- Winner : Monster Hunter (Nerlaska Studio)
- Main prize : a Panasonic FS-A1GT MSXturboR
- 19 games released.
- First contest that takes in consideration the game add-ons for its final result.
- Now games could be up to 128 KB long (that’s MegaROM!)
The jury was composed with 3 judges (details below the last game of the contest).
Results by the jury of this edition can be checked here.
Game entries – 19 games
01 – Monster Hunter
(Winner)
Contact : Contact e-mail
Game genre : RPG with turn based fighting system
Format : MSX 128 KB Konami SCC
Downloads
- ROMS (Spanish – English)
- Spanish Manual
- English Manual
- Cover
- ROM Label
- Wallpapers
02 – Malaika Prehistoric Quest
Authors : Eduardo Robsy – Jon Cortázar
Game genre : Platform
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Downloads
- Submitted version (ROM + Manual + Label)
- Revised version 1 – FIXES A CRITICAL BUG (ROM + Manual + Label)
- Revised version 2 (ROM only)
- Revised version 3 (ROM only)
03a – Sudoku
Game genre : Puzzle
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Downloads
- ROM + Manual
- DSK + Sticker
03b – Traffic Jam
Game genre : Puzzle
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Downloads
- ROM + Manual
- ROM Label by RC743
05 – RNFF – Running Naked in a Field of Flowers
Authors : Edwin (Code) – Wolf (GFX, Music, Story & Direction)
Game genre : Platform
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Download (ROM + Manual + Label)
06 – Skate Air
Game genre : Skate arcade
Format : MSX 128 KB MegaROM
Download (ROMS + manuals Spanish – English + sticker)
07 – Los Jardines de Zee Wang Zu
Contact : Karoshi Corp. Development Boards
Game genre : Hability game
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Downloads
- ROMS (PSG and SCC versions) + Manuals (Spanish – English)
- ROM Label
08 – Pointless Shooting
Game genre : Pointless Shooter
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Download (ROM + Manual + Label)
09 – Word Invaders
Game genre : Keyboard killer
Format : MSX 8 KB ROM
Downloads (ROM + Manual + Label)
10 – Operation Wolf
Game genre : 2D horizontal shooter
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Downloads
- ROM + Manual
- Game Cover
11a – Daedalian Opus
Authors : Eduardo Robsy – Jon Cortázar
Game genre : Puzzle
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Download (ROM + Manual + Label)
11b – Penguin Café
Authors : MSXOsaure (Graphics and Label) – Jipe (Code and Graphics) – Pocky (Music)
Game genre : Hability / Tapper-like
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Downloads
- ROMS (English – French) + Manual
- Game Cover version 1
- Game Cover version 2
13 – I.N.E.R.T.I.A
Contact : Contact e-mail
Game genre : Vs. space shooting battle
Format : MSX 16 KB ROM
Downloads
- ROM + Manual + Label
- BLOADable version (32KB RAM required)
- Cassette Cover
14 – BeeZ
Author : Rudi “Lord S.M.Zett”
Game genre : Puzzle
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Downloads
- ROM + Manual
- ROM label
15 – Mecha Taisen On Planet Oldskool
Contact : Contact e-mail
Game genre : Strategy game
Format : MSX 48 KB ROM
Downloads
- Version submitted to the contest (ROM + Manual + Label)
- Improved version (“Plus”) released in 2010 (ROM + Manual + Label + Source)
16 – Beepertron
Game genre : Sound memory game
Format : MSX 8 KB ROM
Downloads
- ROM + Manual + Piano.BIN file (for training purposes ;D)
- ROM Label
17 – Grid Wars
Game genre : Shooter
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Download (ROM + Manual + Label)
18 – Pointless Platform
Game genre : Platform
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Download (ROM + Manual + Label)
An improved version is available on The New Image website.
19 – Night City
Game genre : Arcade adventure
Format : MSX 64 KB MegaROM
Download (ROMS + manuals Spanish – English + sticker)
Cancelled entries – 7 games
TT-Virus
Authors : Dioniso (Alfonso D.C.) & WYZ
Game genre : Shoot ‘em up
Format : Unknown
No download available !
Cyberware: Chapter IV ~ Katarsis episode II
Game genre : Platform Shooting Adventure
Format : Unknown
No download available !
LUX
Contact : Contact e-mail
Game genre : Platform-Action-Adventure-Fun-Game
Format : MSX 128 KB ROM
No download available !
Title : Unknown
Authors : Edwin (Code) – Wolf (GFX, Music, Story & Direction)
Game genre : Platform-Adventure
Format : Unknown
No download available !
Dash !
Contact : Contact e-mail
Game genre : Boulderdash
Format : Unknown
No download available !
MSX Invaders!
Authors : RC743 (Concept, Direction, GFX) – Nerlaska (Code) – Dop (Music, SFX)
Contact : Contact e-mail
Game genre : Space Invaders version/parody
Format : Unknown
No download available !
Speedjet Racers
Authors : Eduardo Robsy – Jon Cortázar
Game genre : Racing/Hability
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
No download available !
Jury
* Cas Cremers, founder of the well known MSX software company Parallax in 1989. He, as coder, gfx creator, music composer and main game planner/designer, created legendary MSX pieces with one thing in common: to push the MSX system to its limits. Vectron, Arc and Akin were some of those gems that amazed the international community of MSX users all around the globe.
Check Parallax website for more information about this MSX gaming company
Check Cas Cremers actual portfolio in this website
* Jesús Pérez Rosales (aka [DK]) is a member of the excellent MSX game development group Team Bomba. He is an amazing game planner and level designer, as long as a top hardcore gamer, being the responsible of the very nice gameplay, level design and major improvements to Team Bomba‘s masterpiece Bombaman.
Visit Team Bomba main website here
You can check Jesús Pérez Rosales profile here
Visit [DK]‘s personal website!
* Philip Pera (aka msxgamesbox) is the webmaster of the MSX Café, a large french community where users discuss MSX related topics, and the famous site The Msx Games bOX, where he organizes the MSXart contests and supplies lots of information (including “The Homebrew MSX Gaming List“, that gives support to all commercial or non-commercial amateur MSX games through history, and “The MSX Museum bOX“, a huge photo gallery covering most MSX computers and consoles).
Visit MSX Café
Visit The MSX Games bOX
