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Different music between the two versions?

WedgeWalkerWedgeWalker
edited July 2009 in Tales of Monkey Island
Ok, so I have the WiiWare version of Episode 1. The other day I was watching some video of the PC version on U-Tube, and I noticed some differences in the music.

The compositions seem the same for the most part, maybe entirely. But the instrumentation is definitely different. It's like the two versions are using different soundfonts.

I had just figured that the music would be done in MP3 of OGG format or something like that, and would be the same in both versions.

But that doesn't appear to be the case. The PC version is in a pre-recorded format for sure. But the WiiWare version...

I wonder if it's also pre-recorded, but using different instrument sounds. Or is it using more of a MIDI set-up, using the Wii's sound chip. That would also explain why the music in the WiiWare version is nice and crisp, despite the file-size limitations.

Either way, I find that I don't have a preference between the two versions. They sound different from each other, but both are good.

Just wanted to see if I'm going crazy or if the two versions really are different.

Comments

  • LuigiHannLuigiHann
    edited July 2009
    What I heard is that the WiiWare version uses Midi music, whereas the PC version uses the same music but pre-rendered into ogg-type files with probably better synthesiz...ation. So they would sound different.
  • AezayAezay
    edited July 2009
    I think it has something to do with Nintendo not allowing games on WiiWare to take much space, so they have to cut a few things to get under the limit, guess they cut the detailed music.
  • WedgeWalkerWedgeWalker
    edited July 2009
    But Aezay, the music in the WiiWare version is in no way less detailed. At least not that I heard. It's just different.

    Since MIDI takes up way less space than OGG or MP3, it makes sense to do the WiiWare version with MIDI. But I'm fine with that. It sounds good.
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