[jader201]

Oh dang. I uploaded a version of Mario Kart 64’s Rainbow Road — the one that’s listed as “(Extended Version) (v2.0)”. [1]

This was probably from 1996/97. Not only do they still have it, but the site hasn’t changed at all since then! What a kick of nostalgia!

Edit: actually I checked the comments which shows the upload time, and either I’m remembering about 6 years off, or the timestamp was updated somehow (if it was transferred from another location).

[1] http://www.vgmusic.com/music/console/nintendo/n64/

[mrWiz]

Mario Kart 64 was released between Dec '96 and June '97 (depending on region) so either you were very quick to create the MIDI version or the dates you remember are off.

[jader201]

I actually checked and found the original .mid file on my NAS. Looks like the file itself was from 11/1997, so I'm guessing I uploaded it a few years later, or for some reason the upload data was changed.

[pipes]

How did you extract midi from the cart? Or is the method to listen to it in game then recreate manually in midi? Or something else?

[jader201]

I did it by ear. I was never creative, so I never was good at creating anything original. But I was often able to listen to songs and break apart each instrument and notes, and had tons of fun transposing some of my favorite songs.

Of course, more complex songs with very subtle instruments or phrases were harder to replicate, but I was often able to get it fairly close.

Not surprisingly, playing Rock Band for many years has improved my ability to hear the more subtle instruments/notes, but I don’t do as much midi transposing as I used to.

I’ve not listened to the Rainbow Road midi in a while, so curious if I can pick out mistakes or things I missed now with a bit more experience.

[pipes]

That sounds like a lot of talent :)