Software update: blueMSX 1.0.5

The MSX is a home computer from earlier times, but fortunately there are still groups that are fully engaged in the development of the MSX but also the various emulators for this platform. One of these emulators written by Daniel Vik is blueMSX and allows you to play MSX games on Windows based systems. The program uses as its basis the emulator fMSX developed by Marat Fayzullin. The goal of blueMSX is to create a better playing experience than what is now possible with other MSX emulators. For this purpose, the look & feel of the TV is imitated, better audio emulation and better control via joystick and mouse are used. Version 1.0.5 has recently been released and has the following changelog:

• Stereo (and mono) sound.
• Advanced mixer to control volume and pan of individual audio chips in real time.
• Zipped rom and dsk support, including drag and drop. Supports multiple roms/dsks in the same zip file.
• Support for 512 pixel wide SCREEN6, SCREEN7, and TEXT80 screens.
• Support for 256 color SCREEN8.
• Scale 2x monitor renderer.
• Drag and drop to the blueMSX program icon. Emulator starts with the dragged file.
• Fixed bug in PSG that prevented some samles to be played.
• Fixed bug in the bios patch that made some disks hang the PC.