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[Off-Topic / Re: Game Sack]

Speaking of which I need to buy Inferno, is the audio livable/playable w/o the pac?

Do they have a release date for the physical version yet? I don't know if I want to just buy a ROM to put on a disk if they are releasing a physical cartridge soon.

If you buy the ROM, I subtract the ROM price from the cartridge price when you buy the cartridge.

I am leaving for Japan in like 6 hours and will start putting more Infernos together when I get home in mid April.

The first 20 went to Japan. 

and I'll be ordering parts to make more.

I'm the developer for Inferno, btw.

Cool, I'll order it after my FM PAC arrives in anticipation of the cartridge then.

[Off-Topic / Re: Game Sack]

Speaking of which I need to buy Inferno, is the audio livable/playable w/o the pac?

Do they have a release date for the physical version yet? I don't know if I want to just buy a ROM to put on a disk if they are releasing a physical cartridge soon.

[Off-Topic / Re: Game Sack]

Is something like this good/useful: https://www.ebay.com/itm/MSX-1024KB-RAM-Expansion-Musical-Memory-Mapper-for-MSX1-MSX2-MSX2-Turbo-R/183134020306?hash=item2aa3a362d2:g:2M4AAOSwjRpZUnwY

I would think that I would want extra memory.

That same amount would go better towards an FM expansion cartridge, especially if you're getting an HB-F1XD, it's internals are pretty great across the board.

Links please? I haven't been able to find too much available.

Sure

https://www.8bits4ever.net/product-page/fm-pak

[Off-Topic / Re: Game Sack]

Is something like this good/useful: https://www.ebay.com/itm/MSX-1024KB-RAM-Expansion-Musical-Memory-Mapper-for-MSX1-MSX2-MSX2-Turbo-R/183134020306?hash=item2aa3a362d2:g:2M4AAOSwjRpZUnwY

I would think that I would want extra memory.

That same amount would go better towards an FM expansion cartridge, especially if you're getting an HB-F1XD, it's internals are pretty great across the board.

[Off-Topic / Re: Game Sack]

Buyer protection really comes down to the proxy you use, some are better (and charge more) than others. But again, I'd rather take a chance on an MSX priced at 20-30 bucks than the same one equivalent for $170+ on eBay.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Finally....Hero Tonma 93 out of 94 Hucard's]

Nice job man, Tonma is one of my favorites. It's like a friendlier version of Ghosts n' Goblins. Still nail bitingly hard, but manageable. If you stick with it you can beat it, when you have all the shot power-ups on you feel like a god.

[Off-Topic / Re: Game Sack]

Ready for dat msx price spike.

What he said! Let's hope all the hipsters goto ebay to get gouged.

I was actually checking out MSX2s a couple months ago. The funny thing now is one I have in my watch list went from something like 3-4 watchers to 14 since the video. eBay actually has a 15% off of anything code today so I might bite.

eBay has never been good in general for MSX items because it was never released in North America other than the two Yamaha models for synthesizer applications. Because it was never released here, the prices on eBay are all over the place, and usually way more than you'd find even in a brick and mortar store in Akihabara.

My advice is to shop using Yahoo Japan Auctions and use a proxy service like Buyee to bid. Sure, you're paying more for shipping and handling and the proxy company's cut, but it evens out, you save a ton of money in the long run.

I just bought a working MSX HB-101 in fantastic condition from yahoo Japan all for the low low price of $21.52, not going to find one for that price on eBay.

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