LHX Attack Chopper Intro with Adlib sound

LHX Attack Chopper was an 1990 helicopter combat flight simulator, developed and published by Electronic Arts.
The game is most notable for being the only - or at least one of very few - to include the V-22 Osprey hybrid aircraft.
There were several recordings of the LHX intro sequence and gameplay on youtube already, but all of the ones I found were using the PC Speaker sound, even though the game supported the superior Adlib sound card (and possibly even the Roland MT-32, but I have not tested that).
This is the intro sequence. I think I let the music loop once, but I'm not sure.
Recorded in Dosbox 0.73, so the emulation is not 100% perfect, but actually really close.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• LHX
• Attack
• Chopper
• 1990
• Electronic
• Arts
• Simulator
• Simulation
• DOS
• Adlib

[elPatrixf]

Any possibility that this game would sound different with a Sound Blaster AWE64 sound card?

[fisk0]

@elPatrixf I've never had one of those, but it's unlikely to sound any different from a regular Soundblaster as the added features would probably be something developers have to code into the game, and LHX was released almost 6 years before the AWE64. It might sound a bit different than in this video though, as the Dosbox FM emulation doesn't sound exactly like a real Adlib or Soundblaster chip.

[adric22]

I used to love this game, I still have it too. Funny thing is, I actually prefer the PC-Speaker over the Adlib on this game. I just think the music sounds awful.  This game played really nicely even on a 286.

[fisk0]

@adric22 Yeah, the Adlib version is a bit too much the cacophonous craziness side. The PC speaker version is just a lot cleaner, and it's not a song that needs all these layers of FM synthesized madness. I really prefer the in-game sound effects in the adlib version over the PC speaker though.

[CommanderAnus]

I love this intro.

Since I played this game lightyears ago, I can´t get the music get out of my head!

[mikepalomino]

The lead programmer behind LHX (one of my favorite sims of all time) was also behind another (seemingly) less well-remembered sim SU-25 Stormovik. This was a great sim of that plane, and let you play a Soviet in different scenarios instead of the usual US/NATO player. It was a great sim that used the same engine as LHX. Anyone else a fan? : )

[elPatrixf]

@fisk0 i've just uploaded a video comparing dosbox's emulated adlib and my awe64's, I definitely knew there was some difference xD

[elPatrixf]

@fisk0 never mind, i'll have to check it out if I manage to fix my old computer.

maybe you're right and dosbox's fm emulation isn't 100% accurate-

-but i think it's close enough for me =P

[douro20]

I can't get DosBOX 0.72 to work with SU-25 Stormovik, at least not with FM sound.

[MrVolksbeetle]

I loved this game... Lock and Load

[Camilo21986]

i prefer this intro with the pc speaker...

[bachterman]

adlib's sound was mastered with tyrian's music.