Useful Links
Community
Programming resources
MSX databases
- Generation-MSX - The most complete English MSX Software database on the internet.
- Tagoo - The most extensive Japanese MSX Software database on the internet.
Emulators
- openMSX - The most advanced Open source MSX emulator and openMSX debugger (now debugger is built-in!).
- WebMSX - A great online emulator that also allows online playing and online multiplayer.
- blueMSX - online version - One of the best MSX emulators with well-designed GUI. Unfortunately not updated in a long time. Offline version can be downloaded here.
Patches and patch utilities
- IPS4MSX and IPS archive - IPS tool to apply IPS patches on MSX. The IPS archive also has many bug fixes and some translations.
- FRS patches - Many impressive patches, HDD versions and turbo patches. Also has a translation for King's Valley 2 Gold edition.
- IPS Tools - List of IPS patching tools for various OSes and other related tools.
- MIA tool - Tool to batch apply patches over multiple files.
Other translation groups or translation projects for MSX
- Project Melancholia - English Translation for SD Snatcher.
- Burai Volume One - English Translation for MSX2 epic game Burai Volume One (6 disks).
- Snatcher - English and Portuguese Translation for Snatcher.
- Parodius - English translation for Parodius. Original site no longer active.
- Takamichi Suzukawa's website - Translator of many MSX games like Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake, Snatcher, and Illusion City.
- Illusion City - 1st English and Portuguese Translation for Illusion City. Original site no longer active.
- Shalom English - English translation of Shalom a.k.a. Knightmare 3 made by Slotman based on the Portuguese version made by Ricardo Bittencourt.
- Shalom Portuguese - Original translation of Shalom to Portuguese by Ricardo Bittencourt.
- Young Sherlock - Translation to Portuguese. This was never translated to English unfortunately. Original site no longer active.
- Silviana - Translation by M.I.J.E.T. of the RPG by Pack-in-Video.
- Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake - Latest version of the translation (1.4) created by BiFi based on the translation by Maarten ter Huurne and Takamichi Suzukawa.
- Metal Gear - Latest version of the translation (1.9) created by Nekura_Hoka and Takamichi Suzukawa.
- King Kong 2 Ultimate edition - Latest and greatest translation of King Kong 2 to English. There is also a Spanish version.
- A life M36 Planet MotherBrain has been aliving - Great translation of this metroidvania type game.
- The Three-Eyed One Comes Again... - High quality translation of the game Mitsume ga Tooru.
- Moon Light Saga - Very good translation project for Moon Light Saga; a marvellous Turbo R RPG with great humour.
- Sanatorium of Romance - Nice Spanish translation of this game. Sadly no English translation yet.
- Zoo - Translation to English of this Dutch game.
- Kinderen van de Wind - Translation to English of the Dutch game Kinderen van de Wind.
- The Fantasm Soldier Valis 2 - More information and download link about the Valis 2 translation to English plus improvements.
- Dead of the Brain - Translation to English for this great adventure.
- Overview of MSX translations on RHDN - List of MSX translations for MSX on RHDN. Especially useful for translations that don't have a dedicated webpage.
