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  1. MSX Mega Rom Tabel
  2.  
  3.  
  4.  
  5. I'm not liable for anything in that list. Opinion is just mine, you might
  6.  
  7. think otherwise, that's ok.
  8.  
  9. The table only includes so called mega-roms (they are the only ones that
  10.  
  11. need the special "-rom #" option (# stands for 0 to 5). If someone has some
  12.  
  13. (mega) modules not contained in the list, please contact me, Chris.
  14.  
  15. (by the way 'bugs?' means that the emulation is buggy, not (probably) the
  16.  
  17. roms)
  18.  
  19.  
  20.  
  21. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  22.  
  23.  
  24.  
  25.  DOS name     module name short description  japanese -rom  bugs?    opinion
  26.  
  27.                                               texts
  28.  
  29.                           vertical (up)
  30.  
  31.  1942.rom     1942        scrolling shoot'em NO       0    NO      average
  32.  
  33.                           up
  34.  
  35.  
  36.  
  37.  3eyed.rom    3 Eyed One  action adv.,       YES      0    NO      average
  38.  
  39.                           jump'n run
  40.  
  41.                           fast vertical (up)
  42.  
  43.  aleste.rom   Aleste      scrolling shoot'em NO       0    NO      above
  44.  
  45.                           up                                       average
  46.  
  47.                           vertical (down)
  48.  
  49.  andorogy.rom Andorogynus scrolling shoot'em NO       1    NO      average (or
  50.  
  51.                           up, strange                              less)
  52.  
  53.  
  54.  
  55.  animal.rom   ???         adventure?         YES      0    NO      not
  56.  
  57.                                                                    playable
  58.  
  59.                                                                    average (or
  60.  
  61.  arkan2.rom   Arkanoid 2  modern breakout    NO       0    NO      above)(no
  62.  
  63.                           clone
  64.  
  65.                                                                    paddles)
  66.  
  67.  ashguin1.rom Ashguine 1  action adventure   NO       0    YES     buggy
  68.  
  69.                           action adventure,
  70.  
  71.  ashguin2.rom Ashguine 2  vertical (up)      NO       0    NO      good one
  72.  
  73.                           scrolling, neat
  74.  
  75.                           graphics
  76.  
  77.                                                                    crashes
  78.  
  79.  billiard.rom Family      well, what do you  NO       0    YES     after first
  80.  
  81.               Billiards   think?
  82.  
  83.                                                                    shot
  84.  
  85.                                                                    good
  86.  
  87.  bubble.rom   Bubble      doesn't everyone   NO       4    yes     (graphic's
  88.  
  89.               Bubble      know?
  90.  
  91.                                                                    buggy)
  92.  
  93.  
  94.  
  95.  dquest1.rom  Dragon      adventure          YES      0    YES     crashing
  96.  
  97.               Quest       (rouge/hack-like)
  98.  
  99.  
  100.  
  101.  dquest2.rom  Dragon      adventure          YES      4    NO      not
  102.  
  103.               Quest 2     (rouge/hack-like)                        playable
  104.  
  105.                                                                    not
  106.  
  107.  elslid.rom   ???         strategy (risk     YES      0    perhaps playable
  108.  
  109.                           type?)                                   (graphics
  110.  
  111.                                                                    buggy?)
  112.  
  113.                           vertical (up)                            below
  114.  
  115.  f1spirit.rom F1 Spirit   scrolling, car     NO       0    NO      average
  116.  
  117.                           racing                                   (outdated)
  118.  
  119.  
  120.  
  121.  fairy.rom    Fairy Land  jump'n run (like   NO       0    NO      good one
  122.  
  123.               Story       bubble bobble)
  124.  
  125.  
  126.  
  127.  fanzone1.rom Fantasy     don't know         ?        4    YES     not
  128.  
  129.               Zone 1                                               playable
  130.  
  131.  
  132.  
  133.  fanzone2.rom Fantasy     colorfull shoot'em NO       5    NO      average
  134.  
  135.               Zone 2      up (nemesis type)
  136.  
  137.                           nice (long)intro,
  138.  
  139.                           vertical (up)
  140.  
  141.  finlzone.rom Final Zone  scrolling,         NO       0    NO      below
  142.  
  143.                           commando like                            average
  144.  
  145.                           shooting game
  146.  
  147.                           vertical (up)
  148.  
  149.  firebird.rom Fire Bird   scrolling,         NO       0    NO      average
  150.  
  151.                           commando like
  152.  
  153.                           shooting game
  154.  
  155.                           plattform game,
  156.  
  157.  galious.rom  Maze of     like montezumas    NO       0    NO      I like it
  158.  
  159.               Galious
  160.  
  161.                           revenge
  162.  
  163.                           tile game
  164.  
  165.  gan1.rom     ???         (shanghai similar  YES      4    NO      not
  166.  
  167.                           tiles)                                   playable
  168.  
  169.                           tile game
  170.  
  171.  gan2.rom     ???         (shanghai similar  YES      4    NO      not
  172.  
  173.                           tiles)                                   playable
  174.  
  175.                           adventure
  176.  
  177.                           (gauntlet/Fairy
  178.  
  179. ** goddess.rom  Goddess     Tale(origin one)   NO       3    NO      average
  180.  
  181.                           like), strange
  182.  
  183.                           colors
  184.  
  185.                           comic like game
  186.  
  187.  goemon.rom   Samurai     (similar to SNES   NO       0    NO      average
  188.  
  189.               (Goemon)    game (can't
  190.  
  191.                           remember))
  192.  
  193.  
  194.  
  195.  gryzor.rom   Gryzor      jump'n shoot       NO       0    NO      above
  196.  
  197.                                                                    average
  198.  
  199.  
  200.  
  201.  heaven.rom   Heaven      action adventure,  YES      0    NO      not
  202.  
  203.                           cute graphics                            playable
  204.  
  205.  hydlide3.rom Hydlide 3   roleplaying game   No       4    NO      looks good
  206.  
  207.                           roleplaying action
  208.  
  209.  ishitar.rom  Return of   adventure ala      No       5    NO      looks good
  210.  
  211.               Ishitar     gauntlet (other
  212.  
  213.                           perspectiv though)
  214.  
  215.                           adventure(?),
  216.  
  217.  karuizaw.rom ???         -talking to a girl YYEESS   4    NO      not
  218.  
  219.                           in the                                   playable
  220.  
  221.                           beginning...
  222.  
  223.                           action adventure,
  224.  
  225.  kong2.rom    King Kong 2 mix between        NO       0    NO      average
  226.  
  227.                           gauntlet and
  228.  
  229.                           rouge/hack
  230.  
  231.  
  232.  
  233.  majutusi.rom MahJogg     a mahjong type of  YES      0    NO      not
  234.  
  235.                           game...                                  playable
  236.  
  237.                           action game
  238.  
  239.  mgear.rom    Metal Gear  (commando/gi       YES      0    NO      good
  240.  
  241.                           joe/alien breed
  242.  
  243.                           mixture)
  244.  
  245.  
  246.  
  247.               Solid Snake action game
  248.  
  249.  mgear2.rom   (Metal Gear (commando/gi       YES      2    NO      good
  250.  
  251.               2)          joe/alien breed
  252.  
  253.                           mixture)
  254.  
  255.  
  256.  
  257.  mystery.rom  Mystery     action adventure   NO       2    NO      average
  258.  
  259.               World       (gauntlet like ?)
  260.  
  261.                           who doesn't know?
  262.  
  263.                           (horizontal (left)
  264.  
  265.  nemesis.rom  Nemesis     scrolling shoot'em NO       0    NO      oldie but
  266.  
  267.                           up, bonus                                goody
  268.  
  269.                           collecting)
  270.  
  271.  
  272.  
  273.  nemesis2.rom Nemesis 2   like nemesis 1     NO       0    NO      oldie but
  274.  
  275.                           (more colors)                            goody
  276.  
  277.                           like nemesis 1, 2
  278.  
  279.  nemesis3.rom Nemesis 3   (nicer intro       NO       0    NO      oldie but
  280.  
  281.                           though)                                  goody
  282.  
  283.                           cute little
  284.  
  285.  ninja.rom    Ninja       fighting game      NO       4    NO      good
  286.  
  287.                           (jump'n run)
  288.  
  289.                           again,- who
  290.  
  291.                           doesn't know                             average
  292.  
  293.  outrun.rom   Outrun      (first sort of 3d  NO       4    NO      (but
  294.  
  295.                           car racing game,                         graphics
  296.  
  297.                           with girlfriend)                         are ok)
  298.  
  299.                           parody of Nemesis
  300.  
  301.  parodius.rom Parodius    (very successfull, NO       0    NO      good
  302.  
  303.                           a hundred years
  304.  
  305.                           ago)
  306.  
  307.                           action ┤adventure┤
  308.  
  309.  penguin.rom  Penguin     if that's what you NO       0    NO      average
  310.  
  311.               Adventure
  312.  
  313.                           want to call it
  314.  
  315.                           tetris clone, with
  316.  
  317.  quarth.rom   Quarth      new elements (like NO       0    NO      very good
  318.  
  319.                           gameboy ½quarth╗)
  320.  
  321.  
  322.  
  323.  salamand.rom Salamander  another nemesis    NO       0    NO      good
  324.  
  325.                           clone
  326.  
  327.  
  328.  
  329.  shalom.rom   Shalom      looks like an      YES      3    NO      not
  330.  
  331.                           adventure game                           playable
  332.  
  333.  
  334.  
  335.  slaydock.rom Super       shoot'em up ala    NO       4    NO      good
  336.  
  337.               Laydock     galaga
  338.  
  339.                                                                    not
  340.  
  341.  slayer41.rom Dragon      adventure (?)      YES      4    YES     playable
  342.  
  343.               Slayer 4
  344.  
  345.                                                                    (crashing)
  346.  
  347.  
  348.  
  349.  slayer42.rom Dragon      ?                  ?        ?    YES     not even
  350.  
  351.               Slayer 4                                             starting
  352.  
  353.                           best looking
  354.  
  355.  spmanbow.rom Space       nemesis clone      NO       4    NO      good
  356.  
  357.               Manbow
  358.  
  359.                           (nice intro)
  360.  
  361.                           looks like a
  362.  
  363.  srunner.rom  Super       mixture between    No       2    No      average
  364.  
  365.               Runner      sports game/jump'n
  366.  
  367.                           run (2 players?)
  368.  
  369.  
  370.  
  371.               The         nice looking
  372.  
  373.  usas.rom     Treasures   jump'n run, with   No       0    No      good
  374.  
  375.               of Usas     puzzles (sokoban
  376.  
  377.                           like)
  378.  
  379.               Valis:
  380.  
  381.  valis.rom    Fantasm     jump'n run, not so No       4    No      below
  382.  
  383.               Soldier     good looking                             average
  384.  
  385.  
  386.  
  387.  valley21.rom King's      puzzle solving     No       2    No      good
  388.  
  389.               Valley 2    platform game
  390.  
  391.  
  392.  
  393.  valley22.rom King's      ?                  ?        ?    YES     doesn't
  394.  
  395.               Valley 2                                             even start
  396.  
  397.                           jump'n ladder
  398.  
  399.  vkiller.rom  Vampire     game, nice but not No       0    No      above
  400.  
  401.               Killer                                               average
  402.  
  403.                           spectacular
  404.  
  405.               Xevious:    classic vertical                         EASILY THE
  406.  
  407.  xevious.rom  Fardraut    (up) scrolling,    No       5    No      BEST ROM
  408.  
  409.               Saga        shoot'em up game                         FOR MSX
  410.  
  411.                           sort of a flight
  412.  
  413.  zelda.rom    Return Of   simulator (with    No       0    No      average
  414.  
  415.               Zelda                                                (but just)
  416.  
  417.                           some fighting)
  418.  
  419.                           action adventure
  420.  
  421.  zhunter.rom  Zombie      (a bit like        YES      3    No      I don't
  422.  
  423.               Hunter                                               like it
  424.  
  425.                           wonderboy)
  426.  
  427.  
  428.  
  429.                        ------------------------------
  430.  
  431.  
  432.  
  433. Other Roms that I think are worth looking at:
  434.  
  435.  
  436.  
  437. All ROM's from Namcot! (they are all classics) as there are:
  438.  
  439.  
  440.  
  441.    * BOSCONIA.ROM
  442.  
  443.    * GALAGA.ROM
  444.  
  445.    * GALAXIAN.ROM
  446.  
  447.    * MAPPY.ROM
  448.  
  449.    * PACMAN.ROM
  450.  
  451.    * RALLYX.ROM
  452.  
  453.    * TANK.ROM
  454.  
  455.    * DIGDUG.ROM
  456.  
  457.    * GOLF.ROM
  458.  
  459.  
  460.  
  461. and two other:
  462.  
  463.  
  464.  
  465.    * ARKANOID.ROM
  466.  
  467.    * HOLE.ROM (Francesco asked it to be included...)
  468.  
  469.  
  470.  
  471.                        ------------------------------
  472.  
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  474.  
  475. to the to the emulator page...
  476.  
  477. Last Updated: Monday, 25. March 1996 Chris
  478.  
  479.