MSX Hits Japanese VC, Includes Special Options

wonder if Msx will hit Europe

me too

i suppose whether it comes to america and europe depends on whether there are a significant number of games on it that aren't hindered by language barriers.

I still remember when I was a kid, my cousin's friend had an MSX, we used to play "Ys I", "Super Cobra" and "Metal Gear" the whole weekend ! I don't know if those games would be good by today's standards though, so I don't think it will be released in the US. I guess you had to have experienced it back then to really feel the magic

Bout damn time. Now the long wait for a possible Euro release begins....

I hope it comes to Europe. Am I right in saying that it had the original Metal Gear 2 as opposed to the travesty that was Snake's Revenge on the NES which Hideo Kojima had no involvement in?

The MSX I never honestly heard of it before. But those added options are interesting.

Japan gets MSX, Europe gets C64 and we get... um... well we get lucky if we get more than one game a week.

i want that option for master system games, since some of them made use of the fm chip in the japanese master system, like phantasy star (sounded so much better... wow)
and i definitely would love to see msx get a european release.
what's the big deal anyway, it's not like they're risking any investment.

'eeehhh... i dont remember it, and i'm not really interested... but can we finally have Vectorman now? please??????

Yes, Charco, it has the original Metal Gear II, which was excellent.

Would love it if the european VC also got some MSX love, though i doubt it since we just got C64. Ah well

not likely i imagine. weve got c64 and in all honesty id rather that.

Not coming to non-japanese wiis? But i want Metal Gear and Ys!

@Objection_Blaster
If you have a PS2, you can actually pick up a copy of Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence. Its a very good game, and it also have both Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake...the MSX versions of course. If we don't get MSX in America (which seems to be the vibe I've been getting) then at least half of the problem would be solved (IDK about Ys though unfortunately).

BTW It only comes with the 2 disk subsistence pack, not the recent re-release that comes with MGS1 and MGS2.

Edit: Wasn't Ys released for SMS?

This doesn't interest me that much. I do hope it comes to NA, though. Even better, I hope we get Chrono Trigger and Earthbound on Monday.

not that interested really. just give us wat we want earthbound rondo etc and not flood vc with average tat.

" We don't think the MSX will be released on any non-Japanese Virtual Console - It was originally popular in a few countries (Mostly the Netherlands and Brazil), but most people probably have never heard of the thing, and it was pretty much completely ignored in the US."

Eh, you can say the same for the Turbografx, and rarely anyone have heard of games like Ninja Jajamaru-kun - didn't stop them from releasing those.

I really hope we get the MSX - tons of great games for it. I'd rather have this than the C64, to be honest.

Cool, wonder when we'll get 'em?

I would still prefer Commodore Amiga... make it happen, Nintendo!

Indeed the MSX home computer was very popular in Holland.
I guess Philips had something to do with it

Both MSX and MSX2 were part of my “collection” and I’m happy the games will be available on VC!
At that time Konami dominated the game world on the MSX and personally I prefer the MSX titles over the C64 ones, don’t ask me why….
Please come to Europe MSX!!!

I bought one of these years ago but I didn't keep it long. The only game I had for it was Castlevania. It was more of an impulse buy than anything.

... but I want MSX too... ;_; Aleste is fun, and then there´s Space Manbow, Penguin Adventure, Vampire Killer, Contora (Wierd convertion of Contra with lots of new levels) a unique (superb) entry of Parodius, Snatcher... loads of great Konami games above all.

Not to forget the ultimate version of Quarth, best puzzlegame ever. Man, those folks on Konami were talented!

The MSX better come out here at LEAST just for the TRUE Metal Gear 2. Trust me, that would make a start >.>

It seems like every little thing nintendo does for the vc has amazing potential that is never pursued. Pokemon Snap, for example. Another thing that they do that is similar to that is when they announce some amazing games and then wait 1+ year(s) to release them, as several have been announced in 06, and still remain unreleased.

The MSX is cool and all, and I would love to play the great Konami games that were on it, but do you think it's possible to ban certain words from the comments? You know, words like "Earthbound" and "Chrono Trigger" and "Vectorman"?

I'm curious to play Eggy for MSX because I havent found any photos, videos or info about it, not even on Wikipedia, (that little plus about the options for the Wii virtual console MSX games is really interesting and helpful enhancing the emulation and gameplay experience) I'd also like to see Mayhem in Monsterland for C64, but "first things first" lets hope for both systems to hit America.

I almost forget it! and are easier to appear... Genesis 32X games!

So......Japan gets an exclusive MSX system.....Europe gets the exclusive C64 system......and NA and Australia are left in the dust. What have they ever done to deserve this kind of treatment, huh, Nintendo? I want some obscure gaming goodness!

@Tides of Chaos
Well the turbografx never was released here in australia that didnt stop Nintendo releasing the games as virtual console titles .
Im just hoping that the Commodore 64 get released here in Australia

I dont know much about the MSX, well... off to wikipedia!

@Walan : Hilarious. The following words should be banned : Vectorman, Earthbound, Chrono Trigger, Mario RPG, and Final Fantasy, or any variation of these words used together. lol..

I think that Nintendo will be releasing some decent games shortly. It's spring/summer time...shouldn't we all be outside more frequently during this time?

it was more popular in europe than in america, so why should america get ti but we not? Because we got the C64? Come on!

@Kawaiipikachu: Change your country to an european one and you can download them (I guess, it worked with the TG-16)

@Admins: If I want to fave vc-new, it says wiiware news...

oh well... at least no one gets another sega for a while?

I just I'd let the admins know that this site loads slowly sometimes...especially today...

Agreeing with viral.
Took nearly 1 and a half minutes on ADSL.
No dramas though, it's worth the wait.
Also, where the hell are my Master System games? and my C64. lame

@Quimby and Viral
Me 2. I have Roadrunner Basic or whatever and this site took a 1-2 minutes.

anyone know or give us a clue to whats coming to vc 2moz in the eu?

No idea yet Toffee, but I'm sure we'll get a new update tomorrow morning.

If we get the Commodore 64 and Japan get's the MSX, what will America and Australia get next? Saturn? Atari?

CD-i.

If they ever do a Mega Drive add-on, then I'm really pleading for it to be the Sega CD. I would have LOVED to get my hands on Sonic CD, yet the complete lack of system support was a major reason why I didn't invest on the add-on in the first place

"anyone know or give us a clue to whats coming to vc 2moz in the eu?"

Samurai Shodown, Burning Fight and Pokemon Puzzle League

Serious. Check the shop.

I'll fight one battle at a time.
Where's my C64!?

I owned an MSX in the 80's and the games were great (mainly the Konami rom carts). Would love to see Nemesis 1,2,3, Salamander, Road Fighter, Yie Ar Kung Fu 2, F1 Spirit, Circus Charlie, Track & Field 1,2,3. Most of these were variants on their arcade counterparts (for example Track and Field had different events like dive boarding).

i have never heard of this before,was it released in the US?

while we are waiting, you can either get the Konami MSX collection for the sega saturn or d/l the BlueMSX emu for the pc.

@ APissedOffGma: Yes, it was released in the US, but sold extremely poorly and quickly disappeared from the market. A lot of Americans who know of the system seem to think it was Japan-only, or only popular in Japan, but it did quite well in many countries.

I hope we get it in Europe. Along with snatcher.

I have the Metal Gear cart, they 're suprisingly cheap. Picked mine up for $7

Nintendo should seriously release the gameboy original library on VC. There are some very good games on it that would be nice to see on a TV. Especially Donkey Kong land 2

They should include the option to change the buttons in SNES games. Most of them are a hell to control with the GC controller.

If this is going to come to Europe, I really hope we'll get translated versions of Snatcher and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. But I doubt it.

Supposedly you can also use a keyboard to play the games, or at least one of them, if I remember correctly.

I have an msx 2 that i imported but it would be nice to have it on the vc remastered!