rockman_x_2002 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 So as some of you know, I've composed a few tunes for the ongoing U.N. Squadron 7800 project, but it's been a while since I touched RTM and POKEY music making in general. In returning to it, I wanted to really capture the classic Capcom style of music, since U.N. Squadron was made by them. I chose a tune from Mega Man 3 to do this, and I thought I would share the results with everyone else to get some feedback. Files are attached in various formats inside the ZIP to hopefully accommodate everybody (RTM, XEX, and SAP). Note that this is designed with an NTSC system in mind, so playing the RMT file in RMT should yield the best results by checking "NTSC system speed 60Hz" under configuration. Listening to the SAP will be slower since apparently the exporting process converts it to 50Hz PAL, and I don't know how to fix it to NTSC. I haven't tried the XEX file as I don't have an emulator set up for that, but I did go through the export process in RTM and have posted it up for anyone that would like to use it. megaman3_wily3_4.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthpopalooza Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 (edited) Love that! I am a huge mega man fan ... I would love to see a port of that to the 7800 ... perhaps a port of the MegaMan unlimited pc game (fan made and not officially sanctioned by Capcom) which is being released next month to commemorate MM's 25th anniversary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=E50n-N1WIaU Capcom seems to be allowing this, maybe they might not mind a 7800 port of this as well. http://megaphilx.com/?page_id=26 Edited June 25, 2013 by Synthpopalooza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockman_x_2002 Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 Rather than make a new thread, I'll add on to this one since we're still dealing with music, and POKEY music in particular. Before, I had been at work trying to capture the classic Capcom "feel" through the POKEY chip. This time for a change, I decided to try something from the Konami stable instead, just to see how that might sound on the ol' POKEY, so I covered the first stage for the NES version of Contra. The results are in the attached zip file. RMT, SAP, and XEX files included (best played using RASTER Music Tracker in NTSC mode). contra_stg1.zip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Do you have any mp3`s of the pokey music. I am not smart enough to be able to hear them any other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockman_x_2002 Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share Posted August 15, 2013 Do you have any mp3`s of the pokey music. I am not smart enough to be able to hear them any other way. Sure! Here are copies of both tunes in MP3 format. Contra_S01.mp3 MM3_Wily34.mp3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 (edited) Thanks!! Sounds great!! The 7800 also needs music guys such as yourselves!! Edited August 15, 2013 by Jinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Usotsuki Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I wonder how well the 78 could handle Contra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthpopalooza Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Should do pretty well. There was a contra demo engine done on the Atari XL that seemed to work ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 That sounds nice! Kinda reminds me of the Sega Master System... Did the SMS use Pokey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockman_x_2002 Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share Posted August 31, 2013 (edited) That sounds nice! Kinda reminds me of the Sega Master System... Did the SMS use Pokey? Nah, the SMS used a clone of the Texas Instruments SN76489A, itself an update to the SN76489 which was used in arcade games, the Colecovision, the TI-99 4/A, and many other computer systems of the day. The SMS also made use of a Yamaha YM2413 for those games which had FM synthesis. In contrast, the POKEY was used in Atari hardware, including their arcade games, the 5200, the 7800, and their 8-bit computers. Similar, but far different chipsets. Although some bootleg arcade games got things a bit mixed up. Here's a video of a bootleg version of the arcade Tetris (originally by Atari), which demonstrates the incompatibility. The original game used the POKEY, but this bootleg has an SN76489 instead. However, the bootleggers didn't bother changing the ROMs from the original, so the original POKEY music data is being run through an SN76489. The results are horrifying at best... Edited August 31, 2013 by rockman_x_2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockman_x_2002 Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 Back to work again this month, and this time it's a little more upbeat tune, again from the Mega Man franchise. This is "We're the Robots" from Mega Man 9, the second Wily stage. Here's a youtube video to the original "NES" tune: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA4PAkrAVpQ Included in the zip you'll find an RMT file as well as an MP3 for hassle-free listening. If you load the RMT, you'll need to make sure you're playing it using NTSC timing or it'll be a wee bit too slow. megaman9_weretherobots.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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