don't click here

Sonic 2 Level Select Music in any game!

Discussion in 'General Sonic Discussion' started by BlitzHedgie, Nov 9, 2004.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. Nov 9, 2004 #1
    BlitzHedgie

    BlitzHedgie

    Member
    56
    4
    8
    Brisbane, Australia.
    SRB2 Kart server maintenance
    I was messing around with some games I have and tryed a Sonic 2 Level Select savestate in Sonic 3. The music played ok but it had a little distortion. I thought that it would completely stuff up, just like any savestate in the wrong game would. So I tried it in a few non-Sonic games and it did the same thing, but it had a bit more distortion this time. You can recognize the music. Does anyone know why the music works a lot better than normal? (Nothing else works fine though, just the music)
     
  2. Nov 9, 2004 #2
    Quickman

    Quickman

    be attitude for gains Tech Member
    5,604
    19
    18
    :x
    omg porjcet
    The music is being put through different instruments, hence the distortion.
     
  3. Nov 9, 2004 #3
    Hayate

    Hayate

    Tech Member
    2,379
    0
    0
    Torquay, England
    Err...

    So the music is actually loaded into RAM? I thought there was a buffer of a second or something.
     
  4. Nov 9, 2004 #4
    hunterex2000

    hunterex2000

    Searching for the answers... Often running into br Member
    87
    0
    0
    East of England
    Trying to stop smoking... Sweet, sweet nicotine.
    As far as I'm aware the background audio is stored in RAM through out gameplay. The sound effects are streamed of the cartridge as required. Or as far as I'm aware... <_<
     
  5. Nov 10, 2004 #5
    hunterex2000

    hunterex2000

    Searching for the answers... Often running into br Member
    87
    0
    0
    East of England
    Trying to stop smoking... Sweet, sweet nicotine.
    It happens with any music, not just the level select. I tried saving a state whilst playing CPZ. Then I copied loaded it whilst I was playing Chaotix. Still works.

    So it seems the designated music is loaded and stored into the MegaDrive's RAM on command. Like when starting a new zone, or even hitting an invincibility monitor.
     
  6. Nov 10, 2004 #6
    BlitzHedgie

    BlitzHedgie

    Member
    56
    4
    8
    Brisbane, Australia.
    SRB2 Kart server maintenance
    It does too. But only with Sonic 2 Final. I tried a Sonic 1, 2 Beta and Sonic 3 Savestate and the music didn't work. On another MegaDrive game, Chaotix and Sonic CD. Sonic 2 Final was the only one with almost proper music. Also if you load a Sonic savestate in the Mega CD the color eventually changes on the screen. Just something I noticed.
     
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.