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EMULATORS (7)

MSX

The Homepage of MSX is at www.il.ft.hse.nl/MSX. There is a MSX-FAQ available at http://www.sci.fi/~tonisra/msx.html.

Emulation

MSX2
fMSX

A Windows port by Teturo Tokuyama (including sound (midi I think)), he has an homepage at: You can get the latest version of his port at his page or via link:

A dos port (old, but still GOOD, it DOS IRQ's better...):

Marcel has an own page for his port now, have a look at it:
Try the follwowing link for new DOS versions:
MSX4PC
Some info obtained from another page (can't remember where, sorry):
MSX4PC

Version: 2.4
Made By: Adriaan van Doorn
Obtain from: MSX Computer & Club Magazine

Pro's:

     Emulates MSX2 
     Disk support, using diskdrives and .dsk files 
     sound emulation: PSG only 
     Allows you to save state of MSX 
     Emulates mouse 
     Emulates printer port 
     Integrated debugger 
     Free update service 

Con's:

     Written in C, so it is slow. It is a faster than fMSX though 
     Has no MegaROM emulation 

This emulator is only worth using if you have a fast computer (486DX2 66 or Pentium). There is a newer version with better sound
emulation, but I haven't seen it yet.
Virtual MSX
MSX for Windows 1.0Alpha, not available - yet, written by Sean Young. Homepage at http://www.cs.vu.nl/~syoung/VirtualMSX/VirtualMSX.html, interesting MSX site, not only infos about his emulator in progress, but some interesting technical docs as well...
Some infos ripped of his page (the above might just be of his page too...)
                            "The Best of Both Worlds"


For quite some time now, I've been working on a MSX1 emulator. It was formally known as MSX for Windows (It
sounded too cliché...). 

A quick review of it's features: 

    Full Windows 3.1 app. Not an excuse for an app, like fMSX for Windows 
    Runs most MSX1 games 
    Tape emulation by use of wave in/out devices and .tap files 
    High speed emulator by use of 32 bit assembler for all of the emulator parts and use of WinG 
    Supports MegaROMs through .ROM files (the same format as for fMSX) and binary files as the CJS
    emulator 
    Extremely cool GUI with some interesting features, like adjustable colours 
    Joystick emulation 
    Emulates printer in a very nice way: it can save the printer queue as formatted text file including pictures, etc.
    Includes help file with a lot of info 
    Emulates The Game Master 2 with SRAM 
    Disk emulation for DSK files and normal disk drives 
    Includes program to save MSX BIOS and MSX ROM Carts.
    For all those people around the net who have interesting carts.
It is now available at the above page or via download:

Software can be found at:

For fMSX dos there is another menu-shell available, Windows 95 though (sounds strange to me too, but...) have a look at it:

Mega-ROM (a table) settings for use with fmsx.
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Coleco Vision CBS

There is a Coleco CBS emulator available, it is written again by Marat Fayzullin. At his place there is a homepage for ColEm (the emulator).
Try to have a look at his ColEm page which is found at http://www.freeflight.com/fms/ColEm.
Or try a download (of the emulator) from here:
DOS Version see below. These are links to the above page. NOTE the author prefers downloads from one of the various mirrors, for example ftp://altair.komkon.com/pub/Coleco/ColEm/.


So, there is another linux version available, it is based on Marats emulator, but it has some inprovements over the original (sound support for one thing). Have a look at it at: or try (as usual a download via link) (BTW it is written by Joshua M. Thompson)


Marcel has an own page for his port now, have a look at it:
Try the follwowing link for new DOS versions:

Software (or is it hardware?) for this really nice video game console can be found:
There is a coleco homepage at http://www.infinet.com/~ngsippel/cv.html.


There is a FAQ available for the Colecovision system at: http://www.videogames.org/ColecovisionStuff/ColecovisionFAQ.


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BBC

There are some out there, I even got some of them here. I got this archimedes BBC emulator, it includes the ROM's which are no longer to be distributed. But I'm realy to lazy to RIP them. (I looked at it, they ARE there) But I'm not interested enough to keep on trying where exactly the ROM's startadresses are. So untill I get more interested, or someone sends me ROM-Images (ACORN will probably bite everyones head of who does...) there will be no more information available.

Hold on, mysteriously I found a copy of some ROMs, naturally right after testing the emulators I deleted them, for I have no right to own them. (to be sure they weren't used at the same time at two different places I asked a friend with a BBC computer to leave his computer switched off for some time, so one might assume I used his ROMs...)

Well I don't know if ripping them of the Acorn based emulator is at all possible, now that I've got the orignal roms, I see there are quite some differences... .

As a matter of fact I never owned one, but I used to use one from time to time. About ten years ago I was in Australia for a year (exchange student). At that time I was already fascinated by all types of computers, so it was only natural to go to some computer science lessons. As in 'Britania' the school computers consisted of good'ol BEEBS...
Thought it was a bit strange then, just being used to Commodore ones, but once you get to know them a bit more intimately they are very nice. One of the first computers to be connected via a network (mikro computers that is).
The all time classic ELITE began his course of victory on a BBC... .
I even did some programming on it, just BASIC stuff, pitty I don't have the source anymore, t'was some kind of graphical adventure playing in Middle Earth...

OK folks, lets get on with it, what about emulators? First off let me mention a very good page about BBC emulators, it is maintained by Robert Schmidt, though he is very strict about the Acorn ROMS (didn't get any of him (can't blame him for that...)), he has set up one of the best emulator pages I've seen. It's about BBC emulation, on all computers (not just PC like my page), he has some information about 'abondened' emulation projects for PC too. Since I only include working ones (or ones I at least got here, and think they might be working if I wasn't too dumb...), he has quite a bit more resources to tell about. He provides information about what excactly each emulator is able to do. It can be found at http://www.nvg.unit.no/bbc.
In fact all I can do, is to give you redundant information, and I won't do that, so I'll just give a list of the emulators I got (nearly) working....
On his page you also might find some clue on how to rip the ROMS needed of the binaries of and bbc-archimedes emulator. (I tried it on my own, I thought it wouldn't be that hard, but...)

BeebEm and BeebWin (Linux, Windows port of X version)

Beeb (Linux)

XBeeb (Linux, Windows port with X server)

Model B (DOS)


Some other sources of information...
Wouter Scholten's BBC B, emulators and classic videogames page http://www.cistron.nl/~wouters/bbc/bbc-etc.html.
BBC's Home http://www.nvg.unit.no/bbc/.
http://www.cs.vu.nl/~gerben/acorn/.
http://www.alp.cistron.nl/~wouters/bbc/archive.htm.


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Chip 8

This is another computer (calculator?) that I never even heard of before. Actually there never was a CHIP 8 computer! Since there is an emulator available for it and there obviously exist people who like it, I'll included it here (just teasing!).
This emulator seems to have a new homepage, pay a visit to http://www.mygale.org/11/hpmaniac to get most recent information. The most recent version I know of is 2.0.0, try download it at the above site or via link:
(it now supports SUPERCHIP for example)
http://mygale.mygale.org/11/hpmaniac/chip8.arj.
The author can be contacted at the following address: David WINTER.
A description has been submitted by the author:
CHIP8 is a virtual machine emulator. It was born on some late 1970's
machines, like the TELMAC-1800, the RCA COSMAC VIP and some "do it yourself"
computers. CHIP8 was used to design video-games in a short time and in a
small memory space. It's main features are a 4Kb memory space, less than
40 instructions, a 64*32 screen and a beeper.
The emulator includes a very complete documentation of the interpreter,
some utilities (like a disassembler, a debuger, and others), and several
games that everyone knows (BRIX, PONG, SNAKE, UFO, BLITZ, TANK, MERLIN,
TETRIS, WIPEOFF, PACMAN...).
Unfortunately, CHIP8 was not developped on common machines of it's time,
so never became very popular.
People who like the VCS-2600 and the early games of the 70's may like CHIP8.

David WINTER
New
Chip 8
Well, this is a second emulator. It is sort of difficult to keep them appart, since they have got the same name... .
This second one is programmed in assembler. The sourcecode is included. It works fairly well. I have no HP or similar calculator, so I don't really know what to expect. If you are into this kind of computer/calculator have a look at its homepage:
http://users.aol.com/autismuk/chip8/index.htm
Or try it via link download (missing some programs and tools for it):
http://users.aol.com/autismuk/chip8/chip8.com text version
http://users.aol.com/autismuk/chip8/vchip8.com vga version

(BTW: Thanks for the info Carolyn...)
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Arcade Emulator

David's emulator
I just found another emulator for the original arcade games, using the original ROMs!!! I admitt the emulator is in an early stage and some minor features are not 100% implemented yet but this one is certainly to be recomended.
David removed his emulator from the public domain, wait for his announcements how to obtain it now...
Games which are included: Frogger, Galaxians, Amidar!!!
(and a list of many more to come)...
The new version of the emulator is supposed to run Space Invaders, Pacman and Phoenix as well, dumb me only gets Phoenix to work... .
The ROMs for these games are still copyrighted by the respective companies, so they are not provided with the emulator (for copyright reasons). Looking around you won't have much difficulties finding them though...
(The author asked me not to provide links for them...)

Pengo
Pengo arcade emulator 0.4 --- by Sergio Munoz. There is another arcade emulator available now. Coincidence? The day David withdraw his, this one came out in the open... . Well it is 'just' Pengo, and even more beta than any of David's releases, but I like it nontheless. And it 'will' certainly get to be like the real thing.
It now includes (mostly) correct colors, sound and joystick support!
As with David's emulator this one doesn't come with the ROMs, for copyright reasons...
The emulator can be found at Dave's Video Game Classics or try a download via link:
http://www.gamepen.com/gamewire/classic/arcade/pengem04.zip

Mr Do's Wild Run and Mr Do Run Run and Mr Do's Castle
Three new arcade games are emulated. The author most obviously likes the Mr Do games most. So far he has emulators for the three above mentioned games. Arcade games for sure, but me for one has not heard of these games befor. At least one other Mr Do game exist (I know of, and have played). He plans to write emulators for as many Mr Do games as he can. Mr Do is to follow. There is no sound yet, and some colors seem to be still wrong. But appart from that emulation is very good. Since he uses Marat's Z80 emulator code it is not as fast as some other code. Thats enough of information (or meaningless babbling...). There is a homepage (small and mostly spanish...):
http://www.arrakis.es/~jepalza/ or try a download via link(s):
http://www.arrakis.es/~jepalza/dorun11.zip
http://www.arrakis.es/~jepalza/dowild11.zip
http://www.arrakis.es/~jepalza/docast10.zip

(See wild links for places to find ROMs)
Vector emulator
Now beta 2 of that emulator is available. Asteroids is playable. But no speed syncing is done yet. If there are only a few vectors it is to fast, but speed drops to a crawl once a few asteroids are blasted...
Support (though not really playable) for Asteroids deluxe, Lunar Lander is under way. A game called Scramble (vector!) is also supported. I couldn't find the rom image of the last one yet (if someone would give me some directions I would take it kindly...)
There is no homepage to it yet. I found it at the following (link) address:

Williams Arcade Classics
Not to forget, look at the CDROM section for some details.

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Last Updated: 20. September 1996 Malban