killerkobra | 268 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Very vague topic title I know but I am looking to purchase a MSX2. Interested mainly playing Vampire Killer/Castlevania. I have done this all before to play Rondo of Blood, I purchased a Turbo Duo just to be able to play it on original hardware. I am not very familiar with the MXS2 at all so I figured I would ask her to get some info on which model to get. There are so many different models on eBay for all kinds of pricing. Any MSX2 master on here that can steer me in the right direction? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,754 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 No idea, but I'm curious about this too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Yeah I was always interested because of how aggressively foreign it is. Curious if anyone has any info too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,436 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Are you looking to play European Vampire Killer or the Japanese Vampire Killer? European/Middle Eastern MSX's would run at 50hz and Japanese at 60hz, so unless you're intentionally about the slow mo life, a Japanese MSX2 2+, or Turbo-R is the way to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,952 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I used to emulate it, loved the Japanese games especially those that did see a franchise hit the states. I'll second the post above, best bet is a Japanese 60hz machine and the MSX 2+ would be ideal. If you're curious about the differences on models, the wiki has that covered. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killerkobra | 268 Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 13 hours ago, DefaultGen said: Are you looking to play European Vampire Killer or the Japanese Vampire Killer? European/Middle Eastern MSX's would run at 50hz and Japanese at 60hz, so unless you're intentionally about the slow mo life, a Japanese MSX2 2+, or Turbo-R is the way to go. https://www.ebay.ca/itm/363695933834?epid=9035617381&hash=item54adf7898a:g:IrwAAOSwr85h57HS Would this be the model you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. MSX | 7 Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 1/19/2022 at 3:53 AM, Tanooki said: I used to emulate it, loved the Japanese games especially those that did see a franchise hit the states. I'll second the post above, best bet is a Japanese 60hz machine and the MSX 2+ would be ideal. If you're curious about the differences on models, the wiki has that covered. I can help you to get more msx if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. MSX | 7 Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 1/19/2022 at 12:02 AM, killerkobra said: Very vague topic title I know but I am looking to purchase a MSX2. Interested mainly playing Vampire Killer/Castlevania. I have done this all before to play Rondo of Blood, I purchased a Turbo Duo just to be able to play it on original hardware. I am not very familiar with the MXS2 at all so I figured I would ask her to get some info on which model to get. There are so many different models on eBay for all kinds of pricing. Any MSX2 master on here that can steer me in the right direction? Ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,952 Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Thanks but I don't keep old computers around if that's what you meant. I don't even have a lot of time anymore for what I do like or I'd probably due to this thread fire up an MSX emulator, grab a rom set and have some fun with those things again 20+ years later once more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,708 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 There’s a lot of different MsX machines. Some of them have two cartridge slots. Some Konami games have little cross game Easter eggs if you have two Konami games plugged in at the same time 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,754 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 I definitely need to get one of these, are they really going for about 1K though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,708 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 6 hours ago, fcgamer said: I definitely need to get one of these, are they really going for about 1K though? I don’t know the market for them anymore, I was really interested in MSX like in 2015 but ended up not getting one. Instead I just installed an MSX emulator on my Wii and also have MSX on a handheld device. Konami beefed up the MSX library. You definitely need to check out Contra/Gryzor on MSX. It had its own unique charm and I enjoy it almost as much as the NES version 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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