[HN Gopher] SNES and Playstation Cubic Adpcm Interpolation
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       SNES and Playstation Cubic Adpcm Interpolation
        
       Author : zdw
       Score  : 35 points
       Date   : 2024-11-08 14:35 UTC (7 days ago)
        
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       | MrBuddyCasino wrote:
       | Let me recommend a fantastic SNES track to put that interpolation
       | to good work, the Waterworld OST:
       | https://youtu.be/Y4hqy02sxDI?si=k1Q0krB1a7Yy88uy
        
         | nick_m wrote:
         | Wow - never heard that before, it's brilliant! Definitely one
         | to run through this!
        
         | jicea wrote:
         | Just thank you for this link, didn't know this OST it's just
         | incredible...
        
       | nick_m wrote:
       | Fabulous - many great SNES soundtracks, I'd recommend this one -
       | in fact, the beach intro too:
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       | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peuTnilEv9g
        
       | VyseofArcadia wrote:
       | The article fails to mention this somehow, so I'd like to mention
       | that Sony designed the SNES sound chip, the SPC700. It is
       | unsurprising then that the Playstation's sound hardware is
       | similar.
        
         | bityard wrote:
         | The first link in TFA leads to an earlier article on the
         | origins of the PSX SPU, and it says this:
         | 
         | > The SNES APU was designed by Ken Kutaragi, who was also
         | working on a CD-ROM add-on for the SNES before Nintendo
         | canceled the project (likely due to seeing the Sega CD's poor
         | sales). After Nintendo shafted Sony on the SNES CD, Sony
         | decided to make their own gaming console called the
         | PlayStation, with Kutaragi as the lead hardware designer. Given
         | this history, it's no surprise that the SNES APU and PS1 SPU
         | are extremely similar chips - they were designed by the same
         | person!
        
       | hbn wrote:
       | I'm not even a huge fan of the Donkey Kong Country games, I'd
       | rather play Super Mario World or Mega Man X.
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       | But man, I can never get over what they were able to accomplish
       | with that soundtrack. It's impressive on its own, not even
       | factoring in that it was pulled off on the SNES.
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       | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKAc3nYEatw
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       | I don't even think I got to the water levels when I was a kid,
       | but this song feels like it can invoke nostalgia in anyone, even
       | if you never played the game.
        
         | password4321 wrote:
         | Related (Donkey Konga):
         | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42127569
        
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