![Retro Game Audio artwork](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts123/v4/a5/61/5d/a5615d06-ea4e-68d2-f7d3-9d59b6fbf1bd/mza_5138810310127846449.png/100x100bb.jpg)
Episode 8: The Famicom Disk System
Retro Game Audio
English - March 21, 2016 13:26 - 1 hour - 230 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsVideo Games Leisure videogames gaming vgm bgm chiptune chiptunes chipmusic bit 8bit nes Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 7: Zan Gear (Sega Game Gear)
Next Episode: Episode 9: Maniac Mansion (with David Warhol Interview)
Having recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, the Famicom Disk System was a peripheral device for the Nintendo Famicom that it allowed it to play games on floppy disk. With it, came an additional channel of sound. We take an up close look at how music was arranged for it, how the sound channel works, and share the FDS music we find most interesting.
Here's the instrument data I compiled from 12 different FDS soundtracks, for easy browsing and making visual comparisons:
http://famicomdisksystem.imgur.com/