Unknown shmup found!!

SPACE HARRIER · Post by **SPACE HARRIER** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 7:31 pm

When i was surfing the net i found this great shmup for the MSX 2..
SPACE MANBOW from KONAMI...

check it out >>>http://www.sky.sannet.ne.jp/goriva/spae ... man01.html

There are so many unknown shmups released..
Did anyone find more great unknown classic oldskool shmups on the net..please post a picture or a link

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 7:33 pm

there is actually a review of this game on our very own xenocidefiles here
indeed seems to be a great game. i cannot wait until i can afford my msx so i can play it for myself.

SPACE HARRIER · Post by **SPACE HARRIER** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 7:38 pm

Hey thanks!!
I didn't know..i have never seen that game in action...i used to have a MSX 2 back in the old days..but i sold

TVG · Post by **TVG** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 7:41 pm

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 7:42 pm

currently i am looking to get a Sony MSX2+ with the cartridge port and disk drive built in. only problem is, only place i've seen them is Yahoo Japan and Rinkya would charge about $25 on top of the actual price and shipping.

SPACE HARRIER · Post by **SPACE HARRIER** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 7:52 pm

As for the MSX 2...back in the old days there where a lot of MSX 2 computers released by PHILIPS in the Netherlands..
there is one for sale now on EBAY.NL..http://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 16847&rd=1

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 7:58 pm

wow that is really unlike the japanese models that i have seen.

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:45 pm

captain ahar wrote:wow that is really unlike the japanese models that i have seen.

keep in mind that at the picture in the auction the are litterally several MSX2 models stacked upon each other. The one for sale is the one with the (new/replaced) white diskdrives. Great seller. Bought quite some stuff from him! He's a real MSX freak and member of still active user groups.

@ SPACE HARRIER: Space Manbow is actually one of the top 10 shmups ever conceived (imho) and cerainly not unknown among the connaisseurs...

Buying back an MSX 2 can be done quite cheap, but trying to find a complete and mint Space Manbow for a decent price (like say 100 Euro) is another thing (saw one go once for less and still don't understand why I didn't bid on it)

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I had a cart only copy and sold it for 55 Euro!!!!!! Only after finally getting myself a complete copy of course

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Post by **Shatterhand** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:49 am

Space Manbow is amazing. It's one of the finest shmups ever made for sure.
Though it's true many people never gave the game proper time (Or never played it at all). I still think that if the game was more played, it would easily make it in the annual top 25 (Every year the game gets more and more votes, hehe

)

I could make a list of good MSX shmups that most people never heard about.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:01 am

LOL, yeah, Space Manbow is already recognized for being a great shooter and among the best on the MSX2. Not too much obscurity there I'm afraid; just gotta check out the lesser known systems/computers.

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 5:25 pm

Super Laydock wrote:
captain ahar wrote:wow that is really unlike the japanese models that i have seen.
keep in mind that at the picture in the auction the are litterally several MSX2 models stacked upon each other. The one for sale is the one with the (new/replaced) white diskdrives. Great seller. Bought quite some stuff from him! He's a real MSX freak and member of still active user groups.

i just meant that all the models i have seen (pretty much) are like a large keyboard with the disk drive on the side and cart slot(s) on the top.

SheSaidDutch · Post by **SheSaidDutch** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:05 pm

Shatterhand wrote:Space Manbow is amazing. It's one of the finest shmups ever made for sure.
Though it's true many people never gave the game proper time (Or never played it at all). I still think that if the game was more played, it would easily make it in the annual top 25 (Every year the game gets more and more votes, hehe )

I could make a list of good MSX shmups that most people never heard about.

I've just tried It

The scrolling seems to put me off abit, but overall It's classic Konami

(I'll invest more time in this title)

Post by **Shatterhand** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 10:48 pm

What emulator did you use?

Space Manbow actually is VERY smooth. It was an amazing feat (From many) from Konami. The game scrolls horizontally, and diagonally in some spots, smoother than any other MSX game.

But I've seen the game running incredinly choppy in some emulators.

SheSaidDutch · Post by **SheSaidDutch** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:23 pm

Shatterhand wrote:What emulator did you use?

Space Manbow actually is VERY smooth. It was an amazing feat (From many) from Konami. The game scrolls horizontally, and diagonally in some spots, smoother than any other MSX game.

But I've seen the game running incredinly choppy in some emulators.

blueMSX, I'm not familair with the Emu MSX scene

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:23 pm

Some levels look like they were ripped from Gradius. While some other levels & Bosses look like Thunder Force III. I guess TechnoSoft took some from this.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:27 pm

Well, some stuff if indeed influenced by Gradius... of course, both games are from Konami, so you could hardly call that a "rip-off"

I personally find Space Manbow to be superior to any Gradius game - the only one that comes close is Gradius Gaiden (THough I havent played V yet)

ED-057 · Post by **ED-057** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 12:03 am

BlueMSX has great features and compatibility but I think you need at the very least a P3-600 (which I guess is a lot as far as MSX emus go). I used BlueMSX to run demos on my Athlon though and it worked great after I figured out how to create a functional machine in the editor.

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:30 am

TechnoSoft seems like they ripped some graphics & used on Thunder Force II & III.