Kevin Horton's NSF collection (as yet unnamed - any suggestions?). If you would like to get all the available NSFs at once, I recommend downloading There are currently 134 NSFs available more should also be coming Here are some sample NSF files to download and play with NESamp. Highly configurable and doesn't take up as much CPU time.
The DOS version requires no WinAmp, but the plugin version is the more updated one, supporting Konami VRC6 and assorted play qualities.įrom Neill Corlett, this is another great plugin player. Since not all NSF files work with all players, I recommend you download both.įrom Matt Conte. The NES archive recommends a couple below.
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There are instructions on how to configure plugins with the player on the site, too.Īfter that, you can download the NSF player itself. Since most NSF players are in the form of WinAmp plugins, the first thing you'll need to do is download WinAmp, the famous freeware MP3 player, if you haven't already. You can do things like turn on and off individual channels, and even play music from games with special sound chips in 'em (like Konami's VRC series, used in the Japanese version of Castlevania III among others). The result is a compact format for storing tunes, along with high-quality sound playback thanks to the NSF players. You can then use a NSF player to essentially emulate only the parts of the NES necessary for sound, to play the music in the NSF file. To put it simply, the file works the same as SIDtunes on the C64: All the data from an NES game used to create the music is stored directly in the file. NSF (NES Sound Format) is a file format invented by Kevin Horton, the most k-rad hardward hakker in the world, a little while back.
Having to load up the game on your console or emu, and without having to sampleĪnd store big MP3 files on your hard drive? Let the. How would you like to listen to music from NES games without