VGM page added to the download database

Way back when there were several incompatible home- and gamecomputer platforms everything generated on computer A was bound to it and impossible to play back on computer B. Since there is emulation a lot of platforms can be emulated. For purists this will not be enough to play back the music they want to hear. They will demand play back on the real hardware. Check out Scenecat's Twitch channel for some nice example videos.

Especially for those chip tune lovers the VGM format was a gift of a magnitude most mortal beings will never be able to understand. But let's be fair: That's their loss and our joy.

A VGM file can be played back on each computer that is able to handle the format. Having the originally used sound chips on board only adds to the joy. And with quite a broad scala of used sound chips available (and in the pipeline) for MSX we're very blessed to have a guy like Grauw in our scene who coded his very popular VGMplay. And don't forget guys like Omega and Supersoniqs who produce musical cartridges to be used with VGMplay. One might wonder if Grauw had foreseen what box of Pandora he opened when he started this quest.

Just lately MRC user sdsnatcher73 couldn't resist the urge to create MSX VGM files any longer and started uploading them on a high frequency. He was asked what his thoughts were to host them here in the downloads database. He liked the idea and now it's reality.

If you have some self made VGM packs or files or are triggered to start making them, please share them with the rest of the community and submit them as a download. Have a lot of fun with listening to what's already there.

Relevant link: MSX-VGM download page