(Sega CD) Dark Wizard has music but no sound effects.

Luminarii

Is there a way i can get all audio to sync correctly for the retro pi for Sega CD? this seems to be a common issue people have with Sega CD or Turbografx CD except it's usually no music and sound effects only. i don't have any issues with other Sega CD games like Sonic CD for example or the Lunar series.

mitu

I gave it a try and the sound effects seem to work - selecting units/setting the action, etc. What emulator/game format are you playing on ? Some extra info, as detailed in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first, would be useful.

this seems to be a common issue people have with Sega CD or Turbografx CD except it's usually no music

That usually happens because of mis-named .bin files, as Linux is case sensitive, the filename in the .cue doesn't match what's on disk.

Luminarii

@mitu 1.8.8 - Picodrive (1.97-3cde80b) i access the retro arch quick menu by using select+x and the files is a bin file and a cue file, they match name wise. i'm new to all of this since i got a retropie 3b+ as a christmas gift from a friend.

mitu

@luminarii Dark Wizard has more than 1 .bin file - http://redump.org/disc/6136/. Are you sure you have the full game ? Compare the hashes to the ones on the Redump site and see if they match.

Luminarii

@mitu how do i compare the hashes? do i need a certain program? i don't know how to do any of this. i know the game has at least 12 tracks which i assume are for music.

mitu

@Luminarii you can use the command line on the Pi and run md5sum on the files or - if you have a PC - you can use 7zip to calculate the checksums.

Luminarii

@mitu so can i use something like putty to open up a command line on the pc?

mitu

@luminarii Yes, you can, you just need to enable SSH on the Pi before connecting.

Luminarii

@mitu when i enter that command it doesn't work tried it on PC and the Pi

mitu

@luminarii I don't know how you run the command - it expects to give it the filename to calculate the checksum - but on the PC (Windows) the command is not available.
On the Pi, here is what works for me:

cd $HOME/RetroPie/roms/segacd
md5sum Dark\ Wizard\ \(USA\)*
8cbdbdaeb67957c85cd58fa4fbc6c2d9  Dark Wizard (USA).cue
c6fe0f7acb49ba7651e5fe89c379feb7  Dark Wizard (USA).state
086d9da090f021e826be7431d638676a  Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 01).bin
16cb3586fd5e2e0a21f9b6a8f86aac52  Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 02).bin
155270099764c74a9ae2acc9a14cc15b  Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 03).bin
4f8155162bfe2a363dc31e36fca65711  Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 04).bin
4beaf6aa2471cb50aae6d391efbe9066  Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 05).bin
ae59bf7e6c539d424dd3cf24b7717c22  Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 06).bin
b544767d62d1b62424cfd7d7cbee4acd  Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 07).bin
1922dceab3e6e4a741d07d9003817332  Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 08).bin
1fc504561ae0a174bb62dae40c3d286d  Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 09).bin
b0843be8b8af00e88d573cbb2adef1a4  Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 10).bin
41c7c3d84f8d49819e4a4e0e6460d96d  Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 11).bin
318cfc9952155b73b89a76252d7694cd  Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 12).bin

Luminarii

@mitu i feel like i'm getting closer and closer... i seem to have the same exact files as you. track numbers with bins just like that and there's 12 of them now... but i don't know how to use those commands, do i type one line in individually and hit enter for each one or after all of them? and when i do try entering one of the commands on the pi it's not visible on the screen but i can tell the line is there.

Luminarii

@mitu
Dark Wizard (USA).cue 100% 8cbdbdaeb67957c85cd58fa4fbc6c2d9
Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 01).bin 86d9da090f021e826be7431d638676a
Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 02) .bin 16cb3586fd5e2e0a21f9b6a8f86aac52
Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 03).bin 155270099764c74a9ae2acc9a14cc15b
Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 04).bin 4f8155162bfe2a363dc31e36fca65711
Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 05).bin 4beaf6aa2471cb50aae6d391efbe9066
Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 06).bin ae59bf7e6c539d424dd3cf24b7717c22
Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 07).bin b544767d62d1b62424cfd7d7cbee4acd
Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 08).bin 1922dceab3e6e4a741d07d9003817332
Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 09).bin 1fc504561ae0a174bb62dae40c3d286d
Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 10).bin b0843be8b8af00e88d573cbb2adef1a4
Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 11).bin 41c7c3d84f8d49819e4a4e0e6460d96d
Dark Wizard (USA) (Track 12).bin 318cfc9952155b73b89a76252d7694cd
yep, we have the same exact files, this is not a bad dump so it has to be something else. i'm so determined just to get this one game working on the Pi Sonic CD, the Lunar Series and the other games work just fine.

mitu

Try installing genesis-plus-gx as an alternate SegaCD emulator and see if you get the same problem. Make sure that you haven't turned off Sound Effects in the game options.

Luminarii

@mitu omg! i did it! thank you so much! you're a life saver! it was the emulator the whole time, thank you so much man... i was trying so hard just to get this one game to work since i got the retro pi and it finally works! i have so many great memories with this game including my family and now i can experience it all again.