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Super_Famiclone

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Music of MK2 Special and MK3 Super Game
« on: January 04, 2012, 07:30:34 AM »
So, Mortal Kombat II Special by Hummer Team has the same music as Hummers' MK1 port, except for the character selection music. More specifically, it is based on the MK1 SNES port.

Mortal Kombat 3 Super Game music is based on the Sega Genesis MK3 port.

What's interesting is that some music tracks are so heavily rearranged that it is very difficult to find the original it's based on.

Here are the NSF files I've used. If some of you would like to help with my comparison, you should use these since I name the NES tracks by their number in an NSF file.
Mortal Kombat II Special:
http://www.mediafire.com/?aeaud1b7ijrzx0q
Mortal Kombat 3 Super Game
http://www.mediafire.com/?qlxkjsxa6c805i9

Let's start with MKII Special.

Track 1 is obviously the Title tune from MK1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLShhxspKvE
minus the character selection music in the video

Track 2 is the character selection theme from MK2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbW_tZOqqUc
it is also the only MK2 track used

Track 3 is Battle Plan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k6QVHg_m4A

Track 4 is High Score theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6c4pRIgnJA

Track 5 is Courtyard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoNBHUBpawI

Track 6 is the first problem track. I could be either Warrior Shrine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myj36cKcBQQ
or The Pit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lionPVq1-o8

Track 7 is Ending Theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMRLak2KOQI

Track 8: I have no clue what it's based on and need help

Track 9 is Palace Gates judging by the bass line in the latter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCDu9r2lDFU

Track 10: I don't know really. It doesn't even sound like a MK music. Need help here.

Tracks 11. 12 and 13 are just jingles and are not interesting.

Let's check Mortal Kombat 3 Super Game/

Track 1 is Title Theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoBQhlmXCoY

Track 2 is a heavily rearranged Soul Chamber:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDQq9qxWJn8

Track 3 is Character selection theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeIOnaCwpSQ

Track 4 is some jingle I have no clue about.

Track 5 is The Subway:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KtEzIetww8

Track 6 is Shao Kahn Tower:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85tR6The4I8

Track 7 is Pit 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnIlJAAhNjE

Track 8 is my favorite in the game and is a real mystery. It has some feel of Soul Chamber, and could be yet another version of it, but the tune is too different.

Track 9 is also a mystery but it doesn't sound like MK music at all. Also I don't know where does it play in the game.

So that's all, any additions and corrections will be appreciated. Help me if you can guys  :)

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Music of MK2 Special and MK3 Super Game
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2012, 12:10:45 PM »
Track 9 in MK3 (Super Game) is unused as far as I know.
...Track 5 was the Subway theme? I can hear it now but geez, whoever did Super Game's music does a pretty terrible job porting the music over. (usually it's not bad but it doesn't sound much like the original when it is based off of it)