How to play MSX and MSX2 games on the RG350

The MSX was relatively unknown in the US, but it featured many early version of our favorite NES classics. But with the OpenMSX emulator, you can run these games on an RG350. This guide will show you how to play some of those classic games, plus Metal Gears 1 and 2, which were never properly released in the states.

Read the full guide here: https://retrogamecorps.com/2020/09/01/msx-on-the-rg350/
Retro handheld buyer’s guide: https://retrogamecorps.com/shop/

Timestamps:
00:00 introduction
00:31 installing OpenMSX
01:02 loading MSX ROMs
01:31 loading Japan-only ROMs
02:18 installing system ROMs
03:52 Vampire Killer (Castlevania)
04:17 Aleste
04:35 Kontora (Contra)
05:32 Gradius 2
05:54 King’s Valley 2
06:40 Metal Gear
07:36 Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
08:55 OutRun
09:25 Salamander
09:56 Space Manbow
10:28 conclusion

Intro theme song sampled from “Hexadecimal Genome” by Bit Shifter:
http://www.8bitpeoples.com/products/520241-bit-shifter-information-chase

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