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[MegaMatt]

First off, here's a very detailed NSFE tutorial by bucky if you're interested in helping.

2nd, this is a spreadsheet detailing every NSF out there, and its NSFE completion status. if you're looking for games to claim, it's important to note the color next to the game in the NSFE column.
Blue = NSF is available to claim.
Yellow = NSFE is already done, or being verified.
Red = Work in progress. If you claim a game, the blue cell should be changed to red.

 

Where to download NSFEs:

TheWiiGuy's NSFE dropbox - just get everything here. It's the most complete and up-to-date collection out there

^ Part 1: NTSC

Part 2: PAL-only, unreleased, cancelled, prototypes

Part 3: Famicom (Japan-only)

Part 4: PAL versions of NTSC games

Part 5: Unlicensed, bootlegs

Part 6: Hacks, Homebrews, Overclocked, Covers, Fixes, Old / outdated versions

 

Also, there's MrNorbert1994's site where you can find the newest NSF rips, as well as an NSF+NSFE archive.

 

the rest of this OP preserved for no reason in particular

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Slick Productions NSFE page
NSFE by bucky
NSFE by Megamatt
NSFE by TheWiiGuy


in Akumu's NSF collection thread, Sherv had the ambitious idea to start tagging and converting all known NSFs to NSFEs, with the hopes of eventually making a complete collection of them. for anyone who doesn't know, NSFEs (or Extended NSFs) allow you to name every individual track from an NSF rip, specify the length of time it plays, add fadeouts, and change the order of the tracks played. one such archive of NSFEs is here.

i know a few people have expressed interest in this project, but frankly, i think we need all the help we can get. i plan to put a pretty sizable dent in this thing, and i hope maybe a few people will follow suit. if you know anybody from another forum / anywhere else who would be interested in helping, send them over here

helping out doesn't even mean you have to convert and tag the NSF yourself. if you don't feel like doing that, just share what you know in this topic. post an NSF tracklisting of a game you know in and out, or something. i know i've already hit a few walls in some of the NSFs i've attempted, and i'm going to need some help identifying tracks. people are encouraged to ask for help here if they run into a roadblock. every little bit of help will be seriously appreciated

if anybody is working on a game, finished a game, or want to call dibs on one, let me know or post it here. keep us updated and i'll make a master list with all of our contributions / WIPs



individual links restored after latest board upgrade:

New Completed NSFEs
A Boy and His Blob - Megamatt
Abadox - Megamatt
Action 52 - bucky
Adventure Island - Megamatt
Adventure Island 2 - Megamatt
Adventures of Bayou Billy - Megamatt
Ai Senshi Nicol (FDS) - bucky
Air Fortress - bucky
Alien 3 - bucky
Arumana no Kiseki - bucky
Asterix - bucky
Bad Dudes - bucky
Balloon Fight - Vague Rant
Batman - Kilu
Batman Returns - Megamatt
Beauty and the Beast - bucky
Big Nose the Caveman - bucky
Boku Dracula Kun [Kid Dracula] - Megamatt
Booby Kids - bucky
Bram Stoker's Dracula - bucky
Bubble Bobble 2 - bucky
Bucky O'Hare - Megamatt
Caesar's Palace - bucky
California Games - Megamatt
Captain America and the Avengers - Megamatt
Captain Skyhawk - bucky
Challenger - Megamatt
Chaos World - Megamatt
Choujin Sentai Jetman - Megamatt
Choujinrou Senki Warwolf - bucky
Cobra Triangle - Megamatt
Cocoron - bucky
Conquest of the Crystal Palace - bucky
Cowboy Kid - bucky
Dark Lord - Megamatt
Deja Vu - Kirby
Dragon Fighter - bucky
Drop Zone - bucky
Erik The Viking - bucky
Esper Dream 2 [VRC6] - bucky
Excitebike - Kilu
F1 Sensation - Megamatt
Falsion - bucky, Megamatt
Famicom Grand Prix II - 3D Hot Rally - Blitz Lunar
Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge - bucky
Fire 'N Ice - bucky
Freedom Force - bucky
Getsufuu Maden - bucky
Ghosts 'n Goblins - bucky
Ghoul School - bucky
Gotcha! The Sport - bucky
Guardian Legend - bucky
Gun-Nac - Megamatt
Gyromite - bucky
Gyruss - Zoast
Hello Kitty World - Vague Rant
Hero Quest (Prototype) - bucky
Immortal, The - bucky
Incredible Crash Test Dummies - bucky
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - bucky
Isolated Warrior - bucky
James Bond Jr - bucky
Jungle Book, The - bucky
Karate Kid - bucky
Karnov - Megamatt
Kick Master - bucky
King Kong 2 - bucky
Kiwi Kraze [New Zealand Story] - bucky
Kouryuu Densetsu Villgust Gaiden - bucky
Krion Conquest, The - bucky
Kujaku Ou 2 - bucky
Laser Invasion - Megamatt
Legendary Wings - bucky
Lethal Weapon - bucky
Little Samson - bucky
Low G Man - bucky, ReceiveDeath
Magic Johnson's Fast Break - bucky
Mario's Time Machine - Megamatt
Maze of Galious 2 - bucky
Mission: Impossible - bucky
Mitsume ga Tooru - bucky
Moai Kun - bucky
Monster in My Pocket - Megamatt
Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu - bucky
New Ghostbusters 2 - Blitz Lunar
Over Horizon - bucky
Overlord - ugetab, bucky
Palamedes 2 - bucky
Panic Restaurant - bucky
Parodius Da! - bucky
Pescatore (Prototype) - bucky
Pin-Bot - bucky
Platoon - bucky, ZioMatrix
Power Blade - Akumu, bucky
Power Blade II - bucky
Puss 'n Boots - bucky
Qix - bucky
Robocop 3 - bucky
Rod Land - bucky
Rush'n Attack - Kilu
SCAT - Special Cybernetic Attack Team - Megamatt
Shadowgate - Kirby
Shadow of the Ninja - Megamatt
Shatterhand - bucky
Shatterhand JP [Tokkyu Shirei - Solbrain] - bucky
Silver Surfer - bucky
Sky Shark - Megamatt
Smurfs - bucky
Star Soldier - Megamatt
Starship Hector - Megamatt
Startropics - Kirby
Startropics 2 - Zoda's Revenge - Kirby
Stinger - bucky, ReceiveDeath
Street Fighter 2010 - Megamatt
Super Spike V'Ball - Megamatt
Super Spy Hunter - bucky
Sword Master - bucky
Swords and Serpents - bucky
Taboo - The Sixth Sense - bucky
Target Renegade - Megamatt
Tetris (Tengen) - Megamatt
Terminator 2 - Megamatt
Time Diver: Eon Man - bucky
TMNT - Kilu
TMNT 2 - Kilu
Tom & Jerry - Kilu
Total Recall - Megamatt
Toukon Club - Megamatt
Toxic Crusaders - bucky
Treasure Master - bucky
Trojan - Megamatt
Uninvited - Kirby
Wai Wai World - Megamatt
Wai Wai World 2 - Megamatt
Willow - bucky
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord - Megamatt
Wizardry II: Knight of Diamonds - Megamatt
Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn - Megamatt
Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth - bucky
Yume Penguin Monogatari - Megamatt
Yuuyuuki - Blitz Lunar
Zen Intergalactic Ninja - Megamatt
Zombie Nation - bucky

Updated / Re-done NSFEs
1943 - bucky
Batman: Return of the Joker - bucky
Bionic Commando - Kirby
Bubble Bobble - bucky
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers - Kilu
Clash at Demonhead - bucky
Crisis Force - bucky
Dr. Mario - bucky
Dragon Warrior - bucky
Friday the 13th - bucky
Gradius II - Megamatt
Hebereke - Jarska, Kilu
Hydlide 3 - bucky
Ninja Gaiden 3 - Kirby
Mega Man 5 - Kilu, Jarska
Mighty Final Fight - bucky
Puyo Puyo - bucky
River City Ransom - bucky
Shatterhand - bucky
Solstice - bucky
Sweet Home - bucky
TMNT III: The Manhattan Project - Megamatt

[cacomistle]

wow. looks cool.
i'll try to help out with some games i know.

[bucky]

Awesome! You can add conquest of the crystal palace to the WIP list.
It'll be done shortly, I just found out about a secret area in the second level that may use one of the "unknown" tracks I couldn't find in the game before.

Don't forget to check here first, so we can contribute to their archive and add stuff that isn't up yet.
http://slickproductions.org/nsfe.php

I think getting every nsf converted to nsfe would be a total nightmare, but hey I don't think anyone is in a rush. One step at a time!

[Wizwars]

I don't know shit about NSFEs, if someone will tell me what program I need to do this shit I'll gladly help out though.

[Tim 200X]

I don't know shit about NSFEs, if someone will tell me what program I need to do this shit I'll gladly help out though.

Ditto here. Actually, I don't know shit about ripping anything. Is there a tutorial or something somewhere I can read? I'd like to help out.

[Disposable Hero]

What Wizwar and 200X said.

[MegaMatt]

you don't have to rip anything. all you need is NotSoFatso, which is like the standard NSF plugin anyway. i'm not sure how to do it in the standalone version, but all you have to do in Winamp is:

-load any existing NSF to your playlist
-go to File Info for the NSF
-click 'Convert to NSFE', and save the file
-load the NSFE you just made, now get File Info for that
-click the 'Track Info' tab
-from there, you can go to every track and give it a title, play time, and fadeout time
-make sure to Save Changes every time you do anything
-and then, if you want, go to the 'Playlist Info' tab
-you can then arrange the tracks in the order you want

there is no ripping required, and the only conversion you have to do is a few easy clicks. from there on it's just giving the file proper tags. if all that sounds like too much work, like i said, just post a track listing or something and i will apply it to the NSFE myself. it would be really awesome if i could get a lot of people on board for this, no matter how great or small the contribution

[MegaMatt]

is anybody opposed to taking out ~1 second jingles? i'm going to treat them the same way as sound fx, unless i just really really like it enough to keep it

ex. i'm taking out tracks 14 and 18 from Gun Nac because i don't really care for them, and don't really add anything musically to the soundtrack. but i'm keeping 21 because it's nice and just good enough to stay

[Wizwars]

is anybody opposed to taking out ~1 second jingles? i'm going to treat them the same way as sound fx, unless i just really really like it enough to keep it

Depends on what it is. I personally like things like Zelda whistle or item grab being kept in the soundtracks just because they're cool little Jingle, but I could do without Pause sound effects or whatever for certain games.

[MegaMatt]

here's another tiny little dilemma i've come across, but it's mostly because i'm ridiculously anal about this kind of thing

should recurring tracks be in strict order as they appear in the game, or is there a better way to order them? for example, i'm still working on Gun Nac. tracks like Boss Theme 1, Boss Theme 2, Extra Life, Boss Defeated, Area Clear, and Game Over could go in a variety of different places, but i don't know which would be best. if i'm doing strict game order, it would be something like:
Area 1
Boss Theme 1
Boss Defeated
Area Clear
Area 2
Area 3
Boss Theme 2
Area 4
and so on, but i still don't know where Extra Life and Game Over would best fit in

another way of ordering it would be to save some of the tracks for later, like this:
Area 7
Boss Theme 1
Area 8
Boss Theme 2
Final Boss
Boss Defeated
Area Clear
Ending

am i looking into this too much? yes. does one track order look better than the other? let me know. i need feedback here
i know some people would just decide on their preferred order and not think twice about it. i wish i was like that

[Kirby Pufocia]

I took (minor) liberties with the ordering of tracks in Zoda's Revenge. Mostly I tried to spread the dungeon themes out 'cause (unless you speed run/are deaf) you've heard 6 of the 8 by the 3rd chapter and all of them by the halfway point in chapter 5. That and I saved the Zoda battle theme for where it would play as final boss music.

In general, I'd say follow the game unless it sounds uneven. I dunno.

I'm more worried about what to do in the case that a theme plays in more than one place/for more than one reason and there isn't an OST to steal a track title from. Example: "Overworld - Chapter 7 (Transylvania)" in Zoda's revenge plays in 3 places: while moving through the puzzle maze in Chapter 2, in the Mansion in chapter 6, and on the overworld in Transylvania (chapter 7). No idea what to call it, so I gave the most major area (chapter theme) precedence.

Thoughts?

[MegaMatt]

i would either give it the most dominant theme, or name it something like "Puzzle Maze / Mansion / Transylvania"

[MegaMatt]

Gun Nac is up. sometimes you have to listen really intently to find the loop points. i gave up trying to find them on Adventure Island last night because some of the tracks in that game have insane melodies and progressions that were stacking my mind

[Kilu]

I tagged a couple sets a good while back, they are at slick productions archive. Use them if they are good enough.

In case I feel like doing more, any preferences on what kind of times we should use? I mean, on various soundformats that I have tagged (psf, gsf, nsfe), the "standard" is two loops and a nice fadeout.


Coincidentally I was thinking about doing a similar project, not as ambitious though, with my brother and host the stuff on my website, but I probably just contribute to this one if I ever get arsed enough.

[MegaMatt]

In case I feel like doing more, any preferences on what kind of times we should use? I mean, on various soundformats that I have tagged (psf, gsf, nsfe), the "standard" is two loops and a nice fadeout.

that's what i'm using. it's a pretty universal standard as far as this type of music goes. i'll add your stuff to the list