Batsugun sound, your opinions please

thesuperkillerxxx · Post by **thesuperkillerxxx** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 1:32 pm

Beings as I have only played it on mame without sound, how does this game stack up to the others in its era? How are the sound effects? Any goofy voices?

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:06 pm

Well, there's muffled voices when you select your plane. Nothing in sound effects that I remember. Music is IMO great, in that synthesized JP videogame pop/jazz tune sort of way. Really fits the soothing and easy mood of the game, esp. stage 2's tune.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:08 pm

On the Saturn version you can choose from an "original" or "arranged" soundtrack: the first is definitely "oldschool," in that it's all old-fashioned and fairly standard (though not bad) synthesized stuff, while the latter adds a few more unique touches to differentiate the tracks a bit better, and give them a bit more "personality." Overall the music is good in my opinion, though I personally prefer the arranged soundtrack.

Gozer · Post by **Gozer** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:44 pm

I prefer the original music. But it was a nice touch to add the option for the arranged tracks for the Saturn. I really enjoy "Complimentary Ticket" (Stage 4)

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:34 pm

This and Garegga are the reasons to own a Saturn.\

edit: yes, it has great sound

Saturn doesn't have mame's scummy graphical glitches with it either.

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP · Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:35 pm

Music is definetely has the nostalgia feeling...

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 10:17 pm

BulletMagnet wrote:I personally prefer the arranged soundtrack.

Same here. It's cleaner and less harsh sounding than the arcade version; that's all I noticed. Sort of like Battle Garegga's more dramatic and crisper arrange tracks.

barmskii · Post by **barmskii** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 10:24 pm

its a great game, no doubt about that, but i found the music pretty crappy to be honest.

The credit music is hilarious though. Check out a vid of it on my site....

http://www.shootershrine.co.uk/saturn/batsugun.htm

Actually, now i re-read the review I did, I think I was being a bit harsh about the game in general it's one of my faves now

tehkao · Post by **tehkao** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 2:35 am

This brings back bad memories of when japhei ripped me off with a bootleg Batsugun PCB that had no music.

Nemo · Post by **Nemo** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 3:13 am

The "arranged" soundtrack is superb.

Darkcomet72 · Post by **Darkcomet72** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 10:01 pm

Arranged soundtrack is much better in quality... Although I prefer the original Stage 5 track, which they ruined in the Arranged.

Come to think about it, I like the Original better. Overall, the music is not too great...