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Galaxian 3 on NAMCO Game Sound Express
« on: October 13, 2013, 08:07:07 PM »
I did some research, and apparently there are multiple Game Sound Express discs that contain audio from Galaxian 3. Here are my findings:


1..... Starblade (GSE #6)


This includes music from Starblade and Galaxian 3, but it is the music from the GT-16/GT-28 version, not the more familiar GT-6.

Track List:

From what I get of the two scenarios, I imagine one is GT-16, and one is GT-28. They are completely different, but I wouldn't know, as I haven't seen either one or do I have the ability to read Japanese.
I imagine it says in the book, which is, again, is in Japanese.
The oddest thing is that, on pages 7-10, it has a full piece of sheet music for the Starblade theme:





2........Galaxian 3 Project Dragoon Theater6 (GSE #12)


This disc includes all the audio from the GT-6 version of the game, as well as an arrangement of the Starblade theme, likely done from the sheet music on the last disc.

Track List:


This happens to come with a scenario of the GT-6 version, in English and Japanese. In the English version, everything happens with Success, and the Cannon Seed explodes, but in the Japanese version, there are no successes, and, at the end, the Cannon Seed is fired.




3...............The Attack of Zolgear



This is all the music from Attack of the Zolgear, and like the first two discs, the scenarios from them.

Track List:


This time, the scenarios were reversed, with the Japanese version ending well, and the English one ending badly.

And, that's it. By the way, you can download them here:
http://forums.ffshrine.org/f72/namco-game-sound-express-vol-1-27-a-64904/
(By the way, the downloads were not uploaded by me, it just seemed like it would be good to have downloads for the music.)
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Re: Galaxian 3 on NAMCO Game Sound Express
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2013, 02:59:09 AM »
Good research there! :wink:
I personally own the Galaxian 3 GT-6 and Attack of the Zolgear Soundtracks. Also have the entire Starblade/Galaxian3 Soundtrack on mp3 format. I do find the Galaxian 3 soundtrack on Starblade to be vastly different from the GT-6 version. GT-16 sounds more like you're going on a giant space quest than on GT-6 which feels more like, to me, an action packed adventure getting excited to blow up UIMS ships. I overall like all three Soundtracks with GT-6 being my no.1 choice. Zolgear no.2 and GT-16 no.3.

I do wonder, how come the music from the video laser disc showcasing the games are not on any soundtracks (character data music,ect.)?

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Re: Galaxian 3 on NAMCO Game Sound Express
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2013, 09:51:37 PM »
Thanks for the reply!
About your question, I imagine the reason the music isn't on a CD is because it didn't appear in-game at any point, and only arcade owners would get a promo laserdisc. It is good music though :)
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Re: Galaxian 3 on NAMCO Game Sound Express
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2013, 10:13:01 PM »
As far as I know, here's all the music CD that include at least one Galaxian3 track  8)  :arrow:





If you know other ones, please let me know!  :P

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Re: Galaxian 3 on NAMCO Game Sound Express
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2013, 01:39:16 AM »
Since Geosword X mentioned that the promo LaserDisc footage wasn't on a CD, I went and put the first song on the disc as an MP3 here:
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/0gsxsynwnsbwixa/G3_Promo_LD_Music_1.mp3
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Re: Galaxian 3 on NAMCO Game Sound Express
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2013, 03:34:19 AM »
Since Geosword X mentioned that the promo LaserDisc footage wasn't on a CD, I went and put the first song on the disc as an MP3 here
Enjoy  :)
Cool! 8) Thanks for the link. I heard there are Laser Discs for Starblade and Zolgear and they may have additional songs on there too.

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« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2013, 03:52:33 PM »
Two more MP3 tracks here:
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/imsppi2o9ywnc6k/Galaxian_3_Promo_LD_Song_2.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/zw6wpkc25x27q72/Galaxian_3_Promo_LD_Song_3.mp3
By the way, the promo disc comes with Zolgear and Dragoon demos, so I'll do the Zolgear demo music later. However, there is only 1 track on it that has any difference to any one on CD, so I'll only post one track for Zolgear.
I'll possibly also upload a full Dragoon scenario including sounds sometime too, if anyone wants it.
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Re: Galaxian 3 on NAMCO Game Sound Express
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2013, 11:26:49 PM »
Thanks for the links! Promo LD Song 3 is the best! ;D 8)

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« Reply #8 on: November 18, 2013, 03:39:23 AM »
Those tracks on gt-6 seem to have been slightly updated from the laserdisc.

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« Reply #9 on: November 19, 2013, 12:34:35 AM »
Slightly updated? What do you mean?
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« Reply #10 on: November 19, 2013, 10:48:12 PM »
Well I listened carefully to those tracks compared to laserdisc tracks and I found something quite intereting. At the beginning of Return to Base, the first drum is heard (note It wasn't heard in the laserdiscs) and at the end of the music the echoes are applied to those drums. And the Destroy possessed enemy track has some more drums added alon with the echo being applied to the first couple drum sounds. Attack of the zolgear tracks are the same, though in the theme Of dragoon J2 track, it's theme is extended just like the fight like a chap music (note that in the laserdisc once it starts to repeat, it fades away. Just compare the laserdisc scenario music to the OST version, it might make an interesting difference.  It seems to be very convincing.

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« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2013, 09:46:32 PM »
Not the zolgear though. Those tracks are likely the same to the laserdisc music. Plus I found 5 more galaxian. 3 tracks including two more scenarios for gh-28 / gh-16. Those tracks are taken from final lap 2. And the  trcnico beat ost had a tracks galaxian 3 on it. It's a remix of the theme of galaxian 3 when you beat the game in gh-28 / gh-16. Those scenarios must have been before the attraction opened to public or before wonder eggs reopened or the attraction updated. Or maybe it was for the gh-16 idk. None of those games ever got an anime other than the tower of druaga. I noticed the release dates of starblade ost and final lap 2 ost. Final lap 2 ost was released in 1990. Starblade or was released in 1991. Anyway there people saying that starblade (1991) had heavy influences from star fox (1993). But I don't believe it

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« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2013, 10:30:31 PM »
Actually, Star Fox was Nintendo's response to StarBlade and other 3D shooters of that point. They both followed the growing market for 3D space shooters, which both picked up on. Neither truly made it.
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« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2013, 10:38:52 PM »
I didn't know that. Well It might be time to tell star fox fans that. Anyway I see about this Easter egg I galaga exhibition on namco museum vol 1... A bit reference to galaxian 3 cause there are two chairs and I think there are also stickers... I think I'm wrong. Hopefull namco can release the UGSF museum just like they're releasing pac man museum... WHICH IS AWESOME :pac:

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Re: Galaxian 3 on NAMCO Game Sound Express
« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2013, 10:49:49 PM »
I saw the G3 reference there, a neat easter egg!

About the edited tracks, I looked back over them, and I do see what you mean, the tracks were edited and extended. I did some similar echo effects on the G3 LD dump as well. (it gives it a very space-age feel and is just raised treble)

By the way, currently working on Zolgear dump. Sorry it took a while, but I have to reconvert it (a problem with VLC broke my old one off about halfway, meaning it didn't get to the final song, should be better now)
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