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ANSWER: RAM MSX

@daniele RDSLT and WRTSLT disable interrupts BUT do not re-enable them, so after the CALL RDSLT and the CALL WRYSLT you should put an EI to restore...

1 year ago
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ANSWER: RAM MSX

Do you mean the base RAM of the MSX, without possible expansions added but only in its internal slots? You select the slots one by one and the pages one by...

1 year ago
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ANSWER: I recommend game for 2

And then all Konami's sports games, whether at the same time (tennis, ping pong, soccer, boxing) or alternating player1 and player2 (the various tracks...

2 years ago
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ANSWER: I recommend game for 2

Bubble Bobble on MSX2. Practically arcade perfect and one of the most acclaimed games ever for its great playability

2 years ago
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ANSWER: MSX BASIC course - platformers and tiles

Hi Dany, do you mean compared to screen1? Same speed. The difference lies in the way the tiles are managed. Basically you have the screen divided into 3...

2 years ago
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REPLY: Splitscreen

However, if you are able to program in assembly here you will find the procedures for working with line interrupts and creating any type of split you need...

3 years ago
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REPLY: Splitscreen

First of all I would like to know how you are developing the game. To create a split screen you have to work in assembly or at least in C because you need them...

3 years ago
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ANSWER: MSX BASIC course - platformers and tiles

Both solutions can be used. The tiles in the msx are nothing more than the redefined characters: there are 256 available in screen1 and 768 in...

3 years ago
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ANSWER: How to use the Carnivore2 sound cards, which tracker or demo or sequencer?

In the meantime, here is the link to RoboPlay which unfortunately does not support arkos tracker files but supports several others for several audio chips (such as ...

3 years ago
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ANSWER: How to use the Carnivore2 sound cards, which tracker or demo or sequencer?

@andreadidio I don't know if there are databases for arkos tracker. They could because it is multiplatform and runs on PC. I don't know if there is a stand alone player...

3 years ago
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ANSWER: How to use the Carnivore2 sound cards, which tracker or demo or sequencer?

@andreadidio the PSG is the basic audio processor, therefore the most limited. Then we have the Konami SCC which is definitely better and up until now has been the...

3 years ago
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ANSWER: How to use the Carnivore2 sound cards, which tracker or demo or sequencer?

Interesting question. Certainly, as far as PSG is concerned, I recommend arkos tracker, which I use in all my games. Also because Carni's PSG...

3 years ago