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I don't have any samples to post, but my two cents is that both chips produced amazing results when used to their fullest, and I have just as much nostalgia for the Genesis sound as I do the Snes.
It's so crazy that Konami intentionally hobbled themselves on the original game.
Nobody cared about sound, they wanted EA sports games without slowdown and good control nnd that's what Genesis had
I had no idea the Bloodlines soundtrack had any "issues" like that, kinda weird considering it may be my favorite Genesis soundtrack.
Also I feel like we need a Genesis music appreciation thread. It's what this has turned into basically but it clashes with the actual thread relevant discussion IMO.
Superb rearrangement. It's one of my favorite CV tunes so I was ecstatic to see it pop up on my YT feed. Loved the info bits on the video as well.
Oh, an FM synth in games thread would be fantastic for sure. My recent discovery of Genesis sound goodness has made me appreciate FM a lot and now I'm in love, but I'm still very ignorant in the matter, so seeing more examples from a larger pool of games would be awesome.
Literally none of my friends cared or wanted that. We wanted them sexy platformers and the freshest of rpgs.
Some Ryu Umemoto on the genesis chip.
Whoa, love that acid 303 bassline around 1:38. Never heard that on the SNES.
Yep, best soundtrack on the Mega Drive anyway for me.I think bloodlines sounded great regardless.
Another example where the Genesis beats the Super Nes in its own league.
Fatal Fury 2 - Final Boss theme
Genesis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7s604wpUdI
Fantastic! Thank you for posting these tracks.
Edit: Just looked him up and saw that he did the soundtracks for YU-NO and Eve: Burst Error, no wonder these had a familiar sound to them.
Yeah, such amazing music that might had sounded better than the arcade version even!I love how this thread evolved from the SNES vs Genny aspect of the topic to just posting sweet 16-bit tracks.
I mean, the debate was over with Midnight Resistance - Flood of Power on the Genesis bettering anything the SNES ever touched, but it is great to discover and rediscover some classics of the era!
Yeah, such amazing music that might had sounded better than the arcade version even!
So my 13yr old has been playing through Chrono Trigger and I'm getting major nostalgia from it. It reminded me of how much a sound chip mattered in the 16bit days. I have been listening to You Tube videos of SNES and Genesis music and to me the SNES is far superior, but I am willing to be proven wrong. So in this thread post links to 16bit music samples from SNES and Genesis that represent the best of what 16bit sound has to offer.
It's that Sakimoto touch, i like his Crude Buster tracks more too.Anyone have the link to that FM discord server?
Thunder Fox
Arcade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdd_5HLvUo0
Genesis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zOJcOYOvNQ
For me draw.
Considering the arcade version uses the same FM chip found on the Neo Geo, a very good conversion.
Double Dragon II
Mission 02
Genesis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNn9rGiPKAE&list=PL6BoklkwiyPCLP6BzU3MOJR3OEMpPEB8c&index=6
Arcade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j1FQ7cqXZY&list=PL07BA714BD8C217D5&index=3
Ending Theme
Genesis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COjMUu-0_m0&list=PL6BoklkwiyPCLP6BzU3MOJR3OEMpPEB8c&index=14
Arcade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C--iAwdm1E
For me Genny version is miles ahead.