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==Music Development==
 
==Music Development==
Radiance developed the game California Raisins in 1990, which was composed by Scott Etherton. According to a programmer at Radiance, he used ACiD and a program called SoundForge to create the music. It is unknown who programmed the sound driver, but it may have been Scott himself, as he was credited as a programmer in many other titles.
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For ''Rollerblade Racer'' and ''The Great Waldo Search'', the company licensed [[Mike Riedel (NES Driver)|RSP's sound driver]] by [[Mike Riedel]]. Doug Brandon, who composed the music to ''The Great Waldo Search'' games said he used [[Cubase]] for the [[Atari ST]].
  
In their only other solely-developed NES game The Great Waldo Search, Radiance borrowed [[Mike Riedel]]'s [[Mike Riedel (NES Driver)|sound driver]] for the game. Doug Brandon said he used [[Cubase]] for the [[Atari ST]].
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The unreleased California Raisins NES game uses a sound driver by Robert Morgan. The music had to be entered in 6502 [[assembly]].
  
 
== Audio Personnel ==
 
== Audio Personnel ==
* [[Bill Bogenreif]] - Composer for Rollerblade Racer. (Under contract from [[Designer Software]].)
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* [[Bill Bogenreif]] - Composer for Rollerblade Racer, under contract from [[Designer Software]].
 
* [[Doug Brandon]] - Composer for The Great Waldo Search.
 
* [[Doug Brandon]] - Composer for The Great Waldo Search.
 
* [[Mike Riedel]] - Sound driver provider. (Under contract from [[RSP]].)
 
* [[Mike Riedel]] - Sound driver provider. (Under contract from [[RSP]].)
* [[Rod Nakamoto]] - Composer for [[Darkwing Duck (TG16)]]
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* [[Robert Morgan]] - Sound driver programmer for [[California Raisins: The Grape Escape (NES)]], under contract from [[Interactive Designs]].
* [[Scott Etherton]] - Composer for California Raisins: The Grape Escape.
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* [[Rod Nakamoto]] - Composer for [[Darkwing Duck (TG16)]], under contract from [[Interactive Designs]].
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* [[Scott Etherton]] - Composer for California Raisins: The Grape Escape, under contract from [[Interactive Designs]].
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* [[Mark Miller]] - Composer for [[Andre Agassi Tennis (SNES)]], under contract from [[Neuromantic Productions]].
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* [[Nick Eastridge]] - Sound driver programmer for [[The Great Waldo Search (SNES)]], under contract from [[Eastridge Technology]].
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* [[David Ross]] - Sound driver programmer for [[Andre Agassi Tennis (SNES)]], under contract from [[Sculptured Software]].
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* [[Bill Williams]] - Sound driver programmer for [[Andre Agassi Tennis (SNES)]], under contract from [[Sculptured Software]].
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==

Latest revision as of 03:45, 18 November 2021

Radiance Software
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Founded 199x
Headquarters California, USA

Radiance Software was an American video game developer, who developed video games primarily for 8-bit consoles. The company was owned by Christopher Riggs.

They developed mostly a short amount of titles for the TurboGrafx-16, NES, and SNES.

Additionally, they collaborated with Designer Software on the Nintendo NES game Rollerblade Racer.

Games

Music Development

For Rollerblade Racer and The Great Waldo Search, the company licensed RSP's sound driver by Mike Riedel. Doug Brandon, who composed the music to The Great Waldo Search games said he used Cubase for the Atari ST.

The unreleased California Raisins NES game uses a sound driver by Robert Morgan. The music had to be entered in 6502 assembly.

Audio Personnel

Gallery

Links