SMS VGM Player - Homebrew

Tool for Master System

Version	Date	By	Download
2.00	27 Mar 2024	Maxim	SMSVGMPlayer-SMS-2.00.zip (13KB)

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This is a "stub" which is able to play VGM files on the Sega Master System. These are logged music from video games.

It is only able to play back music composed for the sound chips it has: the Sega PSG and the YM2413. It also requires you to decompress the VGM file (if it is compressed; most are) and append it to the ROM.

If you have trouble with playback, try:

For compatibility with some flash cartridges, the ROM must be padded to a multiple of 64KB.
For compatibility with some emulators, the ROM must be be padded to a minimum of 64KB.

The included makerom.py file will do this for you.

New in version 2.00:

Functioning FM support, including for mixed PSG/FM music and on real systems
Works on a real system without graphical corruption
Enhanced frequency visualisation to support FM data
Enhanced snow visualisation to have better animation and more snowflakes
Screensaver visualisation
Optimised code to remove lag sometimes seen on complicated VGMs
Reduced to 16KB
Added (incomplete) support for Japanese GD3 tags

Source code is at https://github.com/maxim-zhao/sms-vgm-player