12 Jun
1997
12 Jun
'97
12:27 p.m.
On Thu, 12 Jun 1997, Cord Coslor wrote:
And, finally, this project (the MSX) did NOT fail
miserably. In the United
States, teh MSX did fail miserably... but mainly because of the fact that
it was not widely marketed here. The MSX was VERY popular in Asia and, I
believe, in Europe. To tell you the truth it still is! I happen to be a
fan of the MSX, and can to you the quality of the many, many, game titles
for it are quite similar to that of first Nintendo Entertainment System.
Many of the games were sold on both platforms.... such as Metal Gear,
Donkey Kong, Dig-Dug, F-16 Fighting Falcon, Frogger, Galaga, The Goonies,
Zelda, Thexder, Zaxxon, etc., etc. A large manufacturer of game software
for the MSX was Konami, and world-wide leading game manufacturer. So, that
should let you know about some fo the MSX capabilities.
WoW! The more I hear about this thing the more I want one. It's amazing
that this system was so unknown in the states. It's like discovering a
whole new species. Of course, I'd never heard of the Oric either until I
started doing more research into older computers. I wonder if anything
will come out of the old eastern bloc countries. I hear they did quite a
bit of cloning of western technology.
Sam
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