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MSX2

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Overview

Introduced in 1985 by Microsoft, the MSX2 was a computer system. Its platform tag is msx2 for proper filtering.

Technical specifications

  • CPU: Zilog Z80-compatible (typically 3.58 MHz) with the same 8-bit bus as MSX1.
  • Memory: 64–512 KB of main RAM in firmware plus mapper expansions up to 4 MB.
  • Display: Yamaha V9938 VDP supporting 256×212/512×212 resolutions, 256 colors per palette and smooth hardware scrolling.
  • Sound: AY-3-8910 PSG reused from MSX1 families.

Supported ROM extensions

dsk, mx2, rom, zip, 7z, cas, m3u, ogv, openmsx

Emulators

  • bluemsx (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_BLUEMSX | Incompatible extensions: openmsx
  • fmsx (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_FMSX | Incompatible extensions: openmsx
  • openmsx (openmsx) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_OPENMSX | Incompatible extensions: m3u

Notes

BIOS

  • BlueMSX (DEFAULT) : You must download the BlueMSX standalone version, available to this adresse: http://bluemsx.msxblue.com/rel_download/blueMSXv282full.zip Then extract the "Databases" and "Machines" folders and add them to the bios folder.

  • FMSX : You must have these following files, available with fmsx distribution, in the bios folder: CARTS.SHA CYRILLIC.FNT DISK.ROM FMPAC.ROM FMPAC16.ROM ITALIC.FNT KANJI.ROM MSX.ROM MSX2.ROM MSX2EXT.ROM MSX2P.ROM MSX2PEXT.ROM MSXDOS2.ROM PAINTER.ROM RS232.ROM

  • OpenMSX Various BIOS files for OpenMSX should be in either folder below:

    1. userdata/system/configs/openmsx/share/systemroms
    2. userdata/bios/Machines
    3. userdata/bios/openmsx

Source data: REG Linux emulationstation/es-system/es_systems.yml