openMSX is a

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for the MSX architecture. It is available for multiple platforms, including

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and

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systems such as Linux For copyright reasons, the emulator cannot be distributed with original MSX-BIOS ROM images. Instead, openMSX includes C-BIOS, a minimal implementation of the MSX BIOS, allowing some games to be played without the original

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. It is possible for the user to replace C-BIOS by native BIOS if they prefer. OpenMSX emulates a large amount of MSX systems and MSX related hardware, including: * MSXturboR *

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* IDE Controller by Sunrise *GFX9000 *Pioneer Palcom LaserDisc Also some computer systems similar to MSX are emulated, like the SpectraVideo SVI-318/328, ColecoVision and Sega SG-1000. Notable features include: *Hard- and software Scalers *Debugging *

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Script Support *Cheat Finder (through

) *Game Trainers (through

) *Audio/Video recording *Reverse support (go back in emulated time to correct mistakes or debug what happened) OpenMSX has an open communication protocol to communicate with the openMSX emulator. Utilizing this communication protocol enables to write versatile add-ons for openMSX. Projects making use of this protocol include the following applications: *openMSX Catapult (by the openMSX team) *openMSX Debugger (by the openMSX team) *openMSXControl plugin *NekoLauncher openMSX *openMSX Peashooter *openMSX Control Plugin for Gedit Currently Catapult, a GUI developed for the emulator that is part of the project, is being redeveloped utilizing

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and the Qt toolkit. The openMSX Debugger is also under development, written in

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, also utilizing the

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Project HomepageProject ForumC-BIOS Compatibility PageNekoLauncher openMSXopenMSX Peashooter openMSX Control Plugin for GeditopenMSX development builds for Mac, Windows, Android & Dingux
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