First post, by badmojo
- Rank
- l33t
I loved my computer as a kid, and although I had lots of different hobbies I'd say computer games were #1 both in terms of the level of interest, and longevity (I'm still playing them). But as interested as I was in both games and hardware during the late 80's and 90's, I don't recall ever wanting an MT-32 or GM device, because I don't think I even knew they existed. I didn't know anyone with anything more than a bog standard sound card, and I only got my first sound card in '94 or so - I started playing DOOM with PC speaker!
I spent plenty of time lurking in computer shops so maybe it's a region thing, but I'm under the impression that the MT-32, SCC1, etc were just not that common. I suppose cards like the AWE32, etc brought GM to the masses, but they were expensive back in the day, and again, no-one I knew had one.
Were they common? Was I living under a rock? (very possible).