It’s still Gradius 2, darn it, and it’s still worth playing even here. As I did I realized this wasn’t hard to look past. This means it’s choppy as heck, and the screen seems to move along an inch at a time. The MSX hardware had a huge problem with proper scrolling. When in motion things get considerably worse. In screenshots it looks perfectly fine, but it’s clear the sprite work is a step down from the Famicom port. Yes it’s sad to say that the MSX2 hardware just wasn’t on par to re-create Gradius 2 in all of it’s splendor. I absolutely love the game… on other platforms. I’m not going to lie normally Gradius 2 would be much higher on a list like this. The main reason Princess Maker makes the list is just not because it’s one of the best MSX games, rather, because it’s one of the most unique. It’s a very slow paced game and the language barrier is high (you can follow translations thankfully). She can be good, bad, and everything in between. Your end goal is to raise her to fit whichever ending you want. You can do things like have her interact with people (and choose her responses), buy outfits, send her to school to learn things, and even have her work jobs. At this point he adopts a child as his daughter, and it’s up to you to raise her how you see fit. Here you play as a knight who just defeated a great evil in the land. Princess Maker is undoubtedly the weirdest game to make this list. Still, it’s easily one of the best MSX games around. Bomberman 3-D is a fun game, but it can be frustrating. The main character looks like the guy from Lode Runner, but I suppose that’s where Bomberman got his start. The downside is that this has very little in common with the traditional Bomberman experience. It’s not a true 3D title, and instead resembles something like the dungeons from the original Phantasy Star. Here you wander corridors and do battle with enemies by blowing them up. So what happens when Hudson Soft tries their hand at a first person maze game? Well, the end result is Bomberman 3-D. Bomberman has always been an over-the-top view multiplayer fest.
We’re kicking things off with a real oddball. Here is my list of the top 25 best MSX (and MSX2) games of all time! I’m going to take that a step further today. I’m often asked what the best MSX games are, and if you know me then you know I love to do top 10 lists.
#Gradius 2 worth upgrade
While the latter was a decent upgrade to the hardware fans generally put games for both under the same umbrella. Two main iterations of the hardware released the MSX and MSX2. This is where Metal Gear saw its start, for example. Konami was one of the most prolific MSX developers and they brought their trademark quality to it. It was only available in Japan, and despite this had a number of different highly influential titles released on it. The MSX is one of the most niche mainstream gaming devices in the medium’s history.
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