Re: Apple II music?

[Don <coach41@pacbell.net>]

On Aug 24, 2:12 am, limtc <thyech...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is there any Apple II-related music that once you hear it, you are
> reminded of Apple II? I am more familiar with Apple IIGS related one,
> like FTA songs (Delta Demo, Modulae, etc) or Diversi Tune, but I am
> not sure are there any Apple II related one.
>
> If there are such music, anybody has recorded them?

Since the 8-bit Apple II's had limited musical/sound capabilities, any
music that is played will likely remind you of the Apple II.  No other
machine's music played like the Apple II's did.  While many people
will look at the limited music capabilities as a minus, it was also
unique.  :)

As far as music that stands out, a few things come to mind:

I just reviewed Marble Madness last month for Retrogaming Times
Monthly.  I've always found the 8-bit version's music entertaining and
catchy.

I also remember Bruce Lee (Datasoft) had some cool music.
Unfortunately, it appears I couldn't hear the music via the AppleWin
emulator.  However, I saw from the splash screen that the music was
created by Electric Duet, so there were actually two voices instead of
the typical one.

Lastly, I had a Phasor card in my Apple IIe.  The card included some
songs off a disk and one of my favorites was "Popcorn" (figures since
I like dance / trance type music).  Among the other songs I liked that
could be played via a sound card was something from Ultima V.  :)

Don