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Metal Gear Review (1st part)

MSX blue is very proud to present a mega-giant review. It is about Metal Gear 1, a masterpiece released by Konami in 1987.

This review is so extended that it comes in 2 parts : we begin with the general presentation of the game and the inventory of the weapons and other items.

Metal Gear Review – 1st part

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Devil Hunter English

Another RPG partially translated by Django : this time, it’s for MSX1, as the concerned game is Devil Hunter, published by MSX-Magazine in 1990. The game comes with help files in French and English.

Zipped DSK file :

Devil Hunter English

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R-Type patched roms

Already in 2004, FRS had created a XPC file, available on the website of the Execrom tool, with different improvements for the game R-Type, published in 1988 by IREM : fixing of MSX-MUSIC detection, better HTIMI (interruptions) handler, fixing of MSX2 detection, invulnerability.

The MSX-MUSIC detection was not working, but you can find on the same website a ROM with a perfect MSX-MUSIC detection !

For your comfort, MSX blue allows you to download a package of 3 patched roms. The HTIMI part is not included as it is source of trouble when it is combined with MSX-MUSIC. The mapper of these roms is R-Type.

R-Type Improvements

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R-Type Menu

R-Type is a shooter in the Nemesis style, published in 1988 by IREM. It has a little bug : it does not detect the MSX-MUSIC soundchip when this one is integrated in the MSX machine. Besides, the FM-PAC cartridge needs absolutely to be in slot 2.

BiFi has created a small cartridge to resolve astutely this problem. You insert it in slot 1 and the game needs to be in slot 2. The menu allows, if this is the case, to keep the MSX1 color palette on a MSX2 and to choose the soundchip. If you press on GRAPH in the boot sequence, the higher configuration will automatically be selected.

To get this ROM, go on the BiFi website, click on Downloads, then on Bugfixes. The RTYPE-FM.LZH file can be unzipped with WinRar.

Bifi website

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Estland Campaign English

Django continues his partial translations of RPG’s ! It’s the turn for Estland Campaign, published by Medo in 1991. The game comes with an help file in French.

Zipped DSK files :

Estland Campaign English

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