BAZIX The structure and activities of Bazix

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BAZIX??????(The structure and activities of
Bazix)
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Outline of the organization of Bazix
D4 Enterprise
MSX Association
Japan
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D4????????
Europe
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BAZIX/WOOMB
Developer of mobile phone MSXPLAYer
External technicians
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Bazix current activities

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Representation of MSX Association outside Japan
MSXPLAYer for mobile phone development in
cooperation with JR
Online Service WOOMB.net
(Re-)releasing Japanese games outside Japan in
cooperation with D4 Enterprise
(Re-)releasing games from outside Japan in Japan
in cooperation with D4 Enterprise
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Representation of MSX Association outside Japan
Support to the development of the MSX Game Reader
outside Japan

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Regulation of the MSX trademark and logos
outside Japan
Introduction of the One Chip MSX outside Japan
Stimulation of MSX activities outside Japan
Making the distance between Japan and Europe as
small as possible
Etc.
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Non-Japanese games translated to Japanese (1)
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Frantic
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Non-Japanese games translated to Japanese (2)
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Frantic
Even the newspaper in the picture is translated
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Japanese games translated to English (1)
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Aleste 2
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Japanese games translated to English (2)
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Golvellius 2
Ofcourse, things connected to the game (like
manuals) are translated as well
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First on personal computers
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Then on mobile phones
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MSXPLAYer for mobile phones
MSX emulation for Symbian Series 60. Mobile phone
manufacturers who are supporting this
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LG
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MSXPLAYer for mobile phones - characteristics
MSX1, MSX2, MSX2 support

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• MSX-MUSIC(FMPAC)?SCC??
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MSX-Music (FMPAC), SCC support
Easy to handle menu, displaying game screens and
information about the game
Game compression even if theres little memory,
many games can be stored
The MSX screen display can be switched between
horizontal and vertical display
Save state and user disk support
Display, sound and control keys can be easily
congifured
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First on personal computers, then on mobile phones
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And then?
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Bazix strives to revive MSX globally in
cooperation with MSX Association and D4
Enterprise.
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