First post, by PhilsComputerLab
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Ok so I found references online that state that on a CMS upgraded Sound Blaster you need to remove the OPL2 chip in order for CMS Music to play on version 1.0 of Prince of Persia by typing PRINCE GBLAST.
On a SB 2.0 the OPL2 chip is socketed, but that card needs a -5V PSU which I'd like to avoid.
So I de-soldered the OPL2 chip on one of my SB 1.5 cards:
Soldered a socket:
And, with the OPL2 removed, tested Prince of Persia. But it sounded really off. Tried Monkey Island and Last Crusade in Game Blaster mode and it sounded as expected.
So I pulled out the only -5V capable PSU and tried it with the SB 2.0. The OPL2 was quickly removed and it sounded exactly the same, bad, way as on the 1.5 with OPL2 removed.
So is this a myth? Am I missing some CMS driver? Has anyone gotten this to work at some point?
I've attached a recording. It starts with Monkey Island and then Prince of Persia, both in Game Blaster mode.
The PC is a 386SX 33 MHz with 4 MB Ram and MS-DOS 6.22