SEGA Music Development System
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SEGA Music Development System is a Mega Drive sound system programmed and designed by Artech Studios (possibly by Paul Butler, founder, game designer and composer of Artech). Commissioned by Sega of America, it was one of the very first Western-developed sound drivers for the system. This sound driver was first used in Dark Castle (GEN) and unofficially known, as precursor of GEMS.
David Javelosa noted that the tool was "too inconvenient to be widely used".
Output
This sound driver supports the Yamaha YM2612 and Texas Instruments' SN76489 sound chips.
Composers
The following composers used SEGA Music Development System:
- Alex Rudis
- David Javelosa
- David O'Riva
- Eric Iwasaki
- Frederic Mentzen
- Jeff Fort
- John Baker
- John Karr
- Kathryn Francavilla
- Mark Guidas
- Mark Miller
- Paul Webb
- Raymond Frericks Jr.
Games
| Released | Title | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| 1991-0?-?? | Dark Castle (GEN) | |
| 1991-07-?? | 688 Attack Sub (GEN) | |
| 1991-08-30 | Sports Talk Baseball (GEN) (プロ野球スーパーリーグ'９１) | |
| 1991-08-?? | Fantasia (GEN) (ファンタジア ミッキーマウス・マジック) | |
| 1991-10-15 | ToeJam & Earl (GEN) (トージャム＆アール) | |
| 1991-10-17 | Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (GEN) (スパイダーマン) | |
| 1991-??-?? | Art Alive! (GEN) | |
| 1991-??-?? | Joe Montana II: Sports Talk Football (GEN) | |
| 1991-??-?? | M-1 Abrams Battle Tank (GEN) | |
| 1991-??-?? | Mario Lemieux Hockey (GEN) | |
| 1991-??-?? | Pac-Mania (GEN) | |
| 1991-??-?? | Todd's Adventures in Slime World (GEN) | |
| 1992-06-01 | Menacer 6-Game Cartridge (GEN) | Sound Driver (from ToeJam & Earl). |
