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Did Americans compose any music for NES games? What did they sound like compared to Japanese and European composers?

>> No.6239870

Maniac Mansion is the first example that comes to mind. Acclaim also developed for the NES, you could try some of their games. In general though there were not a huge amount of American devs who did NES stuff. You would find a lot more for the 16-bit consoles.

>> No.6239876

>>6239857
They probably stopped trying after hearing Tim Follin's soundtrack for Pictionary. What an unbelievable soundtrack for the most unremarkable game.

>> No.6239878

>>6239870
Especially since they had the famicom overseas, they also had one more audio channel than the NES

>> No.6239879

>>6239870
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCafbkQ-RT8
yeah, that's about what i expected it to sound like

>> No.6239884

>>6239870
>In general though there were not a huge amount of American devs who did NES stuff
why?

>> No.6239892

>>6239884
The industry was still recovering from the video game crash in the late 80s.

>> No.6240028

>>6239892
*early 80s

>> No.6240258

>>6239876
What's up with him making good music for bad games? The only exception I can think of is Plok and even that game isn't on the same league as most classic platformer games on the SNES.

>> No.6241120

>>6239876
His music in Silver Surfer is also a masterpiece.

>> No.6241903

>>6239878
You mean the disk system? That channel was barely used.

>>6241120
Ghouls n ghosts is his best 8 bit effort.
https://youtu.be/wz36JWHTk-A

>> No.6244198

>>6239876
Tim follin is overrated as fuck. Sure he can bring in alot of sound and be loud as fuck but its all the same obnoxious blair of shit spewing into your ears

>> No.6245665

bump

>> No.6246716

>>6239879
I like it.

>> No.6246804

>>6240258
Could it be that with the sole exception of Rareware there were no good English developers? “Nooo” cry the Commodore and Spectrumfags, without any good games to bolster their arguments.

>> No.6246816

>>6244198
B-but muh arpeggios. Muh warbly fun sounds!

>> No.6246832

>>6244198
When you’re 12 and your ear balls haven’t dropped yet

>> No.6246873
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>>6244198

>> No.6246921

>>6239870
>>6239879
I had recorded some of the game's music to a cassette recorder I had as a child. You know, to take it with me so I could have theme music too.

>> No.6246925

>>6241903
No, he means extra sound channels on the f'n cartridges like Castlevania 3.

>> No.6248828

>>6240258
Pictionary isn't bad, though. Next to Anticipation legit the best party game on the NES.