Another game... The Game Music Quiz er, Game - Page 2

RLacey · 08-19-2006, 12:43 PM

If I get around to it I'll make one of these things tomorrow. It should be fun for me, at least...

simpson_yellow · 08-21-2006, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Huz

10) Not a hope in hell, nobody has played this - it's Hardwar for the PC.

Aaarrrrgh! Can't believe I didn't pick that one! Possibly my favourite game sound track ever.

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Originally Posted by Huz

11) Amstrad GX4000/C64/Spectrum game. Named after a weapon beloved of 80s movie hoodlums.

Switchblade? I remember playing it on my friend's C64, but wouldn't know the music if it punched me in the face.

RLacey · 08-21-2006, 07:53 AM

The Second Game/Quiz

Okay, here we go. This one is a shade under five minutes long and features eleven different pieces (each helpfully separated by a beep). All of this music was already on my PC, because I'm too lazy to start installing emulators at the moment.

In addition, I apologise for the quality of #4, which I think gained some of the crackle when I was editing it.

http://www.laceyware.com/junk/musicgame.mp3

The file is an ever-so-slightly-whopping 4.5-ish MB.

:EDIT: And sorry for the lack of volume balancing. This was my first attempt at using Audacity...

Huz · 08-21-2006, 08:47 AM

Well, I think that one of them is the Broken Sword II theme song. Just call it an inspired guess. More specifically, though...

1) ???
2) ???
3) ???
4) ???
5) ???
6) ???
7) ???
8) ???
9) ???
10) ???
11) ???

Woo, I am excellent. I suppose I might as well give the answers to my quiz, now. Without further ado:
1) Half-Life (PC)
2) Big Rigs over the road Racing (PC)
3) Road Rash (Mega Drive)
4) Worms World Party (PC)
5) X - Beyond the Frontier (PC)
6) Grim Fandango (PC)
7) The Legend of Zelda - The Wind Waker (GC)
8) Curse of Monkey Island (PC)
9) Lotus Turbo Challenge III (Amiga)
10) Hardwar (PC)
11) Switchblade (Amstrad GX4000)
12) GTA1/GTA3 (PC)
13) Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)
14) Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2??)
15) Full Throttle (PC)
16) International Rally Championship (PC)
17) Skidmarks 2 (Amiga)

Very biased towards the PC, I know, but that's where I had easiest access to the music. Hope you enjoyed it anyway... now on to Laceo's!

RLacey · 08-21-2006, 09:03 AM

You're correct in that one of them is indeed the Broken Sword II end theme.

And you're not actually wrong with any of them

.

Karmillo · 08-21-2006, 09:13 AM

One of them is "Thats Death" but cant remember what number

RLacey · 08-21-2006, 09:23 AM

Yes, but what game is it from

?

And I've realised that this has relatively few easy ones in it. Maybe I'll make a simpler one later.

Jatsie · 08-21-2006, 09:53 AM

That's Death has to be from Discworld II, as it's sung by Eric Idle.

As for the rest, I'm clueless, lol.

undeaf · 08-21-2006, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Huz

It was fairly easy to put together, though quite time-consuming. I used Audacity, the open-source audio editor. It allows you to import each sound file as a separate track, trim them, move them around freely and set up fades as required, so the process of taking excerpts and blending them was fairly painless.

That's rather conveniant, I already have audacity installed, although it seems to have a tendency to upsample.

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Originally Posted by Huz

As far as recording the tracks goes, I used a variety of methods ...

Not sure how you'd go about recording MIDI music, but I imagine it would be similar to recording from emulators.

You can't actually record midi music, you can only record an interpretation of it; that's what I was getting at, almost none of the portions of your game medley sound low sample-ish. I just noticed that the lotus game is the amiga version, that might make it sound better than the dos version. Dosbox seems to only be able to output 22khz renderings of midi, while a soundblaster awe32 would probably do so at 44khz.

RLacey · 08-21-2006, 12:25 PM

Okay, some hints.

The answers to #1 and #10 have already been mentioned.

#2 is from a cutscene in a survival horror-esque game.

#6 is by Jeremy Soule, but isn't Morrowind or Oblivion. Yes, he's written every fantasy RPG score ever, but that should narrow things down a bit.

There are two games in this list from LucasArts.

#8 is probably only going to be correctly answered by an Englishman. Probably.

Only one game from this list is a DOS game. Most of these games were developed after 1999, with the exception of #1 and #9.

ATMachine · 08-21-2006, 04:04 PM

#9 is from Outlaws by LucasArts. It's the track The Ballad of Dr. Death, I'm sure.

Cold-Factor · 08-21-2006, 04:26 PM

1. ?
2. Silent Hill 2
3. Age of Empire 3
4. ?
5. Sonic Adventure
6. Daggerfall
7. ?
8. ?
9. Outlaws
10. ?
11. ?

Alright, here's my list. It's probably all wrong, but I'm just taking a stab at it.

*Dale Baldwin* · 08-21-2006, 04:29 PM

better than most of us have guessed so far!

RLacey · 08-21-2006, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Cold-Factor

1. ?
2. Silent Hill 2
3. Age of Empire 3
4. ?
5. Sonic Adventure
6. Daggerfall
7. ?
8. ?
9. Outlaws
10. ?
11. ?

Alright, here's my list. It's probably all wrong, but I'm just taking a stab at it.

I'm afraid that it's all wrong with the exception of Outlaws (sorry). Congratulations to ATM for that one, too - yes, it is that specific track.

#1 - Broken Sword II (End Theme)
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9 - Outlaws ("The Ballad of Dr Death")
#10 - Discworld 2 ("That's Death")
#11

Keep going

.

Grey · 08-21-2006, 07:56 PM

Only one of those sounds familiar to me, but I'm still not sure...

4. Silent Hill 3

Junkface · 08-21-2006, 10:07 PM

2. Mafia is my best guess, though I haven't played the game recently enough to be sure
3. Sid Meier's Pirates
11. Call of Duty is my random, 99% sure to be wrong guess

Ledz · 08-22-2006, 12:28 AM

#2 sounds to me like it's from Phantasmagoria. Actually, #11 also kinda sounds like it, but I'm fairly sure it isn't the same opera bit as in the game.

Junkface · 08-22-2006, 02:16 AM

Somehow I missed the hint for number 2 until now and as a result would like to change my guess to Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.

simpson_yellow · 08-22-2006, 02:49 AM

Hmm. Tough. My random stabs in the dark:

2) Realms of the Haunting (almost certainly wrong since "Most of these games were developed after 1999, with the exception of #1 and #9.")
5) Trackmania? (figured you'd squeeze a trackmania tune in there. I don't recognise any, but I haven't played the original so maybe that's it - told you it was a wild stab

)
11) The da Vinci Code

RLacey · 08-22-2006, 05:36 AM

Junkface, you're right with #2 and #3 (I actually took #2 direct from the file in the game folder, so I have no idea what the "Dreams of the Future" cutscene actually is

).

No Trackmania or RotH, simpson_yellow (though I should probably have put the former in there somewhere). And I don't own The Da Vinci Code (yet).

The list so far:

#1 - Broken Sword II (End Theme)
#2 - Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth ("Dreams of the Future" Cutscene)
#3 - Sid Meier's Pirates! (One of the "Leaving Port" tracks)
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9 - Outlaws ("The Ballad of Dr Death")
#10 - Discworld 2 ("That's Death")
#11

And some more clues: #11 is a LucasArts game, #6 is from the first in a series of online games, and #4 is from an FPS.

08-19-2006, 12:43 PM	#21
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08-21-2006, 07:53 AM	#23
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	The Second Game/Quiz Okay, here we go. This one is a shade under five minutes long and features eleven different pieces (each helpfully separated by a beep). All of this music was already on my PC, because I'm too lazy to start installing emulators at the moment. In addition, I apologise for the quality of #4, which I think gained some of the crackle when I was editing it. http://www.laceyware.com/junk/musicgame.mp3 The file is an ever-so-slightly-whopping 4.5-ish MB. :EDIT: And sorry for the lack of volume balancing. This was my first attempt at using Audacity... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me. Last edited by RLacey; 08-21-2006 at 08:08 AM.

08-21-2006, 08:47 AM	#24
Huz Kersal Massive Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,430	Well, I think that one of them is the Broken Sword II theme song. Just call it an inspired guess. More specifically, though... 1) ??? 2) ??? 3) ??? 4) ??? 5) ??? 6) ??? 7) ??? 8) ??? 9) ??? 10) ??? 11) ??? Woo, I am excellent. I suppose I might as well give the answers to my quiz, now. Without further ado: 1) Half-Life (PC) 2) Big Rigs over the road Racing (PC) 3) Road Rash (Mega Drive) 4) Worms World Party (PC) 5) X - Beyond the Frontier (PC) 6) Grim Fandango (PC) 7) The Legend of Zelda - The Wind Waker (GC) 8) Curse of Monkey Island (PC) 9) Lotus Turbo Challenge III (Amiga) 10) Hardwar (PC) 11) Switchblade (Amstrad GX4000) 12) GTA1/GTA3 (PC) 13) Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC) 14) Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2??) 15) Full Throttle (PC) 16) International Rally Championship (PC) 17) Skidmarks 2 (Amiga) Very biased towards the PC, I know, but that's where I had easiest access to the music. Hope you enjoyed it anyway... now on to Laceo's! Share Share this post on Twitter

08-21-2006, 09:03 AM	#25
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	You're correct in that one of them is indeed the Broken Sword II end theme. And you're not actually wrong with any of them . Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

08-21-2006, 09:13 AM	#26
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08-21-2006, 09:23 AM	#27
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	Yes, but what game is it from ? And I've realised that this has relatively few easy ones in it. Maybe I'll make a simpler one later. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

08-21-2006, 09:53 AM	#28
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08-21-2006, 12:25 PM	#30
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	Okay, some hints. The answers to #1 and #10 have already been mentioned. #2 is from a cutscene in a survival horror-esque game. #6 is by Jeremy Soule, but isn't Morrowind or Oblivion. Yes, he's written every fantasy RPG score ever, but that should narrow things down a bit. There are two games in this list from LucasArts. #8 is probably only going to be correctly answered by an Englishman. Probably. Only one game from this list is a DOS game. Most of these games were developed after 1999, with the exception of #1 and #9. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

08-21-2006, 04:04 PM	#31
ATMachine Retired Buccaneer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 779	#9 is from Outlaws by LucasArts. It's the track The Ballad of Dr. Death, I'm sure. Share Share this post on Twitter

08-21-2006, 04:26 PM	#32
Cold-Factor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 186	1. ? 2. Silent Hill 2 3. Age of Empire 3 4. ? 5. Sonic Adventure 6. Daggerfall 7. ? 8. ? 9. Outlaws 10. ? 11. ? Alright, here's my list. It's probably all wrong, but I'm just taking a stab at it. Share Share this post on Twitter

08-21-2006, 04:29 PM	#33
Dale Baldwin Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Southampton, UK Posts: 3,139	better than most of us have guessed so far! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Now Playing: Catherine, Sword and Sworcery:EP Recently Completed: The Witcher

08-21-2006, 07:56 PM	#35
Grey Mad Rabbit Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 352	Only one of those sounds familiar to me, but I'm still not sure... 4. Silent Hill 3 Share Share this post on Twitter

08-21-2006, 10:07 PM	#36
Junkface Grah! Grah! Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 509	2. Mafia is my best guess, though I haven't played the game recently enough to be sure 3. Sid Meier's Pirates 11. Call of Duty is my random, 99% sure to be wrong guess Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by Junkface; 08-21-2006 at 10:30 PM.

08-22-2006, 12:28 AM	#37
Ledz Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Israel Posts: 210	#2 sounds to me like it's from Phantasmagoria. Actually, #11 also kinda sounds like it, but I'm fairly sure it isn't the same opera bit as in the game. Share Share this post on Twitter

08-22-2006, 02:16 AM	#38
Junkface Grah! Grah! Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 509	Somehow I missed the hint for number 2 until now and as a result would like to change my guess to Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth. Share Share this post on Twitter

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08-22-2006, 02:49 AM	#39
simpson_yellow Squeaky Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 1,320	Hmm. Tough. My random stabs in the dark: 2) Realms of the Haunting (almost certainly wrong since "Most of these games were developed after 1999, with the exception of #1 and #9.") 5) Trackmania? (figured you'd squeeze a trackmania tune in there. I don't recognise any, but I haven't played the original so maybe that's it - told you it was a wild stab ) 11) The da Vinci Code Share Share this post on Twitter

08-22-2006, 05:36 AM	#40
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	Junkface, you're right with #2 and #3 (I actually took #2 direct from the file in the game folder, so I have no idea what the "Dreams of the Future" cutscene actually is ). No Trackmania or RotH, simpson_yellow (though I should probably have put the former in there somewhere). And I don't own The Da Vinci Code (yet). The list so far: #1 - Broken Sword II (End Theme) #2 - Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth ("Dreams of the Future" Cutscene) #3 - Sid Meier's Pirates! (One of the "Leaving Port" tracks) #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 - Outlaws ("The Ballad of Dr Death") #10 - Discworld 2 ("That's Death") #11 And some more clues: #11 is a LucasArts game, #6 is from the first in a series of online games, and #4 is from an FPS. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.