@ellieraejaye some other models that stand out are the Sanyo MPC-1 aka Wavy1 (or the Wavy2 in white and black), or perhaps the Sony HitBit F1-XD with its black case with red highlight?
While plenty find it ugly, the design of the Panasonic FS-A1GT also appeals to me. It's also basically the most capable #MSX machine, since it's the final iteration of the standard, the #turboR.

Edit: but I'll never part with my trusty Philips NMS 8250 though, despite it being 'only' an #MSX2 and less compact and not as sexy. 😅

FOR fun AND giggles, here's the not-so-accelerated version: https://msxpen.com/codes/-OEPmABzk3LsOEgj2yNp

Note that it still is compiled code. The impact of using integers is impressive as well. First try removing line 7, and then removing line 5.

And the options, you can switch to the MSX TurboR, for a nice speed-up. Still, it can't hold a candle to the hardware accelerated version.

#MSX #MSX2 #turboR

@RandySimons

No important reason. I'm sure I was using sprite$() in an earlier version of the code, but I think the vpoke'ing yielded simpler code.

Mind you, for some reason, if I initialized the sprites after the turbo on call, x-basic was complaining about the dim variables.

Were you asking because you thought I could've initialized the sprites after the turbo on call? I'm still not familiar with all the limitations of #xbasic.

I didn't know the bit about #TurboR! I used to program on an #MSX 1 and now I have a physical #MSX 2.

@syx oh, and the reason @bitsofbas suggested to get a Japanese model if you are in the USA is mostly because those models will have a voltage closer to your native one, as European models tend to be designed for 220V or 240V.
#MSX2Plus and #turboR bring a newer VDP, which may be nice, but the amount of games that support it, is limited.
#MSXTurboR adds support for the #R800 CPU in addition to the previous generations' #Z80, which certainly can give a nice speed boost, especially in day-to-day software like file managers when browsing solid state media with large directories, but it comes with a huge price markup, and only a limited catalogue of games.

For comparison, here's the amounts of software indexed in #GenerationMSX per generation of #MSX:

• MSX (4193)
• #MSX2 (2972)
• MSX2+ (145)
• Turbo-R (179)

You can use https://www.generation-msx.nl/software/result?sy%5B%5D=Turbo-R&sy%5B%5D=MSX2%2B to list all MSX2+ and turboR software indexed in #GenMSX to get an idea of what kind of games support those generations, or use the checkboxes in the sidebar to filter in/out other generations or specs.