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Questions and answers about rom images

How to get more memory to run some MSX games ?
Some MSX games require more free memory to run : press on F12 (= Reset), then press on Left Ctrl or on Left or Right Shift during the boot sequence, until you hear a beep (it will de-activate the second drive or both drives)

Can I also run zipped rom games ?
Yes, but the procedure with double click is not available for zipped rom games

- if only one rom game is in the zip file, it is loaded directly
- if there are many rom games in the zip file, a dialog where you have to select which rom game to load from the zip file is shown

How to do with the Konami combinations (one rom in slot 1, one rom in slot 2) ?
See this page

How to run Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake ?
These games can only be runned on MSX2, MSX2+ and MSXturboR machines.

If the rom you use is detected by the emulator in its database, it's very easy : just insert the rom in a slot cartridge, then press on F12.

If the rom you use is not detected by the emulator in its database, then you need to precise the mapper type in the Insert Cartridge dialog : it's "Konami" for Metal Gear and "KonamiSCC" for Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake.

Some special keys :
F1 to pause game
F2 to select weapon
F3 to select item
F4 to use transceiver
N or M to punch
Spacebar to fire weapon
Spacebar + N to duck/dive in Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake

You can find on the Net many websites with detailed explanations about the games. We recommend especially :

- in English : http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/msx/

- in French : http://mgworld.free.fr/

The easiest way to run these games is to download, install and run the special package blueMSX + Metal Gear + Metal Gear 2 Solid snake (English versions) : http://www.angelfire.com/mech/msxmetalgearpc/

How to avoid that blueMSX starts automatically a game ?
- de-activate the option Reset After Insert/Remove in the File / Cartridge menu
- choose procedure 1, 2 or 3 (menu, toolbar or hotkey)

It doesn't work ! What must I do ?
- if you have choosen procedure 1, 2 or 3 (menu, toolbar or hotkey), you have maybe de-activated the option Reset After Insert/Remove in the File / Cartridge menu : press on F9 (= Run) or on F12 (= Reset) to start the game

- some MSX games are only for MSX2 or higher and you are running a MSX1 machine : choose a MSX2 machine in the menu Options / Emulation or in the menu Tools / Machine Editor, and try again to start the game

- some Sega games are only for SC-3000 or SF-7000 computer and you are running the SG-1000 console : choose SC-3000 or SF-7000 in the menu Options / Emulation or in the menu Tools / Machine Editor, and try again to start the game

- some MSX games or applications can work correctly only if a joystick is configured or a mouse is selected in the Input Editor

- some Sega games start or work correctly only if both joysticks are configured in the Input Editor

- some games are not yet in the database and use a special mapper : if you know the mapper type, you can complete one of the files related to the blueMSX extern rom databases and try again to start the game. You can also precise the mapper type in the open rom dialog, see these pages for more precisions : ROM mapper type - I/O mapper type.

- the game YAKSA must be runned in a MSX2 machine with only one extended slot and it must be the slot 3; so, you need to use the Machine editor to create yourself such a generic MSX2 or to select a specific MSX2 with only the slot 3 as extended slot.

- if the emulator seems to be blocked, try always to press on F12 (= Reset) to start again the emulator and the game

- some games or demos don't work at all or have different problems : it can be a bug in the VDP emulation, the Z80 emulation or you have maybe discovered a new mapper type ; please report the problem on the blueMSX forum, we will try to fix it !

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