New Msx Games - Page 9
Vaxol: Heavy Armed Storming Vehicle
1987
Vaxol is a Space Harrier-inspired game where players control a heavily armed robot traversing a hazardous planetary surface. Waves of enemies reminiscent of Space Harrier appear, and players can fly across the screen to avoid obstacles. Unlockable weapon systems enhance gameplay, while defeating giant bosses awaits at each level's end. With a single life at the start, Vaxol offers a challenging experience.T.N.T
1987
T.N.T
1987
The game is similar in style to the game 'Commando', in that your navigating a terrain while facing numerous enemy soldiers. Your equipped with a machine gun, and with grenades that you can throw. The game story starts when a helicopter leaves you in the middle of the action ... You are all alone and have to fight against the enemy soldiers who keep appearing from almost everywhere. You will fight through the marshes, the tropical forest & the clearing by the temple to attempt to prevent you from reaching your goal - to reach the base at Khe Sanh and free the soldiers from the enemy.Game Master II
1987
Game Master II
1987
Game Master II is the second cheat cartridge produced by Konami for the MSX computer. Generally, when inserted into slot 1 it allows to modify a Konami game which should be inserted in slot 2. The user can change the number of lives, set starting stage and modify other parameters and even save progress (SRAM) in certain games. Aside from this functionality the cartridge includes two simple games: Hockey and Tennis, both are Pong variants. There's also a little program called Biorythm on the cartridge.Knither Special
1987
Knither Special
1987
Knither is the sequel to Demon Crystal. The gameplay is similar - collect keys to open locked areas, find the big key and then the exit, only now you also have to collect 3 passwords per world, otherwise you cannot advance to the next world. In addition to the fire ball, there's also thunder sword, wave of fire, cracker and spark flash, which kills all enemies on screen. The game features 5 worlds with 10 stages each, plus the last stage where you battle the witch, for a total of 51 stages.Garyuu-ou
1987
Hinotori: Houou Hen
1987
Hinotori: Houou Hen
1987
In the Nara period in Japan (720-752 AD), there lived a sculptor named Gaou, descended from the mad scientist Dr. Saruta. At a young age, he lost an arm and eye, and was soon ridiculed by his peers for it. Eventually, it proved to be too much, and Gaou became a thief. In spite of his corrupt lifestyle, however, he was able to settle down with a wife - for a while, at least. It all came crashing to a halt over one little disagreement, as Gaou cussed her out... and then killed her! Filled with remorse, Gaou chose to repent his wicked deeds, and turned to a Buddhist monk for help. The monk's teachings eventually led him to pursue his passion for sculpting, which led to a series of powerful works renowned for the raw emotions pent up inside him that were expressed therein. But it wasn't enough - Gaou needed to be completely reborn! Hearing about the mystical phoenix, who grants those who drink its blood eternal life, from a fellow sculptor named Akanemaru, Gaou set out on a journey to find the great bird of fire... anAshGuine Story II: Kokuu no Gajou
1987
The time had come to put an end to the long and unproductive battle. This was brought about by the Azumural, the third race that came from the heavens. While both countries were fighting, the Azumural steadily developed their scientific capabilities and in the end even acquired aviation technology. They got to know about the world beyond the Ring. Because of their brutal nature they made a temporary alliance with the Ghouls and invaded Eletria. The balance of fight largely deteriorated and the Eletrians barricaded themselves in the last remaining fortress Nesha CastleAshGuine: Densetsu no Seisenshi
1987
The evil Banutracus had destroyed the great civilization of the planet Nepenthus and brought it down to a primitive state. War broke out between the planet's humble Eletrian people and Banutracus's barbarous Cooligan invaders. After a long struggle, the Eletrians got united under the powerful leadership of one they called the father and managed to obtain a momentary peace. Howerver, when Banutracus returned to his planet he killed the father and re-established his hold. One Cooligan Gea saw the evil nature of Banutracus and escaped with the father's only daughter Neshah to one of the great ruined Eletrian cities. There, they had a son. When the boy grew to be a strong young man, one of the Cooligan soldiers discovered their hideout and killed his escaped parents. From that day, the boy swore vengeance on Banutracus and to eventually restore peace to the planet.”Lupin Sansei: Cagliostro no Shiro
1987
A video game adaption of Hayao Miyazaki's Lupin III anime film of the same name. Released for the MSX.Angleball
1987
Angleball
1987
Angleball is a variation on Pool, using a hexagonal table with 6 pockets and 6 sides. The ball can rebound off these at unusual angles, making the outcomes of shots harder to predict. The basic objective is to pot all the balls, while failing to pot a ball in 3 shots will lose you the frame unless your opponent also fails to do this. The game can be played by one or two players, with the one-player game consisting of a sequence of 20 different table layouts, each requiring its own style to win. Two-player games can take place on any of these layouts or one of your own design using the inbult table editor. Shot direction, speed and spin can be set on a general level.F-1 Spirit: the Way to Formula-1
1987
F-1 Spirit: The Way To Formula-1 is a top down Formula One Racing game, developed and published by Konami, which was released for the MSX in Japan and Europe in 1987. The game engine is very similar to Konami's Road Fighter. It also features Konami's custom sound chip called Konami SCC (a five-channel chip that compliments the three-channel PSG chip of the MSX computer system, or in other words, a sound custom chip that brings five voices more to the three voices of the PSG sound chip on the system), and great MSX1 graphics to go with it. It was one of the first ROM on MSX with this sound feature. Together with its "3D" spinoff (F-1 Spirit: 3D Special), F-1 Spirit: The Way To Formula-1 was the most extended racing game Konami released for the MSX.A Life M36 Planet
1987
A Life M36 Planet
1987
It's an action-adventure game where the player has to find out if the planet M36 is suitable for a human colony.Droids: The White Witch
1987
Almost no information on this game can be found online, but this is a Star Wars game for the MSX featuring top-down arcade shooting gameplay. It is based off of the Droids TV show from the 1980's, the player controls the ship featured in the show.Final Zone Wolf
1987
Final Zone Wolf
1987
Final Zone is an overhead run-'n-gun action game like Capcom's Commando, but it's not just that. The program contains an extensive story with lots and lots of dialog between each map. The game tells the story of the special forces team Black Cobra, on a mission to prevent a devastating missile attack from being launched. While the squad consists of five characters, the player is always in control of the leader, Harward Bowie. Before each stage, however, two of the others can be picked as sidekicks.Alien Attack
1986
Alien Attack
1986
A shoot'em up that was published as a listing in MSX Computer Magazine #7, March 1986 on page 73.Q*bert
1986
Q*bert
1986
Q*bert is a MSX game developed by Konami in 1986. Despite sharing the same name as the original, it has gameplay styled after Q*bert's Qubes. the title character being replaced by Wrappy (konami MSX research team mascot) that has draconic appearance with small eyes, a visible, expressive mouth, arms, purple skin, yellow spines, and a somewhat long tail.
