Retro Game Audio

Patrick and Steve are joined by ImaTrackMan to discuss the MSX standard and its audio. After a bit of history discussion, we take a look at its PSG audio, followed by the following expansions and updates: SFG, MSX-AUDIO, SCC, OPLL / MSX-MUSIC, PCM / MIDI, and Moonsound. We include some pretty great music selections and hope you enjoy!

It's that time of year again! We've compiled another playlist of spooky video game music for your listening pleasure. Most tracks picked by Patrick and Steve, with a couple guest selections (see soundcloud comments for more info). Special thanks to Alex Menchi for providing the rips of most of the Amiga selections found in this episode. You can find a lot of Amiga music on his youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/alexmenchi

Last year's Halloween episode can be found here:

https://soundcloud.com/retrogameaudio/episode-14-halloween-mix-music-only/s-kYCYf

Tracklist:

0:00 Alien Breed (Amiga)

4:40 Tactics Ogre (SNES)

6:46 Robocop 3D (Amiga)

8:10 QuackShot (Sega Genesis)

9:10 Apidya (Amiga)

11:41 Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (GBA)

13:58 Darxide (Sega 32x)

16:53 Addams Family: Pugsly's Scavenger Hunt (SNES)

18:47 Weird Dreams (Amiga)

21:51 Xak: The Art of Visual Stage (X68000)

24:32 Lotus II (Amiga)

25:39 Earthworm Jim (Sega CD)

29:36 Pinball Fantasies (Amiga)

30:56 Brave Fencer Musashi (PS1)

33:56 Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)

37:17 Dark Seal (Arcade)

40:05 Unreal (Amiga)

43:02 Dragon Slayer:The Legend of Heroes (X68000)

45:27 Clocktower (SNES)

47:05 Final Fantasy IV (SNES)

48:07 SWIV (Amiga)

51:47 Pokemon FireRed (GBA)

54:20 Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (MSX2)

55:53 Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES)

57:46 Shadow of the Beast (Amiga)

1:01:38 Phantasy Star IV (Sega Genesis)

1:06:24 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (NES)

1:07:23 Xenogears (PS1)

1:11:10 Hero Quest (AtariST)

1:14:34 Rusty (PC98)

Patrick and Steve are joined by Oliver to discuss Capcom's Famicom and NES music. We do a pretty deep dive into some of the strange nuances and quirks of their sound engines, as well as observe how their sound progressed over time. We also share at least one song from every FC/ NES title of theirs, in chronological order of release.

Patrick and Steve embark on an introspective journey for the 22nd episode of Retro Game Audio. We share the game music that was most nostalgic to us, and also discuss how we got into the modern chipmusic scene and how the podcast was created.

Patrick and Steve are joined by Andy Reitano, the creator of Super Russian Roulette, to discuss high quality sample playback on the NES.

For our 20th episode (and longest episode yet!), Patrick and Steve discuss the audio of the SNES. We worked hard to research and demystify the lesser-known audio features of the system!

https://www.patreon.com/RetroGameAudio

Patrick and Steve talk about Konami's VRC7 sound expansion and the Lagrange Point soundtrack. We also talk a bit about the OPL line of Yamaha chips that the VRC7 descended from.

Patrick and Steve talk about the Sharp X68K, a powerful Japanese home computer that debuted in 1987. It featured audio similar to the Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive, but with some differences of course.

Patrick and Steve are joined by Kevin Burke to discuss Konami's Famicom and NES music. We analyze various sound design techniques and explore their catalog in chronological order of release.

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In Episode 16 of Retro Game Audio, we take a look at "Lost" NES Music. We discuss five different categories of hidden, altered, and unreleased music.