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Impressive SPC700 (SNES/SFC) Music

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The chip can use 8 channels of 16-bit samples at up to 32 Khz sample rate, but the audio RAM limit of 64kb and the sample compression (BRR, a form of ADPCM) bottlenecks the sound quality quite a bit, along with some other quirks. To get around the RAM limit, dynamic instrument loading can be used. Check out Battle of the Bits' page on the .spc file format for a more detailed overview on the chip's features and limitations, or the Retro Game Audio episode for a podcast version. Even more documentation can be found here. 
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It's also possible to "abuse" the way the chip's echo effects are done to get up to 32 channels, though I'm unaware of any examples of this trick. 

Finally, a rarely used effect is pitch modulation, using one channel to alter the timbre of another much like with FM synthesis. 

Some games also supposedly support surround sound. I haven't been able to test this though. 
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​Youtube Playlist
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​Plok (SNES), Unfiltered upload
Terranigma/Tenchi Souzou (SNES)
Chrono Trigger (SNES) & Chrono Trigger: Jet Bike Special (SNES Satellaview)
Spider-Man & X-Men: Arcade's Revenge (SNES)
Super Adventure Island (SNES)
Secret of Mana/Seiken Densetsu 2 (SNES)
​Super Castlevania IV (SNES)
Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
Thoroughbred Breeder II (SNES), Stable
Final Fantasy VI (SNES)
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Radical Dreamers (SNES, Satellaview)
Biker Mice From Mars (SNES)
Demon's Crest (SNES)
Eek! The Cat/Sleepwalker (SNES)
Secret of Evermore (SNES)
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (SNES)
Super Aleste/Space Megaforce (SNES)
Vortex (SNES)
Front Mission: Gun Hazard (SNES), Blue Sky, Alternate (no filter?)
​​Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (SNES)

Super Off Road (SNES)
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES)
Energy Breaker (SNES)
​Final Fantasy V (SNES)
​Waterworld (SNES)
Zenkoku Koukou Soccer Senshuken '96 (SNES)
​Actraiser (SNES)
Breath of Fire (SNES)
Axelay (SNES)
Front Mission (SNES)

Final Fantasy IV (SNES)
Romancing SaGa 2 (SNES) - re-find hq?
Nobunaga no Yabou: Tenshouki (SNES)
Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom (SNES) - re-find hq?
​The Flintstones (SNES), Staff Roll
Castlevania: Dracula X/Vampire's Kiss (SNES)
​Foreman For Real (SNES)
​The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods (SNES) & Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce (SNES Satellaview)​
Addams Family: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt (SNES)
Soul Blazer (SNES)

​Jim Power (SNES)
F1 ROC II: Race of Champions/Exhaust Heat II (SNES)
Gradius III (SNES)
Yokoyama Mitsuteru: Sangokushi (SNES)
​​Bahamut Lagoon (SNES), Green Land/Continent
Rock 'n Roll Racing (SNES)
Heracles no Eikou III/Glory of Heracles III (SNES)
​Star Fox (SNES)
Elfaria (SNES)
​Lost Vikings (SNES)

Super Turrican (SNES)
Pop'n Twinbee: Rainbow Bell Adventures/TwinBee: Rainbow Bell Adventure (SNES)
Romancing SaGa (SNES)
Parodius: Non-Sense Fantasy/Parodius Da!/Parodius: From Myth to Laughter (SNES)
Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (SNES)
Super Tennis/Super Tennis World Circuit (SNES)
Jurassic Park (SNES)
Pocky & Rocky (SNES)
​Classic Road II (SNES) - re-find/upload
Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES), Rockface Rumble, Mama Bird

​​Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (SNES)
​F1 ROC: Race of Champions/Exhaust Heat (SNES), Alternate
​​Pop'n TwinBee (SNES)
Cybernator/Assault Suits Valken (SNES)
Equinox/Solstice II (SNES)
Sword World SFC 2 (SNES)
​Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (SNES)
Arcana/Card Master: Rimusaria no Fuuin (SNES)
​Jaki Crush (SNES)
Live A Live (SNES)

Star Ocean (SNES)
​​Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (SNES) & BS Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (SNES Satellaview)​
Rushing Beat/Peace Keepers (SNES)
Down the World: Mervil's Ambition (SNES) - one vocal track, find hq
​Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (SNES)
Star Fox 2 (SNES, unreleased until 2017)
​Batman Returns (SNES)
​​Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II (SNES)
Super Bomberman (SNES)
Mouryou Senki MADARA 2 (SNES)

Magic Sword (SNES)
Cool World (SNES)
Contra III (SNES)
Sunset Riders (SNES)
Gokujou Parodius: Kako no Eikou o Motomete (SNES)
​​​Strike Gunner (SNES)
​​The Great Battle II: Last Fighter Twin (SNES)
Claymates (SNES)
International Superstar Soccer (SNES)
Albert Odyssey (SNES) & BS Albert Odyssey (SNES Satellaview)
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Winter Gold (SNES)
​​Top Gear (SNES)
​The Lawnmower Man (SNES)
​Heracles no Eikou IV (SNES)(in-game, find hq)
​Brawl Brothers/Rushing Beat Ran (SNES)
Daikaijuu Monogatari (SNES)
Breath of Fire II (SNES)
Romancing SaGa 3 (SNES)
​​​Treasure Hunter G (SNES)
Seiken Densetsu 3/Trials of Mana (SNES)


Hamelin no Violin Tamaki (SNES), Inside the Crimson Castle
​Alien vs. Predator (SNES) - re-find hq?
​​​Acrobat Mission (SNES)
Super Batter Up/Super Famista (SNES)
Mario Paint (SNES) & Mario Paint BS Version (SNES Satellaview)
​​DoReMi Fantasy: Milon no Dokidoki Daibouken (SNES)
​Dragon Quest V (SNES)
Dragon Quest III: Soshite Densetsu e... (SNES)
​Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (SNES)
SimCity (SNES)

​Cacoma Knight in Bizyland (SNES)
​Last Bible III (SNES)
Otogirisou (SNES)
Battletoads & Double Dragon (SNES)
Kouryuu Densetsu Villgust (SNES)
Shin Megami Tensei (SNES)
Rudra no Hihou (SNES)
Super Star Wars (SNES)
Super Double Dragon (SNES)
Valis IV (SNES)

Inspector Gadget (SNES)
Chaos Seed (SNES)
Tales of Phantasia (SNES) - two vocal tracks (dog track!?)
Doomsday Warrior (SNES)
Nosferatu (SNES)
Ganso Pachinko Ou (SNES)
Lennus II: Fuuin no Shito (SNES)
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation (SNES)
Asterix & Obelix (SNES)
Whirlo/Xandra no Daibouken: Valkyrie to no Deai (SNES)

Adventures of Batman & Robin (SNES)
Super Mario RPG (SNES)
Tokimeki Memorial: Densetsu no Ki no Shita de (SNES)
​​​E.V.O.: Search for Eden (SNES)
Umihara Kawase (SNES)
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (SNES)
Donald in Maui Mallard (SNES)
DynamiTracer (SNES, Satellaview) - vocal elements
Tarot Mystery (SNES)
Lethal Enforcers (SNES)
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Paladin's Quest/Lennus (SNES)
Kendo Rage (SNES)
Daikaijuu Monogatari II (SNES)
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (SNES)
Hero Senki: Project Olympus (SNES)
Namco Open (SNES)
Metal Max 2 (SNES)
Mega Man & Bass/Rockman & Forte (SNES)
Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis (SNES)
Super Mario Kart (SNES)

Yamato Takeru (SNES)
Brandish 2: The Planet Buster (SNES) & Brandish 2 Expert (SNES)
Mystic Ark (SNES)
Super Bombliss (SNES)
Super Metroid (SNES)
Top Gear 2 (SNES)
Twisted Tales of Spike McFang (SNES)
Uniracers (SNES)
Ganbare Goemon 4/Ganbare Goemon Kirakira Douchuu: Boku ga Dancer ni Natta Wake (SNES)
​Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 3 (SNES)

Thoroughbred Breeder III (SNES)
​Super Bomberman 3 (SNES)
Same Game (SNES)
Super Turrican 2 (SNES)
Super Adventure Island II (SNES)
Solid Runner (SNES)
Super Drift Out (SNES)
Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou! Classic (SNES)
Madou Monogatari: Hanamaru Dai Youchienji (SNES)
Monstania (SNES)

Kishin Douji Zenki: Tenchi Meidou (SNES)
Dragon Knight 4 (SNES)
Jikkyou Keiba Simulation: Stable Star (SNES)
Kidou Senshi Z Gundam: Away to the Newtype (SNES)
Horai Gakuen no Bouken!/Adventure of Hourai High School (SNES)
​Pac-In-Time (SNES)
Elfaria 2: The Quest of the Meld (SNES)
Shougi Saikyou 2: Jissen Taikyoku Hen (SNES)(in-game)
Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Furai no Shiren/Shiren the Wanderer (SNES)
International Superstar Soccer Deluxe (SNES)

Shougi Saikyou (SNES)(in-game)
Farland Story 2: Dance of Destruction (SNES)
Treasure Conflix (SNES Satellaview)
Shinseiki Odysselya II (SNES)
Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel (SNES)
Chaos Engine/Soldiers of Fortune (SNES)
Stone Protectors (SNES)
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES)
Kirby's Dream Land 3 (SNES)
Kirby Super Star/Hoshi no Kirby Super Deluxe (SNES)

Super Bomberman 5 (SNES) & Gold Cartridge ver. (SNES)
​Moto-X (SNES)(prototype)
Traverse: Starlight & Prairie (SNES)
Isozuri: Ritou Hen (SNES)
JB The Super Bass (SNES)
Farland Story: Yottsu no Fuuin (SNES)
New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Endless Duel (SNES)
​Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge (SNES)
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (SNES)
Bombuzal (SNES)


Getsumen no Anubis (SNES)
3×3 Eyes Juuma houkan (SNES)
​F-Zero (SNES) & BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 (SNES Satellaview) & BS F-Zero (SNES Satellaview)
BS-X BIOS (SNES Satellaview)
Super Smash T.V. (SNES)
Legend of the Mystical Ninja/Ganbare Goemon: YKE (SNES)
Prince of Persia (SNES)
Aero the Acrobat 2 (SNES)
UN Squadron/Area 88 (SNES)
Wings 2: Aces High/Sky Mission (SNES)

Zen-Nippon Pro Wrestling 2: 3-4 Budokan (SNES)
The Ninja Warriors Again (SNES)
​Pinball Fantasies (SNES)
Angelique Voice Fantasy (SNES)(in-game, find hq)
​​Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting (SNES)
Super Black Bass 3 (SNES)
Earth Light (SNES)
​Brain Lord (SNES)
Run Saber (SNES)

Majin Tensei (SNES)
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (SNES)
SOS (SNES)
​Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose! (SNES)
Super Power League 4 (SNES)
Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand (SNES) & Ys V Expert (SNES)
RPG Tsukuru 2 (SNES)
Sound Novel Tsukuru (SNES)
Harvest Moon/Bokujou Monogatari (SNES)
Sangokushi Eiketsuden (SNES)
GT Racing (SNES)

Soreyuke Ebisumaru Karakuri Meiro: Kieta Goemon no Nazo!! (SNES)
Battletoads in Battlemaniacs (SNES)
Winning Post 2: Program '96 (SNES)(in-game)
Wizardry Gaiden IV: Throb of the Demon's Heart (SNES)
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 (SNES)
Jissen Pachinko Hisshouhou! 2 (SNES)
Hayashi Kaihou Kudan no Igo Oodou (SNES)(in-game)
Kirby's Super Star Stacker (SNES)
Tamagotchi Town (SNES)(in-game)
Dark Half (SNES)

Famicom Bunko: Hajimari no Mori (SNES) - find hq
Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball (SNES)
​Kyouraku Sanyou Maruhon Parlor! Parlor! 3 (SNES)(in-game)
Wizardry I-II-III: Story of Llylgamyn (SNES)
Kishin Douji Zenki: Batoru Raiden (SNES)
​Street Racer (SNES)
Thoroughbred Breeder (SNES)
Syvalion (SNES)
3x3 Eyes Seima Kourinden (SNES)
Super E.D.F. (SNES) & BS Super E.D.F. (SNES Satellaview)

Best of the Rest
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Find: Laser Birdie: Get in the Hole (SNES) - requires special golf club controller to boot, Harukanaru Augusta (SNES) - find better footage, Gambler Jiko Chuushinha: Mahjong Kouisen (SNES), America Oudan Ultra Quiz (SNES), Pachiokun Special (SNES), Super Nobunaga no Yabou: Zenkoku Hen - Zenkoku Ban?, Human Baseball, Harukanaru Augusta 2: Masters find hq, X-Terminator 2 Sauke, Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss: Gentei Han - same?, Big Ichigeki! Pachi-Slot Daikouryaku, Hayazashi Nidan Morita Shogi 2 (SNES) - find rip, Same Game + Tengai Makyou Zero Jikei (SNES) 1996, Bisyoujyo Wrestlinger's History: Beauty Girl Wrestling (SNES) 1996, Umi no Nushi Tsuri (SNES) 1996, Crayon Shin-chan: Osagusu Dobon (SNES) 1996, check rest of BS games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Satellaview_broadcasts

Find BS (Satellaview): All Japan Super Bombliss Cup '95, 1st Satellaview Cup Ikuno Dictus Memorial Semi-Finals&Finals, 1st Satellaview Cup Satella Derby Semi-Finals&Finals, 1st Satellaview Cup Satella Sprint Stakes Semi-Finals&Finals, 1st Satellaview Cup Sharrood Memorial Semi-Finals&Finals, Arkanoid: Doh It Again - same?, BS Harvest Moon, BS Monopoly - Advance to Boardwalk, BS Nichibutsu Mahjong Practice, BS Shiren the Wanderer Save Surara, BS Torneko no Daibouken, Chaos Seed: Feng Shui Corridor - same?, Child Research Team Mighty Pockets Survey, Dezaemon BS Version - Amazing Shooting, Dokapon Gaiden: Trial by Fire/Honoo no Audition - find longer footage (different title track), DoReMi Original Story SoundWitch Blue SoundWitch, DoReMi Original Story SoundWitch Power SoundWitch, Heisei Battle-Shogi, Ken-chan to Chie Asobi, KlockWorx, Love is a Balance - Mr. K's Unfortunate Day, Let's Play Pachinko Silver Balls, Mario Paint Winner Included Version - same?, National Championship Betting Finals 2, Naxat Cup Satellaview Bass "Big Fight" Tournament, New 3D Golf Simulation: Waiale no Kiseki - same as Country Club?, New Yatterman Yajiro-be Enduarance Challenge, Parlor! Parlor, R's Study, R's Study - Second Act, SatellaQ 1999 Thanks for your help last year. This year too please quiz!, SatellaQ Brain Cooler! Summer Festival, SatellaQ Children's Koshien, SatellaQ Farewell to year Heisei 9 (1997): The End-Of-Year Closing of Accounts!, SatellaQ End-of-Year Jumbo Treasure Quiz, SatellaQ It's Nearly Spring - How About a Little SateQuiz?, "SatellaQ Japan Series Bottom of the 9th, 2 Outs, Bases Loaded! So why a quiz!", SatellaQ MusiQ Fair, SatellaQ The National Quiz-day, SatellaQ Congratulations on your Promotion, 9th-grade sparks!, SatellaQ Q-1 Grand Prix Summer Revenge, SatellaQ The Straight Pitch! The Changing Pitch!!, Shanghai Great Wall/Shanghai: The Great Wall, Shigesato Itoi's No. 1 Bass Fishing - National Spring Tournament - same?, Shigesato Itoi's No. 1 Bass Fishing - Sound Journal - same?, Shigesato Itoi's No. 1 Bass Fishing - Summer Practice - same?, Sound Journal, Bakushō Mondai's Assault of the StarPirates, Super Gussun Oyoyo 2 - same?, Super Mahjong Tournament, Super Puyo Puyo 2 Remix - same?, Super Shogi Problem 1000, Takara Cup Sumo Satellite, Umataro Gennarin Daibōken (RPG Maker Super Dante) - RPG Tsukuru?, Valuable Part Megaton Punch - Kirby Super Star mini-game?, Waiwai de Q - Aki no Daikanshasai!, Waiwai de Q - Haru no Saiten Special, Wild Guns, Wizardry 5 - same?, Yot-chan to Chie Asobi, 

​Non-chip BS music (broadcast sound besides sfx): BS Dragon Quest I, BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki, BS Ihatovo Monogatari, BS Marvelous: Camp Arnold, BS Marvelous: Time Athletics, BS Shin Onigashima, BS Spriggan Powered, BS Super Mario Collection, BS Super Mario USA Power Challenge, BS Tantei Club: Memories Lost to the Snow, BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets, Excitebike Buzz Mario Battle Stadium/Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium (besides credits & invincibility jingle?), Satellawalker 2, Waiwai de Q (Haru no Saiten 4), 


Homebrew tracks:
16-bit Stereo at 32Khz Sound Demo (Streaming)
Christmas Demo 1992 (SNES, Tech Demo)
​Anthrox Hackers Demo (Rob Hubbard C64 track cover)


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