MSX
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The MSX is a hardware standard made between Microsoft (for MSX BASIC counterpart) and ASCII Corporation (hardware specifications), released in 1983 and manufactured by many companies around the world (the most notable brands, National / Panasonic and Sony). As the system was discontinued over the years, all rights and trademarks handled by ASCII Corporation related to MSX were transferred to the original creator, Kazuhiko Nagai, who also is the CEO of MSX Licensing Corporation. Notably, the Mitsubishi ML-8000 is the first MSX computer ever released by October 1983, ending with the Panasonic FS-A1GT MSXturboR computer in December 1991.
Sega did not support directly the MSX standard, due to an overflood of 8-bit personal computers in Japan, as well as the sales of their own 8-bit PC, the SC-3000. However, Sega allowed third-party companies to port their Arcade and SG-1000 games to MSX. Many SG-1000 ports for MSX remained exclusive to Japan.
List of Sega games featured on MSX systems[edit]
Sega IPs[edit]
MSX1[edit]
- After Burner (1988, Europe-exclusive)
- Ali Baba and 40 Thieves (1984)
- Alien Syndrome (1988, Europe-exclusive)
- Altered Beast (1989, Europe-exclusive)
- Astron Belt (1984, requires LaserDisc-compatible MSX machine + LaserDisc player from Pioneer)
- Bank Panic (1986, based on SG-1000 version)
- Bomb Jack (2004, based on SG-1000 version, unlicensed)
- Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (1983, Europe-exclusive)
- Champion Boxing (1985, based on SG-1000 version)
- Champion Ice Hockey (1986)
- Champion Kendou (1986)
- Champion Pro Wrestling (1985, based on SG-1000 version)
- Champion Soccer (1985)
- Congo Bongo (1983, Europe-exclusive)
- Doki Doki Penguin Land (1985, based on SG-1000 version)
- Fantasy Zone (1987, demake of Sega Master System version)
- Flicky (1986, based on SG-1000 version)
- GP World (1985, based on SG-1000 version)
- Gulkave (1986, currently owned by D4 Enterprise)
- Hang-On (1986, based on Hang-On II for SG-1000)
- Ninja Princess (1986, based on SG-1000 version)
- OutRun (1987, Europe-exclusive)
- Passing Shot (1988, Europe-exclusive)
- Power Drift (1989, Europe-exclusive)
- Robo Wres 2001 (1986)
- Scramble Spirits (1989, Europe-exclusive)
- Shinobi (1989, Europe-exclusive)
- Space Harrier II (1990, Europe-exclusive)
- Star Trek (1986, Europe-exclusive)
- Thunder Blade (1988, Europe-exclusive)
- Time Scanner (1989, Europe-exclusive)
- Wonder Boy Monster Land (unreleased)
- Zaxxon (1985, original, Europe-exclusive and SG-1000 versions available)
- Zoom 909 (1985, based on SG-1000 version)
MSX2[edit]
All games are exclusive to the Japanese market.
- Columns (1990)
- Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (1989)
- High School! Kimengumi (1986)
- OutRun (1988)
- Puyo Puyo (1991, game rights owned by Sega since 2001)
Technosoft IPs[edit]
All Technosoft-published games are exclusive to the Japanese market. Sega bought Technosoft's entire game library from Twenty-One in 2016.
MSX1[edit]
- Backgammon (1985, originally published by Sony, released in Europe)
- Batten Tanuki no Daibouken (1986)
- Excite Yotari Mahjong (1984)
- Janyuu (1987)
MSX2[edit]
- D-Dash (1988)
- Feedback (1988)
- Herzog (1988)
- Ku Gyoku Den (1987)
- Shin Ku Gyoku Den (1988)
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- Al-Alamiah AX-660 (MSX + Mega Drive hybrid PC)
- Al-Alamiah AX-990 (MSX + Mega Drive hybrid PC)
- DHV-5000 (controller)
- Konami HyperShot (controller)
- Micomsoft XE-1ST (controller)
- Micomsoft XE-1ST2 (controller)
- Micomsoft XE-1AJ (controller)
- Micomsoft XE-1AP (controller)
- Prosoft Autoboy PSJ-2000 (controller)
- Quickshot Aviator 1 (controller)
- Quickshot FlightGrip 1 (controller)
- Quickshot Intruder 1 (controller)
- Quickshot Maverick 1 (controller)
- Quickshot Python 1 (controller)
- Quickshot Starfighter 1 (controller)
- Quickshot Wizmaster (controller)
