Thomas & Friends™ visit the West Somerset Railway!
A literal childhood dream!
Thomas & friends are coming to Train sim world! AND I've had the pleasure of working on it!
As a HUGE Thomas fan growing up, I couldn't believe that not only were we working on a Thomas product, but I would be the guy doing the audio! I had an amazing time working on it; communicating with Mattel frequently to ensure that they're happy with how everything sounds.
We're using the genuine sounds from the Thomas the tank engine show, thanks to Mattel of course, so opening up and listening to THE sound files of my childhood has been such a nostalgia trip. Hopefully everyone playing will feel the same when they get their hands on this!
What have I done?
Audio edits & implementation for:
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Thomas
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Diesel
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Annie & Clarabel
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The Troublesome Trucks
It was an interesting, but fun challenge editing & implementing the sounds from the TV show to work in the context of a game.
I had to edit the sounds so that they'd be usable in a game, ie: Turning them into seamless loops, time matching so that crossfades work with changing speeds, etc. But while also staying true to the TV show.
I was also required to mimic the functionality of the trains as presented in the show, instead of how their real-life counterpart would react & sound. It required figuring out and using different methods of implementation to what we'd typically do in our simulation & I'm really happy with how it turned out!