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Image: E7 Company

In a very cool but highly specific piece of news from the emulation world, iMSX2 has just received a new update, which includes an app for the Apple Watch, allowing a library of MSX titles to become playable entirely on your wrist.

iMSX 2.8 works in conjunction with iPhone, allowing players to send ROMs, disk images and saves to a synced Apple Watch. A new app then allows the player to boot and play the MSX title directly on the watch face via a miniaturised screen and programmable touch controls. Perfect for a toilet-skiving spot of Vampire Killer, Aleste, or Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake.

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Image: E7 Company

Of course, the iMSX emulator also works natively on iPhone, which might prove a less finicky option for most on-the-go players. But this isn't to negate the work done by developers E7 Company, as gaming-on-watch will always feel like a truly futuristic prospect - the sort of behaviour you would have seen in old sci-fi shows.

iMSX is built in C-bios for MSX authenticity, and faithfully recreates ASCII's home computer platform, which enjoyed localised success across Asia and South America in the early 1980s. With a library of software that contains an array of obscure one-off titles, as well as some legitimate classics. The MSX is well worth exploring for those looking to learn a little about gaming's early days outside of the English-speaking market.

iMSX is available for purchase from the Apple Store, priced at $2 / €2.