I remember my younger days. Games today depend on graphics card for quality, so you can brag to have better graphics with your friends if you have a better card.
In the old days, the card was important of course (it's more to whether it's software or hardware, essentially jagged vs "smooth" picture), but having a good MIDI sound card is like heaven and earth for the ear. I literally spent hours just justening to MIDI files downloaded from the internet when I got a Sound Blaster (forgot the model).
Me too. And of course the Sound Blaster was an entry-level MIDI device; even while I was enjoying my SB card I was jealous of people who could afford a Roland MT-32!
I remember saving my money for an entire summer so I could play Doom with a Gravis Ultrasound Pro. In retrospect, it was a huge waste of money as the card was rarely supported in mainstream games of that era.
In the old days, the card was important of course (it's more to whether it's software or hardware, essentially jagged vs "smooth" picture), but having a good MIDI sound card is like heaven and earth for the ear. I literally spent hours just justening to MIDI files downloaded from the internet when I got a Sound Blaster (forgot the model).