FAQ?
What is video game music (VGM)?
VGM (Video Game Music) is a sample-accurate sound logging format for many machines and sound chips. It logs the commands sent to the sound chips, so the resulting files are much smaller than mp3s. The normal extension is.vgm but file can also be gzip compressed into.vgz files.
What is the best program to play VGM/vgz files?
dmvgm (for the original Game Boy, Super Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance (in GB mode) and Nintendo GameCube (with Game Boy Player), it plays SN76489 and LR35902 PSG VGMs, up to VGM v1.61) SBVGM (This is a DOS executable that plays VGM/VGZ files on Adlib, Game Blaster, or Sound Blaster (1.0, 1.5 or 2.0).)
What VGMs does the Genesis VGM player play?
It uses the VRC6 soundchip to play SN76489 VGMs.) Genesis VGM Player (for Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, it plays SN76489 and YM2612 VGMs, up to VGM 1.50) dmvgm (for the original Game Boy, Super Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance (in GB mode) and Nintendo GameCube (with Game Boy Player), it plays SN76489 and LR35902 PSG VGMs, up to VGM v1.61)
Where can I find good MIDI music for games?
Probably the most important one is the great, the amazing World of Game Music, a website that contains a huge database of game music in both MIDI (rips and arranged tracks) and MOD format. Then there's VGMusic, another great site that contains a nice collection of MIDIs that have been sequenced by its own (and very talented) community.