Vasteel static dubbing or something worse?

[Arkhan]

This is strange, I play mine and don't really see a problem, lol.

maybe I am going deaf, or need to crank the volume way the hell up.

Or I'm used to it and don't see it as "bad" from hearing all kinds of worse digitization on lesser machines.

[ParanoiaDragon]

Offhand, I recall this, It Came From the Desert & Ys 3 have some of the worst sounding compression in a Turbo game.

[SignOfZeta]

I think TG-16-only players probably notice it more since audio in general is less common on US releases and the more "multi-media" stuff got skipped. When you do hear it, it will stand out.

PCE games tend to be more voice heavy and this sort of shitty audio is super common so its not anything special. Its used in many many cinemas to save disc space. Many PCE RPGs, digital comics, etc have more audio than you can fit on a standard audio CD so it was either this or go to multiple discs (which, for some reason, was never done on PCE).

[Mathius]

I think TG-16-only players probably notice it more since audio in general is less common on US releases and the more "multi-media" stuff got skipped. When you do hear it, it will stand out.

PCE games tend to be more voice heavy and this sort of shitty audio is super common so its not anything special. Its used in many many cinemas to save disc space. Many PCE RPGs, digital comics, etc have more audio than you can fit on a standard audio CD so it was either this or go to multiple discs (which, for some reason, was never done on PCE).

Yeah, I never understood why we never got an epic multi-disc adventure on the PCE. Seems like a missed opportunity.

[Arkhan]

I think TG-16-only players probably notice it more since audio in general is less common on US releases and the more "multi-media" stuff got skipped. When you do hear it, it will stand out.

PCE games tend to be more voice heavy and this sort of shitty audio is super common so its not anything special. Its used in many many cinemas to save disc space. Many PCE RPGs, digital comics, etc have more audio than you can fit on a standard audio CD so it was either this or go to multiple discs (which, for some reason, was never done on PCE).

Yeah, I never understood why we never got an epic multi-disc adventure on the PCE. Seems like a missed opportunity.

I think back then, the concept was just not thought of.  Things were still in a cartridge style thought process for consoles.  PC Games had multiple discs (World of Xeen!), but consoles were like turn it on, and play! DONT TOUCH STUFF.

I bet alot of developers once they saw FFVII and stuff went *facepalm* DAMMIT.  WE COULD HAVE DONE THAT LIKE 10 YEARS AGO.

[DragonmasterDan]

I think back then, the concept was just not thought of.  Things were still in a cartridge style thought process for consoles.  PC Games had multiple discs (World of Xeen!), but consoles were like turn it on, and play! DONT TOUCH STUFF.

I bet alot of developers once they saw FFVII and stuff went *facepalm* DAMMIT.  WE COULD HAVE DONE THAT LIKE 10 YEARS AGO.

Theoretically Cosmic Fantasy 4 is two discs, they just happened to be sold separately

In any event it was being done on other platforms (Sega CD had multi-disc games, though mostly FMV garbage) so it's not like it was completely out of sight and out of mind.

[nodtveidt]

Yeah, I never understood why we never got an epic multi-disc adventure on the PCE. Seems like a missed opportunity.

We will soon... hint hint.

[Mathius]

Yeah, I never understood why we never got an epic multi-disc adventure on the PCE. Seems like a missed opportunity.

We will soon... hint hint.

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