Platform: MSX
Congo Bongo
1942
Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World
Xenon
Dragon Warrior
OutRun
Jet Set Willy
Time Pilot
Zaxxon
Altered Beast
The Tower of Druaga
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Arkanoid
Spelunker
Mappy
Bubble Bobble
James Bond 007: Licence to Kill
Eric and the Floaters
RoboCop
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Hang-On
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Auf Wiedersehen Monty
Dragon Warrior II
Klax
Lode Runner
City Connection
Karateka
Commando
Oh Shit!
Ghostbusters
Binary Land
Ranma 1/2: Hiryuu Densetsu
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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.