David Whittaker (SMS Driver)
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David Whittaker is the unofficial name of the sound driver created by David Whittaker that was used only in Sega Master System and Game Gear games.
Because David Whittaker did not know FM synthesis programming, he never made a sound engine for the Genesis/Mega Drive. He wrote the music in assembly.
Release History
The first game to use Whittaker's driver is Speedball. The last game to use the driver was Faceball 2000, which was a Japanese exclusive. Alien Olympics 2044 AD and Yogi Bear's Goldrush, which are unreleased games, also used the driver.
Games by Arc Developments seems to be use a modified version of Whittaker's driver.
Output
The driver outputs to the SN76496 on the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear.
Games
| Released | Title | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| 1991-03-?? | Speedball (SMS) | |
| 1991-10-?? | Back to the Future Part II (SMS) | |
| 1991-10-?? | Xenon 2: Megablast (SMS) | |
| 1992-11-?? | Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe (SMS) | |
| 1992-??-?? | Arch Rivals: The Arcade Game (GG) | |
| 1992-??-?? | The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants (GG) | |
| 1992-??-?? | The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants (SMS) | |
| 1993-03-?? | Krusty's Fun House (GG) | |
| 1993-03-05 | Krusty's Fun House (SMS) | |
| 1993-04-?? | Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six (SMS) | |
| 1993-12-17 | Faceball 2000 (GG) | |
| 1993-??-?? | Bart vs. the World (GG) (バートワールド) | |
| 1993-??-?? | Bart vs. the World (SMS) | |
| 1993-??-?? | Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six (GG) | |
| 1993-??-?? | Terminator 2: Judgement Day (GG) (Ｔ２ ジャッジメントディ) | |
| 1993-??-?? | Terminator 2: Judgement Day (SMS) | |
| 1994-06-24 | The Addams Family (GG) (アダムス・ファミリー) | |
| 1994-??-?? | The Addams Family (SMS) | |
| Unreleased | Alien Olympics 2044 AD (GG) | |
| Unreleased | Yogi Bear's Goldrush (GG) |
Technical
Frequency Registers
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