That is a very good rule...

Today I came came across a game that has better sound through ScummVM.

It's Monkey Island 2. Under DOS you have either Roland MT-32 but then you miss out on a few sound effects (spitting noise, bat noise, voice FX when you use the voodoo doll and so on...)

ScummVM has a mode called "Hybrid Adlib" or something and what it does is play sound fx through your soundblaster whenever there is a soundeffect that exists in the soundblaster version that doesn't in the Roland...

Very nifty and just shows you what is possible...

I see what you mean, I just think I'll get a kick out of firing up a 486 for a bit of Cannon Fodder!