Bonk 3 Music Hack?

[lukester]

I'm not a hacker, just kinda wondering.

I think most Bonk fans agree that Bonk 3's main flaw is the music. Only one song is a real stand-out, and that is the colosseum/final boss theme. How feasible would it be to replace the music with tracks from the other games, at least Bonk's Revenge? And would someone be willing to do it?

[ccovell]

A quick check shows:

Bonk 1 uses RAM $Cx-$Dx, $3Exx-$3Fxx
Bonk 2 uses RAM $Fx, $37xx
Bonk 3 uses RAM $Fx, $34xx-$37xx

for music code.  And Bonk 3 uses RAM after $37xx for in-game stuff.  So feasibly only Bonk 2 would fit and mmmaybe not bother Bonk 3's ingame RAM.

Another option is just replacing Bonk 3 CD's redbook audio with something more pleasing.

[ParanoiaDragon]

It's also the sound effects that suck in Bonk 3 IMO.  The sound engine just sucks in general.  I've thought about making my own version of the redbook of the Bonk 3 CD, to make the songs sound more like Bonks 1 & 2.  I just don't have time, with me working on Mega Man.  I was working on a different Bonk project, but that's still something I'd like to keep under wraps for now.

[Bonknuts]

Since Bonk 1 and 2 are on the 3-in-1 CD, it might be easier to hack those to play CD tracks in place of the chip tones.

[Necromancer]

My vote was no.  The tunes aren't that bad.

..... poor Bonk 3, gettin' all the hatters. 

[Black Tiger]

Bonk 3's chip tunes are fine. Not what I wanted, but there are way too many other games deserving of chiptune replacement.

[MotherGunner]

..... poor Bonk 3, gettin' all the hatters. 

"Madness."

[Black Tiger]

The best possible chiptune transplant from one existing game to another would be putting the Somer Assault tunes into New Adventure Island. Instead of bgms that work against the flow/pacing/mood of the game, NAI with SA music would become exciting and fun and a much better and much more of a real Wonderboy game.

[Dicer]

No music can change the fact it's the worst obey version of Bonk...

[HailingTheThings]

Would be rad to play Bonk 3 cd with 90s hip hop instrumentals in place of the og tunes.


Huh? Huh?

[ParanoiaDragon]

Yeah, as far as the tunes themselves are, I like them in general, but really feel like they'd pop with the original sound engine from 1 & 2.  I really don't like 3's sound engine, at least not for a Bonk game, maybe it'd be ok for some other game?  And the sound effects suck, at least comparatively to 1 & 2.  It's possible that if 1 & 2 had already been using 3's engine, I would've been conditioned to that sound engine, & wouldn't have a real problem with it.

[spenoza]

Well, putting new music in Bonk 3 could be a way to get into making PCE chip tunes. We could stand to have more musicians about.