Right, people, listen up. Really, I mean, listen up - this is the sounds file. Every sample I could possibly find on the Atari ST version of Rick and Rick 2 has been recorded, packaged and posted here for all to see (I mean, hear...) along with others, added as I find them.
The samples are up here for everyone to use to make, say, a desktop theme; I can think of a fair few uses for some of them - e.g. the Rick 2 theme tune to start Windows, and a WAAAAA to exit with!
Note that the ST and Amiga samples are MP3 files - due to the obvious bandwidth problem for the use of WAV files. So here's a suggestion. Use Winamp's disk writer facility to convert MP3 to WAV. All you have to do is change the output device to "Nullsoft Disk Writer" in the Preferences menu - don't forget to change it back again.
Failing that, some MP3 encoders such as my personal preference, CDex include decoders as well.
Incidentally, many of the sounds here have been used, some in modified form, for Gelatine's Rick Dangerous III, which is still in development. For instance, the "waaaaaaa" has had the speed altered to create higher and lower voices. However, the first test package he sent me used a WAV version of the Rick 1 theme tune, making the file unfeasibly large.
Hence, I composed MIDI versions of the theme tunes using Noteworthy Composer, a rather fantastic MIDI composer for those who can read and write music. "ST" or "Amiga" derived MIDI files have different instruments and/or arrangements, chosen to simulate that version of the theme tune as closely as possible. There are now also MIDI versions of some of the cut-scene tunes as well; they will all be posted up eventually.
I am also looking to add as many AY and SID sound rips as possible, from the Spectrum and Commodore 64. So far there are two AY files, which require an AY emulator or a Winamp plug-in. So far the recommended AY player is Sergey Bulba's player, though this needs to be unpacked with 7zip, provided below. There is also NEZplug, a Winamp plug-in. It seems the C64 rips can come in a variety of formats: the raw SID files contain all the tunes in one package which can be accessed individually with a SID player, or can be extracted to IT, SID-to-MIDI and S3M files which can be played in Winamp but are less reliable. There's a SID player here, and the Windoze version is here.
Cheers to Titanwing for the SID files, Mike Gorchak for the IT, S3M and Commodore MIDI files, and Ola Stelzer for the Amiga Rick 1 sound effects.
| Nullsoft Winamp v5: | Go to the site | |
| CDex v1.51: | Go to the site | |
| Noteworthy Composer: | Go to the site | |
| 7-zip extractor: | Go to the site | Direct download |
| Sergey Bulba's AY player: | Go to the site | Direct download |
| NEZplug AY plug-in for Winamp: | Go to the site | |
| SIDPLAY 2 homepage: | Go to the site | |
| SIDPLAY 2 for Windoze: | Go to the site | |
| TITLE | FORMAT | FILESIZE | DESCRIPTION |
| RICK 1 THEME TUNE | MP3 (48k) | 342 KB | Atari ST version |
| MP3 (80k) | 567 KB | Amiga version | |
| MIDI | 3.98 KB | Based on the ST version | |
| MIDI | 2.84 KB | Based on the Commodore 64 version | |
| AY | 4.03 KB | Direct rip from ZX Spectrum version | |
| IT | 18.5 KB | Direct rip from Commodore 64 version | |
| S3M | 13.7 KB | Direct rip from Commodore 64 version | |
| SOUTH AMERICA | MP3 (48k) | 94.5 KB | Atari ST version |
| MP3 (80k) | 154 KB | Amiga version | |
| MIDI | 2.10 KB | Based on the ST version | |
| MIDI | 2.95 KB | Based on the Commodore 64 version | |
| IT | 18.3 KB | Direct rip from Commodore 64 version | |
| S3M | 13.4 KB | Direct rip from Commodore 64 version | |
| EGYPT | MP3 (48k) | 135 KB | Atari ST version |
| MP3 (80k) | 227 KB | Amiga version | |
| MIDI | 1.88 KB | Based on the ST version | |
| MIDI | 2.00 KB | Based on the Commodore 64 version | |
| IT | 18.3 KB | Direct rip from Commodore 64 version | |
| S3M | 13.2 KB | Direct rip from Commodore 64 version | |
| SCHWARZENDUMPF CASTLE | MP3 (48k) | 68.5 KB | Atari ST version |
| MP3 (80k) | 110 KB | Amiga version | |
| MIDI | 1.89 KB | Based on the ST version | |
| MIDI | 2.60 KB | Based on the Commodore 64 version | |
| IT | 18.0 KB | Direct rip from Commodore 64 version | |
| S3M | 13.0 KB | Direct rip from Commodore 64 version | |
| MISSILE BASE | MP3 (48k) | 143 KB | Atari ST version |
| MP3 (80k) | 227 KB | Amiga version | |
| MIDI | 2.52 KB | Based on the Commodore 64 version | |
| IT | 18.4 KB | Direct rip from Commodore 64 version | |
| S3M | 13.4 KB | Direct rip from Commodore 64 version | |
| RICK 1 VICTORY SEQUENCE | MP3 (48k) | 186 KB | Atari ST version | MIDI | 1.13 KB | Based on the Commodore 64 version |
| IT | 17.8 KB | Direct rip from Commodore 64 version | |
| S3M | 12.6 KB | Direct rip from Commodore 64 version | |
| RICK 1 GAME OVER | MIDI | 523 B | Based on the Commodore 64 version |
| IT | 17.4 KB | Direct rip from Commodore 64 version | |
| S3M | 12.1 KB | Direct rip from Commodore 64 version | |
| RICK 1 SOUND EFFECTS PACKAGE | MP3 (48k) | 101 KB | Atari ST version (19 sounds) |
| MP3 (32-64k) | 267 KB | Amiga version (17 sounds) | |
| RICK 1 SID PACKAGE | SID | 4.06 KB | From Commodore 64 version
1: South America 2: Egypt 3: Schwarzendumpf Castle 4: Missile Base 5: Victory Sequence 6: Theme Tune 7: Game Over |
| RICK 2 THEME TUNE | MP3 (48k) | 323 KB | Atari ST version |
| MP3 (80k) | 646 KB | Amiga version | |
| MIDI | 9.74 KB | Based on the ST version | |
| MIDI | 5.91 KB | Based on the Amiga version | |
| HYDE PARK, EARTH | MP3 (48k) | 188 KB | Atari ST version |
| MP3 (80k) | 329 KB | Amiga version | |
| MIDI | 2.25 KB | Based on the ST version | |
| AY | 4.23 KB | Direct rip from ZX Spectrum version | |
| THE ICE CAVERNS OF FREEZIA | MP3 (48k) | 180 KB | Atari ST version |
| MP3 (80k) | 451 KB | Amiga version | |
| MIDI | |||
| THE FORESTS OF VEGETABLIA | MP3 (48k) | 108 KB | Atari ST version |
| MP3 (80k) | 169 KB | Amiga version | |
| MIDI | |||
| THE ATOMIC MUD MINES | MP3 (48k) | 60.7 KB | Atari ST version |
| MP3 (80k) | 200 KB | Amiga version | |
| MIDI | |||
| THE FAT GUY'S HEADQUARTERS | MP3 (48k) | 126 KB | Atari ST version |
| MP3 (80k) | 208 KB | Amiga version | |
| MIDI | |||
| RICK 2 VICTORY SEQUENCE | MP3 (48k) | 186 KB | Atari ST version |
| MP3 (80k) | 301 KB | Amiga version | |
| MIDI | 4.09 KB | Based on the ST version | |
| RICK 2 SOUND EFFECTS PACKAGE | MP3 (48k) | 130 KB | Atari ST version |
| RICK 2 SID PACKAGE | SID | 3.57 KB | From Commodore 64 version
1: Theme Tune (main) 2: Pickup noise 3: Game Over 4: Theme Tune (initial fanfare) 5: Hyde Park 6: The Ice Caverns Of Freezia 7: The Forests Of Vegetablia 8: The Atomic Mud Mines 9: The Fat Guy's Headquarters 10: Victory Sequence |
