This core is under GPLv2.
RPI0/RPI1 | RPI3 | RPI4/RPI400 | RPI5 | ODROID XU4 | OGA/OGS/RG351 | PC | RG353 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Feature | Supported |
---|---|
Restart | ✔ |
Screenshots | ✔ |
Core Options | ✔ |
RetroAchievements | ✔ |
Controls | ✔ |
Remapping | ✔ |
Disk Control | ✔ |
Filename | Description | MD5 | Provided |
---|---|---|---|
pesadelo.rom | Forte II Games - Pesadelo | ba53d700ec25bcb08020ce693319cd28 | ✅ |
cbios_logo_msx2.rom | MSX2 - C-BIOS | 659db9142e62c51f2f75fd52fac78e44 | ✅ |
cbios_main_msx2.rom | MSX2 - C-BIOS | 98b94c2d99066f272bb5de07778f7fd1 | ✅ |
cbios_sub.rom | MSX2 - C-BIOS | 9dd9a69432cc116d0f1d4ec7a51053e0 | ✅ |
cbios_logo_msx2+.rom | MSX2+ - C-BIOS | 462d6ecb52a8c35dd7d48c2d46687f14 | ✅ |
cbios_main_msx2+.rom | MSX2+ - C-BIOS | 0a34c660614ead31dab78638ce7745e9 | ✅ |
cbios_music.rom | MSX2+ - C-BIOS | e09783c4ec6d4770c5395c42bb0e1d91 | ✅ |
cbios_sub.rom | MSX2+ - C-BIOS | 9dd9a69432cc116d0f1d4ec7a51053e0 | ✅ |
KANJI.rom | MSX2+ - Européen | acf53887c2d2783dc059a9b442c86b90 | ✅ |
MSX2PMUS.rom | MSX2+ - Européen | f877f32e6d8687474ac5ee83e40de23b | ✅ |
MSXKANJI.rom | MSX2+ - Européen | 9dfdebfaa6b547222a40aab8bb2e29f8 | ✅ |
Msx2pe.rom | MSX2+ - Européen | 277fd57c13f301fb4b366845a32d673a | ✅ |
Msx2pexte.rom | MSX2+ - Européen | f78ab735aaad7045badbda8f4c8ac751 | ✅ |
PANASONICDISK.ROM | MSX2+ - Européen | 00aa02b6077de40a0b51d71a3c3e1d5f | ✅ |
XBASIC2.rom | MSX2+ - Européen | 0b6120f289336538bc564548109f97c6 | ✅ |
sf7000.rom | SEGA - SF7000 | 561b362f9aa4cbcb240461abf83c2e0d | ✅ |
ARAB1.ROM | - | 7fa0558bcec9dba310579521623d9f6a | ✅ |
ARABIC.rom | - | 20c4b5d1d9469c201b145f082ec32658 | ✅ |
BEERIDE.ROM | - | b32279f2700652a5ce0a809318626763 | ✅ |
FMPAC.rom | - | 6f69cc8b5ed761b03afd78000dfb0e19 | ✅ |
GCVMX80.ROM | - | fd0b8f1766dc6dcc03a43d9c79dc4e37 | ✅ |
HANGUL.rom | - | 9baf17b190f631405b6b0eeeeb162b87 | ✅ |
KANJI.rom | - | acf53887c2d2783dc059a9b442c86b90 | ✅ |
MICROSOLDISK.ROM | - | 02e8b1f96049f09d6d3a735647cbbb2a | ✅ |
MOONSOUND.rom | - | 42af93619160ef2116416f74a6cb12f2 | ✅ |
MSX2.rom | - | ec3a01c91f24fbddcbcab0ad301bc9ef | ✅ |
MSX2AR.ROM | - | 91764e84f977671ac7caa50b36273fd2 | ✅ |
MSX2AREXT.ROM | - | be5d1ec8001d945ca1432285722e9d16 | ✅ |
MSX2BR.rom | - | d3df424728a225b301510f5384cae583 | ✅ |
MSX2BREXT.rom | - | 355c6d5ee31da441d485cd89ca906413 | ✅ |
MSX2EXT.rom | - | 2183c2aff17cf4297bdb496de78c2e8a | ✅ |
MSX2FR.rom | - | 7af9e84da1520a8a7fb82e73703e5075 | ✅ |
MSX2FREXT.rom | - | 6ffe789cca2eca9d2e71ca7b69b97e6b | ✅ |
MSX2G.rom | - | b6c33b7b3508d691d7872589c778f808 | ✅ |
MSX2GEXT.rom | - | 4047ce143a8bf391e21991835aa65b59 | ✅ |
MSX2HAN.rom | - | 7b9466546009d419ebd0dc27db90c30e | ✅ |
MSX2J.rom | - | 53bec1c22b30c0a15263e04b91a7814f | ✅ |
MSX2JEXT.rom | - | 8aabde714a42256bef36ea9b04f6ef59 | ✅ |
MSX2KR.rom | - | 6819a1533502261bfdd52436b8346073 | ✅ |
MSX2KREXT.rom | - | 30a0b3402a0a13b516af76d39f45a365 | ✅ |
MSX2P.rom | - | 847cc025ffae665487940ff2639540e5 | ✅ |
MSX2PEXTR.rom | - | 7c8243c71d8f143b2531f01afa6a05dc | ✅ |
MSX2PMUS.rom | - | f877f32e6d8687474ac5ee83e40de23b | ✅ |
MSX2R.rom | - | db56360c85ef8410dc4bcf8e8602f61e | ✅ |
MSX2R2.ROM | - | 96ac231b718e88ce64d5a9b4a5e9ae12 | ✅ |
MSX2REXT.rom | - | 8e4af1124e2b82fbdc74a7bc5f20dc6e | ✅ |
MSX2SE.rom | - | fb8f7ab15e32a91147204bd7f7a1b451 | ✅ |
MSX2SP.rom | - | 79caefa20a0d056fb42eaeca856c6f82 | ✅ |
MSX2SPEXT.rom | - | d71842ce8f559a8aed2721766bc15f2b | ✅ |
NATIONALDISK.rom | - | 86269da485e852d9f581ac27f4ba32ff | ✅ |
NOVAXIS.rom | - | 20989124671593ab04eeb01d52a1e25c | ✅ |
PAINT.rom | - | 41db0d7b37be479296ffd59fcd6775f0 | ✅ |
PANASONICDISK.rom | - | 00aa02b6077de40a0b51d71a3c3e1d5f | ✅ |
PHILIPSDISK.rom | - | 01dd1d72ed9bb6afe8a9b441c198a1cd | ✅ |
RS232.ROM | - | 55cca200bbbdd0a1ec5c9d70966c05c0 | ✅ |
SUNRISEIDE.rom | - | 7b564497beb2c0de0847f107dec00ddf | ✅ |
SWP.rom | - | 490db04e2a3c1c993a2a9d3611949c76 | ✅ |
XBASIC2.rom | - | 0b6120f289336538bc564548109f97c6 | ✅ |
nowindDos1.rom | - | 8c294a75f14fc30fce0c8642d28ccec1 | ✅ |
nowindDos2.rom | - | 1847398c014384b833868c64f149f338 | ✅ |
Put the bios like this:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 bios
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 Machines
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 Forte II Games - Pesadelo
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 pesadelo.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 MSX2 - C-BIOS
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 cbios_logo_msx2.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 cbios_main_msx2.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 cbios_sub.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 cbios_logo_msx2+.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 cbios_main_msx2+.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 cbios_music.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 cbios_sub.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 MSX2+ - European
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 KANJI.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2PMUS.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSXKANJI.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 Msx2pe.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 Msx2pexte.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 PANASONICDISK.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 XBASIC2.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 SEGA - SF7000
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 sf7000.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 Shared Roms
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 ARAB1.ROM
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 ARABIC.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 BEERIDE.ROM
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 FMPAC.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 GCVMX80.ROM
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 HANGUL.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 KANJI.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MICROSOLDISK.ROM
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MOONSOUND.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2AR.ROM
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2AREXT.ROM
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2BR.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2BREXT.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2EXT.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2FR.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2FREXT.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2G.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2GEXT.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2J.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2JEXT.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2KR.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2KREXT.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2P.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2PEXT.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2PMUS.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2R.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2R2.ROM
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2REXT.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2SE.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2SP.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 MSX2SPEXT.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 NATIONALDISK.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 NOVAXIS.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 PAINT.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 PANASONICDISK.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 PHILIPSDISK.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 RS232.ROM
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 SUNRISEIDE.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 SWP.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 XBASIC2.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 nowindDos1.rom
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 nowindDos2.rom
Roms must have the extension:
This system supports compressed roms in .zip/.7z format. However, be careful, it is only an archive.
The files contained in the .zip/.7z must correspond to the extensions mentioned above.
Moreover, each .zip/.7z file must contain only one compressed rom.
Games with extension .m3u must contains uncompressed games!
Put the roms like this:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 roms
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 msx2
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 game.zip
The roms using No-Intro format are highly recommended.
For more information about roms, go to this tutorial!
To be able to keep your custom configurations during an upgrade, we advise you to use our configuration override feature.
You can configure various options in two different ways.
┣ 📁 RetroArch Menu
┃ ┣ 📁 Core options
┃ ┃ ┣ 🧩 Name_option
retroarch-core-options.cfg
:┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 system
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 configs
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 retroarch
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 cores
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🧩 retroarch-core-options.cfg
Options | Options values | Variables (for configuration override) | Variables values |
---|---|---|---|
Machine Type (Restart) | Auto ✅ / MSX / MSXturboR / MSX2 / MSX2+ / SEGA - SG-1000 / SEGA - SC-3000 / SEGA - SF-7000 / SVI - Spectravideo SVI-318 / SVI - Spectravideo SVI-328 / SVI - Spectravideo SVI-328 MK2 / ColecoVision / Coleco (Spectravideo SVI-603) |
bluemsx_msxtype |
Auto / MSX / MSXturboR / MSX2 / MSX2+ / SEGA - SG-1000 / SEGA - SC-3000 / SEGA - SF-7000 / SVI - Spectravideo SVI-318 / SVI - Spectravideo SVI-328 / SVI - Spectravideo SVI-328 MK2 / ColecoVision / Coleco (Spectravideo SVI-603) |
Crop Overscan | Disabled ✅ / Enabled / MSX2 |
bluemsx_overscan |
disabled / enabled / MSX2 |
VDP Sync Type (Restart) | Auto / 50Hz / 60Hz ✅ |
bluemsx_vdp_synctype |
auto / 50 Hz / 60 Hz |
No Sprite Limit | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
bluemsx_nospritelimits |
disabled / enabled |
Sound YM2413 Enable (Restart) | Enabled ✅ / Disabled |
bluemsx_ym2413_enable |
enabled / disabled |
Cart Mapper Type (Restart) | Auto ✅ / Normal / mirrored / basic / 0x4000 / 0xC000 / ascii8 / ascii8sram / ascii16 / ascii16sram / ascii16nf / konami4 / konami4nf / konami5 / konamisynth / korean80 / korean90 / korean126 / MegaFlashRomScc / MegaFlashRomSccPlus / msxdos2 / scc / sccexpanded / sccmirrored / sccplus / snatcher / sdsnatcher / SegaBasic / SG1000 / SG1000Castle / SG1000RamA / SG1000RamB / SC3000 |
bluemsx_cartmapper |
Auto / Normal / mirrored / basic / 0x4000 / 0xC000 / ascii8 / ascii8sram / ascii16 / ascii16sram / ascii16nf / konami4 / konami4nf / konami5 / konamisynth / korean80 / korean90 / korean126 / MegaFlashRomScc / MegaFlashRomSccPlus / msxdos2 / scc / sccexpanded / sccmirrored / sccplus / snatcher / sdsnatcher / SegaBasic / SG1000 / SG1000Castle / SG1000RamA / SG1000RamB / SC3000 |
Auto Rewind Cassette | Enabled ✅ / Disabled |
bluemsx_auto_rewind_cas |
enabled / disabled |