Does MSX Games World provide game solutions or walkthroughs?
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Yes, but not as a dedicated guides section. MSX Games World is primarily a software database, and any solutions or walkthroughs appear inside the comment threads attached to individual game entries. The clearest example in the site's own content is a full solution to La Abadía del Crimen, posted as a comment, which walks the player through the game day by day and references accompanying maps.
Where help content actually lives
The site describes itself as "the forever growing MSX software database." Its main structure is built around listings — recently added titles, last updates, top-rated games, top-liked games, and random entries — not around a how-to-play or strategy section.
Help material surfaces in two places:
- Comments on a game's page. The La Abadía del Crimen solution is a comment, not a standalone article. It credits the solution to Carlos Mesa for issue 42 of MSX Club magazine (July 1988) and frames the walkthrough as an answer to a question players have asked themselves: how do you finish the game?
- Content embedded in that comment. The posted solution includes day-by-day steps ("DÍA 1", "DÍA 2", and so on) plus references to maps meant to help the reader follow the route.
So the practical answer: if you want a walkthrough, open the specific game's entry and read its comments rather than looking for a guides menu.
What the La Abadía del Crimen solution shows
The comment illustrates the format you can expect from user-contributed help:
- It opens with context — the abbot welcoming the novice and recounting strange events at the abbey — then moves into the assigned cell.
- It instructs the reader to follow the steps day by day, and to pay attention to the route shown on the map.
- It explicitly says maps are included to make the solution easier to follow.
This is a complete, structured solution rather than a hint. It also shows the limits of the format: the help is tied to one game entry, written in the language of the original contributor (here, Spanish), and depends on that comment remaining visible on the page.
How to find solutions for a specific game
- Identify the exact game title you need help with.
- Open that game's entry in the database.
- Read the comments section on that entry — this is where solutions, maps, and day-by-day instructions have been posted.
- Check the language: some solutions are written in Spanish or other languages, as the La Abadía del Crimen example is.
A reasonable expectation to set: coverage is uneven. A well-known or frequently discussed title is more likely to have a comment-based solution than an obscure entry with no comments.
What this means for you
| If you want… | Where to look |
|---|---|
| A full walkthrough | Comments on the specific game's page |
| Maps or step-by-step routes | Same comment thread, when a contributor has included them |
| A general guides library | Not available — the site is a database, not a guide site |
| Ratings, likes, or general discussion | The game entry and its comment thread |
The key takeaway: treat MSX Games World as a database whose comment sections occasionally carry full solutions, not as a walkthrough archive. When a solution exists, it tends to be thorough — the La Abadía del Crimen post is a complete day-by-day guide — but availability depends entirely on whether someone has contributed one for that particular title.