Some input on how the Sega Megadrive sound works

[Erik_Twice]

For you who may not know about it, Game Club 199X is a Hardcore Gaming 101 podcast similar to Together Retro where they play old videogames as they would be played in their day: No guides, no internet, just sharing tips with your buddies.

It's a pretty cool podcast on it's own but during the Landstalker episode they dedicate the last minutes to talk about the sound of the Mega Drive and how it works, they explain the harsh sound that defined it and how it played samples, which is pretty cool.

It starts around 45 minutes in, if you don't want to listen to the whole episode:
http://hardcoregaming101.net/gameclub199x/ep6.htm