Dune (DOS)

Dune

Platform: DOS Year: 1992 Developer: Cryo Interactive Entertainment Buy: Amazon

For other games in the series, see Dune.

Dune is a video game developed by Cryo Interactive, based on the universe by Frank Herbert. It is a mix of adventure and strategy games.

Screenshots

Introduction. The CD version uses full motion video from the film. Intro credits. Paul Atreides. Jessica Atreides, Paul's mother. The Palace, and Duke Leto Atreides, Paul's father.

Music

Music for Dune was primarily composed by Stéphane Picq, with some contributions by Philippe Ulrich.

Recording

Depending on the sound card selected to play music, track length will vary. For example, Wormsuit has its longest variation on AdLib with 6:32 minutes, while the AdLib Gold 1000 version lasts for 3:31 minutes, and finally the MT-32 version lasts for a very short 1:18 minute.

This soundtrack to Dune was recorded on an original AdLib Gold 1000 (1991) with the Surround Module, an original MT-32 (1988), and an AdLib (1987).

The AdLib Gold 1000 recording starts with a 1, the Roland MT-32 recording starts with a 2, the AdLib recording starts with a 3.

#	Title	Composer	Length	Listen	Download
101	Arrakis	Stéphane Picq	5:38		Download
102	Morning	Stéphane Picq	4:57		Download
103	Baghdad	Stéphane Picq	4:00		Download
104	Sequence	Stéphane Picq	3:33		Download
105	Worm Intro	Stéphane Picq	2:52		Download
106	Wormsuit	Stéphane Picq	3:31		Download
107	Sietch	Stéphane Picq	1:30		Download
108	War Song	Stéphane Picq	1:05		Download
109	Water	Stéphane Picq	0:49		Download

#	Title	Composer	Length	Listen	Download
201	Arrakis	Stéphane Picq	5:38		Download
202	Morning	Stéphane Picq	4:57		Download
203	Baghdad	Stéphane Picq	3:48		Download
204	Sequence	Stéphane Picq	3:33		Download
205	Worm Intro	Stéphane Picq	2:52		Download
206	Wormsuit	Stéphane Picq	1:18		Download
207	Sietch	Stéphane Picq	1:30		Download
208	War Song	Stéphane Picq	1:05		Download
209	Water	Stéphane Picq	1:54		Download

#	Title	Composer	Length	Listen	Download
301	Arrakis	Stéphane Picq	5:38		Download
302	Morning	Stéphane Picq	4:57		Download
303	Baghdad	Stéphane Picq	3:09		Download
304	Sequence	Stéphane Picq	3:33		Download
305	Worm Intro	Stéphane Picq	2:52		Download
306	Wormsuit	Stéphane Picq	3:31		Download
307	Sietch	Stéphane Picq	1:30		Download
308	War Song	Stéphane Picq	1:05		Download
309	Water	Stéphane Picq	0:49		Download

Credits

• Ripper: binarymaster
• Recorder: Beegle
• Game Credits:
  • Music and Sounds: Stéphane Picq
  • Adlib music uses HERAD system: Rémi Herbulot
  • Special thanks to: Henri Chalifour
  • Special thanks to: Grant Hamilton
  • Digital Soundtrack Composed By: Stéphane Picq
  • Digital Soundtrack Composed By: Philippe Ulrich credited as Philip Ullrich

(Sources: Music, Special thanks. The actual game doesn't credit Ulrich, but the back of the European box does.)

Albums

Dune: Spice Opera 1992-05-26

Game Rip

Format	Conversion	Download
		Download (Info)

The game rip consists of:

• Original compressed game music (AGD, HSQ, M32)
• Decompressed game music (AGD, SDB, M32) using UNHSQ utility
• Decompressed sounds (VOC)
• MIDI music, converted from HERAD/M32 format using MIDIPLEX with raw data import, which can be played in MUNT player or directly on Roland MT-32

Audio Devices

For sound devices, the game supports AdLib, AdLib Gold 1000, Sound Blaster (while mentioning that it is equivalent to the AdLib soundtrack), and Roland MT-32 (or LAPC-I card).

Dune is one of the very few games known to take advantage of the AdLib Gold 1000's Surround Module.

Music
Sound

(Source)

Releases

USA Title: Dune Platform: DOS Released: 1992-??-?? Publisher: Virgin Games, Inc.     France Title: Dune Platform: DOS Released: 1992-??-?? Publisher: Virgin Games, Inc.     Germany Title: Dune Platform: DOS Released: 1992-??-?? Publisher: Virgin Games, Inc.     Spain Title: Dune Platform: DOS Released: 1992-??-?? Publisher: Virgin Games, Inc.     UK Title: Dune Platform: DOS Released: 1992-??-?? Publisher: Virgin Games, Inc.     Italy Title: Dune Platform: DOS Released: 1993-??-?? Publisher: Virgin Games, Inc.     Netherlands Title: Dune Platform: DOS Released: 1997-??-?? Publisher: Sold Out Sales & Marketing Ltd.     UK Title: Dune Platform: DOS Released: 1997-??-?? Publisher: Sold Out Sales & Marketing Ltd.     Germany Title: Dune Platform: DOS Released: 1997-??-?? Publisher: Sold Out Sales & Marketing Ltd.

Links

• mobygames.com/game/dos/dune - MobyGames.
• gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/564692-dune - GameFAQs.
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(video_game) - Wikipedia.

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