How do you make a brand-new game for a 40-year-old platform without resorting to nostalgia karaoke? This guide walks developers through blending MSX-era constraints with modern mechanics and storytelling-practical workflows, technical budgets, UX trade-offs, and concrete design recipes that actually ship.
MSX was Japan’s audacious bid to create a single, cross-manufacturer standard for home computers. This article traces its rise, the corporate and geopolitical tangle around it, why it thrived in some countries and failed in others, and why retro fans still care.
A practical guide to combining modern hardware and software techniques with MSX machines - from SD-based storage and Wi‑Fi cartridges to FPGA reimplementations, modern toolchains, and software patterns that respect original MSX architecture while adding contemporary features.