Why'd the Genesis have such an awful soundchip?

fag
youtu.be/c1BnRTPrghA

i heard it actually was pretty decent but nobody knew how to use the fucking thing properly
can't remember where i heard it though

???
youtube.com/watch?v=EQFytce51ls

?
youtube.com/watch?v=doU3dQvGc-c

I like these threads, keep it up OP
youtu.be/MozqL_HkHF4

Sonic is the best example of knowing how to use it.

It's not as flexible as the SNES, but it can do great stuff of its own sort.

A real shame Tim Follin didn't get to do more on it.

youtube.com/watch?v=MozqL_HkHF4

why this thread is posted everyday with a different console

...

youtube.com/watch?v=Za3VewVnVP0

Insane

These sound dope. OP is objectively wrong.

>genesis
old-timers should stay in your containment board

Stop being a stick in the mud sonyfag. Post music and talk about it.

youtube.com/watch?v=MDaio2hf1fE

this was genesis

Attached: maxresdefault (2).jpg (1280x720, 177K)

It's not containment, it's just a respite. All /vr/ topics are also Yea Forums topics. /vr/ is just there for people who actually want to talk about video games.

(you)

Attached: 3E5320BB-6BB4-4B82-AA78-C3B97619F051.jpg (500x371, 99K)

youtube.com/watch?v=fLDRzd6OtNI&list=PLmAjrkj1KHpLnM520ZD93xFdgPWha5GTV&index=11

The whole game has a great soundtrack

Attached: 220px-Rocket_Knight_Adventures_North_American_Genesis_box_art.jpg (220x300, 32K)

Blame GEMS and people who didn't know how to use it in the West

youtube.com/watch?v=v7h5kHqYmBM

sounds like my arse after a curry

youtube.com/watch?v=G3QpGzUdCGw
better get those ears checked, op

It didn't. You just have shit taste.
youtu.be/eY6b-q83HFg

A lot of people didn't know how to use to the chip to their advantage, and even worse, a lot of people used GEMS, a general music program that would let them easily get shit together for the Genesis but resulted in a hell of a lot of the twangier games.

The cover art was kino

Attached: 79080-devilish-game-gear-front-cover.jpg (800x1120, 192K)

youtube.com/watch?v=ZRNkQFqggyk

Also a lot of ports from SNES didn't sound as good
youtu.be/uMEsyf70T_4
youtu.be/qJP_IswK4p4

and how about this
youtube.com/watch?v=4Rc2_6uWOhE

>implying implications
youtube.com/watch?v=HIpMnJkPZjI

Attached: F4233776-85E1-4DD4-A61F-CC44F2EED475.jpg (157x146, 7K)

Pallet cleansing time
youtu.be/kAbL8NjoRhI

Nah fuck you it’s ROBOTNIK TIME
youtube.com/watch?v=Q2BLudtv81o

What model of the genesis should I buy if I were to get one? I read that there are different versions/variations

Soccer.
Color.
Aluminum.
Getting nervous yet?

Definitely not a Genesis 3. I found out the hard way that it doesn't support Lock-On functionality, since it was made for cheap.

1

I wish I could appreciate shootemup games, the OSTs are always banging
youtube.com/watch?v=1HNuuWoIgkM
youtube.com/watch?v=0tz244AY1K4

Mega Sg if you got the bucks

youtube.com/watch?v=SDqU6n_ZyaY

Does that mean 32X/CD, or Sonic 3 & Knuckles?

the latter, though I wouldn't be surprised if it's also not add-on compatible

The Megadrive hade more "punch" in the sounds.

OP is bait, but if anyone hasn't heard the legendarily bad Sonic Eraser soundtrack, please crank your volume and follow the link below
youtu.be/HxP0n7h_914

Attached: 1498596314832.jpg (540x423, 31K)

Genesis's sound chip was already 2 years outdated when it came out, and a budget solution to audio designed to do the bare minimum.
This, paired with the GOD AWFUL internal 9-bit DAC which distorted the shit out of audio meant that it was a beast to work with, requiring composers to work with the distortion and ladder effect for music.

GEMS didn't help with this at all, either.

Meanwhile, the SNES had a bleeding-edge audio solution, surpassed only by the Roland SC-55.

the GEMS was a necessary evil for many western developers. I really doubt SEGA of Japan gave them the necessary documents for making something good with the console

neither, although you can mod the G3 to work with the 32X and the Master System converter
just get a 1 or 2 if you're interested in it for retro purposes

>technobabble

That's all well and good, but The Megadrive still sounded better than the SNES.

no it doesn't, in retospect we can say that Megadrive's music at least has personality, especially compared to the muffled samples from the SNES. But back then, everyones would agree that the SNES sounded better than the Megadrive

Don't disrespect the musifart processor Sega always had

this game had a great overall feel imo.

my nigga.
youtube.com/watch?v=EiEMA8T2evE
youtube.com/watch?v=5sz6loECFrg

Attached: 1451242967592.jpg (500x330, 35K)

if you don't mind emulation, a raspi covers all the bases for a good genesis experience.

It really didn't.
You just need to see the Megadrive version of Secret of Mana's soundtrack to see how utterly lacking the sound hardware is.

Genesis version:
youtube.com/watch?v=QndxCGfN17k&index=7&list=PL5F0E72C3DE5AB719

SNES:
youtube.com/watch?v=i1ZVtT5zdcI

lift

Attached: elevator_pitch_jager-1.jpg (730x318, 22K)

>People defend 32x Doom soundtrack
Even Atari Jaguar version had better versions

I'm laughing so hard right now.

youtube.com/watch?v=yCPgPENPT7w
but specially 1:45:46

Model 2 with the Sony video chip and a Mega-Amp mod to bypass the shitty sound hardware and internal DAC.

Model 1 if you can find them, but they're coveted for having the best audio hardware.

youtu.be/XydJ8sF4AJU

Genesis might be dogshit but with the 32X it's fucking dope, the Chaotix soundtrack is fan-fucking-tastic

Attached: 1552942856583.gif (350x496, 722K)

sounds the same to me, what am i listening for exactly?

Attached: 1524760345841.png (720x672, 401K)

user, that's high quality arrangements of the SNES songs, not literal Genesis chip. Genesis was just a fancy fantasy name they slapped onto the album.

you misspelled sega cd
youtube.com/watch?v=THEy14fJnL4

Biscuit
Muffin
Fries
Apartment
Bangs
Broil
Chutes and Ladders
Cotton Candy
Counter Clockwise
Eggplant
Drugstore
Mailbox
garbage can
shopping cart
Tic-Tac-Toe
Vacation

>"If I state something, then it MUST be true, no matter how utterly absurd it might seem."
>You

Do you understand what the difference is between an opinion and a fact, you faggot?

Delete this worthless dog shit thread, you übertard.

My bad,
I don't have speakers, but I was looking for the MD/GEN versions of the songs done by Alianger, on real hardware.

Genesis version:
youtube.com/watch?v=1jszYMLtifE

SNES Version:
youtube.com/watch?v=uYX350EdM-8

Posting some based Sega music
youtu.be/XKvKOx4uIPg
youtu.be/vsu3LUcrfok

>seething eurotrash

Attached: Happy_6b1c08_6529463.gif (480x480, 327K)

ok, thats a lot more plain to the ears. never realized as a kid that there was such a difference in the hardware, i just liked playing games

It's called Mega Drive in Japan too, only in North America it's called Genesis. Which means Mega Drive is the official name of the console

this
They had to rename it to Genesis in the US because some company had the rights to "Mega Drive".

>yfw the genesis could do better Mario music than the SNES
youtu.be/_urPRq7dDmc
youtu.be/TJNECuDDQ_w
youtu.be/wfbTEHLO7q8
youtu.be/NpHQ-3fISJ4
youtu.be/NpHQ-3fISJ4

Attached: 1488944186996.jpg (707x675, 66K)

SNES: youtube.com/watch?v=fsSF1hfMa_0
Genesis: youtube.com/watch?v=d_iiQW0bqI4

Attached: stunned_1.gif (148x116, 8K)

Why did the SNES have no BLAST Processing?!?

Checkmate.

Bringing up Follin is cheating, he can make a pc speaker sound like a choir

pleb.
youtube.com/watch?v=qG2HwH1JkAI

kys op

>better
Better get your ears checked user

Attached: 1543267142685.jpg (330x330, 17K)

i'll never consider Legend of Renegade's stuff as any more than novelty. he's not actually doing stuff like geckoyamori/savaged regime, or other rearrangers out there - he's just taking MIDIs of the songs and putting genesis soundbites from various games to them

yessss one of these threads

>average megadrive/genesis music
youtube.com/watch?v=bbLshnfu0wY

>average snes music
youtube.com/watch?v=TeChHVAbVhI

Attached: SEGA DOES.jpg (720x720, 145K)

youtube.com/watch?v=Y7GQ0L3hiNQ
youtube.com/watch?v=HuADc6vhf_c
youtube.com/watch?v=pBMYnjWBpIM

You are such a faggot OP I pity you

youtube.com/watch?v=nH9X1iRAjC0

that shit all sounds out of tune

So OP is telling the this is an awful soundchip?
youtube.com/watch?v=mu7l0gqoW9o

is he a faggot?

Attached: ulker-kekstra-clekl-35-gr.jpg (345x381, 28K)

>sound chip so good no one knew it was sequenced music until a decade later
this kills the drone

youtu.be/UUVe_znl30U
youtu.be/62dtMsx7E1w
youtu.be/gHLaaOSaOY8

Attached: 81m9nm5NtLL._AC_.jpg (2560x1440, 252K)

Because they blew everything on the blast processor

Sonic is fucking mid tier when it comes to the burning power of the Yamaha chip in the Genesis. Konami is king and shows what the system is capable of.

Sonic CD themes still the best in the whole series. Both the Jap and the US songs are nice

friendly reminder that most (if not all) genesis soundtracks on youtube don't sound like it should because the little shits that upload the songs don't use the low-pass filter.

Attached: ss.png (1025x628, 608K)

Unless you had a jap one you have no right to call it that you 50hz playing garbage.

Why? Just why?

>sequenced music
What does that mean? And why is it a big deal it's sequenced?

post brapcore

youtube.com/watch?v=TmPR2AMC-T4

It means it's music made from samples strung together to form a complete piece. The SNES and Sega CD both made use of it but the Sega CD's sound chip was so sophisticated that everyone assumed it was just regular redbook audio.

youtube.com/watch?v=qxb7Zfay0dY
youtube.com/watch?v=6s9gFb03suo
youtube.com/watch?v=1velVMs7vqM
youtube.com/watch?v=244ZH1DNHlI

and as honorable mentions due to being ex-konami devs, Treasure
youtube.com/watch?v=TMtCyENNEgA
youtube.com/watch?v=-o5SxC4ZIfY

Nah, western devs were just using shitty drivers.

youtu.be/U25kMWOmnAM

>everyone assumed it was just regular redbook audio.
because it was. at least in all the sega cd games I've played.

Each and every past theme in Sonic CD is sequenced.

youtube.com/watch?v=9VBdgqC12hQ

youtube.com/watch?v=R5-nDc-oK5w

youtube.com/watch?v=lZgGrFlbV0w

Attached: kirby headphones.gif (46x56, 17K)

youtube.com/watch?v=95WWtCAitKE

Attached: 76.jpg (350x449, 25K)

Find me a single comparable game soundtrack on SNES to Batman and Robin for Genesis:

youtu.be/95WWtCAitKE
youtu.be/sjQDGZMH2PE

youtube.com/watch?v=xnGyI864x_g
youtube.com/watch?v=lCAU8UVsRSs

Thoughts on Skeleton Krew's distinctive sound?

youtu.be/WSruGH-NVoQ

Same composer as most of the Hitman series up until Absolution, too. Dude could make fucking rave music with this chip.

oh, right. forgot about that.
they used high quality samples thanks to the power of the cd.
but it isn't as impressive if you think that the snes chip can do the same, the only problem is cartridge limited space.

We had a similar thread yesterday with the same picture but edited, I see what you're doing OP. Don't stop.

youtube.com/watch?v=zKrPxS2Tmk8
and then a fan rearrangement within technical limitations by geckoyamori under his newer youtube alias
youtube.com/watch?v=KQTijWHTnLQ

JVC X’Eye if you’re an autist and have money. It has the cleanest RGB, the best sound, a built-in Sega CD, and is one if the easiest Genesis SKUs to maintain.

Best normie Genesis would be the “High Definition Graphics” Model 1s.

>Genesis: 19 million
>European Mega Drive: 9 million
>Japanese Mega Drive: 3.58 million
Its genesis, seethe more

t 440hz plebian