Update: More tracks get shared.
There’s a common argument that the SNES had superior audio hardware to its rival, the Genesis / Mega Drive, and, on paper at least, that’s hard to contest.
Nintendo’s Sony-made sound chip is capable of some amazing music and sound, while the Genesis’ Yamaha YM2612 is based more around an ’80s-style FM sound. Both are great, and both have their strengths and weaknesses – but the usual narrative is that Sega’s console was second-best in this regard.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
Update: More tracks get shared.
There’s a common argument that the SNES had superior audio hardware to its rival, the Genesis / Mega Drive, and, on paper at least, that’s hard to contest.
Nintendo’s Sony-made sound chip is capable of some amazing music and sound, while the Genesis’ Yamaha YM2612 is based more around an ’80s-style FM sound. Both are great, and both have their strengths and weaknesses – but the usual narrative is that Sega’s console was second-best in this regard.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
