Secret "Magic Key" menu in Gallforce | MSX Resource Center (Страница 1/4)

By sdsnatcher73

Enlighted (4278)

08-03-2019, 15:58

Maybe a patch could be made so that the “magic key” would actually be just a key pressed during startup?

By Sylvester

Hero (593)

08-03-2019, 16:32

Nice, i wonder if it would be possible to emulate this "joystick" with openMSX?

By Bastion Rebel

Expert (93)

08-03-2019, 16:53

in blueMSx activate dongle MagicKey in joystick 2 !!

By Sylvester

Hero (593)

08-03-2019, 16:57

ah, i see the Magic Key is also emulated in openMSX (just not mentioned in the user guide).

By MP83

Master (236)

08-03-2019, 19:52

Interesting way to have a debug menu in your game. They even made a dedicated logo for Magic Key. Cute.

By abura-chan

Supporter (11)

14-09-2020, 12:57

Nice to meet you. I saw the article. nostalgic. I think Gall Force is still a masterpiece of MSX.
Regarding "magic keys", there are actually two types. The magic key in the uploaded photo is the normal version.
To activate the "magic key", you can short the joystick port with an electric wire, but there are some items that are not normally displayed.
The "secret magic key" shorts the terminals that are different from the usual ones. Doing so will increase the number of menus you can select.
The displayed position is under "FULL CREW".
I'll write about which pins to short out at a later date.
It's not a lie. Please wait for a while as the photos will be uploaded.
(It may be a strange expression because it is translated into English by Google. Please forgive me.)

By Sylvester

Hero (593)

14-09-2020, 13:18

btw, Sharksym released an ips patch to enable the menu in the rom: http://sharksym.egloos.com/m/5373032

By hamlet

Scribe (4106)

14-09-2020, 14:05

A secret menu within the secret menu?

By Pencioner

Scribe (1608)

14-09-2020, 14:38

abura-chan wrote:

Nice to meet you. I saw the article. nostalgic. I think Gall Force is still a masterpiece of MSX.
Regarding "magic keys", there are actually two types. The magic key in the uploaded photo is the normal version.
To activate the "magic key", you can short the joystick port with an electric wire, but there are some items that are not normally displayed.
The "secret magic key" shorts the terminals that are different from the usual ones. Doing so will increase the number of menus you can select.
The displayed position is under "FULL CREW".
I'll write about which pins to short out at a later date.
It's not a lie. Please wait for a while as the photos will be uploaded.
(It may be a strange expression because it is translated into English by Google. Please forgive me.)

Nice to meet you too. So there are some other secret options with other combinations, widely unknown?

By bsittler

Champion (336)

14-09-2020, 17:04

Is this magic key equivalent to holding "select" on an FM Towns controller? And is the "secret magic key" equivalent to FM Towns "run"?