First post, by digitaldoofus
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I'm sure this has been discussed somewhat in the past, but I'd like to hear a few "new" comments on the COOLNESS (or not) of the IBM Music Feature Card, as it was used for PC game music.
Amongst gamers who have had the pleasure to own one, it seems it's a love/hate relationship with the IMFC...the only thing universally agreed is that it is a shame the card didn't have broader support among the game publishers' game titles.
The raw capabilities of the card, undoubtedly, were pretty impressive. But, as we all know, the actual adoption of the card by the PC game publishers was mostly less than enthusiastic.
But still...there were flashes of brilliance in some of the music that was composed for the card and released in at least a couple of games (I'm mainly thinking here of the brilliant compositions the IMFC had for the classic Silpheed game -- which I feel were superior to all the other Silpheed soundtracks used with other music cards).
So whom here at VOGONS actually owns one of these cards? What do you think of its "gaming" music capabilities? Please share your opinions regarding this undersupported musical "dinosaur"! 😀
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