GameGuy444,
The previous comments regarding how I made these soundtracks was back before I even had a computer (with a sound card). I was using a Fostex digital multi-tracker recording live signals from RCA audio cable connected to the NES' audio out. It was very much "analog" and sounded considerably worse than converting a pre-existing NSF to WAV/MP3.

It was not to meant to say that the original, non-emulated sounds worse. It was my recording method at the time that was. Also not to imply that MONO sounds worse, but I prefer stereo when listening to stand-alone music.

There's plenty of other great people preserving the authentic sound.
For anyone who wants the mono sound, I recommend getting Sigma62's NES stuff.

Also, since first making this thread I have speeded up the process of converting to MP3, but arrangement, tagging, and other stuff (researching composer info, finding stage names, actually playing through the game) still takes time.


You can listen to some of my Hardware NES music, it's mono but we did EQ it and add some ST Reverb: http://www.youtube.com/user/fixfred99#p/u/5/Pn63BKWFYSU

Howard Stern! \m/


EDIT: Another NES soundtrack is almost done. Look for it tomorrow. It's a big one!

GameGuy444,
The previous comments regarding how I made these soundtracks was back before I even had a computer (with a sound card). I was using a Fostex digital multi-tracker recording live signals from RCA audio cable connected to the NES' audio out. It was very much "analog" and sounded considerably worse than converting a pre-existing NSF to WAV/MP3.

It was not to meant to say that the original, non-emulated sounds worse. It was my recording method at the time that was. Also not to imply that MONO sounds worse, but I prefer stereo when listening to stand-alone music.


Thanks for clearing that up, makes sense. Stereo isn't bad I've done it with SIDs (C64 music) using a HardSID card but SID fans prefered mono...it's one of those things.

NES music is the same, it was presumbly composed in mono, many OST remixed it in ST (I agree usually a bad job at that) so most NES music fans prefer it in mono. I agree that mono rips are all over the net so there's no point in you doing that.


GameGuy444,

There's plenty of other great people preserving the authentic sound.
For anyone who wants the mono sound, I recommend getting Sigma62's NES stuff.

Also, since first making this thread I have speeded up the process of converting to MP3, but arrangement, tagging, and other stuff (researching composer info, finding stage names, actually playing through the game) still takes time.



Howard Stern! \m/


EDIT: Another NES soundtrack is almost done. Look for it tomorrow. It's a big one!

Yes, yes tagging is time consuming, personally I like your work...I am not a purist either.

Howard is the man! :D

What NSF Emulator are you using?

Since I have the NES PowerPak cart I am able to play any NSF music from the NES Hardware so I have done some (won't say a lot) comparing.

By my simple tests NotSoFatSo was the best emulator, spot on perfect. The only differnces was NES recordings were slightly "warmer" that's probably because it was a true analog recording, mix, all channels etc. matched 1:1 - as far as my ears could tell...99.9%

Super Mario Bros. 3 (36 Tracks) (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Super_Mario_Bros_3.zip)

Here is the full soundtrack to Nintendo's most obscure game from their little known series 'Super Mario Bros.'
From long forgotten composer Koji Kondo.

Don't miss this hidden gem of a NES game.

What NSF Emulator are you using?
I don't use emulator unless there is no NSF of the game or if there is a certain song missing from an NSF. When that happens I use Nestopia for sound logging.

I also use NotSoFatso with Winamp Pro to make WAVs, and Audacity + LAME for editing and MP3 conversion.

Super Mario Bros. 3 (36 Tracks) (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Super_Mario_Bros_3.zip)

Here is the full soundtrack to Nintendo's most obscure game from their little known series 'Super Mario Bros.'
From long forgotten composer Koji Kondo.

Don't miss this hidden gem of a NES game.

Wow speak of the devil ,just last night i requested it lol.

How about that Total Recall one? ;)

dude heros quest dungeon (bgm).mp3 gives me goosebumps its so awesome ty for the upload.

I don't use emulator unless there is no NSF of the game or if there is a certain song missing from an NSF. When that happens I use Nestopia for sound logging.

I also use NotSoFatso with Winamp Pro to make WAVs, and Audacity + LAME for editing and MP3 conversion.

NoSoFatso is an NSF emulator, it only does the 6502 sound chip but it is an emulator. That's what I meant, yes it's the best.

Adventure Island (14 Tracks) (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Adventure_Island.zip)

Early music from Jun Chiki Chikuma (who also composed 'Faxanadu'). It's catchy island music.

Wow speak of the devil ,just last night i requested it lol.
Yes thanks for requesting one that I was already working on, hereby giving the deceptive illusion that I am punctual in filling requests.


dude heros quest dungeon (bgm).mp3 gives me goosebumps its so awesome ty for the upload.
That song also happens to be the composer's favorite (he refers to it as "Track 2"). It was composed by Neil Baldwin. He still does chiptunes and maintains a website where you can download all his work and read insider comments about the creation of each game's music.
http://dutycyclegenerator.com/

There's also some unreleased music on there that I need to get around to arranging.

Thanks so much for the Super Mario Bros. 3 upload.

Another great NES game you could stereoize the music for would be the Jurassic Park game for the Nintendo...it's funky! And I can't seem to find any NSF soundtrack for the NES game Time Lord which has very catchy epic themes...

thanks Z.E.N for your latest works,

i will listen for sure ;o)

WHOOPS! I found the Time Lord NSF soundtrack...so it exists. No artist info, but it sounds similar to the music from Battletoads at certain times, so might be same artist. Good Stuff!

S.C.A.T. - Special Cybernetic Attack Team [16 Tracks] (http://zhxhome.net/zen/SCAT.zip)

S.C.A.T. music. Was called 'Action in New York' in Europe. It's a shooter.
Composed by Kyouhei Sada of Konami fame (Contra, Adventures of Bayou Billy).

Also included famous voice sample. One of the best voices for NES. Listen at it!


EDIT: Also I think I solved the mysterious iTunes problem. If this upload gives no trouble, I will know what to do for later.

How about Dragon Warrior 1-4 in stereo Z.E.N please

Sorry to say these files still don't work in iTunes. :(

Thank you! You're AVAILABLE download for Friday the 13th completed my LJN Game Collection.

BAM!


Also I think I solved the mysterious iTunes problem.
Oops! I forgot to upload the new files. They are all there now. I found/fixed the problem so sorry to all you iTuners that were suffering.

WARNING TO ALL UPLOADERS WHO USING ID3 TAGGING PROGS: Do NOT use the current Linux/Ubuntu version of EasyTag for MP3 files. It is incompatible with iTunes somehow. The Windows version works fine though.


While testing out the entire 6.5.0.Tunes library, I noticed that the ID3 tag for TRACK # was never filled out. This is what iTunes uses for song order. I spend a lot of time on arrangement, therefore it was important to re-tag everything. So I did that and re-uploaded EVERY SINGLE NES SOUNDTRACK with updated tags and files that are guaranteed to work in iTunes.

So yeah... just go ahead and download everything again. :D
(I'm sure my host from the ZHX blogsite won't mind the bandwidth too much.)

Don't mean to further bombard you Z.E.N. but just noticed a guy before request the soundtrack to Swordmaster. If you get a chance you should really check that out. Amazing soundtrack from one of the most hour stealing games of my childhood. But you know, if you like it you like it, if you dont you dont. :)

Thanks regardless man. :D

BAM!


So I did that and re-uploaded EVERY SINGLE NES SOUNDTRACK with updated tags and files that are guaranteed to work in iTunes.

So yeah... just go ahead and download everything again. :D
(I'm sure my host from the ZHX blogsite won't mind the bandwidth too much.)

That was very nice of you, as this seems to be an isolated problem! Thanks for your work!

Tetris please.....

Mega Man - 17 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Mega_Man_1.zip)

Music from the very first Mega Man game.
(This is necessary right?)

Composers: Yoshihiro Sagaguchi and Manami Matsumae

Who Framed Roger Rabbit - 14 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Who_Framed_Roger_Rabbit.zip)

Upbeat NES-style jazz from David Wise.

I know this isn't a "request shit no one can find" thread and instead a "please dash some jazz into these mono tracks" thread, but I'll ask anyways. There is a rare Square-Soft game for NES known as Robowarrior. Since people here know there stuff: anyone know where to go to find the soundtrack to this bad boy, or if there even is one?

Also, thanks for the work you've put into all of this. Megaman 2 sounds amazing.

Downloading everything again here lol
Thanks ZEN!

Best part: It's all neatly tagged!!!

I would like a Ultimate Stuntman soundtrack!

Wonderful topic!

Here's a few requests:
Total Recall
James Bond Jr.
Lethal Weapon
American Gladiators
Cool World
Fun House
Hudson Hawk

Request:

Golgo 13

Mega Man 4 - 31 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Mega_Man_4.zip)

Mega Man's 4th NES game.
Composers: Yasuaki Fujita (Bun Bun), Minae Fujii



I know this isn't a "request shit no one can find" thread and instead a "please dash some jazz into these mono tracks" thread, but I'll ask anyways. There is a rare Square-Soft game for NES known as Robowarrior. Since people here know there stuff: anyone know where to go to find the soundtrack to this bad boy, or if there even is one?
All I have right now is the NSF file.
http://zhxhome.net/zen/NSF/Robo%20Warrior.nsf
But no MP3 yet.

i am always there to support your job, Z.E.N.

thanks you very much for MM4, :D
downlaoding & listening soon ^^

Thanks again ZEN, all this stuff is so awesome. I just grabbed Rydia and a few others.
If you're looking for requests I'd toss Turtles III in the mix.

Time Lord and Jurassic Park please...

Thank you so much for Mega Man 4.

Amazing music thanks for all of this especially the Rygar, Contra and Castlevania music. Especially for the FF music, would it be possible to see FFII in the future please?

Mega Man 6 - 34 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Mega_Man_6.zip)
Composers: Yuko Takehara

Mega Man NES series is now complete. All 6 games now have full soundtracks in stereo. Yay?

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Marble Madness - 10 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Marble_Madness.zip)
Composers: Brad Fuller, Hal Canon

Kinetic rock & roll.

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Joe & Mac / Caveman Ninja - 7 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Joe_and_Mac.zip)
Composer: unknown (anybody know?)

Some very good drum and percussion samples in this. Dino beats!

merci for mm6 & j&m :)

j&m arcade music artists are (according the ending & mameinfo) :
MARO, Atomic Hanada, T.Miura, Y.Takahama

here is my arcade rip Z.E.N if you want to try the listen,
CAVEMAN NINJA JOE & MAC unofficial Soundtrack (Arcade) (Thread 63727)

EDIT: problem
mm6 link is pointing actually to the mm4 rip.

j&m arcade music artists are (according the ending & mameinfo) :
MARO, Atomic Hanada, T.Miura, Y.Takahama

here is my arcade rip Z.E.N if you want to try the listen,
CAVEMAN NINJA JOE & MAC unofficial Soundtrack (Arcade) (Thread 63727)

EDIT: problem
mm6 link is pointing actually to the mm4 rip.
Thanks for this info. I will see if they compose for the NES version.

I fixed Mega Man 6 link too.

Z.E.N., you have an awesome collection, and I love your efforts. I do have one suggestion that you might want to try looking at, though.

Namely, getting(if at all possible) a rip of the TENGEN Tetris game. While I know that the music from it is actual Russian classic music, I guess the child in me prefers the tinny version that I listened to endlessly on that game.:)

As I said, merely a suggestion...you seem to be doing a bang-up job regardless.:D

Dragon Warrior / Dragon Quest - 19 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Dragon_Warrior.zip)

Knightly fantasy songs from the first game in the 'Dragon Warrior/ Dragon Quest' series.
Composed by Kouichi Sugiyama.

Enjoy, thou must.

Thanks zen!!
i would like to request Super Spike V-Ball and Nintendo World Cup!
plz plz =D

Thanks a lot! I used to have a few of this ost but not all of them and not as accurate as yours.

Downloaded Mega Man 1-6, Castlevania 1-3, Zelda 1 & 2, Final Fantasy, Strider, and Tetris. Thanks so much for all of these! ^_^

Amazing! THanks!

These are great, but how can you NOT have River City Ransom in the list?! ;D

Dragon Warrior / Dragon Quest - 19 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Dragon_Warrior.zip)

Knightly fantasy songs from the first game in the 'Dragon Warrior/ Dragon Quest' series.
Composed by Kouichi Sugiyama.

Enjoy, thou must.

Fantastic! Thank you for you continued contributions...always looking forward to your updates!!!

Z.E.N. - take requests? I love some NES games i'd like to download & hear in stereo.

Desert Strike: Return To The Golf.

Does anyone have the Magic of Scheherazade game rip of soundtrack loop in Mp3 format ?

Aside from River City Ransom, I'd like to hear some tunes from Dragon Quest/Warrior 2-4.

Other than that, keep up the good work ;)

cool but wheres ninja gaiden III?

Wow. that's really great stuff! And it's really cool that you're willing to rework and reupload some of these.

As a request, what about GunSmoke?

Here's a few requests:
James Bond Jr.

Gonna have to go ahead and second this request. A so-so game but the music is highly underrated

Any chance we could possibly get Tecmo Bowl, or Tecmo Super Bowl?

Request: The Jetsons

Thanks!!

Cool, i'll give 'em a listen :)

Holy crap, man. You're awesome! Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

This Castlevania III is the Japanese or the American?

Woah this place looks different!


This Castlevania III is the Japanese or the American?
NES version (North America and Europe). I tried to rip the Famicom version but had issues with the bass sound. It uses that crazy VRC6 sound chip. Will attempt to do it again someday (maybe).

Sorry about delays. I will get busy on these when I get time.

---------- Post added at 09:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:39 PM ----------

Well that didn't take long.



Wizards & Warriors - 16 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Wizards_and_Warriors.zip)

Composer: David Wise

One of the earliest works by Rare's revered composer. Lots of good minstrel-like sounding stuff in this one.

Enjoy.

Can I request again the Ultimate Stuntman soundtrack?

Absolutely love your thread...certainly a favorite among so many...

Here are a few requests/suggestions:

KQ5 (King's Quest V)
Kid Icarus
Willow
Total Recall

Thank You!!!

nice!!! very very awesome sound!!! a must have!!!!

Super Spike V'Ball
Nintendo World Cup

Make it happen!!!!!!

Journey To Silius - 12 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Journey_to_Silius.zip)


holy shit, thanks a ton for this one alone! been wanting this forever!

I downloaded Street Fighter 2010 and Ducktales and put them on CD today, thank you very much. This is my most frequented page on these forums, I believe.

Have you ever thought of doing Zombie Nation or Gimmick? Like Lagrange Point, they use special sound chips and do things that normal NES music isn't capable of. There are a couple more games like this, I can't remember the names right now.

Amazing. Thanks.

Hey ZEN Here is a list of suggestions that i have

Guerrilla War
Life Force
Gradius
Dr. Mario
Kid Icarus
Ikari Warriors
Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road
Ikari Warriors III: The Rescue
P.O.W.: Prisoners of War
Wizards and Warriors III - Kuros: Visions of Power
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 2
Tetris 2
Adventures of Lolo
Adventures of Lolo 2
Adventures of Lolo 3
Contra Force
Darkwing Duck
Duck Tales II
Bases Loaded
Bases Loaded 2
Bases Loaded 3
Bases Loaded 4
Excitebike

Thank You ZEN

OMG....I dont know where to start....I feel like a kid in a candy store...Excellent list of music, thanks ZEN...
do you believe it would be possible to have Startropics??

I downloaded Street Fighter 2010 and Ducktales and put them on CD today, thank you very much. This is my most frequented page on these forums, I believe.

Have you ever thought of doing Zombie Nation or Gimmick? Like Lagrange Point, they use special sound chips and do things that normal NES music isn't capable of. There are a couple more games like this, I can't remember the names right now.

Didn't alot of the Code Masters games do that? Like 'Micromachines' or 'Big Nose the Caveman' (if anyone remember THAT game lol)?


Hope that NES version of Gun.Smoke gets posted soon! pleaaaaase lol
The NES music is way better than the arcade's imo.

Also, the music from 'Sky Shark' would be awesome with the stereo treatment!

Thanks again!

I'm still waiting for Skate or Die 2. IMO that had the best music out of any NES game.

thank you! been looking all over for the original music for Faxanadu!

Suggestions:

Tombs and Treasures
Tecmo World Wrestling
Super Dodge Ball

Z.E.N., I just want to say that your direct hosting is amazing. Keep up the amazing work.

Many thanks for your great efforts compiling these soundtracks!

If possible, please consider:

8 Eyes
Choujin Sentai Jetman
Mighty Final Fight
Shatterhand a.k.a. Tokkyū Shirei Solbrain
TMNT III: The Manhattan Project

great collection and share, thanks!

Absolutely love your thread...certainly a favorite among so many...

Here are a few requests/suggestions:

Kid Icarus

Thank You!!!

I second this, can't believe I forgotten about good ol' Pit.

Excellent stuff !!!!!! many thanks !!!!!

Can you add addams family please?

thanks for the music finally a much better copy of the soundtrack that got me into VGM Ninja Gaiden. My copies were all pretty poor quality and to add Ducktales is just awesome Thanks

Hey, I really love this thread. It appears the project has been abandoned since forever ago, but I do have a request of my own. I recently started playing Ufouria: The Saga, and its soundtrack is heavenly. Think you could get it up here? Thanks so much.

not here to request anything this time. just a question. there was a game for NES. i can describe it but can anyone tell me the name of it?

description: all i remember is the whole game is dark except you, the player, the main person because there is a spotlight on you. and it follows you everywhere u go. other than the spotlight on you, everything is dark. it was an NES game. idk if it was based on anything (like another form of media like games are) but i doubt it.

Thanks for providing these. They sound quite nice.

New music added since my absence...

Shatterhand - 13 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Shatterhand.zip)
by: Iku Mizutani, Kouichi Yamanishi

M.C. Kids / McDonald Land - 14 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/MC_Kids.zip)
by: Charles Deenen

Kabuki Quantum Fighter - 16 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Kabuki_Quantum_Fighter.zip)
by: Masaki Hashimoto, Takahiro Wakuta


And the one I'm most proud of...

Skate or Die 2: The Search For Double Trouble - 16 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Skate_or_Die_2.zip)
by: Rob Hubbard
(Complete with all DPMC instrument samples.)

Enjoy.

Skate or Die 2: The Search For Double Trouble - 16 Tracks (http://playthenes.com/6.5.0.Tunes/Skate_or_Die_2.zip)
by: Rob Hubbard
(Complete with all DPMC instrument samples.)

Enjoy.

I think I love you... :)

Thanks!

Still waiting for Ultimate Stuntman and Bomberman II.

I'm not still waiting, but I would like Kid Icarus to be stereophonized.

Love your thread, bring back to my childhood. can you reupload Double Dragon 2, I can't extract the rar file, PLEASE thanks

You need to download WinRAR

I tired to download Double Dragon 2 with WinRAR, but it didn't work. Help me to fix it. It say, ''Unexpected end of archive.''

Try another program like WinZip or 7-Zip?

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing!

Hi, I really like your stuff, It's pretty awesome having it in nice stereo quality! Though I was wondering if you could do soundtracks of these games:

Akumajou Special: Boku Dracula-Kun
Dr. Mario
Dragon Warrior/Quest II, III & IV
Final Fantasy II & III
Kid Icarus
Kirby's Adventure
Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
River City Ransom

Thanks.

Here is the song that plays during the famous intro sequence of Nintendo's rare M82 Game Selectable Working store demonstration unit. Composed by Hirokazu Tanaka (also did 'Metroid').

M82 Demo Unit - 1 Track (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/M82_Demo_Unit.mp3)

Also made an animation of the demo screen that the song plays during.
http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/images/nes_m82.gif

Just because.



I tired to download Double Dragon 2 with WinRAR, but it didn't work. Help me to fix it. It say, ''Unexpected end of archive.''
I re-uploaded 'Double Dragon II'. Apparently it was only half there.

Double Dragon II (24.6 MB) (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Double_Dragon_2.zip)

Should work now. Sorry in advance.

Request:

Startropics 1 & 2

Thanks!

This lack of love for Pit suggests some degree of blasphemy, or madness. I also happen to be very conveniently standing in front of a very very very large well type thing.

Thanks for Faxanadu!

Kid Icarus - 12 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Kid_Icarus.zip)

As requested. Composed by Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka.


Also uploaded tunes to the new homebrew game NES Virus Cleaner.
13 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/NES_Virus_Cleaner.zip)

By Robert Bryant of Sly Dog Studios.

I love you... *hugs Z.E.N* <___< Well, this is awkward :P

Truly Outstanding!!!...Many, Many Thanks!

Shadow of the Ninja / Blue Shadow - 12 Tracks (19.3 MB) (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Shadow_of_the_Ninja.zip)

COMPOSERS: Iku Mizutani, Kouichi Yamanishi
From the creaters of 'Shatterhand'. Good ninja rock & roll.

Thank You!!!

Just nabbed the Faxanadu soundtrack -- man, I LOVED that game as a kid -- and it sounds wonderful, definitely better than listening to an emulated NSF version. Gonna go about grabbing some of the other releases too (might get all of them, for posterity's sake).

This may have been asked in the thread already, Z.E.N, but is there any chance of an SNES variation of this archive?

Also, if I could make a request: I'd love to get Clash at Demonhead (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clash_at_Demonhead).

This is amazing, thank you! I'd love to see Asterix (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix_%28Nintendo_video_game%29) added to your list in the future.

Super Dodge Ball - 19 Tracks (31.2 MB) (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Super_Dodge_Ball.zip)

COMPOSER: Kazuo Sawa
Technos / CSG Imagesoft, 1989

Dodge Ball game with some block rockin' beats and whatnot.



This may have been asked in the thread already, Z.E.N, but is there any chance of an SNES variation of this archive?
I don't see the point of SNES since it's already in stereo and widely available. The only thing I could add to those would be the ID3 tagging.

Could you do Final Fantasy III?

Darkwing Duck and Chip n Dale's Rescue Rangers? (What, I enjoyed them....)

now 3 jears late do you have robowarrior mp3 tunes?

This is great stuff. Thank you very kindly :D

Except I can't find Final Fantasy III

Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode - 22 Tracks (34 MB) (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Golgo_13.zip)
COMPOSER: T. Hasuya
Vic Tokai, 1988

Espionage, action-thriller music!

Obviously, by Final Fantasy III, I mean Final Fantasy III not Final Fantasy VI

Here're 5 of the NES games I would love to here in stereo.

Conquest of the Crystal Palace
Kickle Cubicle
Adventures of Lolo 1-3
Legacy of the Wizard
Little Nemo: The Dream Master

Great stuff! Thanks!

The one gamerip I can't seem to find properly done is Bart vs The Space Mutants. I'd like to request it, if possible.

great list!!! would like to quest, suggest a little:
-Deja Vu
-Uninvited (as you already posted shadowgate...)
-Little samson
-Wai Wai world 2
-sky shark
-godzilla
-river city ransom
-crash n' the boys ice challenge (technically the actual name is Ike Ike nekketsu Hockey bu)
and maybe some hacks... for example there's a lot of good megaman/rockman hacks with very good music

anyways, good work here!!!

is there any game music available for the game "Loopz"?
that had some great music in it!

I need Battletoads & Double Dragon NES-version in stereo)

Awesome. Thank you for this.

Fire Emblem & Fire Emblem Gaiden, Please.

Looking for the Famicom Disk System versions of Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. that is, the JAPANESE originals.

Thanks a lot for the Final Fantasy proper NES OST, it wasn't as easy to find as I would have bet.

So, is it done for? The site moved, but in the new one there's no mention of PlayTheNes. Too bad.

As I have heard, the site is pretty much dead. No more new music will come out, but all the stuff they released will still be there.

Well, let's try something. I've been toying with the NotSoFatso plugin for Winamp, some NSFE files and here are my first tries. I hope you can give me some feedback of what can be improved.

Jackal:

Here (http://www.mediafire.com/?a05j36w4q4eokdj)

Mike Tyson's Punch Out:

Here (http://www.mediafire.com/?ygt53xk7quejzvq)

Little Nemo: The Dream Master

And Here. (http://www.mediafire.com/?5x95x13ehchjkv9)

Hope you like it.

Thanks! The MegaMan does sound quite a bit better than the cd's I paid alot of money for :(

AFMG, wow excellent work bro. Punch Out in particular sounds great!

Thanks, but no merit, it's pretty much done simply by adjusting the pan sliders to both square channels on the NotSoFatso plugin in Winamp. The most work comes from splitting and encoding the resulting WAV, but that's minimum. Since the thread starter is long gone, it would be nice if we all gathered to continue working and share our experiments.

Its a shot in the dark, but can anyone upload The Magic of Scheherazade OST? The only one that was on this site is on megaupload and due to the megaupload fiasco, it's gone now.

Any chance of a re-up of Wizards & Warriors? Thx

Any chance of a re-up of Wizards & Warriors? Thx

It's still there in the first page of this thread. I don't have The Magic of Sheherazade. There was an Official Release or do you mean the rip?

It's still there in the first page of this thread. I don't have The Magic of Sheherazade. There was an Official Release or do you mean the rip?

I think it was a rip. Thread 83814 yep a rip. My bad

Thanks

Nes Music <3

But all the links are dead ! "playthenes.com", there is adversiting and that's all !

Can you re-upload please ?

Thank you, and sorry for my english, I'm french and my english is very bad !

the archived site:

Play The NES - Home of the psycho freaks! (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/)

Thanks Mr Muay Thai for your NES' OST !

find in robertlbryant DOT com Cheers....

All links to the music appear dead. :(

Bullseye!

AFMG, have you kept experimenting with this? I love playthenes' releases. i would love to get Dragon Warrior 2-4 and Final Fantasy 2-3. I am willing to help out but I would need instruction. I have no idea where to begin.

I'll help you out, gotta do some work, but I think I can upload some images as a guide before the weekend.

Very cool. Thank you very much.

This thread needs love!

I've been encoding stereo NES tracks for years, independently, and I just noticed this thread. IMHO, mine sound just as good as OP's, if not better. Does anyone have any requests that haven't been posted here, or are now gone?

ruiner9, I'm looking for Dragon Warrior 2-4 and Final Fantasy 2-3. I don't think they were originally posted.

SevenX - Here's Dragon Warrior II. I'll have the other ones up over the course of the weekend. :)

Dragon Warrior II (Stereo Version) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/109623321/Dragon%20Warrior%20II%20%28NES%20Stereo%29.rar)

That is awesome, thank you very much! I really like the way they sound. I'd say they are a little more smooth that the OP, if that makes sense. I look forward to hearing the rest.

Great! I tried to attract more people since the OP left the thread, but unsuccesfully. I can upload all the ones I got from the site and the post if anyone's interested.

AFMG, do you think we should just start a new thread for this? You take 1st post, I'll take 2nd post, and we upload what we have there, to keep it all organized?

I've been encoding stereo NES tracks for years, independently, and I just noticed this thread. IMHO, mine sound just as good as OP's, if not better. Does anyone have any requests that haven't been posted here, or are now gone?

Not sure if it has been posted before but . . Bucky O Hare for the NES. That would be a kicker.

OK, double post, but it's an upload so I wanna keep it separate. Here's DW4:

Dragon Warrior IV (NES Stereo) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/109623321/Dragon%20Warrior%20IV%20%28NES%20Stereo%29.rar)

Now, I have DW3, but I don't have a tracklisting or timelisting for it, so they're just unnamed, 5 minute loops of the songs. If you have any info about what the tracknames from the DW3 OST are, I can try to fill them in, or I can upload them as-is.

Thank you again, ruiner9! You can just post DW3 as-is. I can tag and re-upload them.

What software are you using? I'd like to help out if I can but I'm not sure where to start. The main thing I don't know is the correct panning of different sounds. I'm not familiar with music production so I don't know where each instrument should go. I don't know what effects to add either, like compression or chorus.

Bucky O'Hare! (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/109623321/Bucky%20O%27Hare%20%28NES%20Stereo%29.7z)

Well, SevenX, I use a couple different apps depending on the quality of the initial NSF. If the NSF comes with an m3u file, I can run it through Winamp using the Chipamp plugin, and then I just convert it to a high-quality set of wav files. The m3u file automatically names and time-limits each one. After the wavs are done, I use the re-encoding feature on NERO 12 to make super-high quality VBR LAME MP3 files. Then, I fill in some details, like composer info, and publisher, etc.

If the NSF doesn't come with an m3u, it's a little more tricky. NSFPlay has a built in loop-detector, which works MOST of the time, but you need to convert the tracks to wav one by one, and then do a little more editing of the file names to make it presentable.

As far as audio goes, I like to put SQR0 and SQR1 on opposite sides, as in most tracks, these two instruments are in harmony, and the separation can create some pretty cool effects. The TRI, I just keep slightly off-center, and the noise and DMC channels are usually centered too. Percussion only coming out of one speaker sounds pretty bad. You can probably slightly off-center the two on opposing sides for songs with a lot of percussion (like Tim Follin's works, or a lot of Konami tracks) but I like to keep my sounds as uniform as possible.

As far as chorus/ effects go, I aim for a pure NES sound, so I don't mess with any of that stuff. Putting a little chorus or reverb might make it sound a bit richer, depending on the tune, but that's a matter of personal taste, and I'm trying to please the crowd here. ;)

I think, as a personal project, I'm going to upload a lot of Tim Follin's stuff (who's by far one of the best NES composers IMHO) and then start on some of the NSF's that I have pre-tagged m3u's for, just because they're quicker and easy. Still working on DW and FF, too!

Bucky O'Hare! (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/109623321/Bucky%20O%27Hare%20%28NES%20Stereo%29.7z)!

Sweet holy frying pan. That's absolutely marvelous. A boatload of gratefulness and fluffy creatures is coming your way as a token of my gratitude. Tipping the hat to you good sir.

Thank you for the explanation. I'm going to mess around with it and see what I can come up with. I also like Tim Follin's nes work. I really like the music for Solstice, even though I don't like the game much.

And here is Final Fantasy (NES Stereo). (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/109623321/Final%20Fantasy%20%28NES%20Stereo%29.7z)

Man, my computer at work encodes so much faster than at my house... :facepalm:

Bucky O'Hare! (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/109623321/Bucky%20O%27Hare%20%28NES%20Stereo%29.7z)

Looking through the library of lost NES memories I came up on a few requests / reups if you maybe could find it in your heart:

Shadowgate
Blaster Master
Dragons Lair

As always, many thanks in advance and stay awesome.

Well I just happened to have Shadowgate lying around (that's a lie, actually. I'm that quick at making these now.)

Enjoy!

Shadowgate (NES Stereo) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/109623321/Shadowgate%20%28NES%20Stereo%29.7z)

Ruiner9, you're like a ninja of the night with this ripping business. As a shogun, I would have been mighty proud of you.

Wohoo, Dragon Quest IV. Thank you!

Any hopes for Mouryou Senki MADARA rip? That would be sweet.

Can you do Kirby's Adventure?

May I please request Iron Tank aka Great T.A.N.K.?

...

Kirby's Adventure NES 105 MB
zip file MP3 (http://www.mediafire.com/download/y9l5kk75n6duuo3/Kirby%27s_Adventure.zip)

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Nice, but these are single-channel mp3's. This thread is for stereo-separated tracks. I just don't want people to get confused!

Nice, but these are single-channel mp3's. This thread is for stereo-separated tracks. I just don't want people to get confused!

I'll need to double check. I have them marked as stereo. I didn't make them though.

I'll need to double check. I have them marked as stereo. I didn't make them though.

OK! The only one I checked last night was Blaster Master. It was a dual channel mp3, but the channels were identical. I'm on my phone right now so I can't check the other ones.

Are you guys just using the Haas effect to create stereo from mono or doubling?

No, NSF players like NSFPlay or NotSoFatso can actually separate the different channels of the tracks and provide the user with sliders to adjust the panning on each one. It's true stereo, not some silly psychoacoustic effect! If you read up a few posts, I go into more details about it.

Quick update while I'm here: I'm currently cutting/ fading the Dragon Warrior 3 tracks. They should be up soon, as long as the wife and kids don't come bugging me :)

Splendid, looking forward to DW3!

Alrighty! This one took a little more effort, but I know you guys are fans, so I manually went through and cut and faded each track. Track 18 is a VERY good example of why the NES should have been stereo all along... some of these tunes really come to life when you can hear each individual instrument!

Without further ado:

Dragon Warrior III (NES Stereo) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/109623321/Dragon%20Warrior%20III%20%28NES%20Stereo%29.7z)

Hope you dig it!

Alrighty! This one took a little more effort, but I know you guys are fans, so I manually went through and cut and faded each track. Track 18 is a VERY good example of why the NES should have been stereo all along... some of these tunes really come to life when you can hear each individual instrument!

Without further ado:

Dragon Warrior III (NES Stereo) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/109623321/Dragon%20Warrior%20III%20%28NES%20Stereo%29.7z)

Hope you dig it!

Downloading! Plentiful of thanks coming your way.

Wohoo, Dragon Quest IV. Thank you!

Any hopes for Mouryou Senki MADARA rip? That would be sweet.

Well, since you asked so nicely:

Mouryou Senki Madara (NES Stereo) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/109623321/Mouryou%20Senki%20Madara%20%28NES%20Stereo%29.7z) -- Track names are complete on this one :)

Never heard this one before... very nice soundtrack. The middle eastern tunes are very catchy.

Thank you so much for MADARA rip, the game has sound enhancement chip so I have always wanted to hear its music with good quality.

Can you do Kirby's Adventure?

No! I hate Kirby! Just kidding. I forgot how cool these tunes were!

Kirby's Adventure (NES Stereo) (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/109623321/Kirby%27s%20Adventure%20%28NES%20Stereo%29.7z)

That's all for me, for now. I'm going cross-eyed, here! I'll try to get some more done tonight or tomorrow morning.

Edit: Don't forget to hit the "add reputation" button if you appreciate my work! ;)

I hate you man, I truly do. Haha, just kidding. I fell in love with the song MA-DA-RA from that gamerip of yours and I can't find the arrange version anywhere. :O

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFwj2Mdev-4 - YES!

My imaginary hate is gone.

(now if I had this OST as FLAC...)

No, NSF players like NSFPlay or NotSoFatso can actually separate the different channels of the tracks and provide the user with sliders to adjust the panning on each one. It's true stereo, not some silly psychoacoustic effect! If you read up a few posts, I go into more details about it.

Quick update while I'm here: I'm currently cutting/ fading the Dragon Warrior 3 tracks. They should be up soon, as long as the wife and kids don't come bugging me :)

I took the plunge and found the program. I'm working on some stereo mixes myself. They're pretty rad.

I would like to wait for this.

OK, everyone! I've started my own thread! Come join the party at this link right here! (Thread 138495)

If anyone wants to make their own tagged, time-cut, VBR0 MP3 files (I'm trying to be the Starbucks of NES music, here) feel free to upload them in the new thread or PM me a link, and I'll put them in my dropbox and make sure you're credited!

if you create a new thread, post a link on this one please.

btw, can you do Double Dragon 3, Sweet Home and Bio senshi Dan??

if you create a new thread, post a link on this one please.

btw, can you do Double Dragon 3, Sweet Home and Bio senshi Dan??

I made a new thread a few days ago... it's right here:

Thread 138495 (http://forums.ffshrine.org/f72/ruiner9s-high-quality-stereo-nes-soundtrack-ganza-138495/#post2412604)

I uploaded all of your requests there, too. If you have any more, please request them in that thread.

Thank you, and enjoy!

Hails!
Thanks to all who have kept this thread going long after the original website's demise. I'm glad to see other members have picked up on the "NES in stereo" projects to keep it going. '6.5.0.Tunes' may be done but will still be archived here and at this address:

http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/6.5.0.Tunes.php

However, if I ever do pick up on this project again, all updates will only exist here at the shrine as I cannot access the PlayTheNES site any more.

Since then, this thread has been edited and all of the links on the first post are working again, so download away!



Here is some of the stuff I made that was not previously added to this topic...

Contra Force - 14 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Contra_Force.zip)

The Mafat Conspiracy - 16 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Mafat_Conspiracy.zip)

Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom - 30 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Ninja_Gaiden_3.zip)

Santa Claus's Toybox - 4 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Santa_Claus_Toybox.zip)

Uninvited - 15 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Uninvited.zip)



I will try to get in touch with the PTN site owner about a hosting situation, should I choose to continue these uploads.
Fare thee well NES music in stereo fans.

I'm so in debt to you. Would you be around?

wonderful news man! im glad this thread is still alive.

Many thanks; good to know I could come back and get these after the last computer crapped out. Much obliged.

I'm Definitely a fan of your channel keep up the good work. I love old school Chiptune NES Music!!

Found this thread today and just wanted to post a big THANKS!

These sound fantastic, bringing back some great memories. Keep up the good work!

Hi guys, this thread has been inactive since October 2013! I've taken over the NES stereo rips, and I've got over 300 of them now. Check out my thread. The link is in my sig! I take requests, too!

Ahh thanks good sir, will check out your thread!

Thank you man.

Great post! Many years ago I recorded the music off my 8-bit Nintendo onto MiniDisc, then transferred it to my computer. But, these sound WAY better haha. Thanks!

I'm too late. They're all gone! ;__;

OMG how did you even find this thread?

They've all been moved here:

Thread 219717

OMG how did you even find this thread?

They've all been moved here:

Thread 219717

OMG thank you!
https://i.gifer.com/EFfJ.gif

Found it using google 😧

can you reupload Shatterhand??

There's a MEGA link in the first post of this thread, you will find it in there:

Thread 227860

Thank you!