you know if I were trent reznor and I heard all those NIN midis that doom wads used in the 90s, I'd sue just for those shitty midis.
GOD, they blew chunks. especially "Animal", which sounded NOTHING like the song it was supposed to represent.
you know if I were trent reznor and I heard all those NIN midis that doom wads used in the 90s, I'd sue just for those shitty midis.
GOD, they blew chunks. especially "Animal", which sounded NOTHING like the song it was supposed to represent.
Funny - I'd heard most of those midi versions (used in Doom wads) before I listened to the original NIN songs, and was shocked by how much worse the NIN versions sounded. And that they had shitty lyrics - I'd presumed NIN was some awesome instrumentals-only band.
A couple midis based of other non midi video game songs sound better to me. Like that Sonic midi used in DBZone and Megalyth's birthday map. Or some of Daniel Genz's midis.
Though there are songs that I like probably because I heard the midi first, like (don't hurt me) Green Day's Brain Stew. I don't think the midi is any better, but I think I like the song more with the OMG InvasionUAC.
Oh, nice! I have been using vgmusic for a very long time. I have probably listened all of the NES-category there, found many piano midis to play through Synthesia for learning, so it's really nice to have all of the midis in one zip... just in case of internet connection problems or vgmusic being unavailable. Thanks!
I'm kind of surprised that the entire site is only 30K when my MIDI folder currently sits at 600MB.
Yeah, a fair chunk of that was sourced from outside of VGMusic, but still... Even something as small as MIDI adds up.
The Video Game Music Archive, also known as VGMusic.com or VGMA, is a website that archives MIDI sequences of video game music, ranging from tunes of the NES era to modern pieces featured in Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and PS5 games. Currently, there are over 30,000 MIDI sequences hosted on the site across approximately 47 gaming platforms. The SNES directory has the most MIDI sequences of any directory on this site. VGMusic.com is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, video game music websites online.
The owner of the website is Michael Newman (Yaginuma), who graduated from the University of Connecticut and who is a chemical engineer by day. Day-to-day site operations are maintained by a small team of volunteer staff members, performing tasks such as server administration, site updates and archive maintenance.
VGMusic.com accepts remakes/covers, arrangements, and remixes of video game music in MIDI format. The MIDI sequences are typically General MIDI and GM2 standard, but sequences that use proprietary MIDI standards like Roland GS and Yamaha XG are also available on the site. Formerly RIFF MIDI (RMI) format sequences were also available, but currently only MIDI types 0 and 1 (MID) are available. The community is driven by a user-base of musicians from around the world, who transcribe the music into midi format by ear using sequencing software.
In addition to the music sections for game consoles and home computer systems, there is also a Medley section. Submitted medleys consist of music selections from anything between one game and multiple games and franchises; the style or theme of the medleys is at the discretion of the sequencers. There is also a Piano Only section, which hosts sequences transcribed to use two MIDI tracks, one for each hand on piano. These sequences can subsequently be opened using appropriate score-writing software, and printed out as sheet music. Arrangements for piano duet and organ are also accepted.
When the site was initially launched, there was a greater emphasis on quantity rather than quality, but the expected quality of submissions has risen as the user base and popularity of the site has steadily increased over its life-time. The standards are typically lower for songs not currently in the archive, and are often elevated for songs that have been sequenced many times before. The expected quality of remixes is also high.
Updates occur infrequently; the staff asserts that infrequent large updates are easier to perform than frequent smaller ones with the way the site is currently designed.[1] E-mail notifications are sent when files are accepted or rejected, occasionally with feedback with advice for improving the sequence for later revisions or informing the user on what they could do to ensure their sequence is accepted on subsequent submissions. However, there is currently no error-checking done on names or e-mail addresses, meaning users that submit false information will not receive e-mails.
Any file can be removed at the discretion of the staff if they feel it is not up to the site's standards, even after approval. However, many files that were accepted in the site's early days have been grandfathered in, despite not meeting the current standards.
Some music is not permitted to be hosted on the site, at the request of the original composers. The PC section of the site was also removed, but reinstated again several years later, with a warning to not upload rips or conversions of music taken directly from games. There is also a list of composers whose work is not accepted on the site for any apparent reason.
The site rejects direct reproductions and rips from original game soundtracks, as well as conversions. This was primarily to minimize copyright infringement issues, but also because of the typically poor quality of conversions, and to focus the site on content created entirely by the users.
Hey, I figured I'd check here rather than hunt all over the internet for something so tiny. I'm interested in finding a .midi file of the skullkid's laugh. You know, the slightly distorted creepy awesome sound effect. It'd be AWESOME if anyone could email it to me or direct me to a place where i can get it.
On top of that sound file, i'm also interested in getting the "you just found a secret" sound. You should know the one. Where the key will drop from the ceiling, or the secret passage opens up.
The background of the website is a blue, textured background, similar to the ones found under "Texture" when filling in a shape in Microsoft Powerpoint. These backgrounds were common under most original 90s website builders.
Back then, it used a different logo, featuring a blank, black background, the title "Videogame Music Archive" in cream and blue font, a picture of Ryu from Street Fighter, a laughing anime girl, Mario and Luigi's pictures from Mario Kart, an old Classic Sonic picture, Megaman, Young Link from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and a wizard: ://
www.vgmusic.com:80/.
Back when the website was still under construction in 1998, the midis had to be downloaded via Directories; the links that will work on the present version of the website didn't work in the past, as they would lead to a 404 page with Donkey Kong Jr getting killed by Jumpman (Mario).
As of April 2002, VGMusic changed it's logo; it now has a white gradient, the title "Videogame Music Archive" in grey font with a white glow, Adult Link from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, classic Sonic & Tails, Megaman X in his armor and Wing Cap Mario. This logo can still be found on the current version of VGMusic.
Mike Newman, the founder of the website mentions the 9-11 terrorist attacks on the Update Page, and mentions how close he was to the same airport where the planes were stolen from: "I'm a little upset on how planes heading to Los Angeles International Airport were 3 of the doomed planes, since that is the airport I arrived at. Such a tragedy affects everyone."
3. Up until 3pm EST, the new-files index displayed Generic for System, Game, Song, and Uploader. After 3pm EST, every 15 minutes, there was a 50% chance that it would display the real information and a 50% chance that it would display Generic information.
4. Up until 3pm EST, the Archives were linking to the wrong files. The first file was switched with the last file, the second file with the second to last file, etc... Of the changes, this one was the hardest to spot... unless you were actually trying to listen to music.
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