Platform: MSX
Spelunker
Bubble Bobble
Ghostbusters
Jet Set Willy
OutRun
Dragon Warrior
Eric and the Floaters
Klax
Zaxxon
1942
Arkanoid
Dragon Warrior II
Mappy
Commando
Lode Runner
James Bond 007: Licence to Kill
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Ranma 1/2: Hiryuu Densetsu
RoboCop
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Time Pilot
Binary Land
Hang-On
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World
Xenon
Karateka
Altered Beast
City Connection
Oh Shit!
Auf Wiedersehen Monty
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
The Tower of Druaga
Congo Bongo
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In a 1985 interview with Bill Gates published in the 8/83 issue of LOGiN magazine, he stated the "X" letter in the MSX name doesn't have any special meaning. It was added purely for aesthetic reasons that he felt the logo needed to look good, and that it had an almost artistic sound and a nice ring to it. He thought the logo captured their distinctive style, and that it acted as a "guarantee of compatibility" when systems compatible with the MSX would start using it.
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Miner Machine is the only Finnish game ever released internationally on the MSX. Astonishingly, this was done without any permission or knowledge from its developers whatsoever. The French publishing house Eaglesoft first released their own copy of the game without ever contacting the developers. Spanish developer System 4 then took the Eaglesoft release and published it with slightly altered cover art. Finally, it was featured in a compilation called "30 MSX Hits" from Premium III.
It wasn't until 2005, 17 years after the game's original release, that the developers found out about this. Neither developer ever received any royalties for their copied games.
It wasn't until 2005, 17 years after the game's original release, that the developers found out about this. Neither developer ever received any royalties for their copied games.