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List of DOS/Win9X games with MIDI support

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First post, by Gopher666

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Hey folks,

While I waiting for my Roland-SC55 arrive (like a dream to come through soon), I already working on a list of games (and possibly software) which will be enjoyable with it.

I found a similar thread not many games were named (I guess after the XP era there isn't even a point of talking about Games with MIDI as they extinct)

Games/Source ports for W9x supporting MIDI

I collected some from these videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYIup8RyiOs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRyPjvbDkvg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qniIinLpr28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMmFcs-_4x4

First of all I looking for the games with native MIDI support where with flipping a switch it will just work out of the box, secondly those games which are hackable to do MIDI.

Some I definitely looking to try:

  • Doom 1,2
  • Descent 1,2
  • Shadow Warrior
  • Heretic and Hexen, Hexen 2
  • Lemmings
  • Duke3D, Duke atomic
  • Transport Tycoon2, OpenTTD
  • Prince1 (as I read there was some unofficial midi patch)
  • Warcraft 2
  • Monkey Island
  • Raptor call of shadows

Any suggestions are welcome!

Reply 1 of 4, by gmaverick2k

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I love the age of empires midi files. System shock is good too. Also, xcom.. btw mt-32 emulation sounds a bit naff on the sc-55.
Swampy's chest youtube channel covers a lot of gamesoundtracks in midi
https://youtu.be/l1ra0Z78iKc?si=Ute6NCSvE-q-78JR
https://youtu.be/DENSsyd2igY?si=HgS_r2CcoBTFrJ9F
https://youtu.be/BnVgoWsrSxs?si=hC6t-1huH0Q9kZAQ

"What's all this racket going on up here, son? You watchin' yer girl cartoons again?"

Reply 2 of 4, by CJCaesar

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I have both a MT-32 and SC-55 Mk2, and I am in the process of building a MT-32 pi midi board. I don't want to have to keep moving my two modules from my Classic Japanese Pasokon setup to either my classic PC setup or my Mac Setup. I am willing to do that with my retrotink 4k, but that just because of how stupid expensive that thing is to get a extra 2 or three of them for my other setups....

As for games I remember getting to work from DosBox(my pentium setup is only a week old so to speak) with a Roland USB->MIDI adapter.

Might and Magic 3,4,5 I don't know if they were composed with MT-32, GM, or GS in mind.
Ultima 6
Ultima 7 Parts 1&2(Exult will also output the Midi for these games)
Sam and Max
A bunch of other adventure games, and not just Sierra titles.

Reply 3 of 4, by nach

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As a midi lover i would recommend you for now :

Tyrian or Tyrian 2000. Specially the jukebox on the setup program. A true midi masterpiece.
Z
Under a Killing Moon
System Shock
Sonic & Knuckles Collection
Blood

Screamer (not brilliant but ok)

Roland MT-32, Roland SCP-55, Roland SC-88, Roland MT-90U, Roland PMA-5, Casio GZ-70SP, Casio GZ-50M, Yamaha MU90B, Yamaha MDP-5, Panasonic CF-VEW212, TDK Digital Music Card 9000, Kawai Gmega

Reply 4 of 4, by Harry Potter

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I have Boppin', and it seems to have FM and probably MIDI support, and thanks to somebody here, I have the MIDI files, and I enjoy them. 😀

Joseph Rose, a.k.a. Harry Potter
Working magic in the computer community

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