This is some relevant data about the fourth contest edition :
* 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)
Team : Nerlaska Studio
Contact : Contact e-mail
Game genre : RPG with turn based fighting system
Format : MSX 128 KB Konami SCC
Downloads :
- ROMS (Spanish – English) : Monster Hunter
- Spanish Manual : Monster Hunter +1
- English Manual : Monster Hunter +2
- Cover : Monster Hunter +3
- ROM Label : Monster Hunter +4
- Wallpapers : Monster Hunter +5
02 – Malaika Prehistoric Quest
Team : Karoshi Corporation
Authors : Eduardo Robsy – Jon Cortázar
Game genre : Platform
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Downloads :
- Submitted version (ROM + Manual + Label) : Malaika Prehistoric Quest
- Revised version 1 – FIXES A CRITICAL BUG (ROM + Manual + Label) : Malaika Prehistoric Quest +1
- Revised version 2 (ROM only) : Malaika Prehistoric Quest +2
- Revised version 3 (ROM only) : Malaika Prehistoric Quest +3
03a – Sudoku
Authors : dvik & joyrex
Game genre : Puzzle
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Downloads :
- ROM + Manual : Sudoku
- DSK + Sticker : Sudoku +
03b – Traffic Jam
Author : Imanok
Game genre : Puzzle
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Downloads :
- ROM + Manual : Traffic Jam
- ROM Label by RC743 : Traffic Jam +
05 – RNFF – Running Naked in a Field of Flowers
Team : Infinite
Authors : Edwin (Code) – Wolf (GFX, Music, Story & Direction)
Game genre : Platform
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Download (ROM + Manual + Label) : RNFF
06 – Skate Air
Author : Germán Gómez Herrera
Game genre : Skate arcade
Format : MSX 128 KB MegaROM
Download (ROMS + manuals Spanish – English + sticker) : Skate Air
07 – Los Jardines de Zee Wang Zu
Author : Jose Javier Franco Benitez (Jos’b)
Contact : Karoshi Corp. Development Boards
Game genre : Hability game
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Downloads :
- ROMS (PSG and SCC versions) + Manuals (Spanish – English) : Los Jardines de Zee Wang Zu
- ROM Label : Los Jardines de Zee Wang Zu +
08 – Pointless Shooting
Team : The New Image
Game genre : Pointless Shooter
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Download (ROM + Manual + Label) : Pointless Shooting
09 – Word Invaders
Authors : SapphiRe (Code) – Makinavaja (Music & Testing) – WYZ (Music and SFX Code)
Game genre : Keyboard killer
Format : MSX 8 KB ROM
Downloads (ROM + Manual + Label) : Word Invaders
10 – Operation Wolf
Team : Toybox
Game genre : 2D horizontal shooter
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Downloads :
- ROM + Manual : Operation Wolf
- Game Cover : Operation Wolf +
11a – Daedalian Opus
Team : Karoshi Corporation
Authors : Eduardo Robsy – Jon Cortázar
Game genre : Puzzle
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Download (ROM + Manual + Label) : Daedalian Opus
11b – Penguin Café
Team : MSX 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 : Penguin Café
- Game Cover version 1 : Penguin Café +1
- Game Cover version 2 : Penguin Café +2
13 – I.N.E.R.T.I.A
Author : Andrea Rossetti
Contact : Contact e-mail
Game genre : Vs. space shooting battle
Format : MSX 16 KB ROM
Downloads :
- ROM + Manual + Label : I.N.E.R.T.I.A.
- BLOADable version (32KB RAM required) : I.N.E.R.T.I.A. +1
- Cassette Cover : I.N.E.R.T.I.A. +2
14 – BeeZ
Team : Darkstone
Author : Rudi “Lord S.M.Zett”
Game genre : Puzzle
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Downloads :
- ROM + Manual : BeeZ
- ROM label : BeeZ +
15 – Mecha Taisen On Planet Oldskool
Author : Damage X
Contact : Contact e-mail
Game genre : Strategy game
Format : MSX 48 KB ROM
Downloads :
- Version submitted to the contest (ROM + Manual + Label) : Mecha Taisen On Planet Oldskool
- Improved version (“Plus”) released in 2010 (ROM + Manual + Label + Source) : Mecha Taisen On Planet Oldskool Plus
16 – Beepertron
Author : Dioniso (Alfonso D.C.)
Game genre : Sound memory game
Format : MSX 8 KB ROM
Downloads :
- ROM + Manual + Piano.BIN file (for training purposes ;D) : Beepertron
- ROM Label : Beepertron +
17 – Grid Wars
Team : Emma Six
Game genre : Shooter
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Download (ROM + Manual + Label) : Grid Wars
18 – Pointless Platform
Team : The New Image
Game genre : Platform
Format : MSX 32 KB ROM
Download (ROM + Manual + Label) : Pointless Platform
An improved version is available on The New Image website.
19 – Night City
Author : Germán Gómez Herrera
Game genre : Arcade adventure
Format : MSX 64 KB MegaROM
Download (ROMS + manuals Spanish – English + sticker) : Night City
Cancelled entries – 7 games
TT-Virus
Team> : Brain Eaters
Authors : Dioniso (Alfonso D.C.) & WYZ
Game genre : Shoot ‘em up
Format : Unknown
No download available !
Cyberware: Chapter IV ~ Katarsis episode II
Team : The New Image
Game genre : Platform Shooting Adventure
Format : Unknown
No download available !
LUX
Team : XL2S Entertainment
Contact : Contact e-mail
Game genre : Platform-Action-Adventure-Fun-Game
Format : MSX 128 KB ROM
No download available !
Title : Unknown
Team : Infinite
Authors : Edwin (Code) – Wolf (GFX, Music, Story & Direction)
Game genre : Platform-Adventure
Format : Unknown
No download available !
Dash !
Team : XL2S Entertainment
Contact : Contact e-mail
Game genre : Boulderdash
Format : Unknown
No download available !
MSX Invaders!
Team : Nerlaska Studio
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
Team : Karoshi Corporation
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).