FOR fun AND giggles, here's the not-so-accelerated version: https://msxpen.com/codes/-OEPmABzk3LsOEgj2yNp
Note that it still is compiled code. The impact of using integers is impressive as well. First try removing line 7, and then removing line 5.
And the options, you can switch to the MSX TurboR, for a nice speed-up. Still, it can't hold a candle to the hardware accelerated version.
No important reason. I'm sure I was using sprite$() in an earlier version of the code, but I think the vpoke'ing yielded simpler code.
Mind you, for some reason, if I initialized the sprites after the turbo on call, x-basic was complaining about the dim variables.
Were you asking because you thought I could've initialized the sprites after the turbo on call? I'm still not familiar with all the limitations of #xbasic.
I didn't know the bit about #TurboR! I used to program on an #MSX 1 and now I have a physical #MSX 2.
The history of MSX computers [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7Fdfveb3Es
#ycombinator #msx #MSX #KazuhikoNishi #BillGates #msx2 #TurboR #msx1
Tomorrow is the sixth of May. @bitsofbas last year came up with the wonderful idea to make this day about #MSX, and call it #MaySiXth, and share our love for this wonderful #homecomputer from the #80s in whatever way you can think of.
So, if you have an #MSX1, #MSX2, #MSX2Plus, #turboR, #OneChipMSX, or similar, whether it is real or emulated, fire it up, take a photo or screenshot, and share it tomorrow with the hashtags #MaySiXth and #MSX. 💙
@syx oh, and the reason @bitsofbas suggested to get a Japanese model if you are in the USA is mostly because those models will have a voltage closer to your native one, as European models tend to be designed for 220V or 240V.
#MSX2Plus and #turboR bring a newer VDP, which may be nice, but the amount of games that support it, is limited.
#MSXTurboR adds support for the #R800 CPU in addition to the previous generations' #Z80, which certainly can give a nice speed boost, especially in day-to-day software like file managers when browsing solid state media with large directories, but it comes with a huge price markup, and only a limited catalogue of games.
For comparison, here's the amounts of software indexed in #GenerationMSX per generation of #MSX:
You can use https://www.generation-msx.nl/software/result?sy%5B%5D=Turbo-R&sy%5B%5D=MSX2%2B to list all MSX2+ and turboR software indexed in #GenMSX to get an idea of what kind of games support those generations, or use the checkboxes in the sidebar to filter in/out other generations or specs.
People complaining once again about the #MSX spec limitations of the #MSXdev competition.
So, this year I decided to suggest that those who want to compete with #MSX2, #MSX2Plus, #turboR or other #MSX configurations that don't match the #MSX1 limitations of the #compo, to participate in one of the many #demoparties out there. :)
https://www.msx.org/news/challenges/en/msxdev21-is-on#comment-396739
Feel free to comment here with your suggestions for #demoscene events that welcome #MSX in their specific compos or #WILDCompos. :)
That's pretty cool: #ThunderForceIV tune on a work-in-progress #MSX music #tracker supporting #Konami's #SCC soundchip, and the builtin #ProgrammableSoundGenerator aka #PSG, as well as the #SN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2bHDKXdXW4
It has some pretty high specs though, requiring the latest revision in the line of MSX standards, a #turboR machine, as well as the #V9990 VDP (for instance in the form of a #GFX9000 or #Video9000 video expansion cartridge).
Following @bitsofbas@mastodon.technology's suggestion of doing #MSXtober, here's a close-up of an #MSX (#FSA1ST #turboR?) #circuitboard that has been serviced by #SunriseForMSX. :)
https://mastodon.social/media/IHavQvgLD_8lBxmeVE8
#retroComputers #retroComputing #retroGaming #PCB #8bit #HomeComputer
An #FSA1ST #turboR #MSX, some or DeltaSoft's software (#Konami quizz, #LuckyDarts), an MSX #TShirt, and a #Duracell bunny at the #DeltaSoft booth at a #retroComputers fair back in 2009.
https://mastodon.social/media/VWCffXH_gGAzoPHkDaY
#DailyPhoto #computer #HomeComputer #retroGaming #retroComputer #gaming #fairsAndMeetings #eventPhotography #Thunderbirds
If I ever happen to come into some big money that I can easily spend on non-essential luxury items, I'd love to expand my #MSX collection with basically the last model ever made: the #Panasonic #turboR #FSA1GT
Compared to the #FSA1ST (depicted in the photo), the FS-A1GT has double the amount of RAM (512kB), it features a MIDI-IN and MIDI-OUT connector. MIDI can also be accesssed by using the built-in MSX-MUSIC BASIC (version with an additional instruction: CALL MDR).
