"Lots of silly reviews"
[10/10]
These are MIDI files, they don't contain any information about how the instruments should sound, they contain only the equivalent of a musical score.

If you want it to sound like a DOS computer from 1982, then you'll need to download a special midi player made to sound that way - most people, most of the time want their MIDI files to sound like an expensive synthesizer module with realistic sounding instruments.

Here's a link to an OPL emulator for Windows... https://vgmrips.net/fo%22midi%20files%20from%20Enemy%20unknown%22%20(by%20povelitel,%2025%20Aug%202004)%20[8/10]%20This%20is%20very%20rare%20files,%20I've%20searched%20many%20sights%20until%20fourum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1935

Contrary to one of the other reviews, emulating an FM synthesizer is absurdly easy for any modern computer, FM synthesizers are not "analog" and are based on simple sine waves created by very cheap microchips, playing a sample is orders of magnitude harder.

The reason your MIDIs sound different is because the midi player is trying it's best to make them sound GOOD using modern samples and high quality resampling algorithms to try to make sure that saxophone really sounds like a saxophone.

Then some addled brain reminiscing about the worst synthesizers in the world complains because it doesn't sound like a 1980 Casiotone.

(by steviant, 31 Jul 2021)

WORLD OF GAME MIDS

Last archive update: 04.October 2024
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I DON'T WANT TO READ THIS, I WANNA DOWNLOAD TUNES!

Welcome to World of game Mids, collection of game music in MIDI format. Midi format was very popular in PC games especially within years 1991-1996, so this site would enjoy every fan of PC game music (or PC game mids) from these years. And because quality of midi tunes raises with quality of soundcard, you can listen to these tunes now mostly in much better quality as you possibly listened to when the games were released! And yes, this page is also great resource if you are looking for cool mobile phone ringtunes based on music from games (of course, your cellphone must support polyphonic Midi files to play :) ). Near PC game music you can find here tons of another game music for other computers and consoles, either arranged or remixes - because MIDI is very popular format for doing arrangements or remixes of game tunes for all platforms. If you want some suggestions and want to know something more about game mids, look at World of Game Mids FAQ.

This MIDI collection has been created on the principle of another popular site World of Game MODs, where is BIG collection of tracked modules mostly from Amiga and PC. It is also well connected with Game Music Base, where you will find much more information about game music you won't find here.

COLLECTION RULES

Only game tunes are included (no demo tunes, no competition tunes, ONLY tunes released in the games)
Only tunes in MID format are available. Other Midi formats like HMP, XMI etc. were converted to MID mostly using WinAmp (see here how), to be playable in all Midi players. Sometimes is in the archive the same song in more MIDI versions (e.g. for FM, GM, XG, AWE etc..). If yes, these formats should be mentioned in parenthesis in "version" row. (see FAQ for details about these MIDI formats)
One zip file corresponds to one game, the zip filename is complete name of the game and inside archive are all songs from the game available at the time.
Every archive has info.txt file provided with some information about the game and tunes, and also if the archive is complete or not.

CONTRIBUTE MISSING TUNES!

If you have any game midis that are missing in this archive, please read the Contribution info in FAQ. I hope together we make the archive more complete!

Top 10 downloads:

Name Num of downloads
Duke Nukem 3D 28169
Kirby 64 - The Crystal Shards (Game rip) 27088
Warcraft 2 21660
Runescape 21223
Doom 20372
Wolfenstein 3D 19175
Command & Conquer 18352
Metal Gear Solid 16989
Embodiment of Scarlet Devil 15864
Doom 2 15035
Top 10 last week's downloads:

Name Num of downloads
Kirby 64 - The Crystal Shards (Game rip) 23433
8th Angel 56
4D Sports Boxing 55
Ace Ventura 54
Abuse 53
3D Hearts Deluxe 53
3 Skulls of the Toltecs 51
3D Santa Quest 49
3D Ultra Minigolf 48
Advanced Civilization 48

Also visit:

World of Game MODs - sister site of World of Game MIDs, with plenty of game MOD music for download :)
Game music base - a database where you can find information about the music of a lot of games.
How to get Windows XP's Midi to sound like an FM Synth - very useful info and research from Anapan