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Game Boy Advance Sound Driver List

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AGBinator: GBA Sound Driver List (WIP)

AGB MusicPlayer2000/M4A (Nintendo/Smash)

Standard

Summary of GBA standard sound driver "MusicPlayer2000"

ofslist.txt: List of games using MusicPlayer2000 (Not a complete list, but covers most game titles)

Pokémon

The driver supports compressed samples.

Metroid etc. (Nintendo R&D1/Nintendo SPD/Takaya Fujii)

Sound driver programmed by Takaya Fujii (藤井 貴矢). This driver handles sound data that is compatible with the original MusicPlayer2000, but its implementation is quite different from the original.

  • Metroid Fusion
  • Metroid: Zero Mission
  • Rhythm Tengoku
  • WarioWare, Inc.
  • WarioWare: Twisted!

Bon Sound Driver (Camelot/Haruki "Bon" Kodera)

Bon sound driver (ボン・サウンドドライバー) is a customized driver by Camelot's programmer, Bon Kodera (ボン・小寺), according to the interview. From the in-game credits, I assume that the programmer is Haruki Kodera (小寺 春樹). The driver supports high quality mixing at 16 bits, synth instruments, and better reverb algorithms.

  • Golden Sun
  • Golden Sun: The Lost Age
  • Mario Golf: Advance Tour
  • Mario Tennis: Power Tour

Nintendo R&D2 (Taiju Suzuki)

  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
  • Super Mario Advance 2
  • Super Mario Advance 3
  • Super Mario Advance 4

AlphaDream/Same Creative

  • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
  • Hamtaro: Ham-Gam Games
  • Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue
  • Minna no Soft Series: Happy Trump 20

GAX Sound Engine (Shin'en/Bernhard Wodok)

Shin'en Multimedia: The GAX Sound Engine

List of games using GAX Audio Engine

Research Note: Shin'en GAX Sound Engine V3

MusyX Audio Tools for Game Boy Advance (Factor 5)

MusyX for GBA - News - Nintendo World Report

List of games using MusyX for GBA

GBASS/Game Boy Advance Sound System (Paragon Five/Stéphane Hockenhull)

https://vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Paragon_Five

  • David Beckham Soccer
  • The Scorpion King: Sword of Osiris
  • X-Bladez: Inline Skater
  • Godzilla: Domination!
  • Shantae 2: Risky Revolution (Demo 1.0)
  • Rugrats: I Gotta Go Party
  • Magi Nation
  • Hardcore Pinball
  • Karnaaj Rally
  • Micro Macnines

Sonix Audio Tools licensed by Cosmigo

https://web.archive.org/web/20060314230059/http://www.cosmigo.com/index.php?Tools/sonix

  • Ultimate Brain Games
  • Ultimate Card Games
  • Tron 2.0 Killer App

Engine Software (Jan-Lieuwe Koopmans)

The sound driver, programmed by Jan-Lieuwe Koopmans at Engine Software, is used as middleware in many GBA games.

A suite of tools called engine-software-gba-tools is available to handle the music data for this driver.

Jan-Lieuwe Koopmans - Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki

List of games using Engine Software's Sound Driver

Krawall (Sebastian Kienzl)

Krawall is now open source. UnkrawerterGBA allows you to extract music data from Krawall.

List of games using Krawall

AAS/Apex Audio System (James Daniels)

AAS is now open source.

  • Payback
  • Back to Stone

GBAModPlay/LS_Play (Logik State)

Logik State Sound Driver 4.0 for Gameboy Advance (Wayback Machine)

List of games using Logik State "GBAModPlay" "LS_Play" Sound Driver

Argonauts

Brainstorm

Brainstorm's website states that Mobile21 has commissioned the company to produce the sound. We can speculate that Takayuki Nakamura (中村 隆之), the company representative, may have programmed the driver, but there is no proof.

  • Monster Guardians
  • Doraemon: Midori no Wakusei Dokidoki Daikyuushutsu!
  • Mail de Cute

Brownie Brown

The sound driver was programmed by Tsukasa Masuko (増子 司).

  • Magical Vacation
  • Sword of Mana (JPN: Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu)

Studio Cliché/Nobufumi Nakahara

The credits screen of Fire Pro Wrestling (JPN version) shows that the sound driver was programmed by Nobufumi Nakahara (中原 暢文).

  • Fire Pro Wrestling
  • Minna no Shiiku Series 1: Boku no Kabuto Mushi
  • Minna no Shiiku Series 2: Boku no Kuwagata

Konami (KCE Japan) / GUN

In some games, the credits state that the sound driver was programmed by GUN.

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5: Expert 1
  • GetBackers Dakkanya: Jigoku no Scaramouche
  • Captain Tsubasa: Eikou no Kiseki
  • Hikaru no Go
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul
  • Groove Adventure Rave
  • Tennis no Ouji-Sama
  • Kami no Kijutsu: Illusion of the Evil Eyes
  • Hikaru no Go 2
  • Groove Adventure Rave: Hikari to Yami no Daikessen 2 (USA: Rave Master: Special Attack Force)
  • Tennis no Ouji-sama: Aim at The Victory
  • Tennis no Ouji-sama 2003: Passion Red
  • Tennis no Ouji-sama 2003: Cool Blue
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition (JPN: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters International)
  • Hunter X Hunter: Minna Tomodachi Daisakusen!!
  • Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch
  • Minna no Ouji-sama
  • Gegege no Kitarou: Kikiippatsu! Youkai Rettou
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004 (JPN: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Expert 3)
  • Tennis no Ouji-sama 2004: Stylish Silver
  • Tennis no Ouji-sama 2004: Glorious Gold
  • Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch: Pichi Pichitto Live Start!
  • Shaman King: Master of Spirits
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005 (EUR: Yu-Gi-Oh! Day Of The Duelist: World Championship Tournament 2005) (JPN: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters International 2)
  • Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2
  • Animal Yokochou: Doki Doki Kyushutsu Daisakusen no Maki
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: Duel Academy (JPN: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX: Mezase Duel King)
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters 2006 (JPN: Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters Expert 2006)

QuickThunder (aka. Gameboyaudio or AudioArts)

https://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Michael_Delaney

https://web.archive.org/web/20040924160346/http://consoleaudio.elmobo.com/

List of games using QuickThunder Sound Driver

SCM3LT (M2/Akira Saito)

Sound driver programmed by Akira Saito (齊藤 彰良).

  • Di Gi Charat: DigiCommunication
  • DigiCommunication Nyo: Datou! Black Gemagema Dan
  • One Piece: Dragon Dream (SCM3LT Version 2.31)

Natsume

Hachiemon Music Format Analysis

  • Harukanaru Toki no Naka de
  • Medarot Navi: Kabuto Version
  • Medarot Navi: Kuwagata Version
  • Monsters Inc.
  • WWF Road to Wrestlemania
  • Angelique
  • Keitai Denjuu Telefang 2: Power
  • Keitai Denjuu Telefang 2: Speed
  • Family Tennis Advance
  • Medabots AX: Metabee Version (JPN: Medarot G: Kabuto Version)
  • Medabots AX: Rokusho Version (JPN: Medarot G: Kuwagata Version)
  • Power Rangers: Wild Force
  • WWE Road to Wrestlemania X8
  • Samurai Deeper Kyo
  • Medabots: Metabee (JPN: Medarot 2 Core: Kabuto Version)
  • Medabots: Rokusho (JPN: Medarot 2 Core: Kuwagata Version)
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wrath of the Darkhul King
  • Hachiemon
  • Power Rangers: Ninja Storm
  • Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Battle Assault (JPN: Kidou Senshi Gundam Seed Destiny)
  • Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
  • WWE Survivor Series
  • Power Rangers: S.P.D.

Quintet/Masaya Hashimoto

Sound driver programmed by Masaya Hashimoto (橋本 昌哉).

HertzDevil/srw-ai-mml: Lua scripts for SRW A/R/D/J music hacks

  • Suta Komi: Star Communicator
  • Robot Poncots 2: Ring Version (aka. Robopon 2: Ring Version)
  • Robot Poncots 2: Cross Version (aka. Robopon 2: Cross Version)
  • Super Robot Taisen A
  • Magical Houshin
  • Blender Bros.
  • Gachasute! Dyna Device: Red
  • Gachasute! Dyna Device: Blue
  • Super Robot Taisen R
  • Bouken Yuuki Pluster World: Densetsu no Plust Gate
  • Bouken Yuuki Pluster World: Pluston GP
  • Super Robot Taisen D
  • Doubutsu no Shima no Chobi Gurumi
  • Legend of Dynamic: Goushouden
  • Bouken Yuuki Pluster World: Densetsu no Plust Gate EX
  • Super Robot Taisen J

Rare

  • Donkey Kong Country (JPN: Super Donkey Kong)
  • Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge
  • Sabre Wulf
  • Donkey Kong Country 2 (JPN: Super Donkey Kong 2)
  • Banjo-Pilot
  • It's Mr. Pants
  • Donkey Kong Country 3 (JPN: Super Donkey Kong 3)
  • Battletoads (Prototype)

Mark Cooksey

  • Men In Black: The Series
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • Snood
  • Midnight Club: Street Racing
  • Pinball Advance
  • Smuggler's Run
  • Medal of Honor: Underground
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf
  • Worms World Party
  • Top Gun: Firestorm Advance
  • Worms Blast
  • Tokyo Xtreme Racing Advance
  • Killer 3D Pool
  • Sky Dancers: They Magically Fly!
  • Snood 2: Snoods On Vacation
  • Millipede - Super Breakout - Lunar Lander
  • Mousetrap - Operation - Simon
  • Connect Four - Perfection - Trouble
  • Sorry! - Aggravation - Scrabble Junior

Torus Games

  • Minority Report
  • Doom II
  • The Invincible Iron Man
  • Backyard Football
  • Pitfall Harry: The Lost Expedition
  • Ice Nine
  • Rapala Pro Fishing
  • Cabelas Big Game Hunter
  • Dead to Rights
  • Fantastic 4
  • Gumby vs the Astrobots
  • Backyard Football 2006
  • Fantastic Four: Flame On
  • Curious George
  • Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing
  • Spider-Man: Battle for New York
  • Backyard Football 2007

Unknown:

  • Duke Nukem Advance
  • Space Invaders

Webfoot Technologies

  • Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku
  • Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II
  • Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury
  • Dragon Ball GT: Transformation
  • Hello Kitty: Happy Party Pals
  • My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow
  • Tonka: On the Job

Note: Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu uses Engine Software's sound driver, not Webfoot's sound driver.

RADriver

The credits screen of Need For Speed: Underground shows that the sound driver was provided by Full Fat.

  • Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 3
  • Aggressive Inline
  • Freekstyle
  • SimCity 2000
  • Justice League Chronicles
  • Beyblade V-Force: Ultimate Blader Jam
  • Need for Speed: Underground
  • Ultimate Puzzle Games
  • Beyblade: G-Revolution
  • Monopoly
  • Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness
  • Pac-Man World
  • Pac-Man World 2
  • Backyard Skateboarding
  • Sudoku Fever
  • The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
  • Harlem Globetrotters: World Tour
  • Rock'em Sock'em Robots

Software Creations/Neil Milestone

The credits screen of The Ripping Friends shows that the sound driver was programmed by Neil Milestone.

  • The Ripping Friends
  • Stuart Little 2
  • Super Monkey Ball Jr.
  • All-Star Baseball 2003
  • All-Star Baseball 2004

Bit Managers

Sound driver was programmed by Alberto Gonzales.

  • Asterix & Obelix: Paf! Them All
  • The Revenge of Smurfs (mini-games only)

UGBA Player/Thalamus

https://vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Jon_Wells

  • International Karate Advanced

Others (Haven't looked closely at the details yet)

  • Davis Cup (ma1Play Sound System/Thomas Egeskov Petersen)
  • Games Explosion! (F U H Sound System/Frontline Studios)
  • Ultimate Arcade Games (Catapult/Richard Nowicki)
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