Adrian M Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 Just curious since my STELLA emulator doesn't seem to reproduce speech. Is it robotic like a Speak and Spell or is it full of static like NES or SMS voice samples? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 Well it's really hard to describe, but it sounds like a human voice played really fast. It's not robotic at all since if I'm not mistaken it's Steve Wotia's actual voice. Of course after being compessed and degraded to fit into the little space they had left to play with it really doesn't sound like much. It's actually just one word "Quadrun!" looped three times. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted June 17, 2002 Author Share Posted June 17, 2002 I kinda figured that. Still impressive though, considering how notoriously difficult the 2600 is to program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 im the actual programmer on that piece of the game. oh, you meant quadrun speech? i thought you were talking about the crap game of crap with sound! im sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvigor Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 The Scientific approach to answering this question would be to get a copy and play it on a real VCS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 Did you try it on Z26 or PCAE? I remember Stella always having bad sound... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted June 17, 2002 Author Share Posted June 17, 2002 The Scientific approach to answering this question would be to get a copy and play it on a real VCS. Yes, you are correct indeed! The only problem with this methodology is the rarity and price of said cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted June 17, 2002 Author Share Posted June 17, 2002 Did you try it on Z26 or PCAE? I remember Stella always having bad sound... No I have not. I use Stella exclusively and there are problems and discrepancies sound-wise with many games. I'll try it out on Z26 when I get a chance to download it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvigor Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 The Scientific approach to answering this question would be to get a copy and play it on a real VCS. Yes, you are correct indeed! The only problem with this methodology is the rarity and price of said cart. I find it hard to believe that a Gaming Scientist did not buy a Cuttle Cart. Think of the money it would SAVE in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted June 17, 2002 Author Share Posted June 17, 2002 The Scientific approach to answering this question would be to get a copy and play it on a real VCS. Yes, you are correct indeed! The only problem with this methodology is the rarity and price of said cart. I find it hard to believe that a Gaming Scientist did not buy a Cuttle Cart. Think of the money it would SAVE in the long run. The Cuttle Carts were sold out when I first began to frequent the boards. Also, there's something to be said about having the genuine cart in your possession. Sounds foolish, but then again, I'm a collector and collectors are prone to doing foolish things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 How realistic is Quadrun's voice? It sounds like this (say it fast in a male-ish voice and slur a bit): "kwathun kwathun" sample it down to 8 bit mono and there you go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugclone Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 can anyone tell me where i could get a .wav file of it? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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