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− | This is a list of games that natively support the built-in MIDI synth (EMU8000) of the Creative Sound Blaster [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Blaster_AWE32 AWE32]/[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | This is a list of games that natively support the built-in MIDI synth (EMU8000) of the Creative Sound Blaster [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Blaster_AWE32 AWE32]/[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Blaster_AWE64 AWE64] family of cards. For these games, selecting AWE32 as the ''music device'' provides wavetable-quality MIDI output, utilizing the built-in ROM bank of the EMU8000 (or sound fonts loaded into the AWE RAM). |
This mode does not require any external MIDI devices connected via MPU-401 and does not require the General MIDI ''emulation'' capability of the AWE cards ('''AWEUTIL /EM'''). However, the EMU8000 must first be ''initialized'' using the '''AWEUTIL /S''' command. | This mode does not require any external MIDI devices connected via MPU-401 and does not require the General MIDI ''emulation'' capability of the AWE cards ('''AWEUTIL /EM'''). However, the EMU8000 must first be ''initialized'' using the '''AWEUTIL /S''' command. | ||
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− | ! Title !! Year !! Developer/Publisher !! Notes | + | ! Title !! Year !! Developer / Publisher !! Notes |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Aces of the Deep || 1994 || Dynamix / Sierra || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse || 1994 || Cyberlore / Stormfront || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Battlecruiser 3000 AD || 1996 || 3000 AD || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | BioForge || 1995 || Origin Systems / Electronic Arts || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Blood || 1997 || Monolith Productions || | | Blood || 1997 || Monolith Productions || | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | Boppin' || 1994 || Accursed Toys / Apogee || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Descent II || 1996 || Interplay / | + | | Creature Shock || 1994 || Argonaut Games / Virgin || |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Delta V || 1994 || Bethesda Softworks || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Descent || 1994 || Parallax / Interplay || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Descent II || 1996 || Parallax / Interplay || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Discworld || 1995 || Perfect 10 / Psygnosis || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| DOOM || 1993 || id Software || Including Ultimate DOOM (1995) | | DOOM || 1993 || id Software || Including Ultimate DOOM (1995) | ||
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| Duke Nukem 3D || 1996 || 3D Realms || | | Duke Nukem 3D || 1996 || 3D Realms || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Ecstatica || 1994 || Andrew Spencer / Psygnosis || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Ecstatica II || 1997 || Andrew Spencer / Psygnosis || DOS version only | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Empire II: The Art of War || 1995 || New World Computing || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Eradicator || 1996 || Accolade || Uses custom sound fonts and enhanced sound effects [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBEBm22u3ow] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | FIFA International Soccer || 1994 || Electronic Arts || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Hardball 4 || 1994 || MindSpan / Accolade || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Heretic || 1994 || Raven Software / id Software || | | Heretic || 1994 || Raven Software / id Software || | ||
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| I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream || 1995 || Cyberdreams || | | I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream || 1995 || Cyberdreams || | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Mortal Kombat II || 1994 || | + | | Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb || 1994 || The Dreamers Guild / New World Computing || |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Iron Cross || 1994 || New World Computing || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | JetFighter III || 1997 || Mission Studios / Interplay || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Magic Carpet 2 || 1995 || Bullfrog Productions / Electronic Arts || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Mortal Kombat II || 1994 || Midway Entertainment / Acclaim || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Rise of the Triad || 1994 || Apogee / 3D Realms || Manual configuration may be required [https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=543700#p543700] | | Rise of the Triad || 1994 || Apogee / 3D Realms || Manual configuration may be required [https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=543700#p543700] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Simon the Sorcerer II || 1995 || Adventure Soft || | | Simon the Sorcerer II || 1995 || Adventure Soft || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Star Wars: Dark Forces || 1995 || LucasArts || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Star Wars: X-Wing || 1994 || LucasArts / Totally Games || CD Version Only | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Star Wars: TIE Fighter || 1994 || LucasArts / Totally Games || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers || 1995 || Capcom || | | Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers || 1995 || Capcom || | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Super Street Fighter II Turbo || 1995 || Eurocom / | + | | Super Street Fighter II Turbo || 1995 || Capcom / Eurocom || |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | System Shock || 1994 || Looking Glass / Origin Systems || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Tyrian || 1995 || Eclipse Software / Epic MegaGames || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Ultima VIII: Pagan || 1994 || Origin Systems || Requires AWE support patch [http://bootstrike.com/Ultima8/downloads.php] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Warcraft: Orcs and Humans || 1994 || Blizzard Entertainment || | | Warcraft: Orcs and Humans || 1994 || Blizzard Entertainment || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness || 1995 || Blizzard Entertainment || Including "Beyond the Dark Portal" expansion (1996) | | Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness || 1995 || Blizzard Entertainment || Including "Beyond the Dark Portal" expansion (1996) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | X-COM: UFO Defense (a.k.a. UFO: Enemy Unknown) || 1994 || MicroProse || In version 1.4 only [http://www.strategycore.co.uk/files/ufo-1.4] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | X-COM: Terror from the Deep || 1995 || MicroProse || | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Related links == | == Related links == | ||
*[https://www.phatcode.net/downloads.php?id=244&action=get&file=emu8kpgm.pdf EMU8000 Programmer's Guide - Phatcode] | *[https://www.phatcode.net/downloads.php?id=244&action=get&file=emu8kpgm.pdf EMU8000 Programmer's Guide - Phatcode] |
Revision as of 19:18, 29 January 2019
This is a list of games that natively support the built-in MIDI synth (EMU8000) of the Creative Sound Blaster AWE32/AWE64 family of cards. For these games, selecting AWE32 as the music device provides wavetable-quality MIDI output, utilizing the built-in ROM bank of the EMU8000 (or sound fonts loaded into the AWE RAM).
This mode does not require any external MIDI devices connected via MPU-401 and does not require the General MIDI emulation capability of the AWE cards (AWEUTIL /EM). However, the EMU8000 must first be initialized using the AWEUTIL /S command.
Many games allow selecting AWE32/AWE64 as the digital audio device (sometimes as "Sound Blaster 16 / AWE-32"). However, this does not utilize any special capabilities of the AWE cards, as their digital audio portion is identical to the SB16. Therefore, these games should not be mentioned here; the list should include only games where the AWE32 mode plays different music than the FM/OPL3 mode used for SB/SBPro/SB16 devices.
Title | Year | Developer / Publisher | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Aces of the Deep | 1994 | Dynamix / Sierra | |
Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse | 1994 | Cyberlore / Stormfront | |
Battlecruiser 3000 AD | 1996 | 3000 AD | |
BioForge | 1995 | Origin Systems / Electronic Arts | |
Blood | 1997 | Monolith Productions | |
Boppin' | 1994 | Accursed Toys / Apogee | |
Creature Shock | 1994 | Argonaut Games / Virgin | |
Delta V | 1994 | Bethesda Softworks | |
Descent | 1994 | Parallax / Interplay | |
Descent II | 1996 | Parallax / Interplay | |
Discworld | 1995 | Perfect 10 / Psygnosis | |
DOOM | 1993 | id Software | Including Ultimate DOOM (1995) |
DOOM II | 1994 | id Software | Including Final DOOM (1996) |
Duke Nukem 3D | 1996 | 3D Realms | |
Ecstatica | 1994 | Andrew Spencer / Psygnosis | |
Ecstatica II | 1997 | Andrew Spencer / Psygnosis | DOS version only |
Empire II: The Art of War | 1995 | New World Computing | |
Eradicator | 1996 | Accolade | Uses custom sound fonts and enhanced sound effects [1] |
FIFA International Soccer | 1994 | Electronic Arts | |
Hardball 4 | 1994 | MindSpan / Accolade | |
Heretic | 1994 | Raven Software / id Software | |
Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars | 1996 | New World Computing | Including "Price of Loyalty" expansion (1997) |
Hexen: Beyond Heretic | 1995 | Raven Software / id Software | |
I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream | 1995 | Cyberdreams | |
Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb | 1994 | The Dreamers Guild / New World Computing | |
Iron Cross | 1994 | New World Computing | |
JetFighter III | 1997 | Mission Studios / Interplay | |
Magic Carpet 2 | 1995 | Bullfrog Productions / Electronic Arts | |
Mortal Kombat II | 1994 | Midway Entertainment / Acclaim | |
Rise of the Triad | 1994 | Apogee / 3D Realms | Manual configuration may be required [2] |
Simon the Sorcerer II | 1995 | Adventure Soft | |
Star Wars: Dark Forces | 1995 | LucasArts | |
Star Wars: X-Wing | 1994 | LucasArts / Totally Games | CD Version Only |
Star Wars: TIE Fighter | 1994 | LucasArts / Totally Games | |
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers | 1995 | Capcom | |
Super Street Fighter II Turbo | 1995 | Capcom / Eurocom | |
System Shock | 1994 | Looking Glass / Origin Systems | |
Tyrian | 1995 | Eclipse Software / Epic MegaGames | |
Ultima VIII: Pagan | 1994 | Origin Systems | Requires AWE support patch [3] |
Warcraft: Orcs and Humans | 1994 | Blizzard Entertainment | |
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | 1995 | Blizzard Entertainment | Including "Beyond the Dark Portal" expansion (1996) |
X-COM: UFO Defense (a.k.a. UFO: Enemy Unknown) | 1994 | MicroProse | In version 1.4 only [4] |
X-COM: Terror from the Deep | 1995 | MicroProse |