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The page gives examples of the audio fidelity differences heard from various hardware devices.

==Yie Ar Kung-Fu II (MSX)==
This test uses [[Warning - Yie Ar Kung-Fu II (MSX)|Warning]] from [[Yie Ar Kung-Fu II (MSX)]] (circa 1985). It was one of MSX games allowing to switch between several audio cards.

{| class="wikitable" |
! Devices
! Sample
|-
| [[Image:Icon - SCC-I2312.png|link=SCC-I2312]]
| {{Song-Box|104 - Yie Ar Kung-Fu II - MSX - Warning.ogg}}
|-
| [[Image:Icon - SCC-I2212.png|link=SCC-I2212]]
| {{Song-Box|204 - Yie Ar Kung-Fu II - MSX - Warning.ogg}}
|-
| [[Image:Icon - MSX PSG.png|link=MSX PSG]]
| {{Song-Box|304 - Yie Ar Kung-Fu II - MSX - Warning.ogg}}
|}

==Plum Duff (ZXS)==
This test uses [[I Believe in Father Christmas]] from [[Plum Duff (ZXS)]] (circa 1987). It was one of ZX Spectrum games allowing to switch between sound chip and the buzzer.

{| class="wikitable" |
! Devices
! Sample
|-
| [[Image:Output_-_AY.svg|64px|link=AY-3-8912]]
| {{Song-Box|106 - Plum Duff - ZXS - Hall of Fame Entry.ogg}}
|-
| [[Image:Icon - PC Speaker.png|link=PC Speaker]]
| {{Song-Box|206 - Plum Duff - ZXS - Hall of Fame Entry.ogg}}
|}

==King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella (DOS)==
This test uses the [[King's Quest IV Theme]] title music from [[King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella (DOS)]] (circa 1988). It was one of the first commercial PC games to feature a comprehensive soundtrack. The last version of the game supported five different output types over a variety of different devices, each with various levels of fidelity.

{| class="wikitable" |
! Devices
! Sample
|-
| [[Image:Icon - MT-32.png|link=MT-32]] [[Image:Icon - MT-100.png|link=MT-100]] [[Image:Icon - LAPC-I.png|link=LAPC-I]] [[Image:Icon - CM-32L.png|link=CM-32L]] [[Image:Icon - CM-64.png|link=CM-64]]
| {{Song-Box|101 - King's Quest 4 - DOS - King's Quest IV Theme.ogg}}
|-
| [[Image:Icon - FB-01.png|link=FB-01]] [[Image:Icon - PC Music Feature.png|link=PC Music Feature]]
| Not Yet Recorded
|-
| [[Image:Icon - AdLib.png|link=AdLib]] [[Image:Icon - Sound Blaster.png|link=Sound Blaster]]
| {{Song-Box|301 - King's Quest 4 - DOS - King's Quest IV Theme.ogg}}
|-
| [[Image:Icon - PCjr 3 Voice.png|link=PCjr 3 Voice]] [[Image:Icon - Tandy 3 Voice.png|link=Tandy 3 Voice]]
| {{Song-Box|401 - King's Quest 4 - DOS - King's Quest IV Theme.ogg}}
|-
| [[Image:Icon - PC Speaker.png|link=PC Speaker]]
| {{Song-Box|501 - King's Quest 4 - DOS - King's Quest IV Theme.ogg}}
|}

==Ultima VI: The False Prophet (DOS)==
This test is the bootup music of [[Ultima VI: The False Prophet (DOS)]] (circa 1990), a song titled [[Can't Remove the Pain]]. The game supported several different devices. Note that this game didn't create custom music for each device, but instead used a driver to convert the music to the specified device on-the-fly.

{| class="wikitable" |
! Devices
! Sample
|-
| [[Image:Icon - MT-32.png|link=MT-32]]
| {{Song-Box|101 - Ultima 6 - DOS - Can't Remove the Pain.ogg}}
|-
| [[Image:Icon - AdLib.png|link=AdLib]]
| {{Song-Box|201 - Ultima 6 - DOS - Can't Remove the Pain.ogg}}
|-
| [[Image:Icon - Creative Music System.png|link=Creative Music System]]
| {{Song-Box|301 - Ultima 6 - DOS - Can't Remove the Pain.ogg}}
|-
| [[Image:Icon - SSI 2001.png|link=SSI 2001]]
| {{Song-Box|501 - Ultima 6 - DOS - Can't Remove the Pain.ogg}}
|-
| [[Image:Icon - Sound Master.png|link=Sound Master]]
| {{Song-Box|601 - Ultima 6 - DOS - Can't Remove the Pain.ogg}}
|-
| [[Image:Icon - Tandy 3 Voice.png|link=Tandy 3 Voice]]
| {{Song-Box|401 - Ultima 6 - DOS - Can't Remove the Pain.ogg}}
|}

==Prince of Persia (DOS)==
This test is the bootup music of [[Prince of Persia (DOS)]] (circa 1990), a song titled [[Prologue A]]. The game supported several different devices, though not all of them are yet available. Note that this game didn't create custom music for each device, but instead used a driver to convert the music to the specified device on-the-fly.

{| class="wikitable" |
! Devices
! Sample
|-
| [[Image:Icon - MT-32.png|link=MT-32]] [[Image:Icon - CM-32L.png|link=CM-32L]] [[Image:Icon - LAPC-I.png|link=LAPC-I]]
| {{Song-Box|101 - Prince of Persia - DOS - Prologue A.ogg}}
|-
| [[Image:Icon - AdLib.png|link=AdLib]] [[Image:Icon - Pro AudioSpectrum.png|link=Pro AudioSpectrum]] [[Image:Icon - Sound Blaster.png|link=Sound Blaster]] [[Image:Icon - Sound Blaster Pro.png|link=Sound Blaster Pro]]
| {{Song-Box|201 - Prince of Persia - DOS - Prologue A.ogg}}
|-
| [[Image:Icon - PS-1 Audio.png|link=PS-1 Audio]]
| {{Song-Box|301 - Prince of Persia - DOS - Prologue A.ogg}}
|-
| [[Image:Icon - Tandy 3 Voice.png|link=Tandy 3 Voice]]
| Not recorded yet
|-
| [[Image:Icon - PC Speaker.png|link=PC Speaker]]
| {{Song-Box|401 - Prince of Persia - DOS - Prologue A.ogg}}
|}


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