This patch adds support for CD quality audio to Top Gear 2 using MSU-1 chip invented by byuu. So far, it is only supported and tested on BSNES, higan and the SD2SNES flashcart.

If the MSU-1 is not detected, the patch plays the original music, thus the patch works on all emulators (but it is less fun to listen to).

The link to the audio pack is included in the README file. It uses the Amiga CD32 music.

Top Gear 2 MSU-1
Version 1.1
by DarkShock

This hack adds CD quality audio to Top Gear 2 using the MSU-1 chip invented by byuu.
The hack has been tested on SD2SNES and higan 094. The patched ROM needs to be named topgear2_msu1.sfc.

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= Using higan =
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1. Patch the ROM
2. Launch it using higan
3. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Emulation\Super Famicom\topgear2s_msu1.sfc in Windows Explorer.
4. Copy manifest.bml and the .pcm file there
5. Run the game

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= Using BSNES =
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Just patch the ROM and launch the game. The pcm file needs to be in the same folder.

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= Using on SD2SNES =
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Drop the ROM file, topgear2_msu1.msu and the .pcm files in any folder. (I really suggest creating a folder)
Launch the game and voil?, enjoy !

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= Music =
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The music is from the Amiga CD32 version of the game.
Find the music pack here: https://www.mediafire.com/?wipczb80tb2kben

If you want to make your own music pack, here's the music index:
01 = Auckland (First Race)
02 = Ayers Rock (Second Race)
03 = Cantebury Plains (Third Race)
04 = Title Screen
05 = Ending Theme / Results
06 = Qualified jingle

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= Compiling =
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Source is availabe on GitHub: https://github.com/mlarouche/TopGear2-MSU1

To compile the hack you need

* bass v14 (https://web.archive.org/web/20140710190910/http://byuu.org/files/bass_v14.tar.xz)
* wav2msu (https://github.com/mlarouche/wav2msu)

To distribute the hack you need

* uCON64 (http://ucon64.sourceforge.net/)
* 7-Zip (http://www.7-zip.org/)

make.bat assemble the patch
create_pcm.bat create the .pcm from the WAV files
distribute.bat distribute the patch
make_all.bat does everything

TOP GEAR 2
U.S.A.
1048576 Bytes (8.0000 Mb)
Padded: No
Interleaved/Swapped: No
Backup unit/emulator header: No
Internal size: 8 Mb
Version: 1.0
Checksum: Ok, 0x1cd4 (calculated) == 0x1cd4 (internal)
Inverse checksum: Ok, 0xe32b (calculated) == 0xe32b (internal)
Checksum (CRC32): 0x2b88bee8

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