Akumajo Densetsu utilized Konami's VRC6 mapper chip to add extra sound channels: two square waves and a sawtooth. It'd be more accurate to say that the American version of Castlevania III is the one that was altered.
I'd be curious to know what your recording setup was and if you performed any sort of mastering. It's very cool that you recorded those yourself. Good point on the Castlevania soundtracks, Jodo.
#DOUBLE DRAGON 2 NES SOUND FX PLUS#
1, as that weighs in at 8 minutes and 7 seconds, plus it's not from the NES version (they did include 3 tracks at the end of the CD). Keep in mind that this differs from what is available on Dracula Best Vol.
Since it doesn't have a sound test I had to play through all of it (had to look up that damned kneeling with crystal/dracula body parts stuff). While I'm here I might as well add the NES version of Castlevania II:Īlthough it weighs in at 10 minutes and 25 seconds, it took me more than 3 hours to actually record the music. And both were officially released, so one doesn't need to bother with emulation (which tends to underwhelm me, but it's good for sampling). I still say that Madara is one of the better Famicom soundtracks, along with Lagrange Point (both Konami titles). 1, but the NES versions never officially made it to CD. The Famicom versions of CVIII are on Dracula Best Vol. Cognizant of this, I recorded the NES music straight to CD (from the sound test): One could say there are two versions, since the Japanese version was slightly altered. One of my few nitpicks with 8 bit music is that of Castlevania III. I just heard it for the first time a few weeks ago and I don't find it difficult to agree. What you should do if you haven't heard it yet is drop everything you're doing and just check out Journey to Silius. Sorry, I just can't narrow it down further than that, all of those are top-notch. Phew! All of them are great, but if you want to avoid muddling through them all and just skip to the best of the best, my recommendations are: Batman, Castlevania 1, 2, 3, Deja Vu, Double Dragon 2, 3, Final Fantasy 3, The Guardian Legend, Guerrilla War, Journey to Silius, Mega Man 2, 3, 5, Metal Gear, Metroid, Gimmick, Power Blade, Rygar, Shadowgate, Shatterhand, Solstice, Wizards and Warriors 1, 2, 3. Tons upon tons of great NES music out there! Try: