TheTKC'S BEST OF VGM #226: Knuckle Heads ナックルヘッズ - Hawk's Dance, Wolf's Howl

[Loader2K1]

Would you happen to have a rip of this game's soundtrack from its original arcade version? If so, could you post "Latin Aphrodite" (Claudia Silva's stage theme) and "Hong Kong Etoile" (Christine Myao's stage theme) from it? While the official CD music is pretty good, I prefer the music from the arcade/MAME/VC version.

[TheTKC64]

@Loader2K1 Sorry I only have Namco Game Sound Express Vol. 09. I thought the music in-game was the same? Just lower quality. The music on the soundtrack is a higher bit rate.

[Loader2K1]

@TheTKC64: Well, thanks anyway.  What I'm looking for is rips from the actual game, not the arranged soundtrack. While the arranged soundtrack is pretty good, I prefer the music from the game itself. In my humble opinion, Claudia's stage music from the game sounds more soothing and melodious than the arranged version.

[Loader2K1]

@TheTKC64: Hey, I just made a rip of Claudia's stage BGM from this game myself using Audacity to edit the WAV file. If you like, I can PM it to you if want it.

[TheTKC64]

@Loader2K1 Yeah that'd be great. Thanks. I'd like to hear the difference :)

[Loader2K1]

@TheTKC64: I PMed it to you. What did you think of it?

[TheTKC64]

@Loader2K1 I didn't receive the PM :S

[Loader2K1]

@TheTKC64: I'm getting a message saying that you have contact lock enabled, which is keeping me from PMing you. If you still want to download it, just go to MediaFire and add /?yvaa7szk9wupgk9 to the site's URL.

[TheTKC64]

@Loader2K1 Thanks but... it's not this slow in game. It sounds like you ripped it from the MAME rom which has known issues with the sound. Namco Game Sound Express Vol. 9 is the real deal.

[Loader2K1]

@TheTKC64: I did.  I used MAME32 v0.119, in fact. I was never aware that there was sound problems with the MAME ROM. Personally, while the arranged soundtrack from Namco is really good, I prefer the music from the ROM more. To each his own, though.

[TheTKC64]

@Loader2K1 This isn't the arranged soundtrack though. It's the original soundtrack :P

[Loader2K1]

@TheTKC64: In that case, I stand corrected.