Reunión de Usuarios de MSX
Bianual meeting of MSX creators and users
Where and when
The meeting is going to be celebrated next Saturday 25th January 2025, at the Meetings room from Centre jove la Fontana , located at 190th Gran de Gracia street, near the Fontana metro station (L3, green).
The doors will be opened to the public at 11:15am, but expositors will be able to enter at 10:00am to prepare the booths.
Remember that Espai Jove la Fontana, the place where the meeting is held, is going to be closed from 14:00 to 16:00.
You can arrive by using the Metro, Fontana station, L3 (the green one), and walking 1 minute from there.
If you need more info about how to arrive there, just click here to see its location on google maps.
Playing area for players, visitors, for everyone. Do not be shy:
Come and play with any of the
MSX computers therein.
If you want a specific game, let us know and
we will try to get it for you.
Scheduled activities
Note: The activities schedule can change due to several factors.The published time for an activity is the one that AAMSX expects it to start, although we can't guarantee it at 100%.
10:00h - Free access only to exhibitors
11:15 - Opening doors.
Doors are opened to visitors.
12:00 Quiz - Xalats (crazy) for the MSX
Who will be the most xalat (crazy) for the MSX and able to answer the wacky questions we propose? Will it be you? A Kahoot quiz with several MSX-related questions will be held.
What to bring to participate: A mobile phone with internet access.
Prize: The game Binary Land and a printout of the MoltSXalats articles.
12:45 Tournament - Crawlers
There will be a Crawlers tournament, an MSX1 game presented at the last MSXdev23.
The tournament will be held with 4 players matches, using a multitap to connect 4 gamepads to the MSX.
14:00 - 16:00 Closing doors for lunch
Espai Jove la Fontana will close the doors from 14:00 to 16:00, so booths and visitors can have lunch and take a short break.
16:15 Conexión MSX Conference room Opening
This year our friends of Conexion MSX will be masters of ceremonies in the conference room.
A room equipped to do alll the talks.
16:30 Talk: MSX Pico - What it is and what it can do. (by Albert Molina)
Albert Molina, former member of AAMSX, presents his activity as an MSX Pico distributor and explains what this expansion can offer us and what we can do with it.
17:15 Talk: Krakengraph - How to pass a melon through a lemon-sized hole (by German Diaz, MSX Calamar)
The story of how the KrakenGraph, the new V9990 cartridge for MSX Calamar, was created.
18:30 Panel: MSX(2) - 40 years. Now what?
After the festivities of the 40th anniversary of the MSX, here comes the 40th anniversary of the MSX2. What prospects are there? What's the next thing? Who will be the last one standing, us or our machines?
19:30 - 20:00 End of the users meeting
It's time to tidy up everything as it was
Rules
During the the installation (from 10am to 11:15am), only two members of each booth are allowed to be on the place.
We kindly request visitors not to wait at the entry while the expositors are mounting the stands to avoid crowds.
The material showed at the stands must be 100% MSX-related stuff. Only guest platform stand is allowed to show material of the platform it's showing. Also, if you're showing another material but you've got reasonable arguments (merchandising, t-shirts, any association info...), it can be allowed by the AAMSX. Personal computers are allowed too when they're used as tools for the stand (for copying files to a flash card, for showing videos, emulators, ...). Anyway, if you've got any questions about that, don't hesitate and send us an e-mail with your questions. We will answer you as soon as possible.
Use of loud speakers is forbidden, and the max height allowed should be no higher than 25cm.
During the meeting, we kindly ask both exhibitors and visitors to have a friendly behavior with all the visitors, trying to avoid any conduct which might disturb others. Also, we ask you to please keep quiet during the booths presentation, so the other visitors can listen everything without problems.
Consumption of alcohol is forbidden during the event.
Confirmed booths
On their booth they will promote of the Fusion-C libraries, which allow cross-development on PC. They will also have digital copies of Binary-land game by Eric Boez for sale. Last but not least, MoltSXalats are going to organize an MSX Quiz using the Kahoot platform
Msx para todos
MSX para todos, a group of msx users, will once again help the AAMSX to set up the Arcade Zone.
MSXMakers will be setting up their booth again with a broad catalog of projects, all for DIY enthusiasts. From IDE controllers, cartridges, omega computers… You’ll be able to see and try out several of these projects, as well as resolve any questions you may have.
Our friends from Retroscroll team, a video games blog and a podcast from all genres and eras, will be in charge once again of setting up the Arcade Zone
Stand de la AAMSX
The AAMSX will be there to inform visitors about last news on the AAMSX affairs and also will be the info point for visitors.
Jamque, member of TPM, will show us the projects he is working on:
- Sothoth, an MSX2 shooter game for two players, pure Aleste style. A project in collaboration with Oniric Factor.
- Deep Village, a point'n click adventure set in a detective-themed Galicia taken over by beings from the Cthulhu myths.
- SEV9938, the MSX2 sprite editor for PC, will have a new version. On his booth you can try it out and the creator will resolve any questions you may have about the software.
Alma de Origami
Alma de origami is visiting us again with its collection of retro merchandise: clothes, hamabeads, keychains, magnets, and many more MSX-themed items.
At the Flashjacks booth, Antonio will return with his project: the Flashjacks card. At his booth, we will be able to see the latest version of the cartridge. He will also provide technical support to those visitors who need it, whether for updates, questions, or suggestions..
At Fundas para todos' booth (formerly known as Fundas del pasado), Tromax will offer us a wide catalog of cloth covers for our MSX equipment. We will also find 3D-printed figurines, lamps, and a varied catalog of second-hand material for MSX.
MSX Barcelona, a booth set up by Albert Molina, is returning after his comeback at the last RU62. At his booth, we will find MSX Pico cartridges for sale, a multipurpose cartridge that uses a Raspberry pi pico to implement all kind of features, thus significantly reducing the price of the product compared to other alternatives.
We will also find lamps, 3D-printed figurines and some imported MSX Japanese computers for sale.
At the MSX Calamar booth, in addition to the classic cables, spare parts, and adapters for our MSX computers., we will also find flash cartridges, the PG Cards, and, supposedly, the first KrakenGraph units to be delivered.
MSXMEN
MSXMEN (Ramón Rivas), a well-known member of the Conexión MSX podcast, will set up a stand where we can find some very interesting new items:
- Cartridges of A Lone Wolf, a puzzle game that was originally published in FutureDisk #48 that now has received several improvements for its cartridge edition
- Last copies of Westen House, stock liquidation! This is the last chance to acquire physical copies of this great game from Braingames
- Disk games from the veteran Delta Soft
Booth booking
The place where the meeting is held is not very large. That's why we recommend all possible expositors to make the reservation as soon as possible. This is good to everybody: you get more guarantees of getting your own stand (sometimes no tables are left free), and more visitors are compelled to visit us as more expositors are confirmed.
The available bo oth tables dimensions are 200 x 80 cm. Due to a reduction on the available assets, we're limiting the number ot tables per booth to one.
As every year, admission to visitors is free. Also, booths are free to book, except for those that only sell second-hand games.
The booth's price list is as follows:
- If your stand sells second-hand material like games or other stuff, the price is 40€.
- If your stand sells second-hand games and computers, you must pay 40€ but, for every computer on sale in your booth, 3€ will be subtracted from the final price
- If your stand represents a MSX-related association, a coders group, MSX website, MSX merchandise, MSX music... the booth is free
To book your own booth, just click here and fill the form. We will receive you request, and the booth will be confirmed as soon as possible.
Material renting
You also can make a reserve of material: MSX computers or televisions for your stand. If you're not from Barcelona, and you don't want come by car, you've got the possibility of use another transport and forget the problem of taking with you any heavy and annoying luggage. You can rent us any hardware you need and we will take it to the users meeting for you. Here its the price of every hardware:
- MSX1 computer withouth disk drive -> 20 euros.
- MSX2 computer with disk drive -> 30 euros.
- MSX2+ computer -> 40 euros.
- MSX TurboR computer -> 50 euros.
- Standard 14" Television -> 30 euros
- High quality 14" TV (Sony CRT) -> 40 euros
If you're in need of something else (Slot expander, RAM, FMpac, a Flash cartridge...) let us known in the booth reservation form and we'll see if we can get it and at what price.
Second Hand Market Service
As every year, we offer you the second-hand market section so you can sell any MSX product that you do not use (games, hardware, books, magazines, ...).
This service is free so we ask that, in order to be agile and not overload our collaborators, follow the rules:
- Only up to 15 items per person can be placed
- All the material for sale must be 100% related to the MSX
- The second-hand market closes at 14:00
- Download, print and fill out the product list form (Download form here)
- Label the products (if possible, in the upper part of the front), with the reference and the price
If you have any questions, you can contact us through our contact mail; you will find it in our WEB.
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