SCROLL 12: Introducing MSX

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In 1983, the MSX personal computer standard arrived in an already saturated market with machines of all shapes, sizes and capabilities. Nevertheless, it rose to become a known quantity in Japan and Western Europe — but in North America, birthplace of the PC, MSX was practically nonexistent. An odd twist, considering it was based on a domestic company’s design and got backing from Microsoft. As a side effect, we missed a decade of great 8-bit computer games. There’s no ignoring what made MSX special; the same things that gave it a chance. In this issue, America says hello to MSX while SCROLL says goodbye.

January 16, 2015