I like the Genesis sound chip. When used correctly it can make some really badass tunes. Post your baddest Genesis tracks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1KONsogQuE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T7hdIh-gtw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGJFjNGwX7w

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Anonymous Tue May 13 05:23:28 2014 No.1618516 [DELETED]

I like the Genesis sound chip. When used correctly it can make some really badass tunes.

Post your baddest Genesis tracks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1KONsogQuE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T7hdIh-gtw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGJFjNGwX7w

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 05:38:51 2014 No.1618524 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d1AmaIRllU&list=PL8B96B299D0F8EB1C

Anonymous Tue May 13 06:08:16 2014 No.1618551
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kTTwm0FHNM
>dat percussion buildup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvJcCEKa2Io
>dat solo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVXHhNP3j4s
>dat rock beat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_DnpZdJ_yY
>dat everything

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 07:29:08 2014 No.1618584 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_N-HJH7FaI

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 07:29:45 2014 No.1618586 Here are a few of my favourites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SA7KR4brfo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7BY93oNyrQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOagvSmosBg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7uDh4GqnLc

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 07:35:42 2014 No.1618591 Obligatory http://youtu.be/1K1rV9kFs6I

Anonymous Tue May 13 07:37:28 2014 No.1618593
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Devilish/Bad Omen: intro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11MmC2UGkA4

Devilish/Bad Omen: Prairie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKIOdSWnc9M

Gunstar Heroes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ka8_ioqRrE

Panorama Cotton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvBfPWPq7q0&list=PLFD7E12457672F16C&feature=share&index=1

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 07:49:35 2014 No.1618605 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAzWpVzzHi0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HOU1b-jlbo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUrYatGD4co http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DLsmwn5tGA

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 07:52:29 2014 No.1618608 >No Thunder Force game music yet Wat. Is it just because it's such an obvious choice? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTQIiIKummw

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 08:00:11 2014 No.1618613 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyZa-uQfPuc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkJPyRlFumk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKayhY5ieBI

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 08:10:05 2014 No.1618629 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42JhE4LpYXA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbsk_mshG6g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGsm-qw8l7o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmcrHm207Mo

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 08:13:07 2014 No.1618635 They're all genuinely bad. Sorry dudes, the genny sounded like ass. The GnG game was the worst culprit.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 08:19:44 2014 No.1618647 >>1618629 >Battle Mania Daiginjou Never heard of it, but that's one hell of a tune. How's the game itself?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 08:27:06 2014 No.1618660 >>1618647 Battle Mania Daiginjyou(Special) had been released in JP. Good shooter-game, I love it :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIpTV7rDcjU&list=PL089C02E4785F6EDA

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 08:51:35 2014 No.1618673 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aPzo2AJZYo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShmM6VKDR4M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTCWUJkbntg

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 09:18:51 2014 No.1618697 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzUZb97o4xA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcDLWAfNK5U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7O4prD85pw

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 09:50:29 2014 No.1618724 >>1618635 Yeah, no. Your an idiot.

Anonymous Tue May 13 10:14:01 2014 No.1618749
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Cosmic Spacehead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fy_mTpdrUQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFWFQCo76HQ&list=PLDD680C6C284A3AB3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL0sPJoQYcE&list=PLDD680C6C284A3AB3

Anonymous Tue May 13 10:54:47 2014 No.1618797

How come there's not yet anything from Shining Force II?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71PxG6VEs98&list=PL1625C6C18D18A751
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNHYfy0Lclo&list=PL1625C6C18D18A751
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaVycJXALQk&list=PL1625C6C18D18A751

>>1618749
It's funny how such a terrible game has so much awesome tunes.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 10:58:43 2014 No.1618803 >>1618797 I'm pretty sure in most western cases at least it's because the composers they hired for those games were usually very into the computer demoscene at the time which is pretty known for its funky chiptune wonder.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 11:13:30 2014 No.1618816 File: 1.74 MB, 360x359, fuck.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Hard Corps - Last springsteen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Iu2ZqRyF-k

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 11:16:02 2014 No.1618819 maybe i'm a faggot but if the genesis' soundchip is a synthesizer, couldn't modern computers like, super-emulate it? I mean play the original GYMs but with ultra-high quality and the ability to slow them down indefinitely without jittering?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 11:16:52 2014 No.1618820 File: 152 KB, 640x873, boxshot.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Columns III - Industrial District I had the japanese version of the game. Everyone should try this game. It's one of the most fun puzzle games I've played.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 11:22:45 2014 No.1618825 Hyperstone Heist http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_DnykRuPB4 Fuck yeah. Blades Of Vengeance, Verytex, Global Gladiators, Earthworm Jim, Aladdin, Jungle Book, Gunstar Heroes.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 11:26:00 2014 No.1618832 >>1618819 You'd have to reprogram each sound. It's not just a matter of sound quality, it's also about how the chip worked.

Anonymous Tue May 13 11:50:57 2014 No.1618853

Am I crazy for thinking Gauntlet 4 sounds too good to be a Genesis game?

Maybe "good" isn't quite the right word. But it sounds more clean and more advanced than what I'm used to hearing from a Genesis game. I love that dirty twang sound, but this game's BGM is pretty impressive. Did the cartridge have some kind of extra sound chip or something?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ZojXDhXRw

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 11:52:22 2014 No.1618856 >>1618516 Flying Battery Zone is one of my favorite tracks in all of vidya.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 11:57:40 2014 No.1618863 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADvY1JYeOlU sometimes i feel like i was the only one that played jungle strike

Anonymous Tue May 13 12:15:09 2014 No.1618891

>>1618516

This is awesome. I don't want to get off-topic, but why has every chiptune song I've ever heard emulated a NES sound, and never a Genesis sound? Maybe I'm just not too familiar with the genre but it seems very NES-focused. Someone should get on that, free niche = free exposure.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 12:29:38 2014 No.1618910 >>1618891 There's more mainstream nostalgia for Nintendo than SEGA. Same reason you don't see any Genesis themed indie games and pay considerably less for Genesis games on average.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 12:45:26 2014 No.1618929 >>1618853 No extra chips, the artist did a excellent job.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 13:05:02 2014 No.1618956 >>1618891 There's quite a few Genesis soundchip remixes if you know where to look for them. Start by checking youtube.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 13:06:10 2014 No.1618957 >>1618910 I think a bigger reason you see less 16-bit era indie games is because sprites that detailed take a lot more effort than 8-bit. Even SNES style is included in that.

Anonymous Tue May 13 13:12:05 2014 No.1618967
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Dynamite Headdy was filled with great music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGSThT6CYMM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQBKJu6FqdA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdOWGWAomXg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beoQfSvceQw

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 13:27:59 2014 No.1618990 File: 28 KB, 240x320, 1262595319908.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1618593 They liked the Gunstar ending theme so much, they reused it in Astro Boy: Omega Factor. Can't say I completely blame them.

Anonymous Tue May 13 13:42:31 2014 No.1619009
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An early one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2thohedmteQ

A modern classic. Often overlooked is the fact that the music is amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icVy7Ve6y6A

I really do not like this game, and it is probably the worst version (there are many), but it has the best music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR9XG6v3Emw

The reason the Genesis is so variable in quality is because the sound chip is an instrument, not just a sequencer for random lowfi samples, like another console.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 13:56:13 2014 No.1619027 >>1618516 >When used correctly it can make some really badass tunes. Dude, ANYTHING used correctly can make some really badass tunes. The NES and old Game Boy sound chip could do incredible shit as well.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 13:59:37 2014 No.1619032 >>1618803 Danmakuman, is that you?

Anonymous Tue May 13 14:07:14 2014 No.1619045

>>1618820
Aww yeah, best puzzle game ever, me and my big bro still play it whenever possible.

>not linking to the very music you posted about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t1z8qFPHSY&list=PL3A09E446E57BDD10

Also this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDvyVijohOM&list=PL3A09E446E57BDD10

And this other.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQf00yLN4WM&list=PL3A09E446E57BDD10
I loved the original Clotho theme from Columns and this one even makes me drop a nostalgia tear sometimes.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 19:45:49 2014 No.1619812 >>1618593 >Devilish/Bad Omen: Prairie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKIOdSWnc9M OMG, Actual Rock Instrumentation that doesnt sound like Ear rape shit!

>>	Anonymous Tue May 13 22:45:55 2014 No.1620240 >>1619045 I thought I posted the link but didn't check. Chinese bicycle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EashA0Kx1aE

Anonymous Wed May 14 18:17:59 2014 No.1622031
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Master of Monsters - Into the Deep Blue Sky: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0OGkupd0i0

Light Crusader OST - This Land of Green Row: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXe89Qw74jk&list=PLA60E11CC0869293C&feature=share&index=2

Shinobi 3 - Whirlwind: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjaW4ZYzVHI

Opening Stage (Genesis Cover) - Megaman X3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnAh_x79Vok

>>	Anonymous Wed May 14 18:31:28 2014 No.1622061 File: 222 KB, 825x1202, lang-art2.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Noriyuki Iwadare just does something for me, and that something is on a multiplier bonus when you add in Satoshi Urushihara. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gseAXqJyUKo

Anonymous Wed May 14 18:33:31 2014 No.1622065
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>>1619045
Even though Columns III was a better game in terms of modes of play, it didn't delight me as much as the original Columns.

There was just something about the Greco-Egyptian aesthetic of the original music and graphics that remains unmatched.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl2s-s6P7mw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq8XlYndnfs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYuOXxGD8y4

It really makes you feel like some ancient aristocrat playing a board game with jewels.

Anonymous Wed May 14 18:52:23 2014 No.1622103

What the fuck a Genesis music thread with no Streets of Rage 2 music

Go Straight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCaRxoZtDHI

In the Bar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IL4J1IhPdc

Max Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAhvJjJ9GE4

The whole soundtrack from that game is amazing

Also Gunstar Heroes opening is just epic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8Azf_48jew

Anonymous Thu May 15 00:43:02 2014 No.1622874

Probably doesn't belong here but, I also love it when people use the Genesis/Megadrive soundfont to remix tracks on other systems or make new music, such as these little gems from Mega Man 4 and 6, respectively.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CLKyvwmjDo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atsXnWLx6Iw

>>	Anonymous Thu May 15 01:04:37 2014 No.1622909 >>1622874 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA6wPaNqQEI Muh slight distortion, muh sharp pitches. Sounds decently authentic to what the real system sounded like.

Anonymous Thu May 15 01:52:31 2014 No.1622952

>>1622065
Columns III is better for multiplayer and Columns is better for single.
I remember well this one time when I reached the maximum over-ownage of Columns.
>I had been spent the previous week practicing hard.
>Get up early in saturday to try to reach level 100.
>After some hours I reach level 80, more or less the point I always fuck my concentration. (Still haven't had breakfast)
>Hungry as fuark, I can't let myself reach the start button as it surely is going to make me lose.
>Get to level 100 first time ever, really proud of myself.
>The game right now is practically a rain of jewels masterfully placed to make a huge chain.
>But my body needs food, so I pause the game and go to eat something.
>So here I am looking the screen doubting if I should unpause because of the fear of an instant lose since I already lost the rhythm of the game.
>Unpause and get one of the biggest adrenaline rush in my life, I keep chaining like a boss.
>I decide I'll stop playing only after I got a gameover.
>That night (yeah night) my bro bring his girlfriend into our room, they chatted and cuddle in his bed... and I kept playing.
>My brother drops the girl in her's house some hours later, and upon his return -YES- I still playing.
>We are both fucking surprised at my feat, it's not even saturday anymore, he stays awake with me until the fatal mistake that gets me a lose.
>Needless to say I got the first place in the ranking.

That's one of my favorite childhood memories.

Anonymous Thu May 15 01:54:02 2014 No.1622954 [DELETED]

>>1619812
>implying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBLz0XU7MO4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SupS_1ZnFTA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGdoIztgl_c

By the way, any love for Chuck Rock OST? Matt Furniss did a pretty good job with that one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M68BZ2Dw7u8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDtRzCym5l8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0yqxkFV2Cs

Anonymous Thu May 15 02:13:10 2014 No.1622967 [DELETED]

>>1619812
>implying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBLz0XU7MO4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SupS_1ZnFTA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGdoIztgl_c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F9EIBEPULk

By the way, any love for Chuck Rock OST? Matt Furniss did a pretty good job with that one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M68BZ2Dw7u8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDtRzCym5l8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0yqxkFV2Cs

Anonymous Thu May 15 02:19:23 2014 No.1622971

>>1619812
>implying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KOPbdle4oI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBLz0XU7MO4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SupS_1ZnFTA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGdoIztgl_c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F9EIBEPULk

By the way, any love for Chuck Rock OST? Matt Furniss did a pretty good job with that one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M68BZ2Dw7u8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDtRzCym5l8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0yqxkFV2Cs

>>	Anonymous Thu May 15 03:03:19 2014 No.1623003 Batman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sN-lekUOC0 Sanic 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPYzgCI6Q1I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX2aHrmVSKc

>>	Anonymous Thu May 15 03:29:34 2014 No.1623019 >>1618516 In comparison to most of the music that has been posted previously, this may sound like a joke. TBH, I really dig the bass on this soundtrack. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v-BK98Hgds&index=6&list=PL5DD08C64866A3712

>>	Anonymous Thu May 15 03:55:04 2014 No.1623041 baddest of the bad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBmBy8vchCw

>>	Anonymous Thu May 15 04:11:55 2014 No.1623051 >>1618608 I've never heard Thunder Force before, this shit is rad, thanks!

Anonymous Thu May 15 04:40:28 2014 No.1623076

>>1623041
I had forgotten how awesome the tunes were in JP.
The earlier stages being more atmospheric, really setting the jungle mood. And later that high octane last level music keeping you on your toes letting you know the raptors aint fucking with you in close quarters.

Intro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm562sEKB3Q&list=PL1B7E6CD3610BFF42

Pump Station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrCGbB97Do4&list=PL1B7E6CD3610BFF42

>>	Anonymous Thu May 15 04:45:36 2014 No.1623081 Always liked that percussive, metallic Genesis sound even though I wasn't a big fan of the console.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 15 14:37:59 2014 No.1623672 >>1619032 ???

Anonymous Fri May 16 18:22:38 2014 No.1626241
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>>1623051

Also try M.U.S.H.A.

>M.U.S.H.A. - Theme of Musha Aleste [Genesis] Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9COjyJVqQsU

>M.U.S.H.A. - Full Metal Fighter [Genesis] Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lXhq66CFS4

>M.U.S.H.A. - Galvanic Gear [Genesis] Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIcxUIgYexA

>M.U.S.H.A. - Divine Devise [Genesis] Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGTBhy0ynew

>>	Anonymous Fri May 16 19:33:21 2014 No.1626375 >>1626241 But with better recordings, those sound a bit abrasive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgBvQ57glHs

Anonymous Fri May 16 19:45:07 2014 No.1626409
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not sure if posted but the soundtrack to Steel Empire is awesome. Just got the game a few weeks ago and during the escape sequence on the second level, the music amped me the fuck up

this is it btw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE_kHC_1z24

>>	Anonymous Fri May 16 19:51:57 2014 No.1626434 >>1626409 It's a pretty cool OST, stage 6 has great music too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nkYBxJnmUo

>>	Anonymous Fri May 16 23:52:58 2014 No.1626884 >>1622061 Nobody in Japanese illustration does nipples better than Satoshi Urushihara.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 17 23:42:39 2014 No.1629078 >>1626884 I'd take your word for it, but this requires intense research.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 18 07:58:19 2014 No.1629714 >>1622952 Your friend is making out with a girl in YOUR room and you're playing video games is one of your favorite childhood memories? That's sad

Anonymous Sun May 18 08:13:01 2014 No.1629726

>>1629714
Your reading comprehension skills are poor, even for a non-native speaker (I'm non-native and I got it).
1) Anon's brother. Not Anon's friend.
This can be discerned by the fact that
>1a) the phrase 'our room,' was used along with 'his bed' (in reference to the bed belonging to the bro) and it is exceedingly unlikely that Anon's friend lives with and shares a room with Anon.
2) As it's Anon's brother cuddling on Anon's brother's bed with a girl, it isn't unfeasible to assume Anon was, at the time, likely at an age too young to care about girls.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 18 23:22:27 2014 No.1631375 Alien 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq4QuqAoBCw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMPSwPF3D-A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOPsaWGeTL0 Vectorman 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aHKFXjspik

>>	Anonymous Sun May 18 23:40:30 2014 No.1631426 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnAh_x79Vok

>>	I ain't Tripfagging !!elPQYLc5BQA Mon May 19 05:22:34 2014 No.1631850 am I the only one who loves the sonic and Knuckles major boss music? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVnn0fVoiV4

>>	Anonymous Mon May 19 05:57:30 2014 No.1631874 >>1622874 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnAh_x79Vok Shit sounds like it was composed with the Genesis sound chip in mind

>>	Anonymous Mon May 19 19:08:25 2014 No.1632879 >>1631850 There's not a song in Sonic 3 or K that I don't love.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 19 20:30:33 2014 No.1633029 File: 82 KB, 637x900, 0.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1631850 >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVnn0fVoiV4 That just warms my hearth.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 19 20:36:55 2014 No.1633039 >>1618551 That song from Elemental Master is fucking excellent. Also, for Sword of Vermillion, i'm surprised you didn't post the music to the last city, or the other dungeon theme. Sword of Vermillion had great music, damn. I need to play that again.

Anonymous Mon May 19 20:50:01 2014 No.1633063

Good Version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Ri1fjxUVE

Bad Version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heJRChpKHTQ

Good Version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsXpjLNAAT4

Bad Version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMr3HIEDnrQ

Clearly, SMD/Genesis can produce some good music... so why do the majority of the games made for it cause my ears to bleed? Most of the music for SMD is awful, but, as we've clearly seen, it can produce more pleasing tones. Why many games sound good?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 19 21:10:10 2014 No.1633116 Phantasy Star 2 - Violation I'd chill in those dungeons later in the game listening to this. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/66DfAZ_9Y9Y" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

>>	Anonymous Mon May 19 21:12:19 2014 No.1633123 >>1633063 Composers nigga, composers and sound engine. Like you said, many games sound bad, mostly westrn games with GEMS, but there are a lot of good OST too.

Anonymous Mon May 19 21:38:41 2014 No.1633170

>>1633063
>why many games sound good
Insert "don't" where applicable, specifically following "why" but preceding "many," thanks.

>>1633123
I assume that Falcom used the same composer for both ports of Ys3, so it can't be composer-related, Anon. It's the same composer. A better parallel would be two musicians of different skill sets playing the same piece... like... Liszt's first Mephisto Waltz as performed by the Prague philharmonic and the Drooling Down's Syndrome Orchestra of Cincinnati.

Anonymous Mon May 19 22:36:11 2014 No.1633284
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>>1618516

this fucking song right here is god tier. i think it's my favorite track out of any genesis game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zipt6QSNRQQ&list=PL0BE1EC28CC195F15&index=23

>that rocking fucking intro
>that fucking "guitar solo" at 1:32
>that whole fucking song

>>	Anonymous Mon May 19 22:52:54 2014 No.1633321 >>1633284 another one of my favorites http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogHpm0BwCPU&index=9&list=PL837C74E2CDE9C76B

Anonymous Mon May 19 22:55:40 2014 No.1633327

>>1633321

oh and the boss music is pretty...well, uh boss.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NN6eToER-A&index=6&list=PL837C74E2CDE9C76B

this one gets me pumped

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqyZhr-1ux8&list=PL837C74E2CDE9C76B&index=17

this one is comfy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yezDOb2Q9xE&list=PL837C74E2CDE9C76B&index=13

>>	Anonymous Mon May 19 22:58:55 2014 No.1633337 This one blows the SNES version out of the water: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c8H9kF-g38 Same as this too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6M_jhCQIpA

>>	Anonymous Mon May 19 23:15:28 2014 No.1633365 >>1633337 A shame Sparkster on Genesis was such a huge step down from Rocket Knight. At least they had good music in it though.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 19 23:48:19 2014 No.1633442 >>1633365 I wouldn't say a huge step down, it just took a different direction. And I can appreciate that, unlike the blatant copy-paste job SNES version.

Anonymous Tue May 20 00:03:18 2014 No.1633483

>>1633337

I'm actually surprised no one posted this one yet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a76oFUArUek
For a game filled with mostly grand adventure themes or moody, subdued tracks, this song comes the fuck out of nowhere and blows your goddamn face off.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 20 16:29:24 2014 No.1634818 >>1633483 How good is Rocket Knight? I've never played it, but watched a friend play a bit once and I remember loving the music I heard.

Anonymous Wed May 21 00:22:46 2014 No.1635884
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Despite being an NES fanboy, some of my favorite Megaman tracks came from Wily Wars.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_dQXZAkl3o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnKvsNwAZjo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8m--lUKp0I

Anonymous Wed May 21 00:24:49 2014 No.1635887

>>1633483

It's a solid platformer; colorful and fun, and occasionally dips into other genres like sidescrolling shooter or fighting. Music's all good; Michiru Yamane is a contributor, but I don't know what she did specifically.

It's good shit. Pick it up or emulate it some time.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 21 00:24:51 2014 No.1635889 >>1634818 Rocket Knight is a fantastic game. It's tough, and an endurance battle that is won by memorizing boss patterns and angles of attack that work the best. It will likely kick your ass pretty good starting out, but it's a good kind of hurt.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 21 00:36:54 2014 No.1635898 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2oyweqZ7WM

>>	Anonymous Wed May 21 00:43:59 2014 No.1635906 >>1635898 >ur mom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brBQVcf37Xc In any case, while I agree that the instrument choice is terrible, the 32X version is essentially a straight conversion of the original MIDI, minus the drum track.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 21 00:45:22 2014 No.1635907 >>1633170 I was responding to the last question of >>1633063 ... but about Ys3, i'm not sure if they were the same composers in both version. If so, they seem to be inexperienced with the SPC700.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 21 00:48:14 2014 No.1635910 >>1635906 its my fave

>>	Anonymous Wed May 21 00:53:36 2014 No.1635924 >>1635906 >not posting the TF4 version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZKg2ryLGYM

>>	Anonymous Wed May 21 12:51:31 2014 No.1636702 >>1635898 >>1635906 >Megadrive music thread Gentlemen you need to put a little more of attention.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 21 18:12:48 2014 No.1637287 File: 133 KB, 505x400, 1322424107028.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1635924 HOLLY SHIT THAT'S AMAZING

>>	Anonymous Wed May 21 19:00:01 2014 No.1637394 >>1636702 Most 32X games ignore the enhanced “Q-Sound” system it came with and just use the SMD's sound chip. Doom is one such, I believe.

Anonymous Thu May 22 01:54:02 2014 No.1638261

>>1633063
FM synthesis, nigga. The Genesis sound chip is based on the same method of synthesis as the Yamaha DX-7- a synth that was so complex to program, most people just used it as a preset instrument.
If you don't have at least a little background in it, shit's mad difficult to get what you want out of it. That's why you have a ton of Genesis games with shitty music and sounds that go "BLAAARGSCHKKK" without sounding anything like what they were supposed to.
You kids and your Native Instruments FM8 have it easy these days. Programming FM synthesis used to require taking notes and shit.

>inb4 WELL AKSHULLY IT USES PHASE MODULATION, NOT FREQUENCY MODULATION. Both forms of modulation behave identically when working only with sine-wave operators. Fuck you.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 22 02:07:17 2014 No.1638296 >>1638261 This, and mostly murrican devs were inexpert with it and used GEMS, unlike many japaneses and yuropeans which used custom engines and they knew what to do.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 22 02:09:50 2014 No.1638302 >>1635924 HOLY FUCKING SMELLY NIGGER SHIT. This is better than the SB16 version.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 22 02:36:51 2014 No.1638342 File: 145 KB, 230x342, Screen shot 2014-05-22 at 2.35.18 AM.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I want this song to be played at my funeral. >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PlQOUKLJYk

>>	Anonymous Thu May 22 02:48:55 2014 No.1638364 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpEUg6JJoyA >Sky music from World of Illusion. Made me tingly listening to it and playing those levels as a kid. (This recording seems to have some pretty nasty aliasing on the high notes, though.)

>>	Anonymous Thu May 22 03:04:46 2014 No.1638393 File: 119 KB, 640x879, hellfire.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O4HE6mvkYQ >tfw no Genesis Dogyuun port

>>	Anonymous Thu May 22 03:07:01 2014 No.1638394 mcdonald time muthafuckas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svk1zZm6dvQ

>>	Anonymous Thu May 22 03:13:35 2014 No.1638409 mcdonald time muthafuckas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svk1zZm6dvQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXCBnE_-hHY

>>	Anonymous Thu May 22 03:26:24 2014 No.1638439 >>1638393 I don't know man, Dogyuun is too powerful for the genesis, it would be like the Grind Stormer port...but it's a shame it wasn't ported to ANYTHING

Anonymous Thu May 22 03:34:17 2014 No.1638453

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLalQ2atlzY

Galaxy Force II. The Genesis version got a lot of hate for its graphics being a far cry from the arcade version (which didn't get a proper graphical port until 10 years later on the Sega Saturn) but the music for the Genesis version is remarkably close to the arcade.
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLalQ2atlzY

Anonymous Thu May 22 13:36:08 2014 No.1639016

>>1638439
I'd take a hit in color depth and background detail and some flicker in return for hearing Toaplan's best soundtrack on the Genesis. The arcade was definitely done on a similar soundchip. Having a console port for Japan only on the Saturn would be the same as no console port to me; I'd still be emulating it. I own a Genesis, but not a modded Saturn and Saturn games cost like 599 US dollars, while Toaplan Genesis games are like...10.

The thing about GRINDSTORMER is that the Genesis version was by Tengen. Tengen sucks and is known for subpar ports (Tetris excepted). I guarantee it could have looked better. The graphics look like they were just run through directly, robbing them of color and looking washed out, rather than redone to take advantage of the Genesis (like in Hellfire!).

On the note of GRINDSTORMER, that is a game that won't make fans of the Genesis sound. While it does have good tracks, the first thing that meets your ears on Stage 1 can only be described as "noise". Typical Western developer sound. Turns out it sounds just like that in the arcade original. Shame on you, Toaplan. First stage should always give the player a good impression.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 22 13:56:00 2014 No.1639051 >>1637394 The only game I can think of that used Q-sound was Tempo, but I think it used the Genny sound chip along with it.

Anonymous Thu May 22 14:00:09 2014 No.1639057

>>1639016
On actually listening to the track independent of the game, the music isn't really bad. It sounds like a less catchy Truxton track. I guess it is just the combination of the repetitive track and extremely loud SFX which makes it unpleasant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxq-mLAofzA

>>	Anonymous Thu May 22 14:26:08 2014 No.1639087 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXfX4B3v9SM

Anonymous Thu May 22 21:32:42 2014 No.1640027
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>>1639051
Are you sure you're not thinking of PWM that Tempo uses? PWM seems to be better sounding PCM channels but with actual mixing. Shadow Squadron for example has sound effects relative to where objects are on the screen. When an enemy ship flies by you, it pans out all realistic like using the PWM.
I feel like Super Tempo for the Saturn one uses QSound it but don't take my word for it.

What do the 32x PWM, Ricoh PCM for Sega CD (Sonic CD past tracks), and Saturn music sequenced on the 68000 have in relation to QSound? What about CD music recorded using the QSound technique and then converted to redbook audio?

Sample based music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsEN0wjo2dA (CPS2 QSound logos)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5gzppAyDLU (Super Tempo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoj94pkKtqc (SFA2 - Sakura's Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwzygeVmSFc (Sonic CD)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP4nwtc7kkE (Sonic CD USA)
http://www.qsound.com/partners/gaming/sega.htm

>>	Anonymous Fri May 23 05:37:01 2014 No.1640728 File: 272 KB, 513x348, Screen shot 2014-05-23 at 5.31.39 AM.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >my rebuttal to people who say the Genesis can't do epic-sounding orchestral soundtracks to rival SNES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ_uMTcs49A

>>	Anonymous Fri May 23 13:24:52 2014 No.1641121 >>1633039 too bad Vermillion sucks as a game, but i agree it has a GOAT OST

>>	Anonymous Fri May 23 15:42:06 2014 No.1641343 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-Z5W83ueoY ANYTHING on the game JAMMIT. I mean the game even let you switch radio stations during the game on the court. Badass

>>	Anonymous Fri May 23 16:02:11 2014 No.1641368 >>1640027 Where are their second set of arms? They're bugs!

>>	Anonymous Fri May 23 16:08:09 2014 No.1641380 >>1641368 Wait, I see Tempo's little secondary arms now.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 23 16:10:13 2014 No.1641385 >>1641380 Was it stating to bug you for a second?

>>	Anonymous Fri May 23 21:57:32 2014 No.1642074 The SMD Treasure games have great music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOUkbT64ESo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPixygb9eTA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTCWUJkbntg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSjSKOSZprw

>>	Anonymous Fri May 23 22:17:07 2014 No.1642112 F-15 SE 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDWyqUGX-Eg Earthworm jim 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ7KXrj8s64

>>	Anonymous Fri May 23 22:55:21 2014 No.1642193 >>1635884 That first track is mah fuckin jam

>>	Anonymous Fri May 23 23:28:10 2014 No.1642282 >>1642112 Lorenzen's Soil is a good one, but my favorite from 2 has gotta be Anything but Tangerines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7DZ5Utuq58

Anonymous Sat May 24 12:57:24 2014 No.1643272
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This thread needs moar Panorama Cotton

Panorama Cotton - Scenario 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PkxR4xWe7I&list=PLFD7E12457672F16C&feature=share&index=2

Panorama Cotton - Stage 1 Boss - Mr. Corgen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_7mkTUKdcs&list=PLFD7E12457672F16C&feature=share&index=6

Panorama Cotton - Tea Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnTNRzcwSZY&feature=share&list=PLFD7E12457672F16C&index=7

Panorama Cotton - Stage 3 - The Great Gallery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ05d4LBfwM&list=PLFD7E12457672F16C&feature=share&index=12

Anonymous Sat May 24 14:02:20 2014 No.1643372

> No one has posted Vermillion's OST

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_04T_Fcy1I4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQKz1M3Stb8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euMHonHIIhY&index=5&list=PLSRvQoc-7SN24ujzzQlBR7fVpfLTIV2Q8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnuul56SY7Y&index=6&list=PLSRvQoc-7SN24ujzzQlBR7fVpfLTIV2Q8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKkBy1RIEdg&index=7&list=PLSRvQoc-7SN24ujzzQlBR7fVpfLTIV2Q8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kTTwm0FHNM&index=12&list=PLSRvQoc-7SN24ujzzQlBR7fVpfLTIV2Q8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdhGwzrA4LQ&index=11&list=PLSRvQoc-7SN24ujzzQlBR7fVpfLTIV2Q8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsFiAa7iIeE&list=PLSRvQoc-7SN24ujzzQlBR7fVpfLTIV2Q8&index=16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h19Tb7AUZas&list=PLSRvQoc-7SN24ujzzQlBR7fVpfLTIV2Q8&index=19 This Fucking Tune!

>>	Anonymous Sat May 24 16:53:43 2014 No.1643732 File: 13 KB, 640x480, Columns.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1622065 >Lathesis Ultimate chilling music right there.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 24 17:10:59 2014 No.1643771 hey guys what if get this guys what if nabou uematsu composed music for the genesis instead

Anonymous Sat May 24 17:14:40 2014 No.1643781

>>1643771
It would suck unless he had a sound programmer next to him experimenting with finding the best possible FM instrument patches.

Any Megadrive game where they bothered doing that sounds unique and usually kickass, while everything else suffers from the poor instruments the default devkits used.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 24 17:30:39 2014 No.1643815 >>1643372 Statts is like some kind of proto-dubstep. Way ahead of its time.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 24 18:30:55 2014 No.1643946 >>1643771 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLqBApsaX7w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSUmbf84q1g

>>	Anonymous Sat May 24 18:34:35 2014 No.1643957 >>1643771 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLqBApsaX7w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYpf6lfr_Is

>>	Anonymous Sat May 24 18:41:37 2014 No.1643973 >>1618551 >Dragon's Fury - Main Table [Genesis] Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHCCoNyNFtY I prefer the PC-Engine version

Anonymous Sat May 24 19:05:31 2014 No.1644013

>>1633063
>>1633123
>>1638261
>>1638296

Most of the Genesis Library consist on US developed titles, (Megadrive was a flop in japan and it has less than half of the library), and sadly most US developed games were stuck to the dreaded Gems sound-driver, and i think Sega of Japan draconian policies had also something to do with it.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 25 21:37:54 2014 No.1646467 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnVAuyWAf5A&list=PLirSddeMOYZ7gX5zzLlQrNp5QfKbD-Hrt&index=6 Sanic rip-off or not, the soundtrack was good.

Anonymous Sun May 25 22:02:13 2014 No.1646520
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Probably already posted, but Terminator:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT7CkgGLi0I

and Terminator 2 Arcade:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDREiDrcrTg

I mean holy fuck.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 25 22:04:24 2014 No.1646523 File: 7 KB, 320x224, Moonwalker.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXw_txpn_aM

Anonymous Sun May 25 22:16:27 2014 No.1646564

>>1633063

Anon, read the description of these videos. While at it, listen to the tunes, they're pretty awesome (part 3 specially).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN9-rrfOdRM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBS1A9eajh4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQJY5U6tKm8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz1hirELo00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH14v4JM-K8

>>	Anonymous Sun May 25 22:43:05 2014 No.1646628 File: 24 KB, 640x480, Fusion 2014-05-25 19-42-24-23.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_IJYc9t3vQ

>>	Anonymous Sun May 25 23:11:16 2014 No.1646704 Not really retro, but things don't get any more Genesis than this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsFVQJolzYs

>>	Delicious Flat Level !9Y.AGAi22w Sun May 25 23:22:00 2014 No.1646729 File: 12 KB, 320x224, Truxton_(12).gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo6LJudSum8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeBeToIO0SA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_QL0_nHtfA

Anonymous Sun May 25 23:23:32 2014 No.1646732
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>>1643781
>implying Uematsu wouldn't be able to figure out FM synthesis on his own
>implying Squaresoft wouldn't have been a big enough company to develop their own custom audio tools for the Genesis

>>	Anonymous Sun May 25 23:30:17 2014 No.1646743 >>1618591 >act 1 >not act 2

>>	Anonymous Sun May 25 23:30:31 2014 No.1646745 >>1646520 Man Terminator gor the genesis is sweet, too bad it's short as fuck...

Anonymous Sun May 25 23:36:01 2014 No.1646753

>>1646704

I came.
That style... that style. That's... a hell of a lot like Omega Five.

>reads description
Ah, Yasui. No wonder it sounded like Omega Five.

Good anon, listen to THIS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otKHcUu9uwM

Also keep up your godtier taste.

Anonymous Sun May 25 23:37:23 2014 No.1646754
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>>1646704
While we're on the subject of "sounds like Genesis", Williams used a similar chip in their System 11 pinball machines. Sounds like something the Genesis could have done.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ8iIGHp6Zs

>>	Anonymous Mon May 26 01:06:19 2014 No.1646889 http://youtu.be/LEi0YPpttf0 http://youtu.be/ZxXOZgW-kxo http://youtu.be/ZUT6XmQ9dhU http://youtu.be/kBDhLpnpikM

>>	Anonymous Mon May 26 01:13:10 2014 No.1646903 Batman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qmI21OowO8 Adventures of Batman and Robin http://youtu.be/65Lu7UcQCsE Streets of Rage (Never played much of but soundtrack is boss) http://youtu.be/yXfuAp4vxCA Alien Soldier http://youtu.be/1sSgMfR4gyo

Anonymous Mon May 26 14:35:17 2014 No.1647954

It may have been posted already, but I think Monster World IV deserves a bigger audience.
Not only the game's beautiful to look at and fun to play - the soundtrack is really mellow and sweet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHnvC5G14Yo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NfRAxCZHo8

>>	Anonymous Mon May 26 14:36:42 2014 No.1647959 >>1647954 That was localized in what...the last couple of years? It is a good game, but you can't really expect something like that to be widely known. IIRC, the music is similar to SMW in that pretty much every track is a variation of the main theme.

Anonymous Mon May 26 15:03:39 2014 No.1648034

Here's what always confused me because of my lack of understanding of how things actually worked back them:

The NES and Gameboy had like 4 channels of pulse waves. Musically, Tetris, one of the first games to come out for the Gameboy, sounds just like Pokemon, one of the later games to come out on the gameboy.

SNES used samples or whatever (I don't know) so all of it's stuff sounds the same.

Games ever since the Playstation have been using CD audio, so its music sounded like whatever could fit on the disc.

N64 game music all sounded the same because they were all limited to the same library of synth instruments it seems (for lack of better words) Perfect Dark sounds kinda like F-Zero, Ocarina of Time sounds kinda like StarFox.

The Genesis though, there's a clear difference in how the music sounds depending on what game you're playing. If you compare Sonic 1 and Ecco to Sonic 3D Blast,Vector Man and Mean Bean Machine, the difference is clear as fucking day. Sonic Spinball doesn't sound like anything else with its ear-piercing "electric guitar" stuff.

Why's different about how the Genesis does music that allows its games to sound so different from each other?

Anonymous Mon May 26 15:09:41 2014 No.1648050

>>1648034
False assumptions there. SNES games do not use the same sample set, and generally sound very different. You can instantly tell the difference between a Capcom title and a Square one just by the sound set.

The Playstation generally uses its soundchip to play midi music. It doesn't just read tracks off the disc in most cases. This is because Playstation games are pretty big and it can't fit the highest quality music.

Genesis games, to someone who actually has played large amounts of SNES and Genesis titles, sound WAY more samey.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 26 15:11:17 2014 No.1648058 >>1648050 My false assumptions were from me never owning or really playing a SNES. I played Super Metroid and like two hours of Earthbound.

Anonymous Mon May 26 15:15:20 2014 No.1648069

>>1648050
And, from what I gather, the SNES could have more variety because it used sampled sounds, which I guess could vary from game to game.

The playstation is kind of a red herring to my question, I just mean to say that ever since the playstation, it's been possible to read the music from disc, so if Tekken needs to use the playstation's midi that's fine, but if the PS2, gamecube, xbox, etc want to go with orchestral game scores, they can and have.

My question is if the Genesis is more "chiptune" like its predecessors, how is there still so much variety, and why did that variety seem to progress over time? I get the impression that the newer the games were, the more robust the game's music was. Why does sonic 3d blast have such radically different percussion and bass than sonic 1 even though they're on the same console?

Anonymous Mon May 26 15:18:48 2014 No.1648076

>>1648069
>Why does sonic 3d blast have such radically different percussion and bass than sonic 1 even though they're on the same console?
Because FM synthesis is the most difficult synthesis technique, and the composers and sound programmers became more skilled with experience.

Anonymous Mon May 26 15:19:58 2014 No.1648082

>>1648069
I can answer your last question there. The Genesis has a couple channels that can be used for samples (almost always percussion or voice). Because the percussion is sampled, it can sound different from game to game, whereas the music melodies are all generated from the same FM synth.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 26 15:24:36 2014 No.1648097 >>1648076 >>1648082 I see. Thanks

Anonymous Mon May 26 16:19:21 2014 No.1648228 [DELETED]

>>1648097
Also, because genesis games used many different sound engines, here the list.

http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Mega_Drive/Genesis_Sound_Engine_List

GEMS is the shittier, and the standard used in murrikka, that sound engine is responsible of why the genesis is known for "shitty sound" and "samey music"

On the other hand, you have yuropeans and japanese guys, skilled composers that used custom engines, here an example.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q_2sBiTgNs

Anonymous Mon May 26 16:26:33 2014 No.1648246

>>1648097
Also, because genesis games used many different sound engines, here the list.

http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Mega_Drive/Genesis_Sound_Engine_List

GEMS is the shittiest, and the standard used in murrikka, that sound engine is responsible of why the genesis is known for "shitty sound" and "samey music", here an example.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9VUWY4tgDI

On the other hand, you have yuropeans and japanese guys, skilled composers that used custom engines, here an example.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q_2sBiTgNs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnbZtLu6y8I

>>	Anonymous Mon May 26 16:30:56 2014 No.1648258 >>1648246 >GEMS is the shittiest GEMS was shit only because lazy devs used it to play MIDI files with the default instruments. GEMS could sound good with enough effort, eg. Comix Zone, Toejam & Earl 2.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 26 16:38:51 2014 No.1648281 >>1648258 Yeah also Earthworm Jim and Cool Spot, but most music in GEMS was shit.

Anonymous Mon May 26 16:44:53 2014 No.1648305

>>1648258

GEMS at the top of it's game could not get any better than Comix Zone.
And there's quite a leap from there to Thunder Force IV, or even Vapor Trail.

>>1648034
Not all sounds alike in the SNES, although the big number of TBRPGs and their orchestral music may have you think otherwise.
They all sound muffled though.

The music is so different from game to game in the Genesis because of the sound engines each company had.
You know what a sample is. You can change the pitch and play the notes of a scale, slow it down or speed it up, like FM waves.

The difference between both is that you can "cut" a trumpet and "paste" it to the SNES, whereas on the Genesis, if you want said trumpet, you have to draw the sound wave by hand using the 2 operators per channel said console has, to mimic the original sound as close as you can.

Anyone can do the first.
For the second one, you need skill and patience. Neither of which american game devs had.

By the way, off the games you mention, you haven't played Genesis much, have you?
Visit the recommended games wiki, anon.

Also listen to these if you want to know how well Genny could perform different music styles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQJY5U6tKm8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz1hirELo00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH14v4JM-K8

(and for the percussion thing, it's the only sampled thing, and it depends on where the sound was "cut" from)

>>	Anonymous Mon May 26 17:05:02 2014 No.1648353 >>1648305 >2 operators per channel YM2612 is 4 operators per channel

>>	Anonymous Mon May 26 17:27:24 2014 No.1648409 >>1618856 I am a Nintendo fanboy and I will admit this was a VERY neat song. I wonder why most of the Genesis' music sucked Goomba balls when the console was clearly capable to play great tunes, though.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 26 17:29:40 2014 No.1648413 >>1648409 Read the thread, it is explained in every one. A synthesizer has to be programmed. Most American devs (and the Genesis was way more popular over here) used default sound drivers called GEMS. They don't sound very good.

Anonymous Mon May 26 17:34:58 2014 No.1648426

>>1648413
I read the thread, I was just stating my personal opinion.
Most decent music could only be found in japan-oonly games, while European games abused the techno music to kingdom come and american made games used to have music that sounded like tincans hitting against a rusted anvil.
It could have been awesome, it pisses me off when things that had potential end up being shit.

Anonymous Mon May 26 18:04:25 2014 No.1648502

>>1648426
>I read the thread, I was just stating my personal opinion.
>Most decent music could only be found in japan-oonly games, while European games abused the techno music to kingdom come and american made games used to have music that sounded like tincans hitting against a rusted anvil.
>It could have been awesome, it pisses me off when things that had potential end up being shit.

Well, I got news for you.. you have a limited taste in music and you have bad opinions that stifle your ability to enjoy new things. This is a fact.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 26 18:56:59 2014 No.1648598 >>1648305 >GEMS at the top of it's game could not get any better than Comix Zone. The Ooze was even better, though it had less/shorter tracks. Of course, Comix Zone had a LOT of very long tunes...

>>	Anonymous Mon May 26 19:06:07 2014 No.1648613 >>1618516 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtWQXhJQ5fg&list=PL79F03A209D48391D&feature=share&index=11 If this had been done better it would have been a baller track. The way it is now though it sounds like its being filtered through a screen.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 26 19:08:48 2014 No.1648626 >>1648613 I still hate that stage to this day.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 26 19:17:50 2014 No.1648645 >>1648626 yeah it sucks but the music is awesome.

Anonymous Mon May 26 23:37:02 2014 No.1649157
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Sonic will always be the GOAT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-78CMKME4o
^So fucking iconic

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GWv8JaJpc8
^my all time fave
dat fucking bridge at 0:42-0:56
hhhhhhhhng

>>	Anonymous Mon May 26 23:52:30 2014 No.1649181 >>1649157 You know Michael Jackson was tied to the Sonic 3 soundtrack apparently. Some people think he had a lot to do with it. He wasn't credited because of the whole pedo thing.

Anonymous Tue May 27 00:00:51 2014 No.1649204

>>1649181
That's one theory. What I heard is he didn't want to be credited because working with pop music, he didn't like the sound of the Genesis soundchip.

While that kind of claim is liable to spark some anger in a thread like this, I would like to bring up this guy wasn't accustomed to sound chips in place of instruments, and obviously wouldn't appreciate it like we would.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 27 00:03:26 2014 No.1649212 HEY HEY GUYS WHAT IF I SHOWED YOU THE MOST BEAUTIFUL UNKNOWN FM TRACK THERE IS Would you like that? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5tlY5hvQhg

Anonymous Tue May 27 00:14:07 2014 No.1649237

>>1649204
>While that kind of claim is liable to spark some anger in a thread like this
I'm not sure why it would. MJ is a professional musician who has full control over his music and how it sounds. The YM2612 is a toy compared to studio equipment, respectfully.

>this guy wasn't accustomed to sound chips in place of instruments, and obviously wouldn't appreciate it like we would.
There are a lot of synthesizers and programmed drums in his music. He was accustomed to good equipment like Roland keyboards and stuff like the DX7, but not to the Genesis and it's tinny nature. You couldn't get away with the YM2612 in anything but a video game. He was serious about quality and you should respect him for it.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 27 00:17:26 2014 No.1649248 >>1649237 I just felt the need to preface it with a disclaimer. I respect the decision just fine. No need to shoot the messenger, anon.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 27 00:28:16 2014 No.1649262 Konami could lay it down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7bVNOpVKGU&list=PL13CAA302FEC2CF63&index=8

>>	Anonymous Tue May 27 00:30:31 2014 No.1649267 >>1649204 But is it actually true that the Sonic 3 soundtrack was his work?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 27 00:30:55 2014 No.1649268 >>1649248 Err, not my intention. Pardon.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 27 00:32:21 2014 No.1649270 >>1649267 Listen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2OWC5Hosv8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYxlqTpZ-24

>>	Anonymous Tue May 27 00:34:05 2014 No.1649272 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIpMnJkPZjI

KyaDash !kDashing02 Tue May 27 00:40:20 2014 No.1649281

>>1649272
Still haven't gotten around to actually playing the game, but I really like Pulseman's music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjfyVw6X4Fc

Sounds like something straight out of GenV Pokemon. The weirdest part is I don't care much for that music at all.

Anonymous Tue May 27 00:46:05 2014 No.1649286
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56qZSanvy74

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oeGhvlvYro

I am reminded that I haven't played this recently. It is good that the music is good, because the game is super easy. Fun to just chill out with the sound blasting. I think it plays better than Outrun proper. I don't like Sega's Genesis arcade ports, they are really cut down. This one is a console exclusive.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 27 00:46:19 2014 No.1649287 >>1649272 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OO5VAKk0d8

>>	Anonymous Tue May 27 00:52:32 2014 No.1649292 >>1649212 I like that OST, sounds like an 80s anime.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 27 01:01:33 2014 No.1649308 >>1649286 >I don't like Sega's Genesis arcade ports It depends on the game, Golden Axe, Alien Storm were pretty good. Shadow Dancer and ESWAT although different games were great too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCLlo3UWUS4

Anonymous Tue May 27 01:03:47 2014 No.1649312

>>1649286
>I don't like Sega's Genesis arcade ports
It depends on the game, Golden Axe, Alien Storm were pretty good.

Shadow Dancer and ESWAT although different games were great too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCLlo3UWUS4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKMtx7VFCU4

>>	Anonymous Tue May 27 23:54:24 2014 No.1651368 File: 50 KB, 570x300, 2240391-chakan.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I don't know about you, /vr/, but Chakan The Forever Man has some quality tunes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZyxTaVOBOE

>>	Anonymous Wed May 28 00:19:57 2014 No.1651396 >>1649286 OutRun 2019 was not going to be an OutRun game at first. It was meant to be called Junker's High. And the MD port of OutRun doesn't play half bad, TBH. >>1649270 HOLY SHIT! Thanks for letting me know about that one, anon.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 28 00:21:34 2014 No.1651398 HEY ANONS DO YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW HAPPINESS SOUNDS LIKE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH14v4JM-K8&feature=player_detailpage#t=550 LOWERCASE AND PUNCTUATION ARE FOR THE WEAK

>>	Anonymous Wed May 28 00:23:21 2014 No.1651403 >>1651398 Well, I cannot into time marks. Fast forward to 9:10

>>	Anonymous Wed May 28 00:24:19 2014 No.1651405 >>1618586 The intro to the mr nutz one is fucking dope.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 28 00:50:31 2014 No.1651441 >>1651368 Pfft jman is that chu?! ;))

>>	Anonymous Wed May 28 01:07:00 2014 No.1651467 >>1649270 ok... but what does that have to do with michael jackson?

>>	Anonymous Wed May 28 19:49:22 2014 No.1653169 >>1618593 Anon, can I request sauce on the chick from your image?

Anonymous Wed May 28 20:30:47 2014 No.1653289

Arcus Odyssey - The Wicked Flame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1QJJkul8LY

Jewel Master
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaOlDwRyjjI

Revenge of Shinobi - Long Distance (intro)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lm0AA6PxTA

Streets of Rage - Moon Beach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkHjQMc5oiQ

Warsong - Friendly Fight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBMYnjWBpIM

Castlevania Bloodlines - Iron Blue Intention
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4HhvGk4Uhk

>>	Anonymous Wed May 28 20:46:04 2014 No.1653339 File: 845 KB, 900x768, Flaming-Goddess on deviantART.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1653169 Flaming-Goddess on deviantART

>>	Anonymous Wed May 28 21:53:35 2014 No.1653524 >>1653339 holy fuck that bracelet is gay

>>	Anonymous Wed May 28 22:32:29 2014 No.1653619 >>1653339 What an appropiate username. Thank you!

>>	Anonymous Thu May 29 00:17:15 2014 No.1653857 >>1653524 You're an idiot. It's a part of the costume. And it's not supposed to be a vanity item.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 29 00:26:26 2014 No.1653875 >>1653857 yeah except nami's looks nothing like that piece of shit. She's just another shitty autistic cosplayer

Anonymous Thu May 29 00:44:01 2014 No.1653907

>>1651398
>>1651403
Though I love every track in Columns 3 I think the one you pointed is pretty average.
BUT, but the video also made me remember the awesome music of Viewpoint.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XizdLaXa0-w
Un cailou ricochet.
Noe Geo version, but MD version is just as good, just more limited.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOW3uqv5cM8&list=PL907B468A9B9F5201&index=1
Physical Daydream
Also, the Neo Geo version, but it's simply delicious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deFSUgHA0vg&index=4&list=PL907B468A9B9F5201
Mes volutes bleues.
My favorite track in the game, again in Neo Geo version.

Anonymous Thu May 29 09:35:59 2014 No.1654582

Here, have some more:

El Viento - Stage 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXn7V9JKnQo&index=4&list=PLA5962250E53FD0B8

The Legend of Galahad - World 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ONhlkc82c8

Wonderboy in Monster World - Last Dungeon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmIVQmgxMWU&index=29&list=PLSRvQoc-7SN2YVqkMgqQFPCyzgQDZXhPR

Global Gladiators - Slime World (based Tommy Tallarico ftw)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcKAX7aYlz4

Ecco Tides of Time - Tube of Medusa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRzVfNoNLzQ

Anonymous Thu May 29 22:51:30 2014 No.1656040

>>1653907

I do love most of Columns 3. Pemo Pemo Kuroto is wonderful, so is Networked Melon and Theme of Carnage, but... Everyone in the Harbor makes me feel as if I were flying.

This song does, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrEXnizgt9c

If only someone made a Genesis version of that ;_;

And hey, the NG version of the ending of viewpoint has a great beat going.

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