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Non-NEC Console Related Discussion => Console Chat => Topic started by: sunteam_paul on November 06, 2009, 09:58:06 AM
Title: POLL:Which arcade companies had the best sound chips?
Post by: sunteam_paul on November 06, 2009, 09:58:06 AM
You can place up to 2 votes. Note that you are voting for your favourite sound, that doesn't have to mean the best musical compositions. The examples are thrown in to refresh your memories.
Title: Re: POLL:Which arcade companies had the best sound chips?
Post by: oldskool on November 06, 2009, 10:08:41 AM
Dammit, didn't realize I could vote for another until it was too late.
Well, it was easy, SEGA!!
If I had the chance to vote again, I'd add SNK as well.
Title: Re: POLL:Which arcade companies had the best sound chips?
Post by: Necromancer on November 06, 2009, 10:16:02 AM
It might be a bit of a cheat, but Cinematronics hands down.
Title: Re: POLL:Which arcade companies had the best sound chips?
Post by: Turbo D on November 06, 2009, 10:51:05 AM
I voted for SEGA as #1. I also voted for Capcom, but they're not as good as SEGA imo.
Title: Re: POLL:Which arcade companies had the best sound chips?
Post by: sunteam_paul on November 06, 2009, 07:59:12 PM
oh..i'm soooo glad that i could choose two and not just one! of coushe i've choosed the two from the top :)
you mean you didn't vote for irem? [-X
lol..yes, i didn't.
btw:
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Konami (TMNT, Crime Fighters etc)
for konami, i would more go with gradius and salamander and stuff :)
Title: Re: POLL:Which arcade companies had the best sound chips?
Post by: sunteam_paul on November 07, 2009, 06:44:08 AM
I've never really considered Irem sound to be that strong. Even Hero Tonma sounds better on the PC Engine, and their 'Engine sound was iffy as well.
Title: Re: POLL:Which arcade companies had the best sound chips?
Post by: ccovell on November 07, 2009, 11:02:21 AM
Yeah, Irem's arcade sound is really, really bad... only sometimes do the melodies redeem the whole thing.
Data East's stuff is good... the 1st stage of Vapor Trail is awesome rock stuff.
Title: Re: POLL:Which arcade companies had the best sound chips?
Post by: Black Tiger on November 08, 2009, 04:04:42 PM
I don't know what range is covered by "back in the day", but my favorite arcade sound is classic Capcom, games like Ghosts 'n Goblins, Side Arms and 1943 which all used the YM2203. If this means I can vote for Capcom in general I'll place my vote.
The sound of those three games running at the same time will always be the sound of an arcade to me. The sound played such a huge part in making me a life long Capcom fan. Of course I also later discover Black Tiger, another YM2203 game, which has been my favorite arcade game ever since.
Title: Re: POLL:Which arcade companies had the best sound chips?
Post by: Joe Redifer on November 08, 2009, 04:25:08 PM
Does anyone have a link to arcade Vapor Trail music? I am too lazy to look myself because I am useless. :)
Nevermind, I found it:
Not sure if I like it better than the Genesis version, but it sure is quality!
Title: Re: POLL:Which arcade companies had the best sound chips?
Post by: Arkhan on November 08, 2009, 07:42:04 PM
IREM's arcade music sounds like a blown speaker stuck in a metal garbage can
Title: Re: POLL:Which arcade companies had the best sound chips?
Post by: Digi.k on November 08, 2009, 08:09:12 PM
namco and konami for me
I don't usually like IREM's music but I love the stuff on Image Fight
Title: Re: POLL:Which arcade companies had the best sound chips?
Post by: Tatsujin on November 09, 2009, 12:24:46 AM
for me, capcom also had one of the oddest sounds back in CPS-1 times! didn't sound that bad back then, but lissen to it now, no sanks! they always were the graphic beast!
Title: Re: POLL:Which arcade companies had the best sound chips?
Post by: geise on November 16, 2009, 06:35:46 AM
I voted Sega and Other. The other is for the Konami GX hardware. All of Konami's PCB's had great sound around the late 80's through the 90's, but their GX board had amazing sound. Metamorphic Force is by far my favorite Konami game for sound/music. For Sega I love the game Quartet. That music is just amazing.
Sega and Data East was almost a tie for me. Data East had some great sounding games. Boogie Wings comes to mind.
Title: Re: POLL:Which arcade companies had the best sound chips?
Post by: TR0N on November 16, 2009, 06:01:00 PM
SNK>Konami>Capcom :-"
Title: Re: POLL:Which arcade companies had the best sound chips?
Post by: Tatsujin on November 16, 2009, 06:09:14 PM
Title: Re: POLL:Which arcade companies had the best sound chips?
Post by: ToiletKid on December 08, 2009, 06:41:36 AM
Listening to some late 80's and early 90's Namco games blows me away. You hear the soundtrack quality (both the sound and songs themselves) to Ordyne, Legend of Valkyrie, Dragon Sabre? Almost sounds CD quality (in fact, it has more personality). Other companies around the same time seem to have a tinnier sound..like Sega Genesis type.
Title: Re: POLL:Which arcade companies had the best sound chips?
Post by: nodtveidt on December 09, 2009, 02:16:23 PM
I voted SNK and Capcom, but with Capcom, that only applies to when they started using QSound chips.
Title: Re: POLL:Which arcade companies had the best sound chips?
Post by: rag-time4 on December 10, 2009, 02:08:35 PM
I don't usually like IREM's music but I love the stuff on Image Fight
I'm with Digi here... I love the sound quality / instrumentation of the arcade Image Fight.
I loved the vocal effects in 1984's Kung Fu Master, as well as the quality of the music. In general Irem's sound effects and particularly the instruments are very rich and sharp sounding to me.
I also voted for Capcom, mostly because of the voices and sound quality of Street Fighter 1. I really think that the amount of voices was outstanding for 1987 and really made the game stand out. I'm not talking only about the post-fight voice clips, but also the vocal effects heard during basic punches and kicks, which were totally removed from the Street Fighter 2 games.