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There’s Nothing Sweeter Than an SNES Sound Chip is There?

Marion Cobretti

Marion Cobretti

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Oct 29, 2017
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Listening to the best stuff from Link to The Past, Castlevania 4, and Chrono Trigger...

This sound chip just makes the absolute best sounds ever.

Everyone post their greatest hits.
 
exodus

exodus

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The SNES sound chip is an absolute marvel. DKC, FF6, and Chrono Trigger are absolutely outstanding considering the entire soundtracks fit in 64KB of memory.
 
Shelbyville Milhouse

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When I grew up it was an accepted fact that the Genesis sound sucked ass but basically the entire internet disagrees lol. It's not even my own opinion I don't think I have ever listend to a single Genesis soundtrack. But basically as a kid it was simply understood that the Genesis sounded terrible and I never questioned it.
 
Quantza

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BlueManifest said:
Yea because everyone is always posting links to genesis soundtracks, no lol you always see donkey Kong country, ff6 Chrono trigger soundtracks constantly posted

you can like them but it's def the minority
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Don't take the bait, haha

Also yeah, the chrono trigger soundtrack is so good. Undersea Palace is my favourite.
 
PerrierChaud

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BlueManifest said:
Yea because everyone is always posting links to genesis soundtracks, no lol you always see donkey Kong country, ff6 Chrono trigger soundtracks constantly posted

you can like them but it's def the minority
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Bruh it's not our fault if the masses have poor taste is it
Castlevania Bloodlines OST slaps HARD (lowkey the best 16-bit Castlevania out there)

 
Soulstar

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I wasn't going to say anything because I prefer the Genesis sound chip but those first two replies got me good.
 
Wingfan19

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I believe Claude Comair, founder of DigiPen, was the main architect behind the SNES sound chip. He wore it around his neck as a little necklace while he taught one of my classes. Super cool dude!
 
TheJollyCorner

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You Genesis fans are frickin' delusional, lol!

Bow to your King.

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Wingfan19

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Lupin said:
I mean, maybe he was involved also, but isn't it a Sony-manufactured chip, the design of which is often credited to Ken Kutaragi, and thus was the jumping point of the failed Sony-Nintendo working relationship that led to the PlayStation?
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Could be? All I know is what I can remember him telling us back in 2000. And the fact he pointed out that he wore it around his neck, so I figured he had some main input into it.
 

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Cybernator's overlooked for SNES music.




Poorly made Genesis music is painful on the ears but when people (like Yuzo Koshiro) knew how to use it, it can produce amazing stuff right up there with the SNES.




It's okay to love both. And Amiga kicks ass, too. Give them all a chance.

 
Laserbeam

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That DKC music thread someone made the other day sent me down that rabbit hole and I was again STILL so amazed at what I was hearing. It's crazy.
 
Dest

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SNES sound chip cool and good but
Genesis sound chip thumps.
 
Lardonate

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Not seeing many Snes greats being posted so far, come on lads?

In the meantime here's uhh something else..

 
TheJollyCorner

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NeoZeedeater said:
Poorly made Genesis music is painful on the ears but when people (like Yuzo Koshiro) knew how to use it, it can produce amazing stuff right up there with the SNES.


It's okay to love both. And Amiga kicks ass, too. Give them all a chance.
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I'm convinced Koshiro could make eye-wateringly great music on an empty tin can.
Dude is good.
 
flashman92

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I was fully prepared to enter this thread and share my favorite SNES tracks, but after the first few replies, fuck it

Genesis sound chip forever!
 

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After years of nonstop "robot farts" criticism, it's nice to see some defense of the Genesis' sound chip. The SNES had gross sounding soundtracks too!
 
tusk

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like imagine listening to a yuzo koshiro composed track or anything from outrun and trying to trot out david wise lmao
 
Ferrs

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Ya'll arguing about SNES or Genesis when the Saturn had a better sound chip than both


 

Pegasus Actual

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SNES wins over Genesis but there is some really good stuff on Sega... I guess at some point they went cheaper on their sound chip or something so that later versions of the Genesis had worse sound? I had the original version, with the dedicated headphone port, which always sounded really good.

But as usual I think PC Master Race wins for the select few that were rocking that Roland MT-32 (not me, sadly):


 

Nuclear Muffin

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Oct 29, 2017
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Here's something that really shows off just how amazing the SNES SPC700 is...



We often see MD renditions of SNES tunes, but what happens when we do the process in reverse?

Legitimately mindblowing stuff! :D
 
RedOnePunch

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Was playing Super Castlevania IV last night. That soundtrack is amazing




Metal Warriors
 
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