提でしたか？ 多くの人は、CRTの横伸びを考慮すると8:7が最も忠実な表示だと考えています。あなたの意見を聞きたいです。

Today, I’d like to talk about the palette constraints that gave me the most trouble in *METALSLADER GLORY*. As I explained before, the Famicom’s background palette has 12 colors, but actually, there’s a 16×16-pixel grid, and only three colors can be used within that area. >>

@FFTheBravest @starmanblues An MSX2 isn't that much more expensive to manufacture than an MSX1. It doesn't make sense for the costs to have been "stratospherical"...

@starmanblues Did you know Sharp/Epcom releases a second “white” model (extremely rare, guess it was a prototype) and this “black” model was intended to be a MSX2, the board was “MSX2 ready” but, as the costs of releasing it were “stratospherical”… +

@yoshimiru_SS Your Pixel Art editor ran directly on the Famicom? 😲 I always thought some computer was used for the NES development. And possibly an MSX2 for editing the Pixel Art, since is Pixel Aspect Ratio is the same and GraphSaurus 2.0 was readily available.

Today, I’m going to introduce one of my development tools. This trackball was originally designed for the MSX, but I modified it to connect directly to the Famicom. All the pixel art and animations for *METALSLADER GLORY* were created using this trackball and a Twin Famicom.

@gen_hasegawa_8 Tip: You can use ALT+T to enable the CPU turbo. This speeds up most slow softwares, without the issues of using Shift+alt+↑ (that speeds up the whole emulator).

ブラウザで遊ぶ方への、ちょっとしたコツ。 webMSXでは、F12押してるとFastになるので、敵の思考ルーチンを一気に進めたい時は便利です。 また、Shift+Alt+↑で速度上がります。 150%くらいがちょうど良いかもしれませんが、戦闘でカーソルが滑るので、操作は慎重に。 #MSX #3kings

@spacemoai I gave up trying to raise awareness about this problem a while ago. Some people want to code for the MSX as if it was a ZX-Spectrum or C64: Just hardware without any API. When the compatibility hell breaks lose, they want you to "remove extensions" or "pick a different computer"

Not only does it break the trust that developers using #MSXgl have that software written with it is actually #MSX compatible, it also introduces technical debt for any new MSX standards. A decision must be made to freeze the underlying code or declare MSXgl software incompatible.

Seeing the worst possible advice on MRC Wiki every day is easily the most demotivating thing about being an #MSX developer. If you follow that site's advice you will sure be in violation of all kinds of MSX standards. Due to that nonsense, all #MSXgl programs are non-compliant.

@meetchan3110 Nice to meet you too, meet-san! I'm glad to hear that you liked my patches. 😃

@SnatcherAlpha 初めましてSD-Snatcherさん！ 数年前から貴方のパッチのお世話になっています、 いつもありがとうございます感謝しております。 日本のMSXファンより...

I've just released the v2.0 the Space Manbow enhancement patch. It does a complete overhaul on the game engine, with many enhancements, optimizations and bug fixes. frs.badcoffee.info/patches.html Follow the thread for more details. 🧵 #MSX,#8bit,#patch

I’m making a war game for MSX in 2026. This is the English version gameplay. What do you think? #indiegames #MSX

#MSX 파로디우스에 대한 부드러운 스크롤 패치를 만들어보았습니다. FRS(@SnatcherAlpha )님의 그라디우스 2 개선 패치를 참고 하였습니다. blog.naver.com/saebaryo/22427… 일단은 MSX2+ 또는 그 이상만 지원하도록 작업을 진행하였습니다. #Parodius #パロディウス

@BTS8 @parupu_x_nagae I'm a huge fan of this game!! It would be very welcome if you could share details (history) about its development.

@parupu_x_nagae どうも、当ゲームでキャラクターデザイン+ドット打ちしていた者です。 トリガーのボタンが使いづらいユーザーさんの為に ゲーム立ち上げ前からXキーを押したままスタートすると Aボタンがショット、Bボタンがジャンプになります。 開発当時隠しコマンドにしてたので公開しても良かったと思います。

1993年1月8日に大須で買ったタケル版のサイコワールドをプレイ！ MSX2で横スムーススクロールのがとにかくすごい！ジャンプがA、ショットがBなのですごく難しく感じる(*'ω'*)

@Shachi_lab @ny86291592 Wow! Indeed, quite a challenge. Thank you for all these nice details about the game development back in those days, Sachi-san!

@SnatcherAlpha @ny86291592 It was intended for MSX1, so the hardware constraints were quite severe.

色々と思い出してきた。 ゲームプログラマーのバイトで、 最初にやったのがMSX版の魔界村だった。 敵キャラの1つを任されたけど、最初は全然分かってなくて大変だった。 でも、「ゲームってこういう構造で動いてるのか」って、いい勉強になったのを覚えてる。

@Shachi_lab @ny86291592 What the game intended for the MSX1, MSX2 or 2+?

@ny86291592 MSX版の魔界村です。 甲冑を着た主人公が、墓場みたいなところ歩いていくやつ。 結局、発売されなかったの？ 僕はてっきりリリースされたのかと思ってました。 まあ、あまり出来が良くなかったイメージ。 スプライトの制限がきつすぎて、作りながら、これ出すの？って思ってましたから。

いくぞ @TadahiroNitta.. Let's do this! Vamos! 💪💪💪 #msx #msx2 #metroidvania #retrogaming

@badcomputer0 A title well deserved. It’s a gem. Congrats!

Road Fighter won the SMS Power coding competition! Thanks again to Chirinea for teaming up. There were a lot of great entries this year. Now we have to think of something for next year. #mastersystem #homebrew