Latest Updates
11/16/10: Uploaded MP3 pack for Descent I and FLAC packs for Shadow Warrior, Blood, and Descent II.
09/09/10: Uploaded MP3 packs for Shadow Warrior, Blood, and Descent II.
09/02/10: Revised History Of PC Game Music section.
09/01/10: Added OGG, MP3, and FLAC downloads for "Whomp Beta".
08/31/10: Site goes live. Duke3D, Duke Expansions, Shadow Warrior, Blood, ROTT, Descent I, Descent II OGG music packs available.
Why make these music packs?
The Roland SC-55 was the standard in the 90s for computer game soundtracks. It was the top of the line. The absolute best you could buy. Nearly every game supported it and preferred its many enhancements over the simple General MIDI standard. They not only supported it but most game soundtracks were composed with it and as a result their best gaming experiences were meant to be made with an SC-55. And now that I have an SC-55 myself I can share this experience with everyone else through the wonders of modern source ports with OGG music pack support! After doing Duke Nukem 3D I enjoyed the process so much that I decided to record the SC-55 soundtracks of bunch of other games for completeness' sake. And also in anticipation of newer game ports that will hopefully one day support these music packs. And so I am.
That's the short version. Click here for a longer and much more in-depth history of PC game music media.
Coming soon: MP3 & FLAC packs for your listening pleasure!
How can I play these games with your music packs?
Most of the games I've made music packs for have modern ports that you can play on modern computers. Some of them support music packs like mine. They come in all sorts of shapes and flavours to suit any individual's needs. Here's a list of them. To install the music packs for each of these ports just unzip the archive into the game port folder.
= Natively supports music packs
Duke Nukem 3D
- EDuke32 - The best source port for Duke Nukem 3D
- xDuke - A simple but very efficient port
- JFDuke3D - JonoF's port
- Duke3dw - ProASM's port
- Rancid Meat - Another great simple port
Rise of the Triad
- WinROTT & GLRott - Two source ports for Rise of the Triad
Shaddow Warrior
Blood
- DOSBox - Unfortunately, no source port exists as yet for Blood since the source code was never released. Your best bet is to use DOSBox which is an excellent DOS environment emulator. Furthermore, this also means that you cannot use any music packs with the game.
Descent I & II
- Dxx-Rebirth - Source ports for Descent I and II
If you want to contact me to request a pack for your favourite game or Duke3D MOD you can email me at: shine62 AT gmail DOT com.
