Hacking Double Dragon 2 to add more songs?

[ParanoiaDragon]

I've been thinking about putting different songs in Double Dragon 2, namely, various remixes of the arcade music.  However, the arcade seems to have boss tracks while the Turbo one just keeps playing the level tune.  How hard would it be to add new seek routines or whatever for this game?

[esteban]

Are you talking about "change music track at any time via pop-up menu" a la HYPERNOVA BLAST?

Or something else?

Regardless, I support this project!

In fact, I am listening to Double Dragon II PCE tunes as I type this in my bathroom...

 

[mj9123456]

Which game is in the bottom right corner?

[esteban]

Which game is in the bottom right corner?

Toaplan's HORROR STORY

Apropos the bathroom, IMHO.

[mj9123456]

Thanks!

[ParanoiaDragon]

Nah, I just mean that I'd like to have it, so that once you get to the boss of a level, it'll seek for a new track.  For instance, like Gate of Thunder, once you get to the boss, it loads a new track.

[esteban]

Nah, I just mean that I'd like to have it, so that once you get to the boss of a level, it'll seek for a new track.  For instance, like Gate of Thunder, once you get to the boss, it loads a new track.

Ha! *Now* I understand....

[ParanoiaDragon]

It's mainly cuz I've been ripping my entire collection & converting the tunes to OGG to play on my WII(not to mention, come apocalypse, I'd have all my games on a single thumbdrive!).  There are a few games where I thought I'd have alternate versions with remixed tunes.  I dont' have any plans to redo the Double Dribble 2: The Rebound music myself, but maybe someday.  Was just going to find various remixes to compile in there.  I would like to finish doing my Mega Man, Bonk, & Jungle Bros. projects before I actually made new tunes for DD2.

[Bonknuts]

I guess I'll chime in. It really depends if they had code that would change the track for the boss encounter, but it doesn't for whatever reason - then it would be easy to hack. But otherwise, you'd need a way to identify that you are in the boss section of code vs non boss area. Then, being a CD game, you'd need to find some free space to your hack code (and possibly boss track play list). You can't really know how difficult it'll be to hack until you start digging through the details.

 PS: The Turbo Everdrive 2.x would take care of the free space issue for hacked code.

[ParanoiaDragon]

Ok, hmmm, that sounds like it would be more work then I was figuring.  I was thinking of when you hacked Sylphia's final boss to seek a different track.  But, if there's not already code in there somewhere to seek a new track at some point, then well, bummer.  I wouldn't mind someday in the future redoing the music myself for the game, & if someone wanted to translate the cinemas, I'd redo the tunes in them.  But, that's someday, definitely not something I plan on doing in the very near future until I get other projects done. :/

[WoodyXP]

Interesting.  I think I'll take a shit while listening to Double Dragon II tonight.

[esteban]

Interesting.  I think I'll take a shit while listening to Double Dragon II tonight.

It is a fantastic soundtrack.

Haters can suck it.

I wish more games took some chances with the soundtrack...

...plus, taking a SHITE to those tunes is deeply satisfying.

[ParanoiaDragon]

While I don't hate the soundtrack, the first level tune really throws me off, as it's too wacky sounding(maybe better for Ane-san?) & I just wish it had the arcades tunes.