Everett1954 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Hi, I would be interested in hearing what you feel is the best 2600 game (homebrew included) with the best sound, music or speech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambouis de l'Atari Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I love the "Man goes down" homebrew, for its title music (and its global top quality). Star Wars Death Star Battle has also great sound fx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 1. Thrust+ Platinum - Title screen music 2. Juno First - Title screen music and voice 3. Omicron - Title screen music and in game melodies *Favorite sound from my childhood is hearing the dynamite flicker sound from H.E.R.O. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) From my childhood, and STILL to this day, I just love PItfall 2, Lost Caverns music. Unless there' s better in the newer home-brews which i have not checked out many of, that could change in the future. Edited January 24, 2017 by Rik 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangentg Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 (edited) Juno First seems to be popularly regarded as having one of the best Atari 2600 music, having the theme from the Amiga game Silkworm. I also like Medieval Mayhem and Omicron music, but they aren't uploaded to Youtube. The only 2600 VGM on Youtube are Juno First and a few old ones like Pitfall II, Moon Patrol, and ET, which leads me to believe Juno First is regarded popuarly as the best, cause no others are regarded (by others) to be "good enough" to get uploaded. I'd think about uploading, but i don't own the copyrights to them, which might also be a reason they aren't uploaded. Edited January 27, 2017 by Tangentg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 The only 2600 VGM on Youtube are Juno First and a few old ones... Search again! Many, many modern homebrews can be found on YouTube (e.g. here). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangentg Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) Search again! Many, many modern homebrews can be found on YouTube (e.g. here). I don't see any. Any links? And I'm talking about VGM-exclusive videos, as in, videos that feature nothing but the music piece. Edited January 28, 2017 by Tangentg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 VGM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 VGM? My guess would be Video Game Music, so no game play like this one of Stella's Stocking which only shows the title screen: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enthusi Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I liked that short jingle in commando alot, also the optional tune in moon buggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Fun fact: you can bend the pitch in Pitfall II by changing the value of the 560kohm resistor. I replaced it with a 1Mohm pot plus 220kohm series resistor for about 2.5 octaves of pitch bending fun: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Collector Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Fun fact: you can bend the pitch in Pitfall II by changing the value of the 560kohm resistor. I replaced it with a 1Mohm pot plus 220kohm series resistor for about 2.5 octaves of pitch bending fun: Very cool & interesting. This changes the pitch along with the tempo, no? I think it sounds best with the higher pitch & faster tempo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Very funny. I wonder if the pitch even (slightly) differs between two carts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 No, only the pitch is being changed...the tempo is staying the same. There is the illusion that the tempo changes with the pitch, but that can be tested by using a metronome while playing the video. You'll see that the steady beat stays constant throughout. Sorry...the music teacher in me is coming out here. LOL! Very cool video, though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Marble Craze has incredible music. It plays in my head often. Gryruss also has some amazing music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 No, only the pitch is being changed...the tempo is staying the same. There is the illusion that the tempo changes with the pitch, but that can be tested by using a metronome while playing the video. You'll see that the steady beat stays constant throughout. Sorry...the music teacher in me is coming out here. LOL! Very cool video, though! Yes, this. The beat is synchronized with the refresh rate of the Atari. The pitch is synchronized to the oscillator circuit. I later added sharp, flat, and natural marks to the cart with a silver Sharpie marker. Since the tuning pot is linear and pitch is logarithmic, natural pitch is the 2/3 mark on the pot (~340kohms) since I wired it so that the resistance is lower (pitch is higher) towards the right edge of travel. Note the ticks and percussive noise effects do not change key as those are handled natively by the TIA. Very funny. I wonder if the pitch even (slightly) differs between two carts. Yes individual carts do vary. The cap (looks like a diode) in the circuit generally have a 20% component tolerance unless specified otherwise on the data sheet. The 560kohm resistor I think had a 10% tolerance (silver band). So pitch between one cart to another could probably vary by as much as 25-30% either way. That's about 3 semitones higher or lower than natural. If anyone has perfect pitch, I think most unmodified retail carts would likely be off key by some amount. Nevermind the fact the TIA itself rarely produces any notes on key. All TIA chiptune melodies are full of "wolf" notes, so the triphonic DCP chip probably does it better anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangentg Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Video Game Music, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Shameless plug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Another great one: And another shameless plug: And a cool demo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Shameless plug: It may be shameless, but its my favorite 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer4x4 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 I always liked both the music and use of the music for gameplay information in CBS Mountain King. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masschamber Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 moon patrol double dragon commando mr do castle get my vote, thise late ports are really impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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