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VGM (file format)

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VGM (Video Game Music) is an audio file format for multiple video game platforms, such as Sega Master System, Game Gear, Mega Drive/Genesis, MSX, Neo Geo, IBM PC AT (Adlib/SoundBlaster), and has expanded to a variety of arcade system boards since its release. [1]

23 relations: Ad Lib, Inc., Arcade system board, Audio file format, File archiver, File manager, Filename extension, Game Gear, Gzip, IBM Personal Computer/AT, Master System, MSX, Neo Geo, Operating system, Program optimization, Pulse-code modulation, Sega, Sega Genesis, Sound Blaster, Sound chip, Video game, WinRAR, WinZip, Yamaha YM2612.

Ad Lib, Inc.

Ad Lib, Inc. was a Canadian manufacturer of sound cards and other computer equipment founded by Martin Prevel, a former professor of music and vice-dean of the music department at the Université Laval.

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Arcade system board

An arcade system board is a dedicated computer system created for the purpose of running video arcade games.

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Audio file format

An audio file format is a file format for storing digital audio data on a computer system.

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File archiver

A file archiver is a computer program that combines a number of files together into one archive file, or a series of archive files, for easier transportation or storage.

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File manager

A file manager or file browser is a computer program that provides a user interface to manage files and folders.

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Filename extension

A filename extension is an identifier specified as a suffix to the name of a computer file.

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Game Gear

The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console released by Sega on October 6, 1990 in Japan, in April throughout North America and Europe, and during 1992 in Australia.

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Gzip

gzip is a file format and a software application used for file compression and decompression.

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IBM Personal Computer/AT

The IBM Personal Computer AT, more commonly known as the IBM AT and also sometimes called the PC AT or PC/AT, was IBM's second-generation PC, designed around the 6 MHz Intel 80286 microprocessor and released in 1984 as System Unit 5170.

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Master System

The is a third-generation home video game console that was manufactured by Sega.

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MSX

MSX is a standardized home computer architecture, first announced by Microsoft on June 16, 1983, and marketed by Kazuhiko Nishi, then Vice-president at Microsoft Japan and Director at ASCII Corporation.

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Neo Geo

Neo Geo is a family of video game hardware developed by SNK.

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Operating system

An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs.

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Program optimization

In computer science, program optimization or software optimization is the process of modifying a software system to make some aspect of it work more efficiently or use fewer resources.

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Pulse-code modulation

Pulse-code modulation (PCM) is a method used to digitally represent sampled analog signals.

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Sega

Sega Games Co., Ltd., originally short for Service Games and officially styled as SEGA, is a Japanese multinational video game developer and publisher headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with offices around the world.

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Sega Genesis

The Sega Genesis, known as the in regions outside of North America, is a 16-bit home video game console developed and sold by Sega.

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Sound Blaster

The Sound Blaster family of sound cards was the de facto standard for consumer audio on the IBM PC compatible system platform, until the widespread transition to Microsoft Windows 95, which standardized the programming interface at application level (eliminating the importance of backward compatibility with Sound Blaster), and the evolution in PC design led to onboard motherboard-audio, which commoditized PC audio functionality.

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Sound chip

A sound chip is an integrated circuit (i.e. "chip") designed to produce sound.

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Video game

A video game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device such as a TV screen or computer monitor.

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WinRAR

WinRAR is a trialware file archiver utility for Windows, developed by Eugene Roshal of win.rar GmbH.

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WinZip

WinZip is a trialware file archiver and compressor for Windows, macOS, iOS and Android developed by WinZip Computing (formerly Nico Mak Computing).

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Yamaha YM2612

The YM2612, a.k.a. OPN2, is a sound chip developed by Yamaha.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGM_(file_format)

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