I do use XM files in my games.
Matt: I've loved Maniacs of Noise since the C64, Jeroen Tel is one of my fav musicians, he rocks!
On the size issue, many indies try to get their games under 5Mb, and certainly if it's >10Mb it better be damn good. In XMas Bonus I had to squish all the music to small loops with lower quality ogg, but I got the quality good enough that it didn't sound pants. Ultimately Id've prefere longer music AND better quality but the portals aren't interested in a 50Mb download full stop (thats period to you Americans).
Matt: I've loved Maniacs of Noise since the C64, Jeroen Tel is one of my fav musicians, he rocks!
On the size issue, many indies try to get their games under 5Mb, and certainly if it's >10Mb it better be damn good. In XMas Bonus I had to squish all the music to small loops with lower quality ogg, but I got the quality good enough that it didn't sound pants. Ultimately Id've prefere longer music AND better quality but the portals aren't interested in a 50Mb download full stop (thats period to you Americans).