1 (edited by Shiru 2018-01-08 10:19:15)

Topic: Interesting classic engines to investigate

To avoid mixing up the stuff in the next gen engine thread or scattering it around, collecting all info here:


There is a few games with seemingly unique engines that weren't used anywhere else. What they has in common is the strong vibrato on the tone channel, which I think is underexplored area in modern engines.

Saboteur and Sigma 7 engines has one tone channel and noise drums, Sigma 7 also has phasing effects going on the tone channel.

Galaxy Force has two channels of tone and noise drums. The second channel sounds somewhat like ZX-10.

Another game that seemingly has the same weird and rare engine as Galaxy Force - Count Duckula. The same year, but seems that it has totally different authors.


Another unique sounding engine that does not seem to be used anywhere else is in the game Transmutter.

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Re: Interesting classic engines to investigate

Pi-R Squared has interesting sound. It may be the Savage engine (not too sure), considering there is Jas C. Brooke in the credits, but the noise sounds unusual. There is a scroller running along the music, too.

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