Tag Archives: MSX2

Quarth, MSX

Originally released in arcades in Japan in 1989, Quarth became a cult hit when it was released for the MSX2 in 1990.

Quarth is basically part vertically-scrolling shoot ’em up, and part Tetris.

The MSX got a pretty much perfect conversion of Head Over Heels, although I’m not sure who the person was who converted it.

SD Snatcher is a great, futuristic, level-grinding RPG that was first released on the MSX2 (in Japan only) in 1990 by Konami.

The game was co-written by Hideo Kojima (of Metal Gear fame) and features overhead exploration sections, and first-person combat sections.

Aleste 2 is a stand-out title on the MSX2. It has superb, colourful graphics, and challenging, fast-paced shooter gameplay.