NES Game Music (in full stereo) [direct host]




Z.E.N
10-19-2007, 09:10 AM
Hails!

This thread is dedicated to the sounds and songs of the great Nintendo Entertainment System. It’s all about this original Nintendo console and it’s timeless chiptunes.

Since the NES uses the processor known as the "6502", I have affectionately named this collection "6.5.0.Tunes"!

So without haste…

Welcome to 6.5.0.Tunes!

Here is what’s to offer:

Full NES soundtracks with every song from the game that can be acquired.
Complete ID3 tag information of song name, composer, year of release, U.S. box cover (thumbnail pic), and accurate as possible "track names".
Full stereo sound production using multiple squarewave channel panning and doubling effects [NOTE: Does not change original NES sound, only makes it in stereo).
Adequate track lengths for satisfactory listening (3-4 repeats) and well planned fade-out times.
Tracks are strategically placed in order of appearance as in the actual game (i.e. "Level 1" music is listed before "Level 2").
All songs are in mp3 format, encoded in Variable Bit-Rate as high as 192 kbps down to 160 kbps.

Notes of importance:

– Archives are in zip file format. Should extract with the latest version of WinRAR or other zip file utilities.
– All links are personally hosted, so at no point should any of them be down.
– Converting NES music to mp3 format is a very time-consuming process (anywhere from 3-5 hours per game ST). Please be patient as I will try to fill all requests when possible.

All of the music in this thread can be found on the official 6.5.0.Tunes webpage:

http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/
The webpage lists additional composer and software developer information.

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Individual MP3 songs (for sampling):

HeroQuest Main Theme [HeroQuest] – MP3 (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/mp3/HeroQuest_Main_Theme.mp3)
Final Fantasy Main Theme [Final Fantasy I] – MP3 (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/mp3/Final_Fantasy_Main_Theme.mp3)
The Moon [DuckTales] – MP3 (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/mp3/The_Moon.mp3)
Level Theme 1 [Silver Surfer] – MP3 (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/mp3/Level_Theme_1.mp3)
Recca Blazing Fire [Recca: Summer Carnival ’92] – MP3 (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/mp3/Recca.mp3)
Scar of Time (Famicom sound version) – MP3 (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/mp3/Scar_of_Time_%28Famicom_sound_version%29.mp3)

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Full soundtracks list (alphabetical):

A Boy And His Blob – 4 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/A_Boy_and_His_Blob.zip)
A Nightmare On Elm Street – 18 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/A_Nightmare_On_Elm_Street.zip)
Adventure Island – 14 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Adventure_Island.zip)
Adventures of Bayou Billy – 10 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Adventures_of_Bayou_Billy.zip)

Batman – 11 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Batman.zip)
Batman: Return of the Joker – 15 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Batman-Return_of_the_Joker.zip)
Battle of Olympus – 23 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Battle_of_Olympus.zip)
BattleToads – 20 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/BattleToads.zip)
Bionic Commando – 20 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Bionic_Commando.zip)
Blaster Master – 15 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Blaster_Master.zip)
Bucky O’Hare – 21 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Bucky_OHare.zip)
BurgerTime – 6 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/BurgerTime.zip)

Castlevania – 16 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Castlevania.zip)
Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest – 14 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Castlevania_2.zip)
Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse – 28 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Castlevania_3.zip)
Contra – 12 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Contra.zip)
Contra Force – 14 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Contra_Force.zip)
Crystalis – 26 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Crystalis.zip)

Donkey Kong – 12 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Donkey_Kong.zip)
Double Dragon – 11 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Double_Dragon.zip)
Double Dragon II: The Revenge – 19 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Double_Dragon_2.zip)
Dr. Chaos – 8 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Dr_Chaos.zip)
Dragon Warrior – 19 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Dragon_Warrior.zip)
Duck Hunt – 9 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Duck_Hunt.zip)
DuckTales – 11 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/DuckTales.zip)

EarthBound Zero (Mother 1) – 48 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Earthbound_Zero.zip)

Faxanadu – 16 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Faxanadu.zip)
Fester’s Quest – 9 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Festers_Quest.zip)
Final Fantasy – 21 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Final_Fantasy.zip)
Friday the 13th – 8 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Friday_the_13th.zip)

Ghosts ‘n Goblins – 13 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Ghosts_n_Goblins.zip)
Gremlins 2 – 12 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Gremlins_2.zip)

HeroQuest – 5 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/HeroQuest.zip)

IronSword: Wizards & Warriors II – 16 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Ironsword.zip)

Jackie Chan’s Action Kung Fu – 18 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Jackie_Chan.zip)
Joe & Mac / Caveman Ninja – 7 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Joe_and_Mac.zip)
Journey To Silius – 12 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Journey_to_Silius.zip)

Kabuki Quantum Fighter – 16 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Kabuki_Quantum_Fighter.zip)
Karnov – 9 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Karnov.zip)
Kid Icarus – 12 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Kid_Icarus.zip)

Lagrange Point – 31 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Lagrange_Point.zip)
Legacy of the Wizard – 16 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Legacy_of_the_Wizard.zip)
Legend of Zelda – 11 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Legend_of_Zelda.zip)

M82 Demo Unit – MP3 (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/M82_Demo_Unit.mp3)
M.C. Kids / McDonaldland – 14 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/MC_Kids.zip)
The Mafat Conspiracy – 16 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Mafat_Conspiracy.zip)
Maniac Mansion – 22 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Maniac_Mansion.zip)
Marble Madness – 10 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Marble_Madness.zip)
Mega Man 1 – 17 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Mega_Man_1.zip)
Mega Man 2 – 22 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Mega_Man_2.zip)
Mega Man 3 – 25 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Mega_Man_3.zip)
Mega Man 4 – 31 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Mega_Man_4.zip)
Mega Man 5 – 27 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Mega_Man_5.zip)
Mega Man 6 – 34 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Mega_Man_6.zip)
Metal Gear – 14 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Metal_Gear.zip)
Metroid – 16 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Metroid.zip)

NES Virus Cleaner – 13 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/NES_Virus_Cleaner.zip)
Ninja Gaiden – 32 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Ninja_Gaiden.zip)
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos 33 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Ninja_Gaiden_2.zip)
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom – 30 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Ninja_Gaiden_3.zip)

Power Blade – 16 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Power_Blade.zip)
Power Blade 2 – 20 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Power_Blade_2.zip)

Rad Racer – 6 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Rad_Racer.zip)
Recca – Summer Carnival ’92 – 20 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Recca.zip)
Rygar – 16 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Rygar.zip)

S.C.A.T. (Special Cybernetic Attack Team) – 16 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/SCAT.zip)
Santa Claus’s Toybox – 4 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Santa_Claus_Toybox.zip)
Shadow of the Ninja – 12 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Shadow_of_the_Ninja.zip)
Shadowgate – 16 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Shadowgate.zip)
Shatterhand – 13 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Shatterhand.zip)
Silver Surfer – 9 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Silver_Surfer.zip)
Skate or Die! – 10 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Skate_or_Die.zip)
Skate or Die 2: The Search For Double Trouble – 16 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Skate_or_Die_2.zip)
Snake’s Revenge – 21 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Snakes_Revenge.zip)
Snow Brothers – 13 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Snow_Brothers.zip)
Solstice – 6 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Solstice.zip)
Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight – 22 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Street_Fighter_2010.zip)
Strider – 15 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Strider.zip)
Super C – 14 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Super_C.zip)
Super Dodge Ball – 19 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Super_Dodge_Ball.zip)
Super Mario Bros. – 18 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Super_Mario_Bros.zip)
Super Mario Bros. 2 – 16 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Super_Mario_Bros_2.zip)
Super Mario Bros. 3 – 36 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Super_Mario_Bros_3.zip)

Target: Renegade – 10 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Target_Renegade.zip)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – 16 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles.zip)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game – 25 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_2.zip)
Tetris (Nintendo) – 7 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Tetris.zip)
Twin Cobra – 7 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Twin_Cobra.zip)

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

Who Framed Roger Rabbit – 14 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Who_Framed_Roger_Rabbit.zip)
Wizards & Warriors – 16 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Wizards_and_Warriors.zip)

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link – 19 Tracks (http://robertlbryant.com/ptn/6.5.0.Tunes/Zelda_2.zip)

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Most of these games’ music can be found on the web in single-loop, low quality "mono" format. I wanted to give these songs a bit more flair for the modern listeners by giving them the "stereo" status. That is what the main goal of 6.5.0.Tunes is all about.

Any comments questions, criticisms, mild insults, and borderline objectionable imagery are welcome here.

I would greatly appreciate any feedback regarding mistakes such as incorrectly listed composers, inaccurate song titles, spelling errors, audio problems, et cet.

Requests are definitely accepted. Unfortunately, I have been away from this project for quite a while. I can’t guarantee that I will get around to fullfilling all requests.

I will update this thread continually with each new game added whenever possible.
This is a great community. I hope I can be a more frequent contributer.

Thanks for visiting.

Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, START!


XZero
10-19-2007, 01:36 PM
Wow. These sound really good. I compared the Mega Man and Zelda tracks to the OST/OSV versions, and yours definitely sound better. Any more you could provide would be appreciated. Thanks!

Simon B
10-19-2007, 01:56 PM
ho! YES ๐Ÿ™‚

i love the nes sounchip & like said XZero, the stereo effects are excellents!!!

i have a little request, could i "hot-linking" the contra musics to my thread?
here : Thread 40557
thanks for sharing.

down, R, up, L, Y, B ๐Ÿ˜€


Sarah
10-19-2007, 01:57 PM
awesome that you’re doing this but I have some encoding comments for you

1) don’t use CBR for such simple output. tons of NES music has music that doesn’t need a very high bitrate at all. if you rip it with lame at -V 0 or -V 2 you’ll get a smaller size than 128 or 160CBR with higher quality. video game music should almost always be in VBR, but it makes the biggest difference with "old" vgm since the sounds to compress are so simple.

a bit more elaboration: let’s say 90% of a song can maintain 100% of the original quality by being encoded at 96kbps. the other 10% needs a bitrate of 192kbps to maintain maximum quality.

if you encode at 128kbps two things happen. 1) you’re encoding at too high a bitrate for the majority of the song, and wasting space. 2) the other 10% will be of lower quality than it would be in VBR.

2) there’s no point in converting mono source source into stereo output. this is done by default in all players. if you feel you must do this for some reason, use joint stereo, not full stereo.

suggested reading:

http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=28124
http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=LAME_Compiles


Stardust
10-19-2007, 09:10 PM
You rock, man! These are awesome! Hmmm….would love a Journey to Silius or possibly a Fester’s Quest OST….just some food for thought! ๐Ÿ™‚

DoubleDealer
10-20-2007, 03:14 AM
Just wondering if you are taking any requests. I would absolutely be able to die happy with a Twin Cobra OST.

SkyDiver
10-20-2007, 03:34 AM
Yeah is still don’t know why some are still using CBR. The worst of all is of course 320kbps.

Z.E.N
10-20-2007, 04:52 AM
1) don’t use CBR for such simple output. tons of NES music has music that doesn’t need a very high bitrate at all. if you rip it with lame at -V 0 or -V 2 you’ll get a smaller size than 128 or 160CBR with higher quality. video game music should almost always be in VBR, but it makes the biggest difference with "old" vgm since the sounds to compress are so simple.

a bit more elaboration: let’s say 90% of a song can maintain 100% of the original quality by being encoded at 96kbps. the other 10% needs a bitrate of 192kbps to maintain maximum quality.
Thanks for clarifying this (I am relatively new at encoding). The problem is, I use a program called Audacity to make the mp3s. I originally convert the NSF of a game directly to .wav format (which makes a gigantic 400+ MB file) , then load the wav into audacity where I cut/paste the songs as mp3. Audacity only supports CBR by default, so that was the main reason why I was using the "constant bit-rate".

However, after reading further, it only makes sense to use VBR. As an experiment I ripped a 3 minute NES song, exported it from audacity as uncompressed wav, then used lame in commandline to set it at VBR with a max bit-rate of 160. I ended up with a file size of 2.92 MB compared to the usual 128 CBR which makes the same song 2.66 MB at lower quality.
I think I will be using VBR from here on though (It’s just that it is one extra step in the process of making them). If I could get audacity to export as VBR, everything would be perfect.

2) there’s no point in converting mono source source into stereo output. this is done by default in all players. if you feel you must do this for some reason, use joint stereo, not full stereo.
I don’t quite understand this. As far as I know "stereo output" is required if the final result is going to be a stereo mp3 track.
Most of them are in fact "joint stereo" when I convert the NSF to wav using an output plug-in called FileWriter.
The only true full stereo ones are the older ST’s I ripped using an outdated real-time digital recorder method. This was the case for Strider, Batman, and Zelda II (which explains why there’s some minimal pops/cracks in the files). I will be redoing these however, using my current filewriter method.

i have a little request, could i "hot-linking" the contra musics to my thread?
here : Thread 40557
thanks for sharing.
Yes you can use any of them you want.
But since you are doing "shoot’em-ups", you might as well use ‘Silver Surfer’ too.

You rock, man! These are awesome! Hmmm….would love a Journey to Silius or possibly a Fester’s Quest OST….just some food for thought! ๐Ÿ™‚
‘Journey to Silius’ is definitely on standby. I will look into ‘Fester’s Quest’ since I’m currently working on horror-themed games for my Halloween update.


dsfan64
10-20-2007, 05:12 AM
Thank you! I love NES music ๐Ÿ™‚

Mr Muay Thai
10-20-2007, 07:28 AM
If we can request in this thread, can I request Rygar?

Rayena
10-25-2007, 05:13 PM
Thank you !

Stardust
10-26-2007, 01:40 AM
‘Journey to Silius’ is definitely on standby. I will look into ‘Fester’s Quest’ since I’m currently working on horror-themed games for my Halloween update.
Cool! Thanks for the heads-up! ๐Ÿ˜€

SecretAgent
10-30-2007, 10:41 PM
Nice work Z.E.N.!!!

I’d like to put in a request for Willow if you have the time. Thanks!! ๐Ÿ™‚


jcffmog
11-12-2007, 08:34 PM
great post thanks

GYROMITE
12-01-2007, 01:20 PM
can i demand you to rip rush’n attack on nes please ?

AndySonicFan17
12-02-2007, 09:13 AM
I’m looking forward to Duck Tales 2 or Cat Ninja Teyandee ;)))

vacrmh
12-12-2007, 11:54 AM
Wow, great stuff. And properly tagged too!

Keep up the good work!


mualan
12-13-2007, 12:54 AM
Wow! I love these new stereo NES tracks! Especially the Batman one… I remember taping that soundtrack onto cassette back in the day. The new stereo element gives these old favorites an added dimension. Please keep producing more!

I’d like to request Ninja Gaiden 2 in stereo, when possible! Thanks!


Atom45
12-14-2007, 03:33 AM
This is now the *counts* I think third or fourth version of legend of Zelda I have.

Aganar
12-14-2007, 06:18 AM
This is interesting, but if you’re only using NSF’s, we’re really no better off than just listening to the NSF’s themselves (unless you want to put these onto your iPod or something). I thought you were recording directly from an NES, which would sound a bit better.

This is nice, but I’ve got actual soundtrack releases for most of these. Oh well.


togovero
12-14-2007, 12:56 PM
Nobody so crazy to rip the legendary game "Takeshi no Chousenjou"…?

Lamonster
12-15-2007, 07:41 AM
Very awesome sound quality. I’m replacing my existing copies of these soundtracks. You should give us more. MORE! Suggestions: SMB3, Dr. Mario, Journey to Silius, Blaster Master, Mega Man 1, Mega Man 3, Mega Man 4, Mega Man 6, Legendary Wings, Rad Racer

dano9181
12-15-2007, 07:46 AM
Faxanadu was an amazing game, they need to make a VC download so I can play this on my HDTV

XyCkO
12-15-2007, 09:11 AM
Mucho Thanks for Solstice!!

Z.E.N
12-18-2007, 09:54 PM
Apologies for the delay. I ran into life-threatening technical problems that threatened the life of my technical equipment.
There’s a lot of catching up to do, so here is the extremely late "Halloween Update".

Added to first post:

Castlevania
Original side-scrolling horror-themed game that started it all.

Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse
Amazing classically influenced music. Done well in Nintendo Sound Format.

Fester’s Quest
Funky, upbeat stuff from the masterful Sunsoft sound team.

Friday the 13th
Voted as "Most annoying Game Music" somewhere else on these forums. Now you can have it to annoy all of your friends and family! (I really like the echoing cabin theme though.)

Ghosts ‘n Goblins
Funky yet sinister. Some fun music for a very difficult game.

Also added:

A Boy and His Blob
Mark Van Hecke’s catchy beats set to this quirky adventure. Very good use of drum samples.

Batman
Has now been redone and encoded to 192 VBR (was originally 128 CBR). The percussion pops aren’t so obnoxious now.

Strider
Also been completely redone. No more pops/cracks in this one anymore. New VBR quality.

Re-encoded:

HeroQuest
Silver Surfer
Solstice
Theses are all the same rips as before, just re-encoded to VBR for anyone who cares. Bitrate should be 160 kbps.

More on the way!


Lamonster
12-18-2007, 09:58 PM
Thank you for doing this, awesome update! Hope your tech problems are better.

See my requests a couple posts up if you haven’t already! Keep it up!


Z.E.N
12-18-2007, 10:08 PM
This is interesting, but if you’re only using NSF’s, we’re really no better off than just listening to the NSF’s themselves (unless you want to put these onto your iPod or something).
Key reason.

It’s just a matter of getting the music to these old 8-bit games onto the same format as our current PlayStation/XBOX soundtracks.
Use these to make playlists, CDs, or listen to in your car.

NSFs lack track length (except for NSFe) and generally require a certain media player and special plug-in to play.
MP3s = good!

I thought you were recording directly from an NES, which would sound a bit better.
No. It would sound worse. I would be recording from an straight analog source with a minor chance of interference.
Some of these were recorded straight from the system and sounded horrible (that’s why I redid ‘Batman’ using the NSF method).

There is nothing wrong with NSFs. They sound about 99.7% accurate to the original console sound and about 45% better. Trust me, I would not even bother to do this if the NSFs weren’t faithful to the original sound. All the games I’ve done sound authentic.

This is nice, but I’ve got actual soundtrack releases for most of these. Oh well.
But are they in stereo? Do they loop more than twice?
I have heard some of these "official" soundtracks, and they just don’t do the games justice sometimes.


Stardust
12-18-2007, 10:52 PM
Quality goodness! Keep ’em coming! ๐Ÿ™‚

dano9181
12-18-2007, 11:54 PM
holy crap! Thanks man, these are going to make great gifts for friends at work. They love this stuff and so do I

Z.E.N
12-19-2007, 08:53 PM
Added:

Super Mario Bros.
18 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Super_Mario_Bros.7z)

This was groundbreaking music for its time. 20 years later, it hasn’t aged (still as catchy as ever).
Also included some unused songs and the Famicom ending theme for ‘Super Mario Bros. 2’ (japan) which uses the FDS expansion channel.

Journey To Silius
12 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Journey_to_Silius.7z)

Got a lot of requests for this one. I consider it my best sounding rip yet.
If you’re not familiar with the work of Nobuyuki Hara, Naoki Kodaka, and the rest of the Sunsoft sound team, here’s a good introduction to it.

Note of importance: I made a mistake when tagging the newly re-encoded ‘Silver Surfer’. I accidently left out Geoff Follin’s name for the artist. The composers are actually both Tim & Geoff Follin. This has already been corrected.

Until next time…


asianboy
12-20-2007, 12:49 AM
Awesome post! NES music is the best. Thanks a bunch!!! I know you have a lot on your plate but if you ever get Wizards and Warriors I would be much obliged. Keep up the good work.

Sanger
12-20-2007, 10:19 AM
Just wanted to say, thanks heaps for sharing Batman. Brings back great memories!

Z.E.N
12-20-2007, 09:09 PM
I nearly forgot that I also added this:

Recca – Summer Carnival ’92
20 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Recca.7z)

Check it out. It’s like club/dance music done in NES sound.
Great stuff!

Another thing- I re-tagged ‘Castlevania III’ with the individual composer’s names. I originally put "Kukeiha Club" (that’s what most VG composer sites label it), but I left that in just in case it’s correct.
I’m not exactly sure what the deal with this "Kukeiha Club" is. They are listed among all the older Castlevania games but there never seems to be a 100% certain answer on who the original composers for those games really are.
Any info on this will be appreciated.


Simon B
12-20-2007, 10:46 PM
for your info Kukeiha Club (or even the "KONAMI Kukeiha Club") is the Konami band, like the KONAMI Sound Team.
it’s an awesome team, with a lot of composers, arrangers & some fans that were contribute to the KONAMI Game Music.

tweekers13
12-20-2007, 11:02 PM
Do you have one for the Nightmare on elm street game comming?? I love the music for that game!

AndySonicFan17
12-21-2007, 11:55 AM
Finally, full Dracula’s Curse OST THX SO MUCH!!!!

dano9181
12-21-2007, 07:30 PM
Yeah Dracula’s Curse was one of my favorite NES games. The music and feel of the game was so amazing.

Z.E.N
12-21-2007, 11:45 PM
Added:

Bionic Commando
20 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Bionic_Commando.7z)

In anticipation of the new orchestral re-arrangement of the original songs for the upcoming modernized ‘Bionic Commando’, here is the NES version’s music in all its simple, militaristic glory.

for your info Kukeiha Club (or even the "KONAMI Kukeiha Club") is the Konami band, like the KONAMI Sound Team.
it’s an awesome team, with a lot of composers, arrangers & some fans that were contribute to the KONAMI Game Music.
That’s good. I was starting to think that maybe they didn’t really exist and that "Kukeiha Club" was just a fabricated name for the composers.
I still want to use individual names if possible. It just looks better.

Do you have one for the Nightmare on elm street game comming?? I love the music for that game!
It was originally supposed to be part of the "Halloween update" but got lost in the technical maliciousness.
I could put that one on deck though. The only problem is that it’s one of those games that’s really hard to tag/arrange correctly.


Leccoc
12-22-2007, 12:18 AM
I was wondering ZEN, do you have the nsfs for Wario’s Woods? Because I wanted to request that soundtracks, but since you encode directly from the nsfs… it might be impossible.

Sorry, I know this is not the place for requests, I’m just curious. ^_^;


Z.E.N
12-24-2007, 02:15 AM
Added:

Ninja Gaiden
32 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Ninja_Gaiden.7z)

One of my all-time favorite game soundtracks ever! ‘Ninja Gaiden’ is the game that got me into VG music.

Double Dragon
11 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Double_Dragon.7z)

Music to beat up people to.

I was wondering ZEN, do you have the nsfs for Wario’s Woods? Because I wanted to request that soundtracks, but since you encode directly from the nsfs… it might be impossible.
I do have the NSF for ‘Wario’s Woods’ but I don’t know how complete/accurate it is (not familiar with the game).

Here is the download directory of my current NSF collection:
http://zhxhome.net/zen/NSF

It’s still not complete but there’s enough to keep me busy for a while.

Sorry, I know this is not the place for requests, I’m just curious. ^_^;
I rarely look at the actual request board so anything NES-related can be posted here.


Lamonster
12-24-2007, 02:31 AM
Mega Man 3 plz

awesome stuff so far. I’m getting it all – whether or not I’m familiar with the game!


Tatsubei Yagyu
12-24-2007, 03:58 AM
Sweet, I really wanted those Castlevania Tracks. ๐Ÿ˜€

Nice job, good sir. ~_~


ranna
12-28-2007, 01:46 AM
Thanks!

Ignatz
12-28-2007, 07:08 AM
Battletoads please?

Tjam
12-28-2007, 09:36 PM
I just want to give you a big thank you Z.E.N. I love what you’ve done to these classics! Keep up the good work! ๐Ÿ˜€

What about doing Duck Tales perhaps?


laserviper
12-29-2007, 11:35 AM
Can I reuqest Rad Racer and Contra.

AndySonicFan17
01-06-2008, 06:52 PM
I just want to give you a big thank you Z.E.N. I love what you’ve done to these classics! Keep up the good work! ๐Ÿ˜€

What about doing Duck Tales perhaps?
Yeah, I second that. Better yet, both parts ๐Ÿ˜‰


tangotreats
01-07-2008, 01:43 AM
My friend, alas, I must complain…

This false stereo effect is NOT COOL. The NES output was mono, and the music itself was written with mono in mind. The purist in me says the tracks should remain so, rather than what you’ve done – I can’t quite put my finger on what’s happened, but I have to tell you that I get a splitting headache listening to your tracks with headphones, which usually happens to me with out of phase or inverted audio. How did you do what you did? One thing is for sure, this is NOT preserving the original NES sound – if it were, I should have able to merge both tracks and end up with a mono track that is identical to the original.

I have seen a technique for generating stereo out of NES audio that involves splitting up the two pulse channels between left and right and sticking everything else in the centre. This keeps the music nice and dynamic and also faithful to the original, because you can combine left and right and end up with completely mono compatible output.

I’m sorry to be so critical & hope that you won’t be offended at this. ๐Ÿ™‚

D


Z.E.N
01-17-2008, 08:05 AM
The NES output was mono, and the music itself was written with mono in mind.
That’s true. It was originally designed for mono output.
However, that doesn’t mean that it would not sound good (not worse) in stereo.
Example: Listen to Tim and Geoff Follin’s ‘Silver Surfer’ music- it almost sounds like it was created with stereo in mind. Especially this song (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Level_Theme_1.mp3) (that cool stuff from :58 to :124 mark wouldn’t sound nearly as masterful without stereo).

The purist in me says the tracks should remain so
The revisionist in me says "do something different to this outdated sound output format". ๐Ÿ™‚
Further support for this statement was made in the very first post.

I can’t quite put my finger on what’s happened, but I have to tell you that I get a splitting headache listening to your tracks with headphones, which usually happens to me with out of phase or inverted audio
Sorry but it sounds like your problem, not the audio itself.
I do all the mixing/monitoring/editing/mastering through headphones. If it doesn’t sound right through headphones then it probably won’t sound right on any kind of speaker.

One thing is for sure, this is NOT preserving the original NES sound – if it were, I should have able to merge both tracks and end up with a mono track that is identical to the original.
I’ve never tried merging the stereo track into mono just to "test" it (seems just an unnecessary step in unnecessary validation). I’m making these soundtracks with owners of at least "2 speakers" or more in mind.
I know exactly what the original sounds like and guarantee that my mp3s are about 99.9% accurate to the original sound.

I have seen a technique for generating stereo out of NES audio that involves splitting up the two pulse channels between left and right and sticking everything else in the centre. This keeps the music nice and dynamic and also faithful to the original, because you can combine left and right and end up with completely mono compatible output.
Technically that would be "stereo" but far from "dynamic". I would prefer to be much more sophisticated given that I now have the ability and equipment to help me do so.
The NES music I’ve uploaded is based on the stereo separation and mixing of individual audio channels rather than the entire piece of music as a whole.
Separating the channels allows for greater stereo possibilities. I can have some instruments ring out more than others, wave leads are more prominent where they should be, wave rhythms play middle and sides lightly, bass stays in the center (like it’s supposed to), high-pitched percussion hits on the extreme left/rights, etc. Sorry, but can’t do that with your suggested method. It may work better (not worse) when going back to listen to it in mono, but I did not intend anyone to listen to ‘6.5.0-Tunes’ in mono or from just one speaker.

I’m sorry to be so critical & hope that you won’t be offended at this. ๐Ÿ™‚
You were responding as a purist who cares about the original sound. No problem with that.

Just let it be known that I don’t really buy into the "mono is true" belief.
Mono NES mp3 rips are everywhere. Stereo is my thing.

Piece.


Simon B
01-17-2008, 03:58 PM
Originally Posted by dannyfrench

I’m sorry to be so critical & hope that you won’t be offended at this.

You were responding as a purist who cares about the original sound. No problem with that.

Just let it be known that I don’t really buy into the "mono is true" belief.
Mono NES mp3 rips are everywhere. Stereo is my thing.

Piece.i love your conclusion, Z.E.N. ๐Ÿ™‚

& yes, normal nes rip are everywhere & thank you again for trying to do some differents works =)


AngelGael
01-19-2008, 11:41 PM
Just downloaded LoZ, LoZ II and SUper Mario Bros. Sounds good to me. Thank you.

Cakaro
01-28-2008, 10:28 PM
Can you make Ninja Gaidan 2 and Double dragon 2? Thanks!

arthurgolden
01-31-2008, 07:42 AM
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Qqqqqqwe
02-25-2008, 04:50 AM
can you upload contra force soundtrack

jalvarez82
02-25-2008, 05:56 AM
Wow! These are all great. The best quality I’ve heard so far. I can’t believe I overlooked this thread.

Traumend
02-25-2008, 06:34 AM
I’ve been looking for a Super Contra soundtrack, can you do one? Thank you very much.

fonzarelli
02-26-2008, 06:55 AM
hey! i was wondering if it was possible to get the soundtracks for both ‘TMNT’ & ‘TMNT 2 The Arcade Game’. I would appreciate it a lot!

Qqqqqqwe
02-27-2008, 06:28 PM
traumend: go to contra hq, look in multimedia. you have to register to file planet. its free

Z.E.N
02-27-2008, 09:43 PM
-Newly added:

Tetris (Nintendo)
7 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Tetris.7z)

Catchy Nintendo tunes from the classic addictive puzzler. Includes the famous NES version of "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies".

-Newly re-encoded:

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
19 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Zelda_2.7z)

‘Zelda II’ has been upgraded to 160 VBR! Also included two Famicom version tracks.
The previous upload was missing the proper "Palace Boss" music. Also credited the wrong composer. It’s fixed now.

If you downloaded ‘Zelda II’ soundtrack already, I strongly suggest getting this new version. It’s much better.

Currently working on re-doing the following CBR rips:
– Battle of Olympus
– Castlevania II
– Contra
– Crystalis
– Faxanadu
– Legacy of the Wizard
– Legend of Zelda
– Mega Man 2
– Mega Man 5
– Metal Gear
– Metroid
– Target: Renegade

I left the current download links for those games but I’ll be changing them with the better sounding versions once they’re uploaded.
Once everything is up to date, I can finally get to filling in some requests.


bobdobbs
03-04-2008, 08:22 PM
This is AMAZING! I can’t wait to hear your ninja gaiden! my thanks in not expressable!

bobdobbs
03-04-2008, 08:39 PM
I still can’t believe what i’m hearing! You have become a god among mortals!
If you get the chance… marble madness had some crazy tunes. Thx

bobdobbs
03-04-2008, 09:15 PM
Ninja Gaiden Corrections!
Track 12 "Seeking Truth" is really titled "The Nails of Lukifell"
Track 17 "Premonition" is really titled "The Masked Devil"
Track 20 "Master Ninja Theme" should be "Bazlisk Mine Field"
Im 97.32% positive these are correct, keep up the good work
I’ll hold my breath till i hear your Marble Madness Intermediate Level music!

Z.E.N
03-05-2008, 08:46 PM
The following archives have been newly re-recorded and remastered at a higher quality…

Legend of Zelda
11 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Legend_of_Zelda.7z)
Added the track "Found A Secret" (it’s the short ditty that plays when you reveal a secret on the game). This is one of the most iconic tunes in the ‘Zelda’ series. Not even any of the OST’s has this song (that I’ve heard).

Mega Man 2
22 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Mega_Man_2.7z)
Much better quality now (192 VBR). Fixed a few ID tag errors as well.
Many consider this game to have the best music in the series, so therefore it deserves much better sound quality.

Metal Gear
14 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Metal_Gear.7z)
Upped to 192 kbps and slightly louder than before.

Metroid
16 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Metroid.7z)
Higher quality. No more static.

Target: Renegade
10 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Target_Renegade.7z)
Quality up. Songs now have more accurate titles (Thanks Dr. Tim!) and sound is better.

The following archives have their original quality but have been newly re-encoded to VBR…

Crystalis
26 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Crystalis.7z)

Faxanadu
16 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Faxanadu.7z)

Legacy of the Wizard
16 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Legacy_of_the_Wizard.7z)

Mega Man 5
27 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Mega_Man_5.7z)


That was a lot of work.
Currently the official 6.5.0-Tunes forum is down, so for right now this is the only place on the web to get these stereo sound versions.

I appreciate all the compliments and have a few more NES soundtracks that are almost ready to be uploaded.
Enjoy for now.


Z.E.N
03-05-2008, 08:58 PM
Ninja Gaiden Corrections!
Track 12 "Seeking Truth" is really titled "The Nails of Lukifell"
Track 17 "Premonition" is really titled "The Masked Devil"
Track 20 "Master Ninja Theme" should be "Bazlisk Mine Field"
I chose to use their cinema screen names as opposed to their stage names. This is because of the song arrangement (in order of appearance).
The "Master Ninja Theme" is also on the GameBoy version which is a different game and does not have the mine field level.

I’ll hold my breath till i hear your Marble Madness Intermediate Level music!
Intermediate_Race.mp3 (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Intermediate_Race.mp3)

(Full soundtrack pending.)


Thacrudd
03-05-2008, 09:50 PM
Thank you so much! They sound so great in my car! Req’s-
Mega Man 3, 4
Super Mario 2,3

bobdobbs
03-07-2008, 02:37 AM
Marble Madness! Yes!
I understand your choice for song title, the cut scenes were what made the game anyway.

mario and ninja gaiden cd’s now dominate my truck! TY

I think that song is the beginner race, the intermediate race is real weird sounding.
http://www.vgmusic.com/music/console/nintendo/nes/index-gr.html
This is where my current NES music came from… until you came along!

Keep up the sweet work!
contemplate karnov level one?


watson_twenty5
03-12-2008, 03:31 AM
Thank you very much sir/mam. I have spent the better part of 2 hours trying to track down a rip of the original Batman for NES. You truly are a godsend.

Z.E.N
03-17-2008, 10:10 PM
I would absolutely be able to die happy with a Twin Cobra OST.
Twin Cobra
7 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Twin_Cobra.7z)
You may now die happy!
(That is if you are still around and not already dead.)


Also newly added:

Jackie Chan’s Action Kung Fu
18 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Jackie_Chan.7z)
This is one of those games where you’re not expecting it to be good, but it is. The music is also unexpectedly good.

Newly re-recorded:

Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
14 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Castlevania_2.7z)
Added some additional Famicom Disk System music. It has an extra sound channel not present in the U.S./Europe NES.

Contra
12 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Contra.7z)

Both of these rips have been remastered and re-encoded up to 192 kbps VBR quality. They also have more volume than before.
Re-get them now!


dano9181
03-18-2008, 07:07 PM
Awesome! I love these

Jackie Fhan
03-18-2008, 08:33 PM
If only you had the will to do the whole NES collection, you would surely be a god among music lovers ๐Ÿ™‚

underhel
03-23-2008, 07:48 PM
I’ve adopted Z.E.N. buddhism after DL’ing RAF World ST…

Z.E.N
03-25-2008, 06:33 AM
Newly added:

The Adventures of Bayou Billy
10 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Adventures_of_Bayou_Billy.7z)
Composed by the same Konami sound team that did ‘Contra’. It’s high-energy Cajun funk rock!
Also includes "vocals" (that’s right vocals…
…sort of).

I’ve adopted Z.E.N. buddhism after DL’ing RAF World ST…
For anyone who’s wondering, ‘RAF World’ is ‘Journey To Silius’.
Amazing music for it’s time, partly do to the great bass sound.
I need to get ‘Gremlins 2’ back up. It was done by the same sound team and has the same great Sunsoft sound.

If only you had the will to do the whole NES collection, you would surely be a god among music lovers ๐Ÿ™‚
I believe that I do have "the will" to do it, just not quite the time.
I’m probably the biggest NES music fan anyone will meet at this place.

If I weren’t so obsessive of tagging and arrangement, these would get done much quicker.

Not to worry, I promise I’ll get to all requests eventually.


ironma1den
03-26-2008, 08:21 PM
great job Zen good choice of games…quality is nice but i wanted to post an alternative rip of super mario bros game from this gl8 group and show you guys the quality of this…ive been wondering how they get it to sound like this and if anyone has a collection of these rips.

This is nothing against your rips Zen i just wanted to let you guys hear an alternative and tell me what you think. Here is the link to download super mario bros 1 soundtrack.
http://www.mediafire.com/?myll2jtjvnl


asianboy
03-26-2008, 09:27 PM
I am absolutely loving this stuff!! Thanks! Have you ever ripped any gameboy game soundtracks? I love the gameboy tetris soundtrack and how the different sound tracks slightly change when you pause then unpause the game. Has anyone else noticed that? Something clearly distinguishable when playing with headphones on. Anyway, if it is ever in the cards for gameboy’s tetris soundtrack I would be much appreciative. Keep up the great work!

whitehollow
04-26-2008, 12:15 AM
Fantastic stuff. It’s amazing to be able to listen to this music along side my current MP3’s without it sounding so out-of-date. Your forum and request section have been down for some time, but if you can read this I’d like to try anyway. Astyanax had some pretty good music, ever consider that one? Thanks to your great efforts it’s the only NES music I have left that sounds terrible in stereo, haha.

ninjaguydan
04-26-2008, 12:29 AM
Hey man thanks for these stereo rips, I absolutely love them all so far. The ninja gaiden one especially blows me away!

Rock-X
04-27-2008, 02:01 AM
May I say sir Z.E.N that you are a credit to gamers who enjoyed listening to the NES tunes. I was so happy to find your thread, especially after orchNEStra.com was taken down. I hope you continue providing us with incredible NES tunes. I humbly make two requests: 1st for Star Wars (US version), and 2nd for The Empire Strikes Back.

RikkuYunaRinoa
04-27-2008, 02:05 AM
Great stuff. Thanks alot

Stardust
04-29-2008, 10:57 PM
Awesome updates, Z.E.N.!! Any chance of a ZEN Intergalactic Ninja soundtrack?? Keep ’em coming! ๐Ÿ˜€

discodan
04-30-2008, 12:43 AM
Niiice!!

Thanks


Z.E.N
05-14-2008, 06:30 AM
Newly added:

Mega Man 3 – 25 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Mega_Man_3.7z)
By Bunbun.

DuckTales – 11 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/DuckTales.7z)
Not 100% sure about the composer (Yuukichan’s Papa guy) and might be missing a track. Would appreciate any feedback.

Gremlins 2 – 12Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Gremlins_2.7z)
Sunsoft sound team rocks! One of my all time favorites.

Newly re-encoded:

Battle of Olympus – 23 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Battle_of_Olympus.7z)

That’s the last re-encode. After nearly 7 months, everything has been switched to VBR.

Enjoy all.


Z.E.N
05-14-2008, 06:41 AM
Have you ever ripped any gameboy game soundtracks?
Have not tried GameBoy rip/converts yet. It might actually be easier to do though.
I would like to cover music from other 8-bit systems. Mainly looking towards possibly starting a section devoted to Sega Master System and Game Gear (since they get little attention), so GameBoy is a possibility.

Any chance of a ZEN Intergalactic Ninja soundtrack??
Yes, this absolutely must happen sometime.


Qqqqqqwe
05-14-2008, 03:06 PM
hey zen, can you do metal storm? that has some good music in it! also, i second the zen intergalactic ninja request.

EdBellis
05-14-2008, 06:27 PM
I was looking all over the place for the Jackie Chan’s Action Kung Fu soundtrack, and I’m so glad to see that you have it. Thanks so much! Where did you get the track names from?

digitalvibe
05-15-2008, 02:42 AM
Omit.

dano9181
05-15-2008, 06:43 PM
thanks once again, I love this retro music

ZombieToaster
05-26-2008, 04:47 AM
ZEN you are my hero ๐Ÿ˜€

Could i request super c (contra 2)?


DoubleDealer
06-30-2008, 10:24 PM
And here I am, finally downloading the Twin Cobra OST, 9 months later.

I also nabbed the Double Dragon OST, and this leads me to request; Holy shit Double Dragon 2 OST?

You know how to make a girl happy. Thank you so much.

*Seppukus.*


kutjong
06-30-2008, 11:24 PM
Ducktales sounds really great! I would love to see Bucky O’Hare soundtrack remastered. ๐Ÿ™‚

Peluso
07-01-2008, 12:52 AM
LOW G MAN PLEASE

Dan-Hibiki1984
07-01-2008, 01:28 AM
Thanks for the cool NES Uploads.
Keep up the good work.

HorrorFreakk
07-01-2008, 07:59 PM
Hello Z.E.N can you make a stereo rip for Super Mario Bros 2 =) this game music is never released on Soundtrack and the other rips i found sounds like mono ๐Ÿ™ i realy love this music.
Thanks for your support!!

ixaigus
07-01-2008, 08:01 PM
Any chance of getting Tecmo Super Bowl done?

Ethed
07-13-2008, 10:56 PM
You are my hero.

Tjam
07-17-2008, 09:37 PM
Z.E.N rocks

Duck tales was fantastic!


Trajan
08-04-2008, 10:55 PM
Any chance we can get a stereo rip of Rockin’ Kats (known in Japan as New York Nyankies) and Dragon Quest IV for the NES please?

digitalvibe
08-04-2008, 11:45 PM
Omit.

Sophiris
08-05-2008, 04:25 PM
Is there anyway to put these in a RAR format? I can’t unzip these with a Mac because it doesn’t recognize the file and turns it into a .txt file.

Plankton614
08-06-2008, 04:08 AM
Needs moar Joy Mech Fight. :kirbyfly:

DuckTales – 11 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/DuckTales.7z)
Not 100% sure about the composer (Yuukichan’s Papa guy) and might be missing a track. Would appreciate any feedback.

Pretty sure you’re right about the composer. Unless you want to list him as Yoshihiro Sakaguchi. ๐Ÿ˜‰


TeknoBlade
08-06-2008, 05:14 PM
The website is for sale, so I doubt we’ll be getting anything more from ZEN.

sirkrozz
08-06-2008, 10:00 PM
Great Post BTW.
What i still can’t get is: how come a game such as Captain Tsubasa II: Super Striker, which has probably the best SFX and Music ever heard on a NES (with Megaman’s permission) isn’t available in mp3?
In order to hear the music, i gotta plug a NES emu for PSX on my PS2; isn’t there a way to "record" the tracks and then getting into mp3? Cuz i saw a NSF extension file with this game’s SFX and Music, but… i dunno.

Z.E.N
08-13-2008, 07:20 AM
Is there anyway to put these in a RAR format? I can’t unzip these with a Mac because it doesn’t recognize the file and turns it into a .txt file.
Thanks for bringing this up. I have not gotten any feedback from Mac users so I was not aware. I can’t do RAR unfortunately (I am a Linux user) but can use standard zip file. I was using 7-zip for awhile because it had the best filesize compression, but now it seems zip is about the same and is more compatible.

Currently, all the archives of mp3 albums in this thread have been converted from "7z" to "zip". Hope this helps people.
The website will be updated later with zip files also.

In the meantime, enjoy this new entry…

Snake’s Revenge – 21 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Snakes_Revenge.zip)

isn’t there a way to "record" the tracks and then getting into mp3? Cuz i saw a NSF extension file with this game’s SFX and Music, but… i dunno.
As long as the NSF file for a game exists, it can be converted to mp3. Unfortunately, the problem that I’ve found when trying to convert already available NSFs is that most of them are incomplete. This is why it took so long to get ‘Twin Cobra’ finished and the reason why I still haven’t done Rush ‘n Attack, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, and Zen: Intergalactic Ninja because of missing songs.
(Note to NSF rippers: BE COMPLETE!)

I will look in to what is available.

The website is for sale, so I doubt we’ll be getting anything more from ZEN.
LAWLWUTT?


ForceThunder
08-13-2008, 02:30 PM
your a gem!

Z.E.N
08-14-2008, 12:38 PM
Newly added:

Rygar – 16 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Rygar.zip)

The music from the game about the man and his yo-yo of destruction is finally here.

Interesting thing about Rygar is that most of the songs only use the two squarewave channels for the entire composition (just like ‘Twin Cobra’). It’s well done considering how limited the sound actually was.

Unfortunately I was not able to find out the NES composer’s name (I found the C64 version’s music author though). I just listed it as "Tecmo Sound". If anyone can confirm who did Rygar for NES, please let me know.


Mr Muay Thai
08-14-2008, 03:19 PM
omg Thanks for Rygar!

jewsdidwtc
08-14-2008, 05:44 PM
This is great stuff. Is there any chance you could do Double Dragon 2? That game has some of the best NES music I’ve heard.

Rock-X
08-19-2008, 01:14 AM
Mr Z.e.n. I recently checked out your tracks for the legend of zelda, and noticed something. There’s one track missing: Its the tune played when you rescue Zelda after defeating Ganon.

Z.E.N
08-19-2008, 11:49 PM
BattleToads – 20 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/BattleToads.zip)
Notoriously challenging game that features the music of Rare composer David Wise.
And just for fun, here’s a music video of BattleToads (http://www.playthenes.com/Music_Video/Music_Video_Battletoads_Funkytown.htm) set to the song "FunkyTown".

Double Dragon II: The Revenge – 19 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Double_Dragon_2.zip)
Finally got it.

Karnov – 9 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Karnov.zip)
Perfect music for fat, bald communist fire-breathers.

There’s one track missing: Its the tune played when you rescue Zelda after defeating Ganon.
Thanks for the observation. I was thinking it was the same tune as the "Triforce" one. I will look into this further. It was difficult getting the "Found a Secret" melody because it wasn’t in any current NSF rips, so I am guessing the same is true for the missing song.


Qqqqqqwe
08-19-2008, 11:52 PM
Thanks for Double Dragon II! Currently listening!

BTHR_Zero_X
08-20-2008, 12:20 AM
This is a Fatastic collection you have done wonders my friend 5 star work

MaxN
08-20-2008, 04:18 AM
Nice work, the ones I’ve heard so far are pretty good!

Rock-X
08-20-2008, 07:08 AM
Thanks for the observation. I was thinking it was the same tune as the "Triforce" one. I will look into this further. It was difficult getting the "Found a Secret" melody because it wasn’t in any current NSF rips, so I am guessing the same is true for the missing song.

I’m glad to help. I wondered what was missing from the tracks and found out by accident. If you’re unable to find the nsf file for it, I’ll be willing to share an audio rip from a youtube clip. Also, the tune in question sounds similar to the Palace Clear tune from Zelda II.


Z.E.N
08-20-2008, 07:26 AM
If you’re unable to find the nsf file for it, I’ll be willing to share an audio rip from a youtube clip. Also, the tune in question sounds similar to the Palace Clear tune from Zelda II.
Much appreciated. If all else fails, an audio clip of any kind would do. It’s all about "completeness" (and upstaging any of the OST’s).
I also like that sound effect after Gannon is destroyed. Would be great to add that too.
I can get them, but it would probably mean playing through to the end of ‘Legend of Zelda’ and logging the sound. Time-consuming, but playing that game certainly isn’t a bad way to spend time.

EDIT: "Your welcome" to all of the previous posts.


Rock-X
08-20-2008, 08:20 PM
Since time is running short for me, I decided to share the rip, and here’s the link:
http://rapidshare.com/files/138814964/Final_Victory.mp3.html
This is the missing tune from Zelda I. Please enjoy everyone.

jewsdidwtc
08-20-2008, 08:54 PM
You are the fucking best for doing DDII. Thanks so much.

sirkrozz
08-20-2008, 09:05 PM
As long as the NSF file for a game exists, it can be converted to mp3. Unfortunately, the problem that I’ve found when trying to convert already available NSFs is that most of them are incomplete. This is why it took so long to get ‘Twin Cobra’ finished and the reason why I still haven’t done Rush ‘n Attack, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, and Zen: Intergalactic Ninja because of missing songs.
(Note to NSF rippers: BE COMPLETE!)

And what about the case of NES Games that have a Sound Test incorporated? Isn’t a way (or the proper programs) to do it?
Thanks in advance for answerin’ this one.


magroader81
08-21-2008, 02:40 PM
Thanks, but can you also do Blaster Master & Mega Man?

Z.E.N
08-22-2008, 02:27 AM
Since time is running short for me, I decided to share the rip, and here’s the link:
http://rapidshare.com/files/138814964/Final_Victory.mp3.html
This is the missing tune from Zelda I. Please enjoy everyone.
Good job on this. I also credited/thanked you here (http://www.playthenes.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1327).
It’s been added to the archive as track 09 – Final Victory.
I’ve taken this song and remastered it so the volume is level with the other Zelda tracks and added a faux stereo effect so it shouldn’t sound too out-of-place.

I could be wrong, but this might be the first ever 100% complete ‘Legend of Zelda’ soundtrack. So enjoy!

Legend of Zelda – 12 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Legend_of_Zelda.zip)

Also made changes to the ‘Bionic Commando’ rips. The tracks have been renamed to mirror their titles from the latest OST of ‘Bionic Commando ReArmed’.

Bionic Commando – 20 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Bionic_Commando.zip)

The music and arrangement is the same, just new titles for better reference.

And what about the case of NES Games that have a Sound Test incorporated? Isn’t a way (or the proper programs) to do it?
Sound Tests are nice but no longer necessary for actual music ripping. They may be helpful if they contain song titles (like ‘Ninja Gaiden II’) but most most music can be ripped straight from the NES ROM’s sound data. The problem is that not all audio can be obtained because some games used raw data sampling. However, I am on a mission to fix this.


sirkrozz
08-22-2008, 01:51 PM
http://www.romnation.net/srv/roms/28622/nes/Captain-Tsubasa-Vol-2-Super-Striker-J-b2-o1.html

Ok then; the link above goes straight to CTII; let’s see if something other than recording the Sound Test can be done. I hope it will. Anyone that could’ve had the chance to play this game knows its music is awesome.


Rock-X
08-25-2008, 02:39 AM
Mr Z.e.n., thank you for taking this gift of mine and making it better. It was an honor to help you out. If there’s anything else that might help out, I’ll be there.

Atmospheresky
08-25-2008, 03:39 AM
Oh fantastic man! I tell ya I can never get enough of listening to NES Music! ๐Ÿ˜€ Double Dragon II ftw! ๐Ÿ˜€
Thank you!

TexTripleX
09-09-2008, 12:04 AM
thanks

Maxx Skywalker
09-09-2008, 12:08 AM
I have four very easy requests: Balloon Fight, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., and Donkey Kong 3. Thanks in advance.

bh1278
09-11-2008, 05:53 PM
Zen, I gotta hand it to you what you have done is brillant ๐Ÿ™‚ I have managed to find some NES game music but it’s in mono 99 percent of the time and it can hurt your ears depending on the quality of the rip. Also, the NES is just about the only system left where the majority of the game soundtracks just aren’t out there really and certainly not of this quality. I had a chance to listen to Gremlins 2, Journey to Silius and the Mega Man stuff you have up and the quality of those is EXCELLENT! They really all are in Stereo.

Can I make a request please? If you cannot do it for a while I understand, I’m used to waiting for stuff so waiting is no biggy for me. Can you please do:

The Adventures of Lolo 3
Kirby’s Adventure
Tiny Toon Adventures
Tiny Toon Adventures 2

Thank you for all of this and keep up the great work.


Crazy Packers Fan
09-13-2008, 08:40 AM
Ice Hockey has some of the best music of any NES game; could you please do that one? Thank you.

arthurgolden
09-14-2008, 08:06 AM
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barkhov
10-03-2008, 04:33 AM
will you do Wai Wai World? ๐Ÿ˜€ thanks in advance!

werwerwer
10-03-2008, 06:12 AM
what about, Super Spike Vball? PLease!

Ouija146
10-03-2008, 11:43 AM
Thank You Z.E.N

Z.E.N
10-22-2008, 07:16 AM

21 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Final_Fantasy.zip)


XZero
10-22-2008, 02:40 PM
Your FF rip outclasses the OSV by leaps and bounds; the ‘voice’ of the songs in the OSV is on the left channel, while the deeper songs are in the right. It just sounded out of place, so thanks for this superior version!

SpAcEgOdZiLlA
10-22-2008, 03:31 PM
Simply Awesome, thank you

discodan
10-22-2008, 05:24 PM
Dooode!

Gracias


heroftime
10-22-2008, 07:17 PM
Great quality, man! It would be great to hear some Kid Icarus, Mario 2, and Mario 3!

Carlean-Factory
10-23-2008, 08:07 AM
???

GrooveMan.exe
10-23-2008, 10:40 PM
You’re doing a great job here my man. As a suggestion, maybe Sukapon/Skapon? The music was excellent, and an OST is hard/impossible to find.

addcombatinenvy
10-24-2008, 02:04 AM
Your rip of Mega Man 2 has blown my mind to pieces. And I’ve been looking for a rip of Rygar for way too long.

My only request is Little Nemo: The Dream Master.

Either way, you’re a champion.


Z.E.N
10-24-2008, 10:07 PM
In the spirit of Halloween, I’ve added these:

A Nightmare On Elm Street – 18 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/A_Nightmare_On_Elm_Street.zip)
By everyone’s favorite Rare composer David Wise.

and…

Maniac Mansion – 22 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Maniac_Mansion.zip)
I edited the I.D. tags so that the character themes have their in-game titles and just for fun, I put the fake band names from the game as the actual artists.
However, all music was done by David Warhol of Lucas Arts (credited as "original composer").

Also forgot to announce on the thread a couple weeks ago. I had previously added Donkey Kong and Duck Hunt also.


Reg
10-25-2008, 12:58 AM
I’m glad someone else dug the music to Jackie Chan’s Action Kung Fu. One of my favorite NES soundtracks. Thanks so much for doing it in stereo.

Mr.Q???
10-26-2008, 05:05 AM
Thanks for doing this, Bionic Commando was great!

What about:

*G.I.Joe II Atlantis factor
*Super Spike V’Ball
*Ninja Gaiden II
*Megaman 1
*Megaman 6
*Wolverine

Any of those would turn out great!

Thanks in advance!


Carlean-Factory
10-26-2008, 09:17 AM
???

AngelJD
10-26-2008, 04:39 PM
I hope to see Rescue Rangers soon. That game is wonderful and the music was great. Of course I’m a big fan of Disney and of The Disney Afternoon.

Maxwill
10-26-2008, 04:54 PM
An awesome collection of classic tunes, thanks so much that we can enjoy these! If I may I would like to request some music from the Ganbare Goemon series, for example Ganbare Goemon 2 from 1989. Excellent themes. Thanks again!

Reg
10-27-2008, 01:56 AM
Gun-Nac in stereo would be 12 kinds of awesome! Please keep up the excellent work!

ah394496
11-04-2008, 02:11 AM
awesome work! thanks!

zeomare
11-04-2008, 04:40 AM
I would love to see Blaster Master or the Guardian Legend if it possible. good work on there great tracks

shwanzi
11-04-2008, 05:28 AM
The one NES score I’ve always loved was Skate or Die 2. The techno beats and fast paced fun music was stuck in my head for weeks after first playing that game. If at all possible for a stereo convert of Skate or Die 2 I’d be eternally grateful.

SpAcEgOdZiLlA
11-05-2008, 06:25 PM
If I may suggest one soundtrack for the NES, it would be Mother, that game rocks, as well as its soundtrack. I would really appreciate if you could do this one, thank you Z.E.N.

Dan-Hibiki1984
11-05-2008, 07:33 PM
Thanks!
I would love to see Rush’n Attack.

mr.seiko
11-07-2008, 01:13 AM
Such an Awesome Thread.

Great Music

Awesome Job keeping the ID Tags, and artwork.

Simply Amazing,
Keep up the Awesome work.


imamonkey
11-12-2008, 04:16 AM
I dunno how I managed to be completely oblivious to this godly thread for so long.
Great job with the quality, ID tags, looping, stereo, EVERYTHING.
It’s… It’s beautiful. ;_;

If I may suggest one soundtrack for the NES, it would be Mother
Want because the game’s soundtrack is fantastic and all of the rips I have ever seen are sub-par.

Needs moar Joy Mech Fight. :kirbyfly:

As a suggestion, maybe Sukapon/Skapon? The music was excellent, and an OST is hard/impossible to find.
I’m pretty sure the second guy also means Joy Mech Fight, and it would great to have this game’s music, since, yeah, it’s pretty impossible to find.


Reg
11-12-2008, 04:29 AM
Mother would be VERY nice. I don’t even get to hear Pollyanna loop! That is a SERIOUS crime!!!

Z.E.N
11-14-2008, 03:38 AM
Well it’s obvious that quite a few of you (and myself) would like a full stereo Mother/Earthbound soundtrack. Unfortunately, it has so many songs that it will take a long time to get everything done. In the meantime, I’ve ripped some personal favorites as single MP3s. Here’s the links to hear what they sound like…

EarthBound Zero / Mother individual tracks:
Polyanna (I Believe In You) MP3 (http://zhxhome.net/zen/VGM/Polyanna.mp3)
Bein’ Friends MP3 (http://zhxhome.net/zen/VGM/Bein‘_Friends.mp3)
Rock ‘N Roll Battle MP3 (http://zhxhome.net/zen/VGM/Rock_n_Roll_Battle.mp3)
The Paradise Line MP3 (http://zhxhome.net/zen/VGM/The_Paradise_Line.mp3)
Wisdom of the World MP3 (http://zhxhome.net/zen/VGM/Wisdom_of_the_World.mp3)

For full soundtracks, I’ve newly added:

Rad Racer – 6 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Rad_Racer.zip)
For the Uematsu fans. It’s one of his earliest NES games (pre-Final Fantasy).

Also I’m having trouble getting a complete rip of ‘Rush ‘N Attack’. So here is single song from that too.
Rush ‘N Attack – Mission 2 MP3 (http://zhxhome.net/zen/VGM/Mission_2.mp3)

And while I’m at it…
Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode – Theme of Duke Togo MP3 (http://zhxhome.net/zen/VGM/Theme_of_Duke_Togo.mp3)
One of my all-time favorite intro themes. ๐Ÿ˜Ž


Reg
11-14-2008, 09:06 AM
SWEET! Thanks a bunch, Z.E.N! Bein’ Friends is my 2nd fav Mother track. Thanks for upping it! Also, thank you for Rad Racer.

imamonkey
11-14-2008, 09:34 PM
Unfortunately, it has so many songs that it will take a long time to get everything done.
That’s ok.
I’m just really happy to see that it’s being done.
Thank you.

SpAcEgOdZiLlA
11-14-2008, 09:40 PM
Thank you very much for this samples Z.E.N., We’ll wait and like imamonkey, i’m happy too seeing it’s being done, meanwhile i’ll take the samples, THANK YOU!!!

werwerwer
11-14-2008, 11:39 PM
seriously, i would love you if you RIp the game Super Spike Vball, it has awesome music for each country at the world cup.

Belmont
12-09-2008, 06:07 AM
The Adventures of Bayou Billy PLEASE. It has a sweet soundtrack.

werwerwer
12-17-2008, 09:31 AM
Nintendo World Cup please!

Reg
12-17-2008, 08:30 PM
You know, for all the great things I hear about Nintendo World Cup, I don’t think I’ve ever heard the music.

Mazinger Z
12-17-2008, 11:28 PM
I love you for having Silver Surfer.

You rock.


WarioJo
12-19-2008, 07:46 AM
WOW! You’ve got almost all of my all time favourites!!! Even Maniac Mansion, Gremlins 2 and Jackie Chan Action Kung Fu! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! Crystalis and BATTLE OF OLYMPUS! You really have the same taste in NES music as me!! It would be very nice if you could upload Uninvited, Shadowgate, Tombs & Treasures and the last 2 Ninja Gaiden games!!! :D:D:D

WarioJo
12-19-2008, 08:00 AM
Oh Vice Projet Doom and Kabuki Quantum Fighter would be good additions too. THANK YOU FOR BATTLETOADS and JOURNEY TO SILIUS!!!

frafak
01-25-2009, 04:06 PM
hello ZEN ! thanx so much for your uploads ! i’m looking for STAR WARS music (NES version, of course) since…i don’t remember when. Do you have it ?

Alexz_eagleheart
01-31-2009, 12:00 AM
I loved the snake’s revenge OST!!! thanks a los man!!!

Alexz_eagleheart
01-31-2009, 12:02 AM
BTW, if you can, plase do this for the Jackal OST

Qqqqqqwe
02-07-2009, 11:29 AM
Hey, could you possibly do Crisis Force?

Can’t miss that great Konami Shooter!


dariendude17
02-09-2009, 12:19 AM
I’d love it if you did Kirby’s Adventure, 1943 and Rad Racer 2 in stereo.

ashamaxa
03-23-2009, 05:37 AM
Thanks Dude! Fond memories of this games, specially Ducktales….

Qqqqqqwe
04-01-2009, 09:50 PM
I’d love it if you did Kirby’s Adventure, 1943 and Rad Racer 2 in stereo.

Seconding a Stereo take on Kirby’s Adventure.

(Since the OST to it has PISS quality…..)


Slide
05-01-2009, 03:50 AM
Thanks for the tracks man, I finally got Journey to Silius was looking all over for that.

Pootzwacke
05-01-2009, 05:40 PM
Just two requests: Wizards & Warriors, and Wizards & Warriors II.

Awesome work here!


tiojuan
05-07-2009, 09:57 PM
wow! I love this songs from my childhood, now its grow whit me to estereo sound, thank you.

QuikFingaz
05-09-2009, 03:06 AM
Wow, I can’t think of any ST to add to this amazing list of the top of my head, but I had to post to say how thankful I am. You-are-AWESOME!

Maffew
05-17-2009, 11:51 AM
Thanks for all your hard work on this!

mouseDown
05-18-2009, 07:33 PM
thanks a lot!

Dom
05-21-2009, 10:42 PM
thx

jackmod
05-22-2009, 04:28 AM
Thanks! I took Batman.

jackmod
05-22-2009, 05:12 AM
Nintendo World Cup please!

Although I am not in the position to do requests, I would really like World Cup also. Awesome music!


TripleMMM
05-23-2009, 08:35 PM
Oh my freaking God! I can’t believe I missed this thread, Z.E.N, you are our NES BGM Saviour, this does sound a whole lot better than the old ones I got so far. I’ve already seen some posters requested already, so I’m waiting for SMB2, 3 and Dr. Mario. Thank you, keep up the good works! And togovero, where the bloody hell in God’s name did you find that pic for an avatar?!?!?!

ILL ViLLaiN
05-23-2009, 09:06 PM
Awesome thread. You gotta basically get all of the tmnt series, shadowgate, and rescue embassy mission, and thanks for Ninja Gaiden.

imamonkey
05-24-2009, 04:55 PM
People that are requesting certain games be ripped, or waiting for something to be finished, you might want to check the first post more carefully.

Requests are definitely accepted. Requesting at my forum (http://www.playthenes.com/forum/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=13) and/or providing information about the composer and songs (particularly "song titles") regarding a certain NES game will get requests filled much sooner.
The forum he linked to is updated much more frequently than this thread on FFShrine.
So requesting or looking for music there is probably a good idea since this thread seems to have been abandoned by its creator.
Example: Super Mario Bros. 2 is on those forums already.


TripleMMM
05-26-2009, 02:38 PM
Example: Super Mario Bros. 2 is on those forums already.

Thanks for the Heads up!!!


Angela Liu
05-26-2009, 03:16 PM
Any chance for a Punch-Out!! / Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! set? Thanks in advance!

mr.seiko
05-30-2009, 04:38 PM
Great Work Z.E.N.

I agree with Angela Liu, Punch-Out! Music would be Great in Celebration of the new Wii Punch-Out!


sn0ke001
05-30-2009, 08:49 PM
Thanks for Snakes Revenge! Awesome! ๐Ÿ™‚

Maxx Skywalker
05-31-2009, 07:12 AM
This is going to be a little weird, but I’m in the need for what little music Burger Time has to offer. It’s like two themes, so I’m sure it’s pretty easy to cover.

I’d record it myself from an emulator, but at the moment, the software I use to rip music is unavailable to me at the moment.


PlatinumNinja
06-13-2009, 07:29 PM
Hi, I’m new to these forums, but I do have only two requests: Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos & Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom. These two have probably already been requested, but I thought I’d throw ’em out there anyway. And FYI: you rock for doing this! You’ve no idea the warm fuzzy memories you bring up by listening to these old NES themes! Keep up the good work.

werwerwer
06-14-2009, 04:46 AM
this guy has been off the forums for like 8 months.. i don’t think any of you guys will be listened.

PlatinumNinja
06-15-2009, 09:35 PM
Oh, well. I guess it sucks to be me. Anybody know anyplace I can download mp3’s of the NES versions of Ninja Gaiden II & III? I tried to use the links on Galbadia Hotel, but not a single on of them works. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Jye
06-20-2009, 05:41 AM
Great work Z.E.N. Thanks!

Haborym
07-01-2009, 03:20 AM
I’m very sad. I have been looking for the original legacy of the wizard soundtrack, but can only find dead links and remixes. help!

DiplomaDope
07-01-2009, 09:25 AM
this is awesome! thanks

t0m s3rvo
07-21-2009, 04:45 PM
Shame this guy isn’t still around.

dariendude17
07-21-2009, 10:20 PM
I’m sure he’s just taking a break or dealing with some real-world drama. I just hate to think someone doing something so awesome quit.

MyVitriol
08-19-2009, 06:56 PM
First off man, These sound awesome.
Can’t stop listing to Castlevania 3….

As far as suggestions go… I vote for The Legend of Kage.

That would kick ass in this format.

But once again, Stellar job, man


Z.E.N
09-12-2009, 09:25 AM

EarthBound Zero /Mother 1 – 48 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Earthbound_Zero.zip)

Every single piece of music from the game in stereo MP3. Songs are listed in the exact order of appearance in the game (I arranged this as I was playing all the way through it). As fas I know, this is the first time the all the music has been done (even the EarthBound fansites don’t have a complete soundtrack).
Enjoy. It’s a good one.

Yes, real life stuff has kept me away from these forums. Hopefully I can find some time to get busy on making more of these.

ALSO UPLOADED (since my absence):

Bucky O’Hare
BurgerTime
IronSword: Wizards & Warriors II
Shadowgate
Skate or Die!
Super C
Super Mario Bros. 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II

Links are all on the first post.

Thanks for the positive support everyone. The official 6.5.0.Tunes webpage is also functional once again.
http://playthenes.com/6.5.0.Tunes

Until next time…


Simon B
09-12-2009, 09:43 AM
<3, nice to see you again here Z.E.N..

& thank you


Patrick1287
09-12-2009, 10:40 AM
thanks for Super C HQ

SpAcEgOdZiLlA
09-12-2009, 01:18 PM

EarthBound Zero /Mother 1 – 48 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Earthbound_Zero.zip)

Every single piece of music from the game in stereo MP3. Songs are listed in the exact order of appearance in the game (I arranged this as I was playing all the way through it). As fas I know, this is the first time the all the music has been done (even the EarthBound fansites don’t have a complete soundtrack).
Enjoy. It’s a good one.

Yes, real life stuff has kept me away from these forums. Hopefully I can find some time to get busy on making more of these.

ALSO UPLOADED (since my absence):

Bucky O’Hare
BurgerTime
IronSword: Wizards & Warriors II
Shadowgate
Skate or Die!
Super C
Super Mario Bros. 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II

Links are all on the first post.

Thanks for the positive support everyone. The official 6.5.0.Tunes webpage is also functional once again.
http://playthenes.com/6.5.0.Tunes

Until next time…

THANK YOU VERY MUCH Z.E.N.!!! Been waiting for the Earthbound Zero Stereo tracks for a long time :-D:-D:-D


Jye
09-12-2009, 02:20 PM
Thanks again Z.E.N.!

Nightingale
09-20-2009, 10:18 PM
Downloaded Bucky O’Hare, planning to download much more as I’m very satisfied with what I’m listening to right now. Much thanks. =)

–Downloaded Castlevanias, very satisfied. If you ever get around to doing more of these and have a thing for obscure NES games/soundtracks, I’d like to request "Rollergames" and/or "Sweet Home." I’ve never seen a soundtrack for either, and I know I’d be thrilled to see one. =)


ZodaPrime
09-22-2009, 04:32 AM
Thank you so much for Earthbound Zero!!

TripleMMM
09-22-2009, 05:13 PM
Holy frieking God, Z.E.N! You got Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game!!! Now I can finaly hear those bgm in high quality!!! Thanks man!

Catalyst8487
09-22-2009, 05:57 PM
I can’t believe you have the Faxanadu soundtrack! I’ve been wanting this for years!

Thank you so much!


NucleaRaptor
09-24-2009, 12:52 AM
FUCK YES,SUPER C HQ! Thank you so much. =)

Jackal 4
09-30-2009, 08:23 AM
I’m not really sure if it’s place to request an OST/rip or whatever. But I can’t seem to find the Rescue: The Embassy Mission OST anywhere. The thread here has so far yielded no results so I was wondering if you could rip that in mp3 format. That would be greatly appreciated.

djzongo
10-21-2009, 11:40 AM
shesh this is cool like totally i love recca

langemike
10-27-2009, 06:17 PM
Thanks man. Awesome work

RevLTD
11-01-2009, 06:22 PM
Thank you a lot! Love the Jackie Chan OST ๐Ÿ™‚ One of my fav 8bit music

Z.E.N
11-02-2009, 02:13 AM
Just for Halloween, I added ‘Dr. Chaos’.

8 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Dr_Chaos.zip)

I also want to tell you all about another site that has NES music in stereo…
http://www.wez-projects.be/soundtracks.html Has a nice collection. The quality is very good too.
I am hoping to work together with this person (for arrangements) and to keep making more stereo conversions of good NES musics.

Until next time.


NucleaRaptor
11-02-2009, 02:53 AM
I also want to tell you all about another site that has NES music in stereo…
http://www.wez-projects.be/soundtracks.html Has a nice collection. The quality is very good too.
WOOOOOO,he’s got Blaster Master!

Thank you so much,man! =)


boosterrr
11-23-2009, 09:15 AM
Many many thanks for super mario bros 2 Zen! finaly in stereo you make my day.

Mip
11-23-2009, 12:47 PM
Wow, I can’t believe I never noticed this thread before. You have my thanks for your hard work. ๐Ÿ™‚

As a possible request, could I ask for Swordmaster please? The game is fairly unknown but the soundtrack is one of my NES favourites!


Z.E.N
11-23-2009, 01:16 PM

31 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Lagrange_Point.zip)

‘Lagrange Point’ in stereo! This was a Famicom space RPG that used the special VRC7 soundchip. The music is very complex. Almost a 16-bit sound.

If you’re a fan of Konami Kukeiha Club, this is a must download! The original OST is quite hard to find.

Thanks for keeping this thread alive everyone. I will work on filling requests soon.


dspani
11-23-2009, 06:10 PM
Outstanding!!! Keep’em coming…

KinomiyaMichiru
11-23-2009, 08:06 PM
Thank you.

jakob
11-24-2009, 05:52 AM
OH WOW. Not only are they perfectly tagged (album art, composers, ahhh so nice) , they sound JUST RIGHT (and the files are very easy to download quickly). If I shut my eyes, the NES is plugged into the tv and I have the paddle in my hands. Thank you!!

Also, could I please request Gauntlet?


YoshiM28
11-29-2009, 03:12 PM
hey whats up you need blaster master, and star tropics on here they have nice beat

Z.E.N
12-12-2009, 12:53 AM

33 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Ninja_Gaiden_2.zip)

‘Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos’ full soundtrack in stereo.
Includes rare bonus unused track.


Pootzwacke
12-16-2009, 03:55 AM
Ninja Gaiden II.

You are so far past awesome that the light from awesome will take ten years to reach you.


shwanzi
12-16-2009, 03:31 PM
I would LOVE a "Skate or Die 2" rip!

Z.E.N
12-27-2009, 02:19 AM
Just in time for the winter season…


Snow Bros. – 13 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Snow_Brothers.zip)

Fun two-player ‘Bubble Bobble’ clone with some catchy tunes.

Also re-did the music from ‘HeroQuest’ because it needed more volume and a higher sampling rate.
HeroQuest – 5 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/HeroQuest.zip)

It’s very good music from an unreleased NES game. Highly recommended if you haven’t heard it.

I would LOVE a "Skate or Die 2" rip!
I’ve been wanting to do that one for awhile, but the title song is difficult to rip because of the DCPM channel audio. I will definitely attempt to do it though.


imamonkey
12-30-2009, 02:01 AM
hey whats up you need blaster master, and star tropics on here they have nice beat
Seconding both of these.

Thanks for re-ripping Hero Quest.
I loved it the first time around and now it is even better.


Z.E.N
01-08-2010, 01:20 AM
In celebration of the new year…

Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight – 22 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Street_Fighter_2010.zip)

Soundtrack to the Street Fighter game of the year (literally).
Some good tunes in this one. By the same composer who did ‘Bionic Commando’ (Junko Tamiya).


ninjaguydan
01-08-2010, 01:59 AM
thanks again for doing all of these ZEN, your job on Ninja Gaiden made it my fav soundtrack of all time.

Z.E.N
01-12-2010, 05:24 AM

Blaster Master – 15 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Blaster_Master.zip)

Here is ‘Blaster Master’ done in 6.5.0.Tunes style.
This was the first game that accomplished Sunsoft composer Naoki Kodaka worked on. It’s good stuff.

Enjoy.

thanks again for doing all of these ZEN, your job on Ninja Gaiden made it my fav soundtrack of all time.
Fun fact: The music for ‘Ninja Gaiden’ for NES was the first that made me appreciate video game soundtracks (as posted here: http://forums.ffshrine.org/showpost.php?p=953356&postcount=190).
I still have my old cassettes where I used to hold my tape recorder up to the TV and play all the songs in sound test mode. Sound quality and recording technology is much better now though.
Even with all the fancy new game soundtracks, Ninja Gaiden for NES still remains among my all-time favorites.


jakob
01-12-2010, 05:28 AM
Great work!! Thanks for Blaster Master!

werwerwer
01-15-2010, 07:49 PM
Thanks!!
Hey Zen,can you make Batman 2 soundtrack plz??? =D
I love some tracks from that game

shwanzi
01-15-2010, 08:24 PM
For some reason a couple of the soundtracks, namely Ninja Gaiden II and Blaster Master, won’t upload into my iTunes. Is there a reason for this?

werwerwer
01-15-2010, 08:30 PM
For some reason a couple of the soundtracks, namely Ninja Gaiden II and Blaster Master, won’t upload into my iTunes. Is there a reason for this?

The soundtracks are too awesome for your ipod ๐Ÿ™‚
Thats why they get rejected.


Z.E.N
01-15-2010, 09:56 PM
For some reason a couple of the soundtracks, namely Ninja Gaiden II and Blaster Master, won’t upload into my iTunes. Is there a reason for this?
I don’t know how this works. Is iTunes a website or is it a device (iPod?) that you trying to put them on?
The files are just MP3s. Don’t know why they wouldn’t work.
However, I did use a slightly different encoding method for the newer stuff. Ninja Gaiden II, Snow Bros., Street Fighter 2010, HeroQuest, and Blaster Master are the ones that use the newer method. The only difference is that I made them using a plug-in with my sound editor that creates MP3s straight from the WAV file, instead of having to convert them separately with LAME encoder.
Not sure how/why this would be causing any problems.

I also use Windows Media Player to add a box cover for album art because (for some unknown reason) it won’t show up when I try to add it with EasyTag.

Maybe that’s causing it?
Any one else with an iPod want to confirm? Or is it iTunes?

Maybe iTunes is jealous of 6.5.0.Tunes.

Hey Zen,can you make Batman 2 soundtrack plz???
If you mean ‘Batman: Return of the Joker’, then yes that’s definitely on standby. It’s another Kodaka (Sunsoft) soundtrack.
I’m trying to space out the different artists for now, but it will definitely be coming soon.

http://www.playthenes.com/forum/phpBB3/images/smilies/e_randar.gif


jakob
01-16-2010, 12:19 AM
For some reason a couple of the soundtracks, namely Ninja Gaiden II and Blaster Master, won’t upload into my iTunes. Is there a reason for this?

I see what you mean, but your terminology might be confusing people. What you meant to say is that you can’t import them into your iTunes library. I tried it also. They seem to import but then are nowhere to be found. I transcoded in foobar with the LAME encoder and then imported (just as a test) into iTunes and it worked just fine. I’m not sure why it wouldn’t work in the first place either, and transcoding isn’t the best solution as it might goof up the files a bit. ZEN—Maybe go back to your earlier method as it looks like your tagging program had problems recognizing the files also?


shwanzi
01-16-2010, 09:24 PM
I transcoded in foobar with the LAME encoder

Where can I find this?


jakob
01-16-2010, 09:53 PM
Get foobar 2000 (http://www.foobar2000.org/?page=Download) . You also need the lame mp3 encoder (http://www.rarewares.org/mp3-lame-bundle.php). Get version 3.98.2, the best current version. Just put the plugin in your foobar components folder (wherever you installed foobar), open the mp3s (in foobar), select what you want to convert, right-click, hit convert "…" , tell it where you want it to save and in what format, and there you go.

Alternatively, there must be something goofy with those files, Z.E.N.


Dire 51
01-24-2010, 04:46 PM
Z.E.N, I have to compliment you on the awesome work you’ve done here. These sound absolutely fantastic, and to echo what some have said, better than some official releases. Hats off to you. ๐Ÿ™‚

If you’re taking requests, can I request Jackal, Gradius, Gradius II, Life Force, Monster Party and Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti? A lot, I know, but as I know these take time to do and others have requested before me, I’m in no rush.

For everyone that’s having trouble uploading some of these into iTunes, I experienced the same issue with Ninja Gaiden II (Blaster Master worked just fine). My solution was to burn the OST onto a CD using Express Burn (although I’m sure any music CD creation program would work just fine) and rip it directly into iTunes after that. I had to completely rename the tracks, but it worked.


shwanzi
01-24-2010, 11:48 PM
jakob.nelson, thanks! That worked like a charm!

shimasterc
01-26-2010, 12:28 PM
These just sound absolutely superior, thank you so much, it must take a bit of work. In particular I was really happy to get the Castlevania soundtracks because the official ‘Famicom’ Best is not the famicom versions at all but instead the Disc Drive sounds (of 2 and 3). They’re interesting, but these are the sounds we grew up with. Serious thanks.

Since you’ve got SF 2010, Strider and Bionic Commando up, does that mean there’s a possibility to see Nemo the Dream Master, Mighty Final Fight, Legendary Wings or Gunsmoke in the future? Just wondering.

Anyone who wants my now unneeded Dracula Famicom best CD can have it for free…if you can come get it from Okayama City ๐Ÿ˜‰


Flyboy80
02-16-2010, 08:51 PM
thanks for bionic commando ๐Ÿ˜€

Maxwill
02-16-2010, 09:46 PM
May I request the soundtracks for Esper Dream and Esper Dream 2: New Fight? Thanks much in advance!

Z.E.N
02-19-2010, 05:13 PM

Batman: Return of the Joker – 15 Tracks (http://zhxhome.net/zen/Batman-Return_of_the_Joker.zip)

More great music from the Sunsoft sound team. Just like their other works, this has an amazing bass sound for NES.

Also I think I found the problem with the iTunes thing. There were illegal characters in the ID3 tags caused by my faulty tagging app. I installed a new one to use and fixed up the older rips. I don’t have a way to test this though because I don’t use iTunes/iPods, so I hope it’s alright now.

Since you’ve got SF 2010, Strider and Bionic Commando up, does that mean there’s a possibility to see Nemo the Dream Master, Mighty Final Fight, Legendary Wings or Gunsmoke in the future? Just wondering.
I believe those are all Tamiya’s compositions for Capcom. There seems to be a lot of requests for those, so they are definitely in the works.

I also want as many of the Famicom expansion audio games as possible (like ‘Esper Dreams’). I already have ‘Lagrange Point’ and want to finish ‘Madara’. Problem is that these games are a nightmare to arrange because they’re not in English and I can’t play through them.


untitledsuicide
02-19-2010, 07:50 PM
Maybe I missed it ZEN, but have you got Astyanax?

degameth
02-24-2010, 12:02 AM
This is a cool thread. If it’s not too much, I’ll put in a request for Final Fantasy III. ๐Ÿ˜€

AtmaDragoon
02-25-2010, 05:37 PM
Thank you very much for all these, Z.E.N! My music library has expanded a rather significant amount.

werwerwer
02-26-2010, 11:04 AM
Nice =)
Thanks Zen! for batman 2 ๐Ÿ˜‰
glad you took out my request in consideration.

Z.E.N
02-28-2010, 04:36 AM
A little something extra…

Many of you might be familiar with the song "Bad Apple!!", which was featured in this great Touhou silhouette animation video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sib2L6A6xgw

It seems someone has made a Famicom demo that plays the animation in monochrome graphics. You can find that demo here:
http://www.geocities.jp/littlimi/bad_apple_2.htm
(Unzip the .nes file and play it in a NES emulator to see it.)

Of course, they also did the song in actual Nintendo Sound Format, so here it is as a bonus MP3 (in stereo, of course).

(http://zhxhome.net/zen/VGM/bad_apple_%28famicom%29.mp3)Bad Apple!! (Famicom sound version) by KARA (http://zhxhome.net/zen/VGM/bad_apple_%28famicom%29.mp3)

Enjoy the apple (bad or otherwise).


Zero_Kirby
02-28-2010, 07:00 AM
thanks

GameGuy444
03-01-2010, 09:59 AM
Converting NES music to mp3 format is a very time-consuming process (anywhere from 3-5 hours per game ST). Please be patient as I will try to fill all requests when possible.

Just run it through NotSoFatso or whatever NSF emu you use and adjust the ST panning however you want…you really don’t have to mix the channles manually.


GameGuy444
03-02-2010, 01:47 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Aganar View Post
I thought you were recording directly from an NES, which would sound a bit better.

No. It would sound worse. I would be recording from an straight analog source with a minor chance of interference.
Some of these were recorded straight from the system and sounded horrible (that’s why I redid ‘Batman’ using the NSF method).

There is nothing wrong with NSFs. They sound about 99.7% accurate to the original console sound and about 45% better. Trust me, I would not even bother to do this if the NSFs weren’t faithful to the original sound. All the games I’ve done sound authentic.

First off you are not making "digital" copies from NSF, they are analog wavs using your sound card. They aren’t recording at 1x nor do you have any control over the levels, but there’s no advantage to it – if anything it’s not as good since you don’t have control over your input levels.

Secondly if you are trying to preserve the NES sound (i.e. not remix or enhance) you would use the NSF player and a flash cart that supports it like the NES PowerPak.

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

I can’t agree with NES Hardware being worse (just more difficult to do – requires more time) and mono mix also being worse. It’s better to leave it mono and enhance it (or just leave it pure) then it is to remix it in ST….though a lot of OST did but doesn’t mean it’s better.


jamesdude
03-02-2010, 02:28 AM
How making sets for Super Mario Bros 3 and Total Recall.




Z.E.N
03-02-2010, 03:39 AM
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
03-02-2010, 11:34 PM
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! ๐Ÿ˜€


GameGuy444
03-02-2010, 11:44 PM
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%


Z.E.N
03-03-2010, 04:21 AM

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.


Z.E.N
03-03-2010, 04:24 AM
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.


jamesdude
03-03-2010, 06:20 AM

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? ๐Ÿ˜‰


candybyte
03-03-2010, 08:48 AM
dude heros quest dungeon (bgm).mp3 gives me goosebumps its so awesome ty for the upload.

GameGuy444
03-06-2010, 01:05 AM
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.


Z.E.N
03-09-2010, 08:34 PM

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.


Z.E.N
03-09-2010, 08:38 PM
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.


machineXmessiah
03-10-2010, 05:18 AM
Thanks so much for the Super Mario Bros. 3 upload.

Lord Of The Rush
03-11-2010, 02:40 AM
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…

Simon B
03-11-2010, 05:04 PM
thanks Z.E.N for your latest works,

i will listen for sure ;o)


Lord Of The Rush
03-11-2010, 09:22 PM
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!

Z.E.N
03-31-2010, 07:06 PM

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.


Apollo 2010
04-01-2010, 10:18 PM
How about Dragon Warrior 1-4 in stereo Z.E.N please

shwanzi
04-01-2010, 11:30 PM
Sorry to say these files still don’t work in iTunes. ๐Ÿ™

KnightOfTerra
04-02-2010, 08:30 PM
Thank you! You’re AVAILABLE download for Friday the 13th completed my LJN Game Collection.

Z.E.N
04-06-2010, 08:38 AM

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. ๐Ÿ˜€
(I’m sure my host from the ZHX blogsite won’t mind the bandwidth too much.)


Cabjoy
04-09-2010, 03:41 PM
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. ๐Ÿ™‚

Thanks regardless man. ๐Ÿ˜€


jakob
04-09-2010, 03:53 PM
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. ๐Ÿ˜€
(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!


dimazariprabowo
04-10-2010, 05:30 AM
Tetris please…..

Z.E.N
04-12-2010, 03:36 AM

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


Z.E.N
04-19-2010, 07:29 AM

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

Upbeat NES-style jazz from David Wise.


seither2k
04-19-2010, 10:26 AM
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.


werwerwer
04-30-2010, 08:59 AM
Downloading everything again here lol
Thanks ZEN!

babaduchi
04-30-2010, 07:17 PM
Best part: It’s all neatly tagged!!!

Magma Dragoon
04-30-2010, 07:17 PM
I would like a Ultimate Stuntman soundtrack!

Wonderful topic!


HudsonHawk
04-30-2010, 09:47 PM
Here’s a few requests:
Total Recall
James Bond Jr.
Lethal Weapon
American Gladiators
Cool World
Fun House
Hudson Hawk

shertz
04-30-2010, 09:53 PM
Request:

Golgo 13


Z.E.N
05-11-2010, 03:12 AM

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.


Simon B
05-11-2010, 02:24 PM
i am always there to support your job, Z.E.N.

thanks you very much for MM4, ๐Ÿ˜€
downlaoding & listening soon ^^


ninjaguydan
05-11-2010, 02:50 PM
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.

Lord Of The Rush
05-13-2010, 02:02 PM
Time Lord and Jurassic Park please…

Dynamo
05-20-2010, 06:31 AM
Thank you so much for Mega Man 4.

Sentoryu
05-25-2010, 09:02 PM
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?

Z.E.N
07-02-2010, 08:37 PM

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?

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

Kinetic rock & roll.

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!


Simon B
07-03-2010, 09:27 AM
merci for mm6 & j&m ๐Ÿ™‚

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.


Z.E.N
07-04-2010, 12:43 AM
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.


ChazA4
07-04-2010, 06:39 AM
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


Z.E.N
07-28-2010, 10:29 PM

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.


werwerwer
07-28-2010, 10:41 PM
Thanks zen!!
i would like to request Super Spike V-Ball and Nintendo World Cup!
plz plz =D

ruriglen
07-29-2010, 02:55 AM
Thanks a lot! I used to have a few of this ost but not all of them and not as accurate as yours.

AxemBlue
07-29-2010, 04:27 AM
Downloaded Mega Man 1-6, Castlevania 1-3, Zelda 1 & 2, Final Fantasy, Strider, and Tetris. Thanks so much for all of these! ^_^

OBAMA’S NEW HORSE
07-29-2010, 04:15 PM
Amazing! THanks!

JonahTHD
08-29-2010, 08:50 PM
These are great, but how can you NOT have River City Ransom in the list?! ;D

dspani
08-30-2010, 12:41 AM

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!!!


phenomangel
08-30-2010, 09:23 PM
Z.E.N. – take requests? I love some NES games i’d like to download & hear in stereo.

Desert Strike: Return To The Golf.


Argocitycub2007
08-30-2010, 09:40 PM
Does anyone have the Magic of Scheherazade game rip of soundtrack loop in Mp3 format ?

JonahTHD
08-31-2010, 06:35 AM
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 ๐Ÿ˜‰


KoRnX19
09-01-2010, 05:38 AM
cool but wheres ninja gaiden III?

thedarkcloak
09-01-2010, 09:14 PM
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?


throwawaythis
09-01-2010, 09:27 PM
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


t0m s3rvo
09-02-2010, 04:30 AM
Any chance we could possibly get Tecmo Bowl, or Tecmo Super Bowl?

shertz
09-02-2010, 01:51 PM
Request: The Jetsons

Thanks!!


jaykhunter
09-02-2010, 06:41 PM
Cool, i’ll give ’em a listen ๐Ÿ™‚

nekoaitsu
09-05-2010, 03:23 AM
Holy crap, man. You’re awesome! Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

decapattack
09-10-2010, 12:19 AM
This Castlevania III is the Japanese or the American?

Z.E.N
09-11-2010, 03:57 AM
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.


Magma Dragoon
09-11-2010, 05:22 PM
Can I request again the Ultimate Stuntman soundtrack?

dspani
09-15-2010, 05:54 PM
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!!!


romero69
09-15-2010, 07:28 PM
nice!!! very very awesome sound!!! a must have!!!!

werwerwer
09-15-2010, 11:48 PM
Super Spike V’Ball
Nintendo World Cup

Make it happen!!!!!!


Mackinaw
09-17-2010, 03:25 AM
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!


shimasterc
09-18-2010, 11:10 AM
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.


OBAMA’S NEW HORSE
09-19-2010, 03:50 AM
Amazing. Thanks.

Apollo 2010
09-21-2010, 07:04 PM
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


scottgll
09-27-2010, 02:34 PM
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??

thedarkcloak
09-27-2010, 10:43 PM
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!


shwanzi
09-29-2010, 06:27 PM
I’m still waiting for Skate or Die 2. IMO that had the best music out of any NES game.

Selig420
10-06-2010, 09:04 PM
thank you! been looking all over for the original music for Faxanadu!

Freehaven
10-07-2010, 04:04 AM
Suggestions:

Tombs and Treasures
Tecmo World Wrestling
Super Dodge Ball


OBAMA’S NEW HORSE
10-11-2010, 06:31 AM
Z.E.N., I just want to say that your direct hosting is amazing. Keep up the amazing work.

Reaving Wave
10-17-2010, 04:02 PM
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


theberserker2
10-18-2010, 02:51 AM
great collection and share, thanks!

TripleMMM
10-22-2010, 03:06 AM
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.


angelababy
10-22-2010, 06:38 AM
Excellent stuff !!!!!! many thanks !!!!!

VenomShock
10-24-2010, 08:02 PM
Can you add addams family please?

Biggyman
11-05-2010, 05:04 PM
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=C4ST2JLY

Hero Killer Id
11-07-2010, 08:42 PM
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

Rock Lobster
01-08-2011, 09:04 PM
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.

phenomangel
01-24-2011, 05:53 AM
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.


kronkite4430
02-03-2011, 01:22 AM
Thanks for providing these. They sound quite nice.

Z.E.N
03-24-2011, 09:19 PM
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.


shwanzi
03-24-2011, 09:33 PM
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… ๐Ÿ™‚


OBAMA’S NEW HORSE
03-26-2011, 07:10 PM
Thanks!

Magma Dragoon
04-01-2011, 01:14 AM
Still waiting for Ultimate Stuntman and Bomberman II.

The Ultimate Koopa
04-09-2011, 11:58 PM
I’m not still waiting, but I would like Kid Icarus to be stereophonized.

hbonline
04-10-2011, 03:06 AM
Love your thread, bring back to my childhood. can you reupload Double Dragon 2, I can’t extract the rar file, PLEASE thanks

The Ultimate Koopa
04-10-2011, 05:02 PM
You need to download WinRAR

lovelljohnson1
04-11-2011, 03:58 AM
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.”

The Ultimate Koopa
04-14-2011, 12:41 AM
Try another program like WinZip or 7-Zip?

Dessan
04-14-2011, 06:04 AM
Fantastic! Thanks for sharing!

JonahTHD
04-17-2011, 05:01 AM
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.


Z.E.N
04-17-2011, 09:44 AM
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.


shertz
04-29-2011, 11:35 PM
Request:

Startropics 1 & 2

Thanks!


The Ultimate Koopa
05-01-2011, 04:51 PM
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.

Namorbia
06-04-2011, 09:51 AM
Thanks for Faxanadu!

Z.E.N
06-15-2011, 12:59 AM

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.


The Ultimate Koopa
06-15-2011, 01:04 AM
I love you… *hugs Z.E.N* <___< Well, this is awkward ๐Ÿ˜›

dspani
06-15-2011, 04:20 AM
Truly Outstanding!!!…Many, Many Thanks!

Z.E.N
06-22-2011, 09:32 PM

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.


dspani
06-23-2011, 12:50 AM
Thank You!!!

The Doctor
06-23-2011, 03:17 AM
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).


NotVaati
06-24-2011, 07:45 AM
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.

Z.E.N
08-19-2011, 10:20 PM

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.


The Ultimate Koopa
08-28-2011, 07:45 PM
Could you do Final Fantasy III?

Sokudoningyou
08-29-2011, 11:05 PM
Darkwing Duck and Chip n Dale’s Rescue Rangers? (What, I enjoyed them….)

405luxray
09-15-2011, 10:54 PM
now 3 jears late do you have robowarrior mp3 tunes?

PrimeEvil
09-20-2011, 02:11 PM
This is great stuff. Thank you very kindly ๐Ÿ˜€

The Ultimate Koopa
09-20-2011, 08:14 PM
Except I can’t find Final Fantasy III

Z.E.N
09-21-2011, 01:48 AM

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!


The Ultimate Koopa
09-21-2011, 02:02 AM
Obviously, by Final Fantasy III, I mean Final Fantasy III not Final Fantasy VI

God Geese Howard
11-07-2011, 03:59 AM
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


s7ph
11-07-2011, 12:19 PM
Great stuff! Thanks!

Sokudoningyou
11-07-2011, 06:24 PM
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.

Die_In_Fire
12-19-2011, 04:53 AM
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!!!


kamikaze83
12-19-2011, 08:06 PM
is there any game music available for the game "Loopz"?
that had some great music in it!

jetli666
12-27-2011, 09:41 PM
I need Battletoads & Double Dragon NES-version in stereo)

XmonX
01-19-2012, 08:46 AM
Awesome. Thank you for this.

JonahTHD
02-09-2012, 07:42 PM
Fire Emblem & Fire Emblem Gaiden, Please.

KusanagiShiro
05-03-2012, 12:45 AM
Looking for the Famicom Disk System versions of Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. that is, the JAPANESE originals.

poipoi321
05-07-2012, 08:06 PM
Thanks a lot for the Final Fantasy proper NES OST, it wasn’t as easy to find as I would have bet.

AFMG
07-06-2012, 03:03 AM
So, is it done for? The site moved, but in the new one there’s no mention of PlayTheNes. Too bad.

Mr Muay Thai
07-06-2012, 05:18 AM
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.

AFMG
07-06-2012, 06:49 AM
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.


Vriess123
07-31-2012, 08:35 PM
Thanks! The MegaMan does sound quite a bit better than the cd’s I paid alot of money for ๐Ÿ™

jaykhunter
08-04-2012, 03:12 PM
AFMG, wow excellent work bro. Punch Out in particular sounds great!

AFMG
08-04-2012, 04:14 PM
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.

Gamma2813
08-04-2012, 05:56 PM
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.

asianboy
08-21-2012, 03:53 AM
Any chance of a re-up of Wizards & Warriors? Thx

AFMG
08-21-2012, 05:10 AM
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?


Gamma2813
08-25-2012, 03:24 AM
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


OmegaRadio
08-27-2012, 06:55 AM
Thanks

tuveuxmonzizi
05-18-2013, 05:08 PM
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 !


Mr Muay Thai
05-19-2013, 03:58 PM
the archived site:

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


tuveuxmonzizi
05-26-2013, 10:15 AM
Thanks Mr Muay Thai for your NES’ OST !

fredyrygar
05-27-2013, 09:45 PM
find in robertlbryant DOT com Cheers….

James Lipton
06-18-2013, 07:31 AM
All links to the music appear dead. ๐Ÿ™

beardmoen
07-31-2013, 01:20 AM
Bullseye!

SevenX
07-31-2013, 03:01 PM
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.

AFMG
07-31-2013, 03:26 PM
I’ll help you out, gotta do some work, but I think I can upload some images as a guide before the weekend.

SevenX
07-31-2013, 05:31 PM
Very cool. Thank you very much.

beardmoen
07-31-2013, 11:11 PM
This thread needs love!

ruiner9
08-01-2013, 11:20 AM
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?

SevenX
08-01-2013, 04:14 PM
ruiner9, I’m looking for Dragon Warrior 2-4 and Final Fantasy 2-3. I don’t think they were originally posted.

ruiner9
08-02-2013, 01:13 AM
SevenX – Here’s Dragon Warrior II. I’ll have the other ones up over the course of the weekend. ๐Ÿ™‚

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


SevenX
08-02-2013, 04:50 AM
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.

AFMG
08-02-2013, 05:14 AM
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.

ruiner9
08-02-2013, 11:06 AM
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?

MrBobHarris
08-02-2013, 11:29 AM
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.


ruiner9
08-02-2013, 12:36 PM
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.


SevenX
08-02-2013, 02:14 PM
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.


ruiner9
08-02-2013, 02:29 PM
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. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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!


MrBobHarris
08-02-2013, 05:09 PM
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.


SevenX
08-02-2013, 07:49 PM
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.

ruiner9
08-02-2013, 08:16 PM
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:


MrBobHarris
08-02-2013, 08:54 PM
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.


ruiner9
08-02-2013, 09:11 PM
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)


MrBobHarris
08-02-2013, 09:55 PM
Ruiner9, you’re like a ninja of the night with this ripping business. As a shogun, I would have been mighty proud of you.

Lefance
08-02-2013, 10:01 PM
Wohoo, Dragon Quest IV. Thank you!

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


dariendude17
08-03-2013, 01:03 AM
Can you do Kirby’s Adventure?

theguru1974
08-03-2013, 01:27 AM
May I please request Iron Tank aka Great T.A.N.K.?

beardmoen
08-03-2013, 01:53 AM

ruiner9
08-03-2013, 02:59 AM
Kirby’s Adventure NES 105 MB
zip file MP3 (http://www.mediafire.com/download/y9l5kk75n6duuo3/Kirby%27s_Adventure.zip)

———- Post added at 08:53 PM ———- Previous post was at 08:49 PM ———-

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


beardmoen
08-03-2013, 06:18 AM
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.


ruiner9
08-03-2013, 11:46 AM
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.


beardmoen
08-03-2013, 01:40 PM
Are you guys just using the Haas effect to create stereo from mono or doubling?

ruiner9
08-03-2013, 01:54 PM
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 ๐Ÿ™‚


MrBobHarris
08-03-2013, 02:01 PM
Splendid, looking forward to DW3!

ruiner9
08-03-2013, 02:30 PM
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!


MrBobHarris
08-03-2013, 02:36 PM
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.


ruiner9
08-03-2013, 02:57 PM
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 ๐Ÿ™‚

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


Lefance
08-03-2013, 03:10 PM
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.

ruiner9
08-03-2013, 03:23 PM
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! ๐Ÿ˜‰


Lefance
08-03-2013, 03:35 PM
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…)


beardmoen
08-03-2013, 05:47 PM
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 ๐Ÿ™‚

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


OmegaRadio
08-03-2013, 05:57 PM
I would like to wait for this.

ruiner9
08-03-2013, 07:03 PM
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!


Die_In_Fire
08-13-2013, 03:25 PM
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??


ruiner9
08-13-2013, 05:06 PM
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!


Z.E.N
10-23-2013, 12:38 AM
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.


AFMG
10-23-2013, 06:57 AM
I’m so in debt to you. Would you be around?

ashamaxa
10-24-2013, 02:17 AM
wonderful news man! im glad this thread is still alive.

kh123
01-09-2014, 08:59 AM
Many thanks; good to know I could come back and get these after the last computer crapped out. Much obliged.

agent skazzers
05-07-2014, 11:46 AM
I’m Definitely a fan of your channel keep up the good work. I love old school Chiptune NES Music!!

eayost
01-24-2015, 11:36 PM
Found this thread today and just wanted to post a big THANKS!

oshgoshgonya1
01-25-2015, 10:27 AM
These sound fantastic, bringing back some great memories. Keep up the good work!

ruiner9
01-25-2015, 01:18 PM
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!

eayost
01-25-2015, 04:21 PM
Ahh thanks good sir, will check out your thread!

jairisongs
01-26-2015, 03:08 AM
Thank you man.

barknuggets
03-12-2015, 05:29 PM
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!

GlassOfMilk
06-28-2018, 08:20 PM
I’m too late. They’re all gone! ;__;

ruiner9
06-28-2018, 08:31 PM
OMG how did you even find this thread?

They’ve all been moved here:

Thread 219717


GlassOfMilk
06-29-2018, 01:31 AM
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 😧


tebin
01-02-2019, 01:44 AM
can you reupload Shatterhand??

ruiner9
01-02-2019, 11:54 AM
There’s a MEGA link in the first post of this thread, you will find it in there:

Thread 227860


Chronos X
07-18-2019, 02:13 AM
Thank you!