Around the web

Projects, resources, and friends.

A growing collection of project homes, archives, tools, and communities for the computers that shaped my story.

Computer resources

MSX

My projects for MSX computers

MSX msxtranslations.com With Randam/232. Our MSX translation projects, updates, downloads, and resources. BURAI burai.world With Rieks Warendorp Torringa. The dedicated home of the Burai translation project. SD Project Melancholia With Rieks Warendorp Torringa. The SD Snatcher retranslation, development history, and download.

Community and news

MRC MSX Resource Center Global MSX news, forums, downloads, history, and community. WIKI MRC Wiki A community-built knowledge base for MSX hardware and software. MSXV MSX Village An active French and international MSX community. TFH The File-Hunter A large MSX archive with games playable directly in the browser.

Databases

GEN Generation-MSX A comprehensive English database of MSX software and hardware. JP Tagoo An extensive Japanese MSX software database. MGW MSX Games World Game information, releases, manuals, maps, and walkthroughs.

Hardware

MCS MSX Cartridge Shop Modern MSX cartridges, including the MegaFlashROM SCC+ family. 8BIT 8bits4ever Modern MSX computers, expansions, interfaces, and cartridges.

Development

DEV MSXdev The annual MSX game-development contest and its growing game archive. ASM MSX Assembly Page Technical information and references for MSX Z80 programmers. PEN MSXPen A browser-based environment for writing and running MSX code. 8BW 8bitworkshop An online IDE supporting MSX development in C and assembly. GL MSXGL A free, optimized C game library targeting MSX computers.

Emulators and patches

EMU openMSX A highly accurate open-source MSX emulator with debugging tools. WEB WebMSX A full-featured MSX emulator that runs in a web browser. BMSX+ blueMSX+ A modern 64-bit blueMSX fork for Windows 11 with high-DPI, Direct3D 12, and updated audio support. BMSX blueMSX The original multi-system MSX emulator for Windows and the foundation of blueMSX+. IPS IPS4MSX and IPS Archive MSX patching tools and an archive of fixes and translations.

Computer resources

Speccy

Max Iwamoto + Code Busters

EYE 2 Eye Ache 2 Our ZX Spectrum demo placed fourth at Enlight 1997; I contributed code and graphics. EYE Eye Ache Our ZX Spectrum demo placed third at Enlight 1996; I contributed code and graphics. SAT Satisfaction A 1994 Code Busters ZX Spectrum demo featuring my code and graphics.

Archives and community

WOS World of Spectrum A historical archive of ZX Spectrum software, hardware, magazines, books, and emulation resources. SC Spectrum Computing A searchable ZX Spectrum games and software database built around the ZXDB project.

Modern hardware

NEXT ZX Spectrum Next The official home of the modern, expanded ZX Spectrum Next computer.

Emulation

FUSE Fuse A free, open-source ZX Spectrum emulator available across modern platforms. QAOP QAOP A browser-based ZX Spectrum emulator used by this website to launch demos and converted TR-DOS disk images.

Computer resources

Amiga

Code Busters

REST Rest Production information and downloads for our Enlight 1995-winning Amiga AGA intro. REST 2 Rest 2 Production information and downloads for our 1997 Amiga AGA 64K intro. CBS CBSpeccy Production information and Aminet downloads for our ZX Spectrum emulator for Amiga.

Archives and community

LEMON Lemon Amiga An Amiga game library, news archive, reference collection, and active community. HOL Hall of Light A detailed database preserving Amiga games, credits, screenshots, and release information. AMINET Aminet The long-running archive of freely distributable Amiga software, tools, demos, and resources. EAB English Amiga Board A large forum covering Amiga hardware, software, development, emulation, and preservation.

Emulation

UAE WinUAE The comprehensive Amiga emulator for Windows and the foundation of several related emulators. FS-UAE FS-UAE A user-friendly, cross-platform Amiga emulator and game-focused launcher.