Dual OPL2 games
Certain games can play stereo AdLib sound utilising the two OPL2 chips found on the Sound Blaster Pro 1.0 card. This is referred to as "dual OPL2 mode" where one chip is responsible for the left audio channel, and the other for the right.
Note that although the Sound Blaster Pro 2.0 and later models have an OPL3 (or compatible) chip onboard which does support stereo operation, games specifically targeting the Pro 1.0 cannot play dual OPL2 music on these later OPL3 equipped cards. Instead, the default OPL2 compatibility mode of the OPL3 is used to play the mono OPL2 soundtrack.
To enable dual OPL2 sound in supporting games, you need to set Sound Blaster Pro 1.0 emulation in DOSBox (sbtype = sbpro1
in the [sblaster]
section), then select Sound Blaster Pro in the game's sound setup (in the majority of cases these games don't refer to the card as "Pro 1.0" as they were written before "Pro 2.0" was released).
The criteria for inclusion is that the games on the list must utilise dual OPL2 mode and produce an audibly different sound in sbpro1
mode compared to the single OPL2 (mono) operation with sb1
or sb2
modes selected. This might only mean a subtle stereo effect (e.g. Space Quest 3), or a very noticeable stereo panning of most of the instruments (e.g. Ultima Underworld, Elvira I).
Note that these games might also support stereo sound when an OPL3 chip is present in sbpro2
or sb16
modes, but the goal here is to specifically collect all games that support dual OPL2 operation.
The list has been collected from various sources and only a small percentage of entries have been verified. Also, it most likely only lists a small fraction of all games with dual OPL2 support as this is not a well-researched subject, and most people go for the General MIDI or MT-32 options these days.
In order to turn this into an accurate list, please add 🟢 after the entries where you have personally verified dual OPL2 support.
Game | Verified | Comments |
---|---|---|
11th Hour, The | ||
1990 Christmas Card | ||
Amberstar | ||
Azrael's Tear | ||
B-17 Flying Fortress | ||
Battle Isle 2200 | ||
Blackthorne | ||
Body Blows | ||
Castle of Dr. Brain | ||
Cobra Mission | 🟢 | |
Command Adventures: Starship | ||
Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood | ||
David Leadbetter's Greens | ||
Death Gate | ||
Der Clou (The Clue!) | ||
Discworld | ||
Dragonsphere | ||
Dune II | ||
Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep | 🟢 | |
EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus | ||
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark | 🟢 | |
F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 | ||
F-15 Strike Eagle III | ||
Formula One Grand Prix | ||
Gobliins 2 | ||
Gods | ||
Golden Axe | ||
Gunship 2000 | ||
Harrier Jump Jet | ||
Heroes of Might and Magic 2 | ||
Hi-Octane | ||
Hocus Pocus | ||
Hoyle's Official Book of Games Volume 3 | ||
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis | ||
Inherit The Earth: Quest For The Orb | ||
Jones in the Fast Lane | ||
King's Quest V | ||
Knights of Xentar (Dragon Knight III) | 🟢 | |
Legend of Kyrandia Book 1 | 🟢 | |
Leisure Suit Larry 1 VGA | ||
Leisure Suit Larry 5 | ||
Leisure Suit Larry 6 | ||
Lord of the Rings Volume 1 | ||
Lord of the Rings Volume 2 | ||
Master of Magic | ||
Mixed-Up Mother Goose | ||
Mixed-up Fairy Tales | ||
Pirates! Gold | ||
Police Quest III | ||
Prince of Persia 2 | ||
Quest for Glory II | 🟢 | |
Quest for Glory IV | ||
Return of the Phantom | ||
Settlers II | ||
Sid Meier's Civilization | ||
Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon Deluxe | 🟢 | |
Silpheed | ||
Space Quest 3 | 🟢 | |
Space Quest I VGA | ||
Space Quest IV | ||
Special Forces | ||
Star Wars: Dark Forces | ||
Stone Age | ||
Street Fighter II | ||
Strike Commander | ||
Stronghold | ||
Summer Challenge | ||
Supaplex | ||
System Shock | ||
Theme Hospital | ||
Ultima Underworld | 🟢 | |
Ultima Underworld II | ||
William Shatner's TekWar | ||
Wing Commander | ||
Winter Challenge | ||
Witchhaven | ||
Witchhaven II | ||
Wolf | ||
X-Com: UFO Defense | ||
Xatax | ||
Z |
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