swanyofrug Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 Thinking back to the good old days, what games in particular did you used to play that had awesome game music. My all time stand out was the last ninja level 1 even though I guess when last ninja 2 and 3 came out you could argue they were pushing the boundaries of the SID chip further. I must add that although the Spectrum 48 was limited with its sound there could be some pretty amazing tunes done with it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo1 Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 Loading screen music!! and theres one that stands out and there was 5 of them and it was the OCEAN LOADER MUSIC. Its like the tunes was just brain washing you. For me number 5 was the best. HAPPY DAYS. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanyofrug Posted November 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 The Ocean loaders were absolutely top class! Who can forget this classic loader? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevedude2 Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Yie ar Kung-Fu title music on the C64 was just absolute class - a rendition of Jean Michel Jarre's Magnetic Fields 4 by Martin Galway. I could listen to it for hours. I often listen to a selection of my favourite SID tunes on Sidplay. Some of them have very little musical merit whatsoever and simply take me back to the days of being a kid and playing the actual game. Others are both nostalgic and superb to listen to in their own right, such as these - Arcade Classics - Rob Hubbard Armalyte - Martin Walker Firelord - Ben Daglish Flying Shark - Jim Evans Forbidden Forest - Paul Norman Fruit Machine Simulator (LOL) - Matt Gray - reminds me of Love Missile by Sigue Sigue Sputnik! Glider Rider - David Whittaker Hyber Blob - Steve Barrett Lazy Jones - David Whittaker < All of the Ocean Loaders were superb, as was Platoon by Jonathan Dunn > R-Type - Chris Hulsbeck Super Cycle - Bob Vieira The Way of the Exploding Fist - Neil Brennan Great days :sniff: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatdad Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) Renegade Spectrum Edited January 21, 2019 by fatdad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo1 Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 That Renegade one takes me back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatdad Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Beyond the Ice Palace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatdad Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Fruit Machine Simulator Spectrum Title Music a real toe tapper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo1 Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 On 21/01/2019 at 16:35, stevedude2 said: Yie ar Kung-Fu title music on the C64 was just absolute class - a rendition of Jean Michel Jarre's Magnetic Fields 4 by Martin Galway. I could listen to it for hours. I often listen to a selection of my favourite SID tunes on Sidplay. Some of them have very little musical merit whatsoever and simply take me back to the days of being a kid and playing the actual game. Others are both nostalgic and superb to listen to in their own right, such as these - Arcade Classics - Rob Hubbard Armalyte - Martin Walker Firelord - Ben Daglish Flying Shark - Jim Evans Forbidden Forest - Paul Norman Fruit Machine Simulator (LOL) - Matt Gray - reminds me of Love Missile by Sigue Sigue Sputnik! Glider Rider - David Whittaker Hyber Blob - Steve Barrett Lazy Jones - David Whittaker < All of the Ocean Loaders were superb, as was Platoon by Jonathan Dunn > R-Type - Chris Hulsbeck Super Cycle - Bob Vieira The Way of the Exploding Fist - Neil Brennan Great days :sniff: Some great titles there will get on youtube to have a listen and remember the old days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niallquinn Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 (edited) Funny how things turn out. Used to love all of these, and still do, and 35 years later, I'm now pally with Rob Hubbard, Martin Galway, Matt Gray and was with Ben Dalgish until he passed away last October. Having Martin Galway etc, liking a post is nice! Looking forward to the Orchestra gig in Hull in June with Rob!!! - Get tickets if you're interested - https://www.8-bit-symphony.com/ Let me know if you go, meet up for a pint. NQ. Edited January 26, 2019 by niallquinn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanyofrug Posted December 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 On 27/11/2018 at 20:14, swanyofrug said: The Ocean loaders were absolutely top class! Who can forget this classic loader? Have a listen to this remake of the classic Rambo loader by Matt Gray. Awesome!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo1 Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 22 minutes ago, swanyofrug said: Have a listen to this remake of the classic Rambo loader by Matt Gray. Awesome!!!! Its ok, its like a remake of a movie its ok but cant beat the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectra666 Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 On 22/01/2019 at 02:05, fatdad said: Fruit Machine Simulator Spectrum Title Music a real toe tapper can this be emulated in Mfme??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanyofrug Posted December 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 4 hours ago, vectra666 said: can this be emulated in Mfme??? Not sure the tech is emulated yet Vecs! maybe in MFME 20.0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanyofrug Posted December 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) NANANANANANANANANANANANANANAAA!! You all know what I mean, when Adam West was Batman and not the Dark Knight! Edited December 28, 2019 by swanyofrug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy Posted December 28, 2019 Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 Most of them samples were bloody awful looking back at it now. Sounds like Jean Michel Jarre on crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanyofrug Posted December 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, Big J said: Most of them samples were bloody awful looking back at it now. Sounds like Jean Michel Jarre on crack. WHAT!!!! You sir are the one on crack! These tunes are timeless...TIMELESS I tell you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy Posted December 28, 2019 Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, swanyofrug said: WHAT!!!! You sir are the one on crack! These tunes are timeless...TIMELESS I tell you! Yes but a different type of crack Timeless, most certainly. Noisy, most definitely. You blare one of these out in your ride lol you'll be nicked for disturbing the peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanyofrug Posted December 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 3 hours ago, Big J said: Yes but a different type of crack Timeless, most certainly. Noisy, most definitely. You blare one of these out in your ride lol you'll be nicked for disturbing the peace Well firstly....what you do with the crack of a mans arse is your business! Secondly, it's much better than some of the crap you hear pumping out of car windows nowadays lol! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene02 Posted December 28, 2019 Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) The SID chip is an impressive synth. Some amazing tunes on the C64. The first tune I ever heard was Sanxion by Thalamus. I was totally blown away. My favourites are the sublime Ocean loaders, immense. My true love is the Z80 based ZX Spectrum, there are some decent tunes. I’m a big fan of the beeper music, anyone who has owned and used a ZX Spectrum will know how underpowered the sound was on these systems. One internal speaker, 1 channel, with no real volume control, yet Tim Follin did things with the sound that almost defy what was possible. One of my favourites, such a talented guy. Retro Bliss. J Edited December 28, 2019 by A:E 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy Posted December 28, 2019 Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, swanyofrug said: Well firstly....what you do with the crack of a mans arse is your business! Secondly, it's much better than some of the crap you hear pumping out of car windows nowadays lol! I was talking about women, someone had something different on their mind. What your perverted mind does with mens bottoms is your business, we don't want to hear it As for the music I am pre 2000s all the way, so that part I already know but thanks for filling me in!!! Edited December 28, 2019 by Big J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearecity Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 The C64 was by far the best for 8 bit music. Some stunning tunes. Love listening to slay radio. The Spectrum was OK, but not a patch on the C64. I do remember though discovering on the Spectrum, you could play the tunes through the tape deck you loaded the games through. That took it up a notch, although the adults in the house, weren't so impressed with Jet Set Willy or Manic Miner repeating for the hundredth time at high volume. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewuk Posted July 4, 2020 Report Share Posted July 4, 2020 here are some C64 loading screens I reproduced (jazzed up) for the RetroPie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewuk Posted July 4, 2020 Report Share Posted July 4, 2020 Here is a super long Monty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastron Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Hi All, i had the pleasure to makes games for the Atari 8-Bit and was fortunate enough to work with Richard Munns who was making fantastic music. Plastron and Heart Brake where two games i wrote. There may be some news on Plastron shortly will let you know when i can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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