Classic Apogee Themes. (Video)

[TigerRaptorFX]

I've always liked the how Apogee started its games. So I constructed a video on Apogee opening themes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUGzxkfmuiQ&fmt=18

If you seen the original video before that one was deleted. The newer video is more completed over the first.

[XTHX2]

Haha such a great video... I don't know which game has the one at the end of the video though

Here's a quick and maybe buggy order:

-Crystal Caves
-Secret Agent
-Word/Math Rescue
-I don't know this one, never seen that.
-Monster Bash
-Bio Menace
-Realms of Chaos ?
-MY FAVORITE, RISE OF THE TRIAD!
-Stargunner
-Blake Stone
-I don't remember which one was this...
-Never heard this one lol
-Raptor : Call of the Shadows
-Duke Nukem II
-Boppin'
-Alien Carnage
-Haha Who can forget this? Wacky Wheels of course!
-This made me laugh out louddddd lol Which game is this???

Let me know what was the ones that I couldn't remember were.

[Dreams]

I love Hocus Pocus' opening tune the most

Also i like the one from the Keen Vorticon games:

[XTHX2]

Originally Posted by Dreams

I love Hocus Pocus' opening tune the most

Also i like the one from the Keen Vorticon games:

Yeah I like the First 3 Commander Keen openings too. The very old ones.

[TigerRaptorFX]

Originally Posted by XTHX2

Haha such a great video... I don't know which game has the one at the end of the video though



Let me know what was the ones that I couldn't remember were.

Hocus Pocus and Mystic Towers are after Blake Stone. Plus they are also in the video description.

[XTHX2]

Well I didn't see the video description too lazy. It's strange that I couldn't remember the hocus pocus... damn I need to see that wizard to remember I guess I never played mystic towers so well you got me there But, what's the last one? I really wonder that...

[DOSGuy]

The last one is Raptor in birthday mode. Classic.

[Phayzon]

I always loved Duke2's

[Yatta]

Cool video. Nice work.

[Joe Siegler]

Originally Posted by TigerRaptorFX

I've always liked the how Apogee started its games. So I constructed a video on Apogee opening themes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUGzxkfmuiQ&fmt=18

If you seen the original video before that one was deleted. The newer video is more completed over the first.

Hey, I watched this. Pretty fun.

I do wonder why they're not in the order of release. What's the significance of the order they're in?

Also, you should use the Youtube annotation feature to stick text at the bottom saying what game it is "on screen".

[XTHX2]

Originally Posted by Joe Siegler

Hey, I watched this. Pretty fun.

I do wonder why they're not in the order of release. What's the significance of the order they're in?

Also, you should use the Youtube annotation feature to stick text at the bottom saying what game it is "on screen".

Or more likely this thread could be a "Guess the Apogee" thread and would want us to guess them all and a grand prize for the one who guess all of them correctly! (Not including 3D R staff obviously ) Meh, I'm actually proud of what I got, even remembering most of those is fun, playing those was even more fun. (And for some of them, it still is! )

[Micki!]

That was cool, i actually remember a few from old Apogee games back in my very-young days

[TigerRaptorFX]

Originally Posted by Joe Siegler

Hey, I watched this. Pretty fun.

I do wonder why they're not in the order of release. What's the significance of the order they're in?

Also, you should use the Youtube annotation feature to stick text at the bottom saying what game it is "on screen".

Now what fun would that be if you knew what came next. There really isn't too much of an order. The video really is more for fun. Plus to bring back memories of hearing that theme before starting the game.

As for the annotation. I'll get to it soon.

[Nukkus]

that was beautiful

[Joe Siegler]

Originally Posted by TigerRaptorFX

Now what fun would that be if you knew what came next. There really isn't too much of an order. The video really is more for fun. Plus to bring back memories of hearing that theme before starting the game.

As for the annotation. I'll get to it soon.

Make a new version that puts them in order. Just don't delete the current one, make a separate one.

Also, while cool, the bleeps & blobs in the PC speaker games don't really count as the Apogee Theme. We never viewed it that way. I understand why you have them there, and I don't object, but it's not "technically" the Apogee theme, if you want to play the semantics game.

Edit: Oh man, I just forgot something. I need to email you something Lee Jackson did as a goof years ago. The "Batman" version of the Apogee theme.

[Altered Reality]

Am I the only one to think that the versions from Mystic Towers and Wacky Wheels, with the proper enhancements (without the silly ending in the first case and without the obnoxious sound effects in the second), could work as a newscast opening in DNF, a Duke Nukem movie or anything else 3DRealms-related?

[TigerRaptorFX]

Originally Posted by Joe Siegler

Make a new version that puts them in order. Just don't delete the current one, make a separate one.

Also, while cool, the bleeps & blobs in the PC speaker games don't really count as the Apogee Theme. We never viewed it that way. I understand why you have them there, and I don't object, but it's not "technically" the Apogee theme, if you want to play the semantics game.

Edit: Oh man, I just forgot something. I need to email you something Lee Jackson did as a goof years ago. The "Batman" version of the Apogee theme.

I don't have a problem remaking the video. I still have the original files saved so it won't take long. I also sent you a pm with my e-mail in it.

If any one else knows of any others that I left out. Please let me know.

[Retodon8]

Originally Posted by Joe Siegler

Edit: Oh man, I just forgot something. I need to email you something Lee Jackson did as a goof years ago. The "Batman" version of the Apogee theme.

The Bat Phone version?
Bobby Prince had it on his site back in the day, and I still have it (MP3 version).
There's also the Caribbean version.

[TigerRaptorFX]

Caribbean version? Is that from a game or something special Apogee did for kicks.

[Joe Siegler]

Originally Posted by Retodon8

The Bat Phone version?
Bobby Prince had it on his site back in the day, and I still have it (MP3 version).
There's also the Caribbean version.

No, Lee Jackson did this. It was the standard Apogee theme, but towards the end it goes off into the Batman music by Danny Elfman.

[Retodon8]

Originally Posted by TigerRaptorFX

Caribbean version? Is that from a game or something special Apogee did for kicks.

Actually I think it's something Bobby Prince did for kicks.
I tried the Wayback Machine (18 january 2000 is the last version that hosted all the music files).
Some of the files won't load properly any more, although I'm pretty sure they used to.
I think it's midiplayer.html at the bottom left that changed depending on the song loaded.
As I remember it, it said he (Prince) made it for fun, and figured maybe one day there'd be a game he could use it for, or something along those lines.

His "Bat Phone" version, apparently different from the theme Joe mentioned, it pretty much the basic theme, but with a phone ringing used as the instrument.
I'd really like to hear the other Batman version now!

[Joe Siegler]

I had forgotten about the Caribbean version. When I get back to the office I'll have to see if I have that in my archives somewhere.

[TigerRaptorFX]

Originally Posted by Retodon8

Actually I think it's something Bobby Prince did for kicks.
I tried the Wayback Machine (18 january 2000 is the last version that hosted all the music files).
Some of the files won't load properly any more, although I'm pretty sure they used to.
I think it's midiplayer.html at the bottom left that changed depending on the song loaded.
As I remember it, it said he (Prince) made it for fun, and figured maybe one day there'd be a game he could use it for, or something along those lines.

His "Bat Phone" version, apparently different from the theme Joe mentioned, it pretty much the basic theme, but with a phone ringing used as the instrument.
I'd really like to hear the other Batman version now!

I had no luck with it but thanks any way.

[Rellik66]

For whatever reason I have most of the Bobby Prince MiDi collection, Here's the fanfares selection, including the Caribbean version.

[Joe Siegler]

Here's the Batman one.

AFAIK, this is the first time it's been released.

[Kalki]

Hehe, that's cool!

[TigerRaptorFX]

Rellik66 where is fanfarebm.mid and fanfarerott.mid from. Are those custom made as well or from a game.

The badman one is pretty sweet. Thanks for releasing that Joe.

[TigerRaptorFX]

All right this is the final release. Joe I hope you're happy with this one. Because I am retired after that. :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5AldgYYJdo&fmt=18

Note. I took down the 2nd video. Sorry. No reason for two videos that will confuse people. Joe please update the link above please.

[Retodon8]

ROTT means Rise of the Traid, and bm... I think Bio Menace.
(Just check games vs abbreviations if you want to sure.)

Thanks for the Batman version, Joe.

YouTube is blocked here; I'll check the latest version back home.

[SpinX]

Nostalgia!!!! very nice!

[The Doctor]

Very nice indeed. Nice to hear the Raptor and Stargunner ones again.

And LOL to the Caribbean and batman version

[Retodon8]

Listening to the movie, after each theme version ends, I realize I automatically play the intro/main menu song for that game in my head.

[vcatkiller]

Wow, flashbacks ahoy. I feel real old now...I think I recognized too many of the early ones.

[SirSilentBob]

I appreciate you taking the time to do this, however the quality of whatever sound card midi device you did this on had me almost in tears. If you like, you can send me the midi files, and I would be happy to play them back and record and send you the recordings on either a SC-55, SC-55 (Emulated by the SC-8850), SC-88 (Emulated by the SC-8850), SC-88Pro (Emulated by the SC-8850) or a SC-8850. I'm not bashing your work, it's just that after having a few actual real midi devices to play with, I'd never go back to using just a sound card, and I'd like to help share my love of true midi with everyone else.

[TigerRaptorFX]

Thanks for the offer but I'm good.

[MusicallyInspired]

That's the greatest video ever made right there. The Batman one is especially awesome. I love the Danny Elfman Batman theme.

[Rellik66]

Originally Posted by SirSilentBob

I appreciate you taking the time to do this, however the quality of whatever sound card midi device you did this on had me almost in tears. If you like, you can send me the midi files, and I would be happy to play them back and record and send you the recordings on either a SC-55, SC-55 (Emulated by the SC-8850), SC-88 (Emulated by the SC-8850), SC-88Pro (Emulated by the SC-8850) or a SC-8850. I'm not bashing your work, it's just that after having a few actual real midi devices to play with, I'd never go back to using just a sound card, and I'd like to help share my love of true midi with everyone else.

I think the one's that were rendered on the MS GS synth set are the ones posted by both me and Joe above.

In fact, some of the games could use an external MiDi synth if configured correctly. I think selecting General MIDI in the game setup will tell DOSbox to use the default Windows MIDI device.

Alternatively, try to locate the Gravis Ultrasound sound set and configure DOSbox accordingly.

[dlink]

Awesome video all these Apogee logos pretty much defines my childhood with pc gaming in the 90's and now i really know what Apogee is, it just really digs deep in your head when you've seen this since you were 5-6-7 years old and now i'm 18. I don't remember the theme since i didn't think we had any speakers at that time but apogee games was also a big part of my kindergarden where i remember we had a big poster on the wall with the Apogee logo.

[DFA1]

Wow this really brings back memories... I was 8 at my father's office, when some of his co-workers let me at Monster Bash... now after looking at this list, I've played every one of these games. Anyone know where I can get a copy of Bio Menace?

[Rellik66]

Originally Posted by DFA1

Anyone know where I can get a copy of Bio Menace?

Right here, completely freeware

Just be aware that 3DR offers no support whatsoever. And DOSbox is highly recommended on modern systems