MSX2+ vs Commodore 64: Which Did It Better? | Friday Night Live

By Floppy Deep Dive | Sep 09, 2026
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This Friday, two legendary 8-bit computers go head-to-head on real hardware: the Japanese MSX2+ versus the Commodore 64!


We’ll play games released on both systems, compare the different versions, and let YOU decide which system did them better.


00:00 - Intro & Retro Hardware Setup

01:56 - Metal Gear (MSX vs C64 Showdown & Chat Vote)

31:35 - Arkanoid (MSX vs C64 Showdown & Chat Vote)

44:48 - Boulder Dash (MSX Loading & Troubleshooting)

50:35 - Rock 'n Bolt (MSX vs C64 Showdown & Chat Vote)

01:11:48 - Bruce Lee (MSX vs C64 Showdown & Chat Vote)

01:28:00 - The Goonies (MSX vs C64 Showdown & Chat Vote)

01:42:00 - Mid-Stream Break & Mailbag: EverDrive N8 Pro

01:53:50 - BC's Quest for Tires (MSX vs C64 Showdown & Chat Vote)

02:08:15 - Thexder (MSX Showcase)

02:16:02 - Gradius (MSX vs C64 Showdown & Chat Vote)

02:27:00 - Yie Ar Kung-Fu (MSX vs C64 vs Arcade Comparison)

02:39:40 - Hardware Close-Up: Sanyo MSX2+ & SD Mapper

02:44:20 - Space Manbow (MSX Showcase)

02:50:00 - Salamander (MSX vs C64 Showdown & Chat Vote)

03:03:30 - Final Score Recap & Outro


Vote after every matchup:


🔵 C = Commodore 64

🔴 A = All Other Systems (MSX2+ this week)

⚪ T = Tie


Nothing scripted. All human. All real.


Real retro hardware. Real gameplay. Real reactions happening in real time. No emulation. No manufactured excitement. Whatever happens, happens!


Which system will win the night?


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👇 ABOUT FLOPPY DEEP DIVE 👇


Hey, it’s Tom from Texas. I run the machines we grew up with.


No emulators. No shortcuts. Just real hardware powered on the way it was meant to be. The click of keyboards, the whir of floppy drives, and the glow of a CRT hitting you right in the nostalgia.


If you remember swapping disks, waiting for games to load, or hearing a startup sound that instantly took you somewhere else… you’re in the right place.


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