RickR Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 (edited) I just noticed something that I found a bit surprising. For the EA classic M.U.L.E., the theme song for the Atari version (which came first) has 4 voices. The C64 version, with the mighty SID chip, there are only 3! Here are a couple of videos cued up to a spot where it is easiest to hear. It starts with drum, then bass, then synth line. The Atari version clearly has two. C64, only 1! The lower-pitched rhythm synth is missing!! Do you hear it too? In any case, it is one of my all-time favorite video game theme songs. Atari version (start at 39 second point if I didn't embed this properly): Commodore version: Edited February 12 by RickR socrates63 and DegasElite 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted February 12 Author Report Share Posted February 12 Aha! More research shows that this is a hardware limitation of the SID, and that it has been hacked for hobbyists who have added a second SID to their system! Here is the hacked version on C64: DegasElite and socrates63 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates63 Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 I made this and the Jumpman theme into ring tones for my iPhone. I start the day almost daily with the M.U.L.E. theme since it's my alarm sound. I use the Jumpman theme as my timer alarm. RickR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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