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Post by grolt on Nov 21, 2008 0:21:58 GMT
Ever since the great man known here as Sinistral sold me his Japanese Master System, I've been enjoying the delights to be found in FM soundtracks. Oddly, though, my US Y's does not have the FM track when using Bock's external connector. All my other US games with FM capability work fine - is this a glitch with my particular game, or did the western versions of the games just not have those tracks?
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Post by grolt on Nov 21, 2008 5:19:26 GMT
I tried playing the Mark III version and it plays the FM perfectly. I also tried another US version of the game, and it too did not play the FM. Unless the Euro version is different it looks like the FM cannot be played back on English language versions, which is a shame.
Do any of you techies have anything to add? Are there other western FM titles that won't play back that way on the Japanese SMS?
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Post by grolt on Nov 22, 2008 19:27:06 GMT
So just an update for the curious - apparently the FM music was taken out of the western versions to make room for the additional space the English translation requires, since many more characters are needed for an English word compared to one in Japanese. Apparently this also happens on Phantasy Star, Wonder Boy III and a few others.  |
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Post by brianvgplayer on Jul 4, 2009 4:49:29 GMT
Apparently this also happens on Phantasy Star, Wonder Boy III and a few others. Not on Wonder Boy III. Wonder Boy III wasn't released in Japan, but has FM sound in the cart. Out Run 3D is another game that wasn't released in Japan, but has FM sound built in. |
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Post by Bock on Jul 7, 2009 4:07:35 GMT
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Post by grolt on Jul 7, 2009 5:13:24 GMT
Wonder Boy III only play if detect JPN system (can be tricked with a JPN/Export switch). This is odd because when I put them game in the gender adapter on my Jap SMS, it still will not play the FM music. Any idea why? |
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Post by brianvgplayer on Jul 10, 2009 23:59:22 GMT
Wonder Boy III only play if detect JPN system (can be tricked with a JPN/Export switch). This is odd because when I put them game in the gender adapter on my Jap SMS, it still will not play the FM music. Any idea why? When I tried out WB III using MEKA, I was tricked by the first tune of the game, where only the back beat is different with the FM sound on. |
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Post by brianvgplayer on Jan 26, 2010 6:13:37 GMT
I now have a Japanese SMS and a Tototek SMS to Mark III adapter, but I couldn't get Wonder Boy III working with the adapter (and checking around different forums all I could find is that someone else had the same issue with the Tototek adapter). All I get is a blank screen. I asked at SMS Power and in the hardware forum here, but I didn't find out why it doesn't work. My WBIII works fine on every other SMS I tried it on.
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