Posts tagged “msx” — Blog of independent game and app developer Matt Sephton. Featuring vintage Macintosh, game development, digital artwork, Japanese esoterica, video game reviews, hacks and tips, and much more. https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/tag/msx/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:09:47 +0000 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:09:47 +0000 Jekyll v4.4.1 <p>For a while now I’ve been collecting references to old Japanese pixel/dot art software. My main sources of information are the treasure trove of scanned magazines on Internet Archive, Twitter archives, YouTube videos, Yahoo! Japan Auctions listings, and Google search. I’ve been keeping this list for a while, and the release of <a href="https://myanimelist.net/anime/54041/16bit_Sensation__Another_Layer"><em>16bit Sensation: Another Layer</em></a> and its inclusion of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIdFor2WOnw"><em>Multi Paint System</em></a> made me realise I should make the list public.</p> <p>A long term goal would be to find files for each of these so they can be actively used and documented more fully. Most have them can be found in archives of preserved software, with clues in the spreadsheet below, and you can try them using emulation or <a href="https://virtualosmuseum.org">Virtual Machines</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://archive.org/details/login-march-1985/LOGiN%20-%20March%201985/page/n75/mode/2up"><img src="https://cdn.gingerbeardman.com/images/posts/list-of-vintage-japanese-pixel-dot-art-software.jpg" alt="Funny (pixel art software) &amp; CANDY (technical drawing software)" /></a></p> <h2 id="selected-columns-from-the-big-list">Selected columns from the big list</h2> <p>The table below is a snapshot of <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17RhWfM2wXW4A-MkQdC6W-w00zHM2tbLfpzuSTD8woMs/edit#gid=0">selected columns of a Google Sheet</a> that I’m updating over time. The full spreadsheet contains links to downloads, videos, web pages, magazine mentions, and many other references. So be sure to check, bookmark or subscribe to that link for the very latest information. Since January 2024 I’ve been adding some non-Japanese software that was “big in Japan”.</p> <p>Regarding the empty cells: software missing a Japanese name was mostly referred to only by an English title. The rest of the missing information is TBC.</p> <p>ドット絵（ドットえ）作成に使えるビンテージ日本語ソフトの一覧です。</p> <p>Total entries: 272</p> <div class="table-wrapper"> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Platform</th> <th>English</th> <th>Japanese</th> <th>Year</th> <th>Developer</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>FM-7, X1</td> <td>Art Creator</td> <td> </td> <td>1984</td> <td>MDBA</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FM-7/8</td> <td>Graphic Editor</td> <td> </td> <td>1983</td> <td>Hiroshi Ichikawa</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FM-7/8</td> <td>Super Graphic Editor</td> <td>スーパーグラフィック エディター</td> <td>1983</td> <td>T&amp;E SOFT</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FM-77</td> <td>FM Graphic Editor</td> <td>FMグラフィックエディタⅡ V1.0</td> <td>1986</td> <td>Fujitsu</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FM-R50/60</td> <td>Z’s STAFF Kid FP</td> <td> </td> <td>1988</td> <td>Zeit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FM-R60/70</td> <td>Z’s STAFF Kid FP</td> <td> </td> <td>1990</td> <td>Zeit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FM-Towns</td> <td>ARTemis</td> <td> </td> <td>1993</td> <td>Ryosuke Matsuuchi</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FM-Towns</td> <td>DRAW BOARD2</td> <td> </td> <td>1993</td> <td>Souji Yamakawa</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FM-Towns</td> <td>G-Pen32K</td> <td> </td> <td>1995</td> <td>rice</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FM-Towns</td> <td>many COLORS</td> <td> </td> <td>1993</td> <td>Amorphous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FM-Towns</td> <td>many COLORS II</td> <td> </td> <td>1995</td> <td>Amorphous</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FM-Towns</td> <td>Meta Paint 2</td> <td>メタペイント2</td> <td>1992</td> <td>Oizumi Shigeru</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FM-Towns</td> <td>New Transfer</td> <td>ニュートランスファー</td> <td>1992</td> <td>Hiroshi Toda</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FM-Towns</td> <td>Oops, anime-kun</td> <td>おっとアニメ君</td> <td>1989</td> <td>Nihon Mi-Com Hanbai</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FM-Towns</td> <td>Otome / Towns Paint System</td> <td>乙女座</td> <td>1993</td> <td>Yabara</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FM-Towns</td> <td>Power Paint</td> <td>パワーペインター</td> <td>1991</td> <td>Wave Train</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FM-Towns</td> <td>Towns PAINT</td> <td> </td> <td>1989</td> <td>Fujitsu</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FM-Towns</td> <td>TownsFullcolor</td> <td> </td> <td>1993</td> <td>Fujitsu</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FM-Towns</td> <td>Z’s STAFF PRO-TOWNS</td> <td> </td> <td>1991</td> <td>Zeit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mac OS X</td> <td>DotEditerSE</td> <td> </td> <td>2016</td> <td>tokyoconsaruai</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mac OS X</td> <td>DotShot X</td> <td> </td> <td>2007</td> <td>Studio Shin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mac OS X</td> <td>FireAlpaca</td> <td> </td> <td>2011</td> <td>FireAlpaca</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mac OS X</td> <td>PikoPixel</td> <td> </td> <td>2013</td> <td>Twilight Edge Software</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mac OS X</td> <td>PoCo</td> <td> </td> <td>2005</td> <td>KAENRYUU Koutoku</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Macintosh</td> <td>BluePaint</td> <td> </td> <td>2001</td> <td>Shungo Onozuka</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Macintosh</td> <td>DotShot</td> <td> </td> <td>1998</td> <td>Studio Shin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Macintosh</td> <td>Leo paint</td> <td> </td> <td>1997</td> <td>Reona Takahashi</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Macintosh</td> <td>SketchBook 68K</td> <td> </td> <td>2000</td> <td>Shibutaro Kimura</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Macintosh</td> <td>Solid Paint</td> <td> </td> <td>1996</td> <td>Masatoshi Utashiro</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Macintosh</td> <td>WishDraw</td> <td> </td> <td>1998</td> <td>Motoo Tanaka</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MPC-X</td> <td>MPC-X Lightpen Graphics</td> <td> </td> <td>1984</td> <td>Sanyo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>ACE-tools DRAW-SET</td> <td> </td> <td>1997</td> <td>Akio Hiramatsu</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Animation editor EDDY</td> <td>アニメエディタＥＤＤＹ</td> <td>1984</td> <td>HAL Laboratory</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>ANIMECHA Ver. 2.00</td> <td> </td> <td>1995</td> <td>MAR’Z PROJECT</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Art Paper</td> <td>アートペーパー</td> <td>1986</td> <td>Mitsubishi</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>CHEESE</td> <td> </td> <td>1984</td> <td>NEOS</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>CHEESE 2</td> <td> </td> <td>1985</td> <td>NEOS</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Computer Painting</td> <td>描きくけコン</td> <td>1985</td> <td>Casio</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Creative Tool</td> <td>クリエイティブツール</td> <td>1989</td> <td>HAL Laboratory</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Da Vinci</td> <td>ダ・ビンチ</td> <td>1988</td> <td>Shinkikakusha Corp</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Dot Designers Club</td> <td>ＤＤ倶楽部</td> <td>1989</td> <td>T&amp;E SOFT</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Dream Block</td> <td>ドリームブロック</td> <td>1989</td> <td>Nikkoh Thinking</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>EDDY II</td> <td>エディー</td> <td>1984</td> <td>HAL Laboratory</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Gaban</td> <td>がばん</td> <td>1988</td> <td>Micronet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Garakuta</td> <td>画楽多</td> <td>1988</td> <td>Southern Create</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Graph Saurus 1</td> <td>グラフサウルス</td> <td>1989</td> <td>Bit²</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Graph Saurus 2</td> <td>グラフサウルスVer2.0</td> <td>1991</td> <td>Bit²</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Graph Saurus 2.1</td> <td>グラフサウルスVer2.1</td> <td>1993</td> <td>Bit²</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Graphic Artist</td> <td>グラフィックアーティスト</td> <td>1985</td> <td>YAMAHA</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Graphic Editor</td> <td>グラフィックエディター</td> <td>1984</td> <td>HAL Laboratory</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Graphic Editor ANGLE</td> <td>グラフィック エディタ アングル</td> <td>1985</td> <td>Hiroshi Ichikawa</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Graphic Editor XV</td> <td>グラフィックエディター</td> <td>1988</td> <td>HAL Laboratory?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Graphic Master Lab</td> <td>グラフィックマスターラボ</td> <td>1985</td> <td>HAL Laboratory</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Graphic Studio Pro</td> <td>カラー・グラフィック・エディター</td> <td>1985</td> <td>HAL Laboratory</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Graphic Tool for screen 12</td> <td>専用簡易グラフィックツール</td> <td>1993</td> <td>KNKKY</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Illustration Word Processor</td> <td>絵はがき用ワープロ</td> <td>1985</td> <td>Hitachi</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Joy Graph</td> <td>ジョイグラフ</td> <td>1983</td> <td>Victor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Kakikuke kon</td> <td>かきくけこん</td> <td>1985</td> <td>Casio</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Leonard</td> <td>レオナルド</td> <td>1987</td> <td>Omega System</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Leonard Plus Kanji</td> <td>レオナルドプラス漢字</td> <td>1987</td> <td>Omega System</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Lightpen Graphics</td> <td>ライトペングラフィックス</td> <td>1984</td> <td>HAL Laboratory</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>MOKO</td> <td> </td> <td>1986</td> <td>Toshio Tabeta</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>MOKO II Improved Version</td> <td>改良版 MOKO II</td> <td>1987</td> <td>Maeda Mameo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>MSX’s TOOLS</td> <td> </td> <td>1995</td> <td>Hitori Circle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>The Painter</td> <td>ザ・ペインター</td> <td>1986</td> <td>YAMAHA</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Tiny Joygraph</td> <td> </td> <td>1985</td> <td>Victor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Pattern Editor Robin</td> <td>パターンエディターRobin</td> <td>1985</td> <td>Hirohumi Ino</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Pixel 2</td> <td>ピクセル２</td> <td>1985</td> <td>T&amp;E SOFT</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Pixel 3</td> <td>ピクセル３</td> <td>1988</td> <td>T&amp;E SOFT</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>(Graphic Editor) Sha Ga Raku</td> <td>写・画・楽</td> <td>1988</td> <td>Victor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>UniPaint</td> <td>ユニペイント</td> <td>1986</td> <td>Matsushita</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX</td> <td>Video Graphics</td> <td>ビデオグラフィックス</td> <td>1986</td> <td>Matsushita</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MSX, WAVY</td> <td>Light Pen Graphics</td> <td>ライトペングラフィックス</td> <td>1984</td> <td>Sanyo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MZ-2500</td> <td>G-EDIT2500</td> <td>グラフィックエディタ2500</td> <td>1987</td> <td>Data West</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MZ-2500</td> <td>ILLUST BOX</td> <td> </td> <td>1987</td> <td>Rhodes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MZ-2500</td> <td>Palette</td> <td>ぱれっと</td> <td>1987</td> <td>Dynaware</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MZ-2500</td> <td>Quick MZ Paint</td> <td> </td> <td>1987</td> <td>Minoru Morinaka</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MZ-2500</td> <td>Super Paint</td> <td> </td> <td>1987</td> <td>S.B.C Software</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Newton</td> <td>HexPaint</td> <td> </td> <td>1997</td> <td>HexDump</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Newton</td> <td>NewtPaint</td> <td> </td> <td>1995</td> <td>Glen Raphael</td> </tr> <tr> <td>OS/2</td> <td>QueenCy</td> <td> </td> <td>2000</td> <td>masami</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Palm</td> <td>CLIE Paint</td> <td> </td> <td>2001</td> <td>Sony</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Palm</td> <td>MoePaint</td> <td> </td> <td>2004</td> <td>Toshiyuki Hayashi</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Palm</td> <td>PenPenCol</td> <td> </td> <td>2001</td> <td>Shigeyuki Seko</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Palm</td> <td>PenPenW</td> <td> </td> <td>2005</td> <td>Shigeyuki Seko</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Palm</td> <td>PixMarker</td> <td> </td> <td>2001</td> <td>wernyv</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Palm</td> <td>Sphere the PAINTER</td> <td> </td> <td>2001</td> <td>Katsunori Sakuragi</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Palm</td> <td>yapp</td> <td> </td> <td>2000</td> <td>Ines</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-100</td> <td>Airbrush</td> <td>エアーブラシ</td> <td>1984</td> <td>ASCII</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-6001</td> <td>Picture Editor</td> <td>ピクチャーエディタ</td> <td>1983</td> <td>ASCII</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-88</td> <td>Adventure Maker mk2</td> <td>アドベンチャーツクールmkII</td> <td>1987</td> <td>T.Ueno</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-88</td> <td>ART MASTER 88</td> <td> </td> <td>1985</td> <td>SystemSoft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-88</td> <td>da Vinci ~Super Graphic Tool~</td> <td>ダヴィンチ</td> <td>1985</td> <td>POPCOM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-88</td> <td>Emi</td> <td>絵美</td> <td>1990</td> <td>MIINA</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-88</td> <td>HR-PAINT3</td> <td> </td> <td>1990</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-88</td> <td>Ink Pot M</td> <td> </td> <td>1987</td> <td>H.Komatsu</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-88</td> <td>LALF ~Hyper Graphic Tool~</td> <td> </td> <td>1989</td> <td>Technopolis</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-88</td> <td>LUNA</td> <td> </td> <td>1991</td> <td>MEW</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-88</td> <td>Magic Paint 88 v2.0</td> <td>マジックペイント88</td> <td>1988</td> <td>Atsushi Oshima</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-88</td> <td>Magic Paint 88 v3.0</td> <td>マジックペイント88</td> <td>1988</td> <td>Atsushi Oshima</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-88</td> <td>Magic Paint 98</td> <td>マジックペイント98</td> <td>1990</td> <td>Atsushi Oshima</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-88</td> <td>Magic Paint VA</td> <td>マジックペイントVA</td> <td>1988</td> <td>Atsushi Oshima</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-88</td> <td>nedi3.bin</td> <td> </td> <td>1987</td> <td>TA(O)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-88</td> <td>Super Artist 256</td> <td> </td> <td>1989</td> <td>Seed Software</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-88</td> <td>Yukara art</td> <td>ユーカラart</td> <td>1987</td> <td>Tokai Create</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-88</td> <td>Z’s STAFF Kid VA</td> <td> </td> <td>1987</td> <td>Zeit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-88</td> <td>Z’s STAFF Kid88</td> <td> </td> <td>1987</td> <td>Zeit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-88, X1</td> <td>Ink Pot</td> <td> </td> <td>1985</td> <td>H.Komatsu</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>256 Color Drawing Tool</td> <td>256色お 絵描きツール</td> <td>1994</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>6 Coloured Pencils</td> <td>6色鉛筆</td> <td>1993</td> <td>tsutosan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Actor98</td> <td>アクター98</td> <td>1990</td> <td>Soft Studio Panther</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Adventure Maker 98</td> <td>アドベンチャー ツクール98</td> <td>1992</td> <td>ASCII/LOGiN</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Akane</td> <td>あかね</td> <td>1992</td> <td>Miruhi Takahara</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Art Frontier</td> <td>アートフロンティア</td> <td>1991</td> <td>Bijutech</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>ArtCore (Art/V?)</td> <td> </td> <td>1992</td> <td>SystemSoft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Assist Art</td> <td>アシストアート</td> <td>1991</td> <td>Assist Co., Ltd.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Ayako</td> <td>彩子</td> <td>1988</td> <td>Art Function</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Camel</td> <td>キャメル</td> <td>?</td> <td>Nazca Corporation</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>CANDY</td> <td> </td> <td>1984</td> <td>ASCII</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>CANDY2</td> <td> </td> <td>1985</td> <td>ASCII</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Character Maker 98</td> <td>キャラクターツクール98</td> <td>1994</td> <td>Pegasus Japan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Doodle Book / Rakugaki-chō</td> <td>落書き帳</td> <td>1993</td> <td>Toshiya Hayashi</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>DynaPix V</td> <td>ダイナビックスV</td> <td>1988</td> <td>Dynaware</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>ESQUISSE</td> <td>電子水彩エスキース</td> <td>1989</td> <td>SAPIENCE</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Funny</td> <td> </td> <td>1984</td> <td>Zeit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Garakuta98</td> <td>画楽多98</td> <td>1990</td> <td>Southern Create</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>GIOTTO</td> <td> </td> <td>1986</td> <td>Art Function</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>GRAPHIC HENSHIN</td> <td>ぐらひっく へんしん</td> <td>1998</td> <td>Taro Namae</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>GREEN</td> <td> </td> <td>1993</td> <td>Yoshito Takemura</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>GREM</td> <td> </td> <td>1993</td> <td>Yoshito Takemura</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Hyper Ayako</td> <td>HYPER 彩子</td> <td>1989</td> <td>Art Function / Digital Arts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>JEDAI</td> <td> </td> <td>1994</td> <td>D.O. CORP</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Kureyon-chan</td> <td>くれよん ちゃん</td> <td>1994</td> <td>Fusao Saito</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Maguro/Tuna Paint System</td> <td>鮪ペイントシステム</td> <td>1991</td> <td>Woody_RINN</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Mapping Paint</td> <td>写像ペイント</td> <td>1990</td> <td>CAST</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Marupa</td> <td>まるぱ</td> <td>1993</td> <td>Ichikawa Soft Labratory</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>MEDI-98 / nedi3</td> <td> </td> <td>1990</td> <td>NOZUMU</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Monopen</td> <td>ものぺん</td> <td>1995</td> <td>OEAO</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Multi Paint System / MPS</td> <td>マルチペイントシステム</td> <td>1992</td> <td>C-Lab</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Paint System Tool / PST</td> <td>似非キース</td> <td>1990</td> <td>hironon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Paper</td> <td>紙</td> <td>?</td> <td>Irem</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Penta-kun</td> <td>ぺん太くん</td> <td>1994</td> <td>NEG</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Sadayan Paint</td> <td>さだやんペイント</td> <td>?</td> <td>Irem</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>SANDY</td> <td> </td> <td>1994</td> <td>Wataru Ishihara</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Small CANDY</td> <td> </td> <td>1984</td> <td>ASCII</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Super Tableau</td> <td>スーパータブロー</td> <td>1987</td> <td>SAPIENCE</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Tableau</td> <td> </td> <td>1987</td> <td>SAPIENCE</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Tetsujin</td> <td>鉄人</td> <td>?</td> <td>Irem</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>TrueLine</td> <td> </td> <td>1996</td> <td>OEAO</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Z’s STAFF</td> <td> </td> <td>1985</td> <td>Zeit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Z’s STAFF Kid</td> <td> </td> <td>1986</td> <td>Zeit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Z’s STAFF Kid98</td> <td> </td> <td>1988</td> <td>Zeit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC-98</td> <td>Z’s STAFF Kid98 v3.0</td> <td> </td> <td>1990</td> <td>Zeit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PS-55</td> <td>Z’s STAFF TRAD</td> <td> </td> <td>1989</td> <td>Zeit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SMC</td> <td>Graphic Editor</td> <td>グラフィックエディター</td> <td>1984</td> <td>Sony</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TRON-OS</td> <td>Pelistina</td> <td> </td> <td>2005</td> <td>KAENRYUU Koutoku</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TRON-OS</td> <td>Pelistina 2</td> <td> </td> <td>2005</td> <td>KAENRYUU Koutoku</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TRON-OS</td> <td>Sketchbook</td> <td>楽描き帳</td> <td>2011</td> <td>Satoshi Sera</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TRON-OS</td> <td>Xbrush for Chokanji</td> <td>Xbrush for 超漢字</td> <td>2013</td> <td>Akira Tasaki</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Twin Famicom</td> <td>Game Maker</td> <td>ゲームメーカー</td> <td>1989</td> <td>HAL Laboratory</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 2K</td> <td>4thPaint</td> <td>よつばペイント</td> <td>2007</td> <td>4th Paint Project</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 2K</td> <td>Let’s Draw F</td> <td> </td> <td>2007</td> <td>Oscar Creation</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 3.1</td> <td>Daisy Art</td> <td>デイジーアート</td> <td>1995</td> <td>Ichikawa Soft Labratory</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 3.1</td> <td>Draw Unit</td> <td> </td> <td>1994</td> <td>Type-甲</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 3.1</td> <td>GOINDRW</td> <td> </td> <td>1996</td> <td>Yasuhiro Nakata</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 3.1</td> <td>ImgFinish</td> <td> </td> <td>1996</td> <td>Syouichi Hattori</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 3.1</td> <td>Pattern Editor PE</td> <td>パターンエディタ PE</td> <td>1995</td> <td>Windows 3.1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 3.1</td> <td>Sailing Draw++</td> <td> </td> <td>1993</td> <td>Jun Satomi</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 3.1</td> <td>SUPER KiD</td> <td> </td> <td>1994</td> <td>Zeit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 3.1</td> <td>SUPER KiD v2.0</td> <td> </td> <td>1995</td> <td>Zeit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 3.1</td> <td>Tsuruniha○○mushi</td> <td>つるニハ○○ムシ</td> <td>1999</td> <td>Mr Dad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 7</td> <td>EDGE2</td> <td> </td> <td>2006</td> <td>TAKABO SOFT</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>1bitPaper</td> <td> </td> <td>2004</td> <td>shiden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>ArtistX</td> <td> </td> <td>2001</td> <td>ARINOKI</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>ArtistX Labolt</td> <td> </td> <td>2005</td> <td>ARINOKI</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>AZPainter</td> <td> </td> <td>2006</td> <td>Azel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>AZPainter2</td> <td> </td> <td>2009</td> <td>Azel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Camel2</td> <td>キャメル2</td> <td>1995</td> <td>Nazca Corporation</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>D-Pixed</td> <td> </td> <td>2000</td> <td>Jun Doi</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>DoggyPaint</td> <td> </td> <td>2000</td> <td>HKR.Jon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Dot Art Kakiko</td> <td>ドット絵カキコ</td> <td>2000</td> <td>YUUKI</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Dot Art Vacation</td> <td>ドット絵バケーション</td> <td>2002</td> <td>Arue</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Dot Editor Ver 4.0</td> <td>ドットエディタVer4.0</td> <td>2000</td> <td>PSIKYO</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Dot Pictureditor</td> <td>ドット絵でぃた</td> <td>2000</td> <td>shishido</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>DotPainterALFAR</td> <td> </td> <td>2003</td> <td>Herohero</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Easy Paint Tool SAI</td> <td>ペイントツールSAI</td> <td>2004</td> <td>TANE/KOJI</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>eco paint</td> <td>エコペイント</td> <td>2006</td> <td>tyty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>EDGE</td> <td> </td> <td>2000</td> <td>TAKABO SOFT</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>FARLUX</td> <td>ファーラックス</td> <td>1997</td> <td>Studio BullTerrier</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>FudeBoard</td> <td> </td> <td>1998</td> <td>matumoto</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Gpen96</td> <td> </td> <td>1999</td> <td>Hiroshi Igami</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>GraphicsGale</td> <td> </td> <td>2004</td> <td>HUMANBALANCE</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>HappyPaint32R</td> <td> </td> <td>1997</td> <td>Isao Maruoka</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Hyper KiD</td> <td> </td> <td>2000</td> <td>Fanfare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Hyper-Paint</td> <td> </td> <td>2004</td> <td>kiriman</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>iDraw</td> <td> </td> <td>1996</td> <td>hawk</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>ILLUSTMAKER</td> <td> </td> <td>2000</td> <td>matumoto</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Janus</td> <td> </td> <td>2007</td> <td>Rigeru</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Kakukakuoji</td> <td>かくかくおうじ</td> <td>2000</td> <td>1BITMANIA</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>L-Paint</td> <td> </td> <td>2001</td> <td>via</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Let’s Draw</td> <td> </td> <td>1996</td> <td>Oscar Creation</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Let’s Draw Z</td> <td> </td> <td>2003</td> <td>Oscar Creation</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Light Painter</td> <td> </td> <td>2000</td> <td>Yoshi</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>LitePaint</td> <td> </td> <td>2000</td> <td>Rigeru</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Matilda</td> <td> </td> <td>2001</td> <td>ViikiSoft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>mdiapp</td> <td> </td> <td>2007</td> <td>nattou</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Mpaint</td> <td> </td> <td>2001</td> <td>ura00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Neko no Mori Graphic Editor</td> <td>猫の森グラフィックエディタ</td> <td>2009</td> <td>Neko no Mori Soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>PAL Paint 2</td> <td> </td> <td>2005</td> <td>Togura</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>PictBear</td> <td> </td> <td>2000</td> <td>Yasuyuki Kashiwagi</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>PictBear 2</td> <td> </td> <td>2009</td> <td>Yasuyuki Kashiwagi</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>piroPaint</td> <td> </td> <td>2011</td> <td>piroyan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Pixia</td> <td> </td> <td>1998</td> <td>Isao Maruoka</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Pointillist Feng Chu 3</td> <td>点画師鳳雛３</td> <td>2005</td> <td>Maya Takimoto</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>PRETTY ART</td> <td> </td> <td>2000</td> <td>dmms_21</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>SPED4</td> <td> </td> <td>2001</td> <td>TwinkleSoft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>SUPER KiD 95</td> <td> </td> <td>1996</td> <td>Zeit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>SUPER KiD FE</td> <td> </td> <td>1997</td> <td>Zeit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>The Graphics</td> <td> </td> <td>2002</td> <td>Fanfare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Ultra KiD</td> <td>ウルトラキッド</td> <td>1997</td> <td>Fanfare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Ultra KiD v2.0</td> <td>ウルトラキッド</td> <td>1998</td> <td>Fanfare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows 9x</td> <td>Yumeiro no Enogu</td> <td>ゆめいろのえのぐ</td> <td>2008</td> <td>Kengo Watanabe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows CE</td> <td>EDGE Pocket 2</td> <td> </td> <td>2009</td> <td>TAKABO SOFT</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows CE</td> <td>JINZO Paint 16</td> <td> </td> <td>1999</td> <td>Tomohiro Ueno</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows CE</td> <td>JINZO Paint 4</td> <td> </td> <td>1999</td> <td>Tomohiro Ueno</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows CE</td> <td>JINZO Paint full-colour</td> <td> </td> <td>1999</td> <td>Tomohiro Ueno</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows CE</td> <td>mdiapp mobile</td> <td> </td> <td>2008</td> <td>nattou</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Windows CE</td> <td>Pocket Artist</td> <td> </td> <td>2001</td> <td>Conduits</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X-Windows</td> <td>Gedo / Graphic EDitor OMNI</td> <td> </td> <td>1999</td> <td>Yasuhito Sugiura</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X-Windows</td> <td>Xbrush</td> <td> </td> <td>2001</td> <td>Akira Tasaki</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X-Windows</td> <td>xpx</td> <td> </td> <td>1994</td> <td>yav</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X-Windows</td> <td>XShodou</td> <td> </td> <td>1998</td> <td>Hiroaki Sakai</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X1</td> <td>turbo Z’s STAFF</td> <td> </td> <td>1985</td> <td>Zeit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>Art68K</td> <td> </td> <td>1991</td> <td>OOYAMA</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>Easypaint SX-68K</td> <td> </td> <td>1991</td> <td>First Class Technology</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>EEL</td> <td> </td> <td>1994</td> <td>GORRY</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>EX-WIN (EX-System)</td> <td> </td> <td>1996</td> <td>Oh! X</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>Full Color Paint Tool SAI</td> <td>フルカラーペイントツール-彩-</td> <td>1996</td> <td>TANE/KOJI</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>G・TOOL</td> <td>G・ツール</td> <td>1990</td> <td>Zainsoft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>G68KversionII-PRO</td> <td> </td> <td>1989</td> <td>OH! Bussiness</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>GE</td> <td> </td> <td>1990</td> <td>Miki Hoshino</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>GLab</td> <td> </td> <td>1992</td> <td>Ushi no shizuku</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>gm256.x</td> <td> </td> <td>1993</td> <td>Kanzu</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>Graphics Editor ARTIST</td> <td> </td> <td>1992</td> <td>T.Shimanuki/GCC</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>Magic Palette</td> <td>マジックパレット</td> <td>1990</td> <td>Musical Plan Ltd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>Matier</td> <td>マチエール</td> <td>1992</td> <td>Meteor Art Tech</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>mfged.x</td> <td> </td> <td>1988</td> <td>Mamiyu Yuuki</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>MONOCRAYON</td> <td>ＭＯＮＯくれよん</td> <td>1990</td> <td>Yasuhiro Sasama</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>MONOCRAYON Wide Edition</td> <td>ワイド版 ＭＯＮＯくれよん</td> <td>1994</td> <td>Noboru Ishii</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>Monotone</td> <td> </td> <td>1988</td> <td>GUNchan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>Object Editor</td> <td>オブジェクトエディタ</td> <td>1990</td> <td>Tonbe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>Onazorikun</td> <td> </td> <td>1990</td> <td>Muchi</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>Prism 68K</td> <td>プリズム68K</td> <td>1989</td> <td>WOLF TEAM</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>RG</td> <td>ＲＧ</td> <td>1992</td> <td>RERO2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>RGBP</td> <td> </td> <td>1994</td> <td>Tetsuya Kimura</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>Usagi</td> <td>うさぎ</td> <td>1992</td> <td>IKUTA</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>XGE</td> <td> </td> <td>1995</td> <td>KYA!,CHIAKI</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>XPST</td> <td>えせきーすX68</td> <td>1991</td> <td>kenna &amp; PUNA</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>Z’s STAFF Pro-68K</td> <td> </td> <td>1987</td> <td>Zeit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X68000</td> <td>Z’s STAFF Pro-68K v2.0</td> <td> </td> <td>1989</td> <td>Zeit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Zaurus</td> <td>PetitPaint</td> <td> </td> <td>2001</td> <td>TOK</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Zaurus</td> <td>PrismPaint 3</td> <td> </td> <td>2001</td> <td>Soga Juroh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Zaurus</td> <td>PrismPocket</td> <td> </td> <td>2002</td> <td>Soga Juroh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Zaurus</td> <td>Zausuke</td> <td>ざうすけ</td> <td>2000</td> <td>Soga Juroh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Zaurus Linux</td> <td>CloverPaint</td> <td> </td> <td>2005</td> <td>Soga Juroh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Zaurus Linux</td> <td>PetitPeinture</td> <td> </td> <td>2004</td> <td>Sakira</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dedicated</td> <td>Aniputer</td> <td>アニピュータ</td> <td>1982</td> <td>JVC</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dedicated</td> <td>Hyper Paint 2</td> <td> </td> <td>1991</td> <td>Shima Seiki</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dedicated</td> <td>Personal LINKS: PFB-2</td> <td> </td> <td>1991</td> <td>LINKS Corporation</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dedicated</td> <td>Pyuta G-GRAPHIC</td> <td>ぴゅう太 G-GRAPHIC</td> <td>1982</td> <td>Tomy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dedicated</td> <td>SGI-Pictoris</td> <td>ピクトリス</td> <td>1988</td> <td>LINKS Corporation</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dedicated</td> <td>SGX-Hyper Paint</td> <td> </td> <td>1988</td> <td>Shima Seiki</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> by Matt Sephton Sat, 21 Oct 2023 15:56:00 +0000 https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2023/10/21/list-of-vintage-japanese-pixel-dot-art-software/ https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2023/10/21/list-of-vintage-japanese-pixel-dot-art-software/ <p>The Flying Luna Clipper (フライング ルナ クリッパー) is an animated movie produced by Kan Tsuzurahara at Sony and directed by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ikko_nikko_kekko/">Ikko Ohno</a>. It was released—only in Japan—on 8mm, Betamax, VHS, and Laser Disc, in <a href="https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/36908/88LS-85004/Flying-Luna-Clipper">October 1987</a>.</p> <p>It’s a quite surreal but relaxing 55 minutes, and well worth a viewing. If you plan to watch it, I’d suggest to do so now before reading any possible spoilers below. Come back later to read the rest of this post.</p> <hr /> <lite-youtube style="aspect-ratio: 4/3;" videoid="P2TNZyCWA-Q" params="start=0&amp;modestbranding=2"> </lite-youtube> <hr /> <p>In 1987 Ikko Ohno was an illustrator and contributor at MSX Magazine and was well respected and well connected in the Japanese creative and computer industries. The artwork featured in the movie is typical of Ikko’s style at the time, visible in his frequent MSX Magazine column <a href="https://archive.org/details/MSXmagazine198703S/page/n95/mode/2up">Ikko’s Theatre</a>. Indeed, various artwork from The Flying Luna Clipper was featured in MSX Magazine as teasers, features and advertorials around the time of the movie’s release. It was announced after Ikko’s Theatre had been running for 6 months, as a 5th Anniversary Project of MSX Magazine, and was dedicated to Ichiro “お探り” Furutachi<!-- perhaps a reference to the 1984 anime [Kakkun Cafe](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/カッくんカフェ) -->.</p> <p>To me the piece feels like an extended intro sequence to a non-existent video game, a strange visual novel on automatic playback, a surreal slideshow, or <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/megademo">megademo</a>. There are several intermissions that can leave the viewer confused, unsettled, pondering the meaning of life itself. I feel that is quite apt as The Flying Luna Clipper was planned to celebrate the birth of Ikko’s first child, with work commencing shortly after he learned of the pregnancy. The movie was completed one month before the birth. Ikko told me: “I love this work like my child”.</p> <p>The movie was created, incredibly, using only an MSX2. All artwork was drawn on that type of computer, and post production completed with additional video editing equipment attached to such a computer. I won’t go into the plot specifically, but it features a travelling snowman, performing bananas, the titular Flying Luna Clipper, and plenty of sun, sea and surf. It’s one of those things that could only come from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_asset_price_bubble">bubble era</a> Japan, and as the final credits rolled I felt incredibly lucky to have been able to witness it.</p> <p class="tofigure"><img src="https://cdn.gingerbeardman.com/images/posts/flying-luna-clipper-storyboard.jpg" alt="The Flying Luna Clipper, exclusive storyboard photo" title=" The Flying Luna Clipper, exclusive storyboard photo" /></p> <p>In 2004 an elaborate effort was made to promote a sequel to The Flying Luna Clipper, with an article in <a href="https://archive.org/details/MSXMAGAZINE2">MSX Magazine Permanent Revival 2</a> that laid out the story alongside still images and included a set of calendar postcard, all curiously missing the month of October. Production of the follow-up movie never went any further due to issues with the feasibility of using the ancient MSX graphics tools. Though Ikko has since told me he dreams that someday Luna Clipper will fly again！</p> <p>In 2015 Matt Repetski and Matt Hawkins at <a href="https://medium.com/attract-mode/about">Attract Mode</a> were kind enough to share a copy of the movie that had been ripped from Laser Disc by an anonymous source. Thanks to all involved for preserving this wonderful work for all time. 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} else { return $style.position === 'fixed' || isVisible(el.parentNode); } } } setInterval(function(){ var j=0; var elements = document.querySelectorAll('.carousel__control--forward'); for(i=(elements.length - 1);i>-1;i--) { if(isVisible(elements[i])) j=i; } elements[j].click(); },7000); </script> <h3 id="further-reading">Further reading</h3> <ul> <li>1987-05: <a href="https://archive.org/details/MSXmagazine198705S/page/n105/mode/2up">Announcement in MSX Magazine, detailing the 5th Anniversary project</a></li> <li>1987-06: <a href="https://archive.org/details/MSXmagazine198706S/page/n85/mode/2up">Preview in MSX Magazine, detailing Polynesia destination</a></li> <li>1987-07: <a href="https://archive.org/details/MSXmagazine198707S/page/n139/mode/2up">Preview in MSX Magazine, detailing the starring characters</a></li> <li>1987-08: <a href="https://archive.org/details/MSXmagazine198708S/page/n137/mode/2up">Preview in MSX Magazine, detailing the chapter locations</a></li> <li>1987-09: <a href="https://issuu.com/msxblog/docs/msx_magazine_1987_09/134">Preview in MSX Magazine, detailing related merch</a></li> <li>1987-10: <a href="https://archive.org/details/MSXmagazine198710S/page/n145/mode/2up">Feature in MSX Magazine, showing storyboard timeline of all chapters</a></li> <li>1987-11: <a href="https://archive.org/details/MSXmagazine198711S/page/n137/mode/2up">Promotiomal feature in MSX Magazine, stating the movie is for sale</a></li> <li>2012-05: <a href="https://ja6nqo.blog.ss-blog.jp/search/?keyword=luna">Blog posts by producer Kan Tsuzurahara about the enduring nature of the movie</a></li> <li>2015-12: <a href="https://blog.attractmo.de/post/134913165050/review-the-flying-luna-clipper-part-1-my-love">Parts 1</a> &amp; <a href="https://blog.attractmo.de/post/134976251900/review-the-flying-luna-clipper-part-2-ladies">2 of a review at the Attract Mode blog</a>, the first Western mention I’ve found</li> <li>2017-03: <a href="https://twitter.com/VtheWanderer/status/846784959859830784">Twitter thread by Victor Navarro Remesal</a></li> <li>2017-04: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170401011626/http://abcdefghijklmn-pqrstuvwxyz.com/the-flying-luna-clipper-el-cine-chiptune-que-pudo-ser/">Article by Victor Navarro Remesal</a> in Spanish</li> <li>2019-01: <a href="https://twitter.com/gingerbeardman/status/1080504185106386946">My discovery of The Flying Luna Clipper</a></li> <li>2020-08: <a href="https://medium.com/attract-mode/dream-flight-interpreted-the-possible-flying-luna-clipper-origin-11c1ee5ebe1f">Follow-up article at Attract Mode blog</a></li> <li>2020-08: <a href="https://www.wonderville.nyc/events/luna-clipper">The Flying Luna Clipper is screened at Wonderville, NYC, and on Twitch</a></li> <li><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-flying-luna-clipper/">Reviews on Letterboxd</a></li> </ul> by Matt Sephton Fri, 03 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2021/09/03/the-flying-luna-clipper/ https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2021/09/03/the-flying-luna-clipper/ <p>I <a href="https://msx-fan-wiki.appspot.com/view/1099">read about an old doujin user-created Koi-Koi game</a> 花札こいこい made by KIN SOFT in 1994. This is my document of the hunt I went on to be able to find and play it!</p> <h2 id="msxfan">MSX・FAN</h2> <p>Firstly, the game came with <a href="https://archive.org/details/MSXFAN199406/page/n29/mode/2up">MSX・FAN Issue 26</a> (1994/06) and by that I mean in the pages and on one of the two cover disks. So I had to find them in the existing archives. I found them on a Spanish website that I’ve since lost the link to. The game could be installed on a blank .dsk, which of course you have to <a href="https://www.msx.org/wiki/How_to_make_a_floppy_disk_image">generate and format</a>. The resulting .dsk played just fine in OpenMSX but not fMSX. 🤔</p> <h2 id="dsk2rom">dsk2rom</h2> <p>After some thought I figured out that using the Windows tool <a href="https://github.com/joyrex2001/dsk2rom">dsk2rom.exe</a> I could convert the .dsk into a .rom file that would boot straight into the game when using fMSX.</p> <div class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>dsk2rom.exe -6d blank.dsk boot.rom </code></pre></div></div> <p>Those command-line options:</p> <ul> <li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">6</code> = use 60Hz video (the Japanese standard)</li> <li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">d</code> = allow booting of other diskroms (was required for compatibility)</li> </ul> <p>But there were still some errors in certain situations:</p> <ul> <li>without MSXDOS2 or TurboR: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">"Syntax error in 40"</code></li> <li>with fMSX in RetroArch: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">"Disk full in 40"</code></li> </ul> <p>With <a href="https://www.msx.org/forum/msx-talk/emulation/help-running-converted-dsk-as-rom-in-retroarch-fmsx">some help from my <em>MSX</em> friends</a> it became clear the game required:</p> <ul> <li><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">RAMDISK</code> command (part of MSXDOS2)</li> <li>256KB RAM</li> </ul> <p>Note: I think I had to create a .dsk containing both MSXDOS2 and then install the game onto to that. The MSX Turbo R has MSXDOS2 built-in.</p> <h2 id="retroarch">RetroArch</h2> <p>But fMSX in RetroArch doesn’t allow you to set RAM and VRAM and in fact its defaults for those were wrong for some types of <em>MSX</em>. I <a href="https://github.com/libretro/fmsx-libretro/pull/14">made some changes to fmsx-libretro core</a> and whilst I was in there made <a href="https://github.com/libretro/fmsx-libretro/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Agingerbeardman+is%3Aclosed+is%3Amerged">several more improvements</a>. I even <a href="https://github.com/libretro/fmsx-libretro/pull/25">updated the core to fMSX version 4.9</a> for all RetroArch users. I’m skipping over the huge effort that all these changes took, but it was fun hacking on libretro!</p> <p>After all this I had a test build of the fmsx-libretro core for 3DS that I could use to play the game. 🎴</p> <hr /> <h3 id="the-game">The Game</h3> <p>The game is really interesting because of the yaku (card combos) it contains, and the fact that it has a Special Card Shop where you can use points to buy Special cards for cheating in imaginative ways against the CPU.</p> <ul> <li>Peek at Deck: Check the next card in the deck</li> <li>Peek at Opponent: View the opponent’s hand</li> <li>Card Explosion: Destroy a card on the table + force the opponent to skip a turn</li> <li>Card Swap: Swap cards in your hand</li> <li>Landmine Card: Explodes if the opponent takes it</li> <li>Deck Collapse: Turn over two cards from the deck consecutively</li> <li>Time Reversal: Reset the game</li> <li>Lightning Card: Prioritise acquiring 20-point cards</li> <li>Electric Vortex Card: Makes it easier to take 20-point cards from the board</li> <li>Storm: Swap the cards you are about to take</li> <li>Bamboo Cutter Card: Probability effect allowing you to acquire any card</li> <li>Atomic Bomb Card: Significantly reduces the opponent’s available cards</li> </ul> <h2 id="download">Download</h2> <ul> <li>A .zip of both the .dsk and .rom file: <a href="https://cdn.gingerbeardman.com/files/koikoi-kin-soft-1994.zip">koikoi-kin-soft-1994.zip</a> (247 KB)</li> </ul> <p><em>If you are interested in Hanafuda video games or cards, why not join the <a href="/2019/02/28/hanafuda-discord/">Hanafuda Discord server</a>?</em></p> <p class="tofigure"><img src="https://cdn.gingerbeardman.com/images/posts/msx-koikoi-by-kin-soft-1994.jpg" alt="IMG" title="Koi-Koi by KIN SOFT (1994) running in fmsx-libretro on Nintendo 3DS (2017)" /></p> <hr /> <p><a href="https://archive.org/details/MSXFAN199406/page/n29/mode/2up"><img src="https://cdn.gingerbeardman.com/images/posts/msx-fan-magazine-1994-06.jpg" alt="IMG" /></a></p> <figcaption>Magazine spread feature detailing the game, its controls, hanafuda, and valid yaku (card combos)</figcaption> by Matt Sephton Wed, 28 Jun 2017 11:13:00 +0000 https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2017/06/28/koikoi-by-kin-soft-for-msx-1994/ https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2017/06/28/koikoi-by-kin-soft-for-msx-1994/ <p><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9tivxpF6i1qbfpni.png" alt="Binary Land" /></p> <p><strong>A tale of enduring love, spiders and spray cans. This charming little maze game is interesting for one major reason - you control both characters simultaneously.</strong></p> <p>It’s not as difficult as it sounds, though, so don’t worry. Both characters walk up and down the screen as directed, but when you attempt sideways movement the first character does as directed and the other does the opposite - making for some interesting brain work. The characters start on opposite sides the screen and you have to figure out how to navigate the maze so that the characters arrive at the goal at the same time. Judicious use of dead-ends and the maze walls can prevent movement of one or the other characters and allow you to move them one at a time, albeit only in a limited way. Things get more difficult with the addition of spider enemies that need to be avoided, and also spider’s webs that will trap either character if walked into. At this point you’ll have to get to them and then use a spray can to destroy the web and free them.</p> <p>As with most games of this age, the graphics are functional at best but they do have a certain charm of their own. The music is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Je_te_veux">Eric Satie’s “Je te veux” (I want you)</a> - a sentimental, slow waltz that lends itself wonderfully to the NES chip music stylings. But the game is really all about the puzzles provided by the maze layouts of which there many - the first three are always the same but after that the rest of the mazes are presented in a random order.</p> <p>Hudson Soft first released <em>Binary Land</em> in 1983 for the MSX and a bunch of other Japan-only home computers and this version of the game featured a boy and a girl. The game was later released in 1985 for the NES/Famicom with the two main characters replaced by penguins, which whilst being reminiscent of <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/game/pengo">Pengo</a> adds a lot of charm to the game. Even more so when you look at <a href="http://www.famicom.biz/all/htmls/6800000003926.html">the cover</a>. The MSX version saw release in Europe by Kuma Computers Ltd in 1984, but the NES version never made it out of Japan.</p> <p>More recently a poor java mobile phone version was made and the game was released as <em>Hudson Best Collection Vol. 4</em> on Game Boy Advance, which contains a bunch of NES games running under emulation. Whilst emulation is the most convenient way to play the original game these days, there have also been a couple of fan remakes which can be played on your desktop computer.</p> <h2 id="links">Links</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLI415emLzQ">Watch the game on YouTube.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mobygames.com/game/binary-land">Find out more at mobygames.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.famicom.biz/all/htmls/6800000003926.html">Take a look at the Japanese game cover</a></li> </ul> by Matt Sephton Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:00:00 +0000 https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/10/14/binary-land/ https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/10/14/binary-land/