If I don’t get wrong, The Korean version of GG was because the singer of the band (rip) like the game and he offered to Arcsy to do a song, and Arcsy simultaneously wanted to promote/sell the game in Korea and that band was big in there, they saw that opportunity as a blessing and told him to do an entire album if he wanted.
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I barely even played UMVC3 yet hearing the select theme sent me waaayy back to that era of gaming when I was super into watching all the tournaments and gaming with my brother. Reminds me of my first few years going into adulthood.
I agree with most of his takes but I kinda expected him to not like Under Night. I’m not really surprised since he tends to prefer more energetic, blood pumping style songs. That being said Under Night is a banger through and through and I’ve never touched the game.
It's Daisuke Ishiwatari, I swear any music that man composes is God tier. There is reason the meme is you get a cool video game with this dope ass rock album.
For me Tekken Tag Tournament has the best character select music, as it might not be the best 'song' but it absolutely nails the fighting game essence by being upbeat and memorable
One thing not a lot of people mention about SF6's character select music is that the song is dynamic. The first third of the song plays during stage select, then the next third plays during character select, and then the chorus goes full blast during the walkout screen. Not a lot of fighting games that I know of do that.
Third Strike select theme is just so powerful with the “Welcome to the World of Street Fighter 3, prepare for battle” It really made me feel the street aspect of SF
I wish SF6 felt this exciting. Something is missing in its soundtrack. But SF3 Third Strike goes all in, it goes hard. It does not hold back. From the first stage, to the last. The music drives you to keep going
@@kadosho02you have to remember that it's their third try and is a very different aesthetic. The street in sf3s and sf6 are very different streets. In sf3 it's about being salt of the earth and a part of the world and in sf6 it's about fighting as an individual and bettering yourself independent of what others think of you. I think both aesthetics were perfectly realized by the ost
Blazblue Calamity Trigger's _Blue Beating_ is such an _interesting_ song. Blazblue itself is this bizarre hodgepodge of genres and styles that just work together; in essence, it is a magic cyborg samurai anime rock opera, and its music goes the extra length to encapsulate all of that. The title music of Calamity Trigger basically sounds like an orchestra warming up, leading into its main menu music which sounds like a very withdrawn prelude. By the time you reach _Blue Beating_ , the harpsichord and the orchestra reach a peak before it transitions into rock, and everything just folds together into a cohesive whole.
Blazblue is the only FG franchise if you asked me what my favorite character select theme in the franchise, I'd probably say *all of the above.* Blue Beating (CT & CS), Proof of the Warrior (CP), and Next Force (CF) are all bangers in their own right IMO.
I think Proof of the Warrior is by far the best character select theme. Absolute head bang rock theme. The riffs go so hard. I think it blows the others out of the water and its a shame they missed getting to hear it.
50:06 Facts. Tekken always delivers with the music. I wish they played the Tekken 2 character select music (arranged), one of the absolute best character select themes.
Calling Gathers Under Night from Uni boring is absolutely insane. Easily a 10/10 character select theme, especially if you play Uni it fits so well with its aesthetic.
@masterhand177 doesn't really matter when he loves GG. They clearly prefer more guitar sounding songs, the UNI song wasn't to their taste, that's all.
I heard the Pokken Tournament music and had flashbacks. I used to really like the game and played it for a while, but then I dropped it and completely forgot about is since the switch launched back in 2017. Hearing that again opened up memories for sure
The definition of a wasted opportunity is Mortal freaking Kombat having the hypest music ever, Techno Syndrome, and never ever using it in any character select screen. It's absolutely perfect and should've been used in every MK after 1995 :D
@@NiiRubra I always thought some of MK3's stage BGM came close to matching that tone, like the Subway, the Street, and the Bridge. Shame we didn't hear more of that in subsequent games.
@@NiiRubra they are insane, indeed! Besides the kickass beat, it starts by saying "Test Your Might", inviting you to pick a character, play the game; it proceeds to yell the name of the game; and last but not least it says the characters' names (which they could probably edit to include all the roster)!
@@ciaranlentze5946 Dan Forden's work is actually pretty good imo, his MK tracks kind of follow the "tone" that the NRS folks want while still sounding catchy and fun, the MK3 character select theme they listened to in this video being a good example of that.
I think one character select theme that was missing was the DNF Duel theme. Its incredibly hype and yes, its recent, it has no legacy, but it is as good as any of the ones in this vid.
DnF has 20 years of legacy. All the music is from the game DnF which has been the #1 grossing game worlwide since before WoW released, it's just not really known in the West.
I was waiting specifically for SSF4 and I'm so glad it got in. That theme holds a special place in my memories since it was the first fighting game I put hours into to really try getting better at.
Them's Fightin' Herds character select theme would need a video all to itself. For those who don't know, TFH has a base theme and is layered with 1p select, 2p select, and every combination of characters for a wholly dynamic theme. If there was an 11/10, that would be it just for the amount of sound engineering involved.
Editing team props to you for adding to this already awesome moment! And now i want rate the music to be a thing! There’s so much music out there in the fighting game sphere!
I'm glad that Skullgirls' "Pick of the Litter" got highlighted here. It's not the most hype of char select songs, but it absolutely fits the atmosphere of the entire game so well, the jazzy pulp flim motif of it all. The one I kinda wished they looked at was KoF 2000's. It's not good far as being a good song because it is, in essence, a really short loop. But for me, it always was just a super hype select theme far as getting you worked up for the match coming
God I wish they'd listened to KoF 99 character select. Straight banger that gets you amped as fuck. Though most of the music on that game did. Gameplay was kinda meh though.
12:44 I remember Samurai showdown select screen/music so vividly. My dad had this on our wii and I would always try and do story mode but always get my butt kicked since I would just mash. This vid is the only one that could make me remember something so nostalgic!
I am SO glad that Melee made the list. I was about to wonder how it couldn’t make it but then Max not only provided it, but put in a whole presentation for it. 🙏 Thank you Dood
"Them's Fightin' Herds" had a good character select theme, but it's tricky to listen to, because the lead instrument changes depending on which character you have currently highlighted.
@@neonoah3353 I discovered something I didn't know about, which is that a separate instrument track plays for player 2, meaning that there's a combination for every pair of fighters
@@Fuzunga when there is no one selected yet, the character select music is just a drum beat. Once player 1 chooses a character, it plays that specific character's melody. When player 2 chooses a character, it adds that character's instrument to the background of player 1's melody.
Lots of great tracks to add to my playlist after seeing this. Was honestly a little surprised Get Into the Wave from Sonic the Fighters wasn’t brought up. Always thought it went, and all of StF’s other tracks went nuts
Bushido Blade. Amazing. Also, TMNT Tournament Fighters on SNES was so chill but that jazzy fun your looking for on the SNES. Lastly the editing and effects on this vid was top tier. Assist Me levels.
Doing character select music is a different vibe when the song starts to kick in certain parts of the music. Amazing job to the editor for putting this much into an hour video very well done.
10/10 editing, this typa stuff was made to be edited and whoever edited it did an amazing job. I didnt finish watching yet and I already laughed and smiled that my face hurts. 15:09
Was hoping I wasn’t the only one. The groove, the 16th note hi-hat accents, it just gets you into a flow state-like mindset, calculated and ready for anything. EASILY the best one in the series.
Idk how many times I replayed the “Ballz 3D” portion of this video but man the dancing had me and my son laughing like crazy 😂😂😂 I can’t believe that game made the list alongside Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
Its good to know a lot of people have and enjoy an occasional jam session for like 2 hours. If and when they do this again, the rivals of aether css is amazing imo and for those wondering the "other" xenoverse 2 song people where asking for is the character creation theme which is easily the best song in the game and top ten all time
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If I don’t get wrong, The Korean version of GG was because the singer of the band (rip) like the game and he offered to Arcsy to do a song, and Arcsy simultaneously wanted to promote/sell the game in Korea and that band was big in there, they saw that opportunity as a blessing and told him to do an entire album if he wanted.
Yes and the singer actually dubbed the voice of testament in Korean version(which sucked lol)
Ggxx may and Bridget's theme was fire.
I nerver heard it in game, but i remember a live CD with the korean OST i downloaded many years ago, that's how i heard of it.
2:22 Killer Instinct
4:01 Killer Instinct 2
4:45 Killer Instinct (2013)
5:41 Mortal Kombat
6:41 Mortal Kombat 2
7:04 Mortal Kombat 3
7:43 Mortal Kombat 4
8:23 Mortal Kombat Deady Alliance
9:26 Mortal Kombat (2011)
9:59 Soul Caliber 2
10:54 Street Fighter 3
12:43 Samurai Shodown
13:16 Samurai Shodown 3
13:44 Street Fighter Alpha
15:00 Street Fighter Alpha 3
15:33 Dead Or Alive 2
16:33 Dead Or Alive 6
17:50 Street Fighter EX
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18:47 Under Night In-Birth
20:00 Guilty Gear X
20:35 Guilty Gear
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21:40 Bloody Roar 2
22:37 Bloody Roar Primal Fury
23:14 Fatal Fury
23:49 The King of Fighters 98
24:13 The King of Fighters 2002
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25:40 Ballz
27:29 Garou Mark of the Wolves
27:46 Marvel Vs Capcom 2
28:26 Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3
29:19 Marvel Vs Capcom 3
29:53 Tekken 5
31:04 Tekken Tag Tournament 2
31:47 EHRGEIZ The Tale of Ehrgeiz
32:31 King of Fighters XI
32:55 Super Smash Bros Melee
34:56 Super Smash Bros For Wii U
36:08 Super Smash Bros Brawl
37:09 Capcom Vs SNK 2
38:17 Marvel Vs Capcom
38:49 X-Men Vs Street Fighter
39:31 X-Men Children of the Adam
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41:27 Street Fighter IV
41:59 Super Street Fighter IV
42:33 X-Men Mutant Academy 2 (Missing)
43:24 BlazBlue Calamity Trigger
44:17 DISSIDIA
44:57 TMNT Tournament Fighters
46:06 KOF Maximum Impact
46:50 Power Stone
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47:48 Melty Blood
48:21 Skull Girls
48:58 Pokken Tournament
49:28 Tekken 6
50:21 Guilty Gear X2
52:03 GGX2 Pillars of the Underworld
54:49 Virtua Fighter 2
55:22 Virtua Fighter 4
56:14 Virtua Fighter 5
56:35 Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
57:55 Capcom Vs SNK
58:38 Tekken Tag Tournament
58:59 Rage
59:27 Dragon Ball FighterZ
1:00:44 Injustice
1:01:45 Mortal Kombat X
1:02:47 Power Rangers
1:03:22 Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
Thank you for this🙏🏾🙏🏾
You're a hero
Criminal that sfv isn’t in the vid
Ay least the vanilla version
@@BuffNesquikBunny Agree or Mortal Kombat Deception!
You missed That Yoinky Sploinky
Tekken 2's character select theme is excellent, both versions.
It goes hard.
And SSB: Brawl
The console version is one of my fave pieces of music in any video game. Shame they didn't listen to that one.
@@ToyotaKudoFan The console version has a Classic Toonami feel. So nostalgic
Agreed
Can this be a series please?
You two appreciating game music was a great idea!!!
Fr I love this type of content. Love finding new music
It kind of already is. Just whenever it occurs to them
It would run dry real fast unfortunately
I know.. like maybe a From Soft style where they listen to all the bosses themes
Next they could do a character select music ranking for beat-em-up style games. There are definitely some bangers out there.
editor did a phenomenal job on this one, the smash bros section was a work of art
Yeeeah that was great. Even the small CD player in the corner with all the animations
I barely even played UMVC3 yet hearing the select theme sent me waaayy back to that era of gaming when I was super into watching all the tournaments and gaming with my brother. Reminds me of my first few years going into adulthood.
Shout out to the editing team. Shit was handled with alot of care. Well done!
The steve dance sequence añone deserves an emmy.
Agreed the Editing in this one is fucking epic
I 2nd this comment
Yeah the editor knows how to have fun.
I was just about to comment the same thing. The editing makes this 10x more entertaining lol
I legit can't believe Max didn't like Under Night's when I agree with almost 100% of his takes. That theme is so juicy and funky, what's not to love.
fr bro the bass goes HARD
mf gave Melty Blood's a 3/10....like what???
It was still a better score than what they gave Actor's Anteroom afterwards...
fr bro... the melty blood and the under night ratings got me
I agree with most of his takes but I kinda expected him to not like Under Night. I’m not really surprised since he tends to prefer more energetic, blood pumping style songs. That being said Under Night is a banger through and through and I’ve never touched the game.
bro yalls chemistry is so infectious, love whenever the doods are in with max
shimmy gammy tensei
can you make less shitty scripts for your videos please
I don’t watch max consistently but when I do watch. It never disappoints
Facts
I gotta start watching more frequently
ACTOR'S ANTEROOM SLANDER? HELL NAAAH
Raito was cooking with MBAACC and Under Night
Raito is the goat
Steve is the goofy cousin who shows up to Thanksgiving and you just spend the whole day together.
marvelous
That is unironically Steve in a nutshell
I like this description
I loved watching this live and the edits make it even more funny and great! Amazing work as always!
Since no one talked about it, I personally think BlazBlue Central Fiction has an outstanding character select theme
All of blazblues characters select themes were great! Full on pieces with a start and a finish
I think that if it had to have a BlazBlue song, blue beating was the perfect candidate
It's Daisuke Ishiwatari, I swear any music that man composes is God tier. There is reason the meme is you get a cool video game with this dope ass rock album.
YES
Ok. Whoever edited this, absolutely killed it. 10/10 for the editing of the video.
For me Tekken Tag Tournament has the best character select music, as it might not be the best 'song' but it absolutely nails the fighting game essence by being upbeat and memorable
its THE css song imo
Tekken Tag has the BEST staff roll/ending music
@@devinc9omg yeah that song is fantastic
I still can't believe people think MBAACC char select theme is an elevator song sleeper. That stuff is hype.
It's the best one. Sad to see that people don't like it.
Why does humanity continue to commit such sins?
Yes, mbaacc and uni are the peak of character select themes imo
I'm more of an MBAC person myself, but do agree Raito can do no wrong and haters will not live for too long under the new world order.
@@SingerOfW The rapture shall come when MBTL2 char select gets a release
One thing not a lot of people mention about SF6's character select music is that the song is dynamic. The first third of the song plays during stage select, then the next third plays during character select, and then the chorus goes full blast during the walkout screen. Not a lot of fighting games that I know of do that.
Mario kart Wii did that years ago
@@6dm978yes, everyone's favorite fighting game, Mario Kart Wii
@@6dm978I didn’t know mario kart was a fighter
I mean it wasn’t a fightin game but there was definitely uppercuts bein thrown in my house cuz of that game lmao
@@joeybeltran740omg same
I'm actually throwing hands over the melty blood ratings
Love Max but these hands are rated E for everyone after that rating fr
Third Strike select theme is just so powerful with the “Welcome to the World of Street Fighter 3, prepare for battle” It really made me feel the street aspect of SF
So good that Capcom legit brings it back in SF6.
I wish SF6 felt this exciting. Something is missing in its soundtrack.
But SF3 Third Strike goes all in, it goes hard. It does not hold back. From the first stage, to the last. The music drives you to keep going
@@kadosho02you have to remember that it's their third try and is a very different aesthetic. The street in sf3s and sf6 are very different streets. In sf3 it's about being salt of the earth and a part of the world and in sf6 it's about fighting as an individual and bettering yourself independent of what others think of you. I think both aesthetics were perfectly realized by the ost
@@kadosho02SF6 music it just not memorable
@@ilavain nah, SF6. It is not there. They could have done so much more.
Blazblue Calamity Trigger's _Blue Beating_ is such an _interesting_ song. Blazblue itself is this bizarre hodgepodge of genres and styles that just work together; in essence, it is a magic cyborg samurai anime rock opera, and its music goes the extra length to encapsulate all of that. The title music of Calamity Trigger basically sounds like an orchestra warming up, leading into its main menu music which sounds like a very withdrawn prelude. By the time you reach _Blue Beating_ , the harpsichord and the orchestra reach a peak before it transitions into rock, and everything just folds together into a cohesive whole.
Blazblue is the only FG franchise if you asked me what my favorite character select theme in the franchise, I'd probably say *all of the above.* Blue Beating (CT & CS), Proof of the Warrior (CP), and Next Force (CF) are all bangers in their own right IMO.
I think Proof of the Warrior is by far the best character select theme. Absolute head bang rock theme. The riffs go so hard. I think it blows the others out of the water and its a shame they missed getting to hear it.
@@bobthebromosapien7496 Respect. Maybe they'll do it another time?
50:06 Facts. Tekken always delivers with the music.
I wish they played the Tekken 2 character select music (arranged), one of the absolute best character select themes.
Calling Gathers Under Night from Uni boring is absolutely insane. Easily a 10/10 character select theme, especially if you play Uni it fits so well with its aesthetic.
UNI’s aesthetic might be my favorite in gaming as a whole
He hates anime, thats the problem
@masterhand177 doesn't really matter when he loves GG. They clearly prefer more guitar sounding songs, the UNI song wasn't to their taste, that's all.
@@-8h- They also didn’t like Actor’s Anteroom from MBAA so maybe they just don’t like Raito.
It's not bad but it's pretty fruity. It sounds like a "magical girl" character select theme, not a badass fighting game.
Mario Hoops 3 on 3 character select is an absolute BANGER. Not a fighting game, but still!
That was soken's first real project. Soken is still cooking in final fantasy 14 and 16
BRUH FOR REALL!!!!!
OH OHHHH OHHHHHHHH OHHHHHHH
THREE OOONNNN THREEEEEEEEE
43:49. The Blazblue part got me so hard. HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA! This editing is immaculate!
I like how Steve is enjoying and wowing the song and then says ''it's a 6''. It cracks me up everytime!
I gotta say, this style of editing suits this channel way better with a brief intro to the video, and then the LET'S GOOO animation
I agree with Steve, Alpha 3's theme was fire. All the music in that game was fire.
"That is definitely a keyboard that they are going in on." Actually, I like to imagine it was Daisuke Ishiwatari himself, jamming on a keytar.
Indeed!
The slander for MK Deadly Alliance's Character Select Theme really just left me dead inside
I heard the Pokken Tournament music and had flashbacks. I used to really like the game and played it for a while, but then I dropped it and completely forgot about is since the switch launched back in 2017. Hearing that again opened up memories for sure
No way he just gave UNIST's theme a 7.
I hope max and Steve keep doing these videos. An RPG music one would be great!
Awesome thing about TTT2 is you can change around the music for the character selection so you can mix and match every stage and menu
I want rate the music to be a series
This video could've been 10 hours and wouldn't have been long enough. Genuinely, that hour went down in the span of 5 minutes. Loved it!
I starting humming killer instinct before the video even started and was pleased to see all 3 were the first choice. It’s still my favourite
So proud when Max led off the "bangers" with Soul Calibur 2
That's amazing! So many memories...
Fatal Fury Character Select Theme is my ringtone. Yeah, I love it...lol
The definition of a wasted opportunity is Mortal freaking Kombat having the hypest music ever, Techno Syndrome, and never ever using it in any character select screen. It's absolutely perfect and should've been used in every MK after 1995 :D
Higher ups (Ed Boon?) are insane and think that tone of music is not fitting for the games.
@@NiiRubra I always thought some of MK3's stage BGM came close to matching that tone, like the Subway, the Street, and the Bridge. Shame we didn't hear more of that in subsequent games.
@@NiiRubra they are insane, indeed! Besides the kickass beat, it starts by saying "Test Your Might", inviting you to pick a character, play the game; it proceeds to yell the name of the game; and last but not least it says the characters' names (which they could probably edit to include all the roster)!
@@ciaranlentze5946 Dan Forden's work is actually pretty good imo, his MK tracks kind of follow the "tone" that the NRS folks want while still sounding catchy and fun, the MK3 character select theme they listened to in this video being a good example of that.
26:36 - 27:00 . Everything about this was perfect.
i think this was the editor's attempt at asking for a raise, without asking for a raise.
It made my day
I love this video dude. Every now and then I rewatch it from start to finish.
5 and 3 for MBAA is CRAZY
I think one character select theme that was missing was the DNF Duel theme. Its incredibly hype and yes, its recent, it has no legacy, but it is as good as any of the ones in this vid.
I second this. DNF Duel's character select music absolutely rips!
Dnf duel is one of the more chill arc sys songs but it has a much better flow than like dbfz does.
Linking made me drop my hitbox when i first heard it. The entire album is a banger.
ABSOLUTELY
DnF has 20 years of legacy. All the music is from the game DnF which has been the #1 grossing game worlwide since before WoW released, it's just not really known in the West.
A couple of bangers that weren't played but I wish were!
- CvS - Player Select 2
- KOF '99 Arranged
- Tekken 7 Season 2
- Darkstalkers 3
I can tell the editors have been cooking with this for a while, this is a quality video right here
Outstanding work!
I was waiting specifically for SSF4 and I'm so glad it got in. That theme holds a special place in my memories since it was the first fighting game I put hours into to really try getting better at.
In hindsight, Mutant Academy 2 not having a character select theme when the rest of its soundtrack is straight bangers is low-key criminal
Them's Fightin' Herds character select theme would need a video all to itself. For those who don't know, TFH has a base theme and is layered with 1p select, 2p select, and every combination of characters for a wholly dynamic theme. If there was an 11/10, that would be it just for the amount of sound engineering involved.
5 and 3 for Melty Blood is criminal
SO TRUE
biased opinions
@@arisutaku6137 me when all opinions are biased cause that's how opinions work
Real lmao. I couldn’t believe that.
ikr? The song is really fucking athmospheric and it is more if you see the characters and the style.
How dare you skipping MK Deception
Forreal. Its the 2nd best character select in mk games
Editing team props to you for adding to this already awesome moment! And now i want rate the music to be a thing! There’s so much music out there in the fighting game sphere!
I'm glad that Skullgirls' "Pick of the Litter" got highlighted here. It's not the most hype of char select songs, but it absolutely fits the atmosphere of the entire game so well, the jazzy pulp flim motif of it all. The one I kinda wished they looked at was KoF 2000's. It's not good far as being a good song because it is, in essence, a really short loop. But for me, it always was just a super hype select theme far as getting you worked up for the match coming
God I wish they'd listened to KoF 99 character select. Straight banger that gets you amped as fuck. Though most of the music on that game did. Gameplay was kinda meh though.
For me its '01 which was missing, that character select is still the best they've done bar none. With XV, XIV, and 98 runner ups imo.
I'm surprised how well Steve is at describing the feel of each theme.
12:44 I remember Samurai showdown select screen/music so vividly. My dad had this on our wii and I would always try and do story mode but always get my butt kicked since I would just mash. This vid is the only one that could make me remember something so nostalgic!
I still love that Mortal Kombat 1992 character select, perfectly nails that "just dropped you into a 1970s martial arts movie" vibe
Max’s finger snaps 🫰 ripples through musical dimensions
Max please never stop making videos like this. Premium content.
Rate it!.... Lol
Fighting Game Music Fridays should be a Thing. This was fun to watch
No way Melty Blood Actress Again's Actors Anteroom got a 5 and a 3...
This gotta be criminal
Just two bros jamming out to Fighting Game music, and I'm all here for it. Banger video.
I had Tekken Tag 2's character select theme (Aim to Win) as my default ringtone back in the day.
I am SO glad that Melee made the list.
I was about to wonder how it couldn’t make it but then Max not only provided it, but put in a whole presentation for it.
🙏 Thank you Dood
Menu 2 is my personal favorite but definitely pleased to hear the Smash menu themes!
@@henrychen1835smash 64 is one of the best ones imo
Soul calibur 2 select theme stays rent free in my head after all the years playing that gem
OG Street Fighter V has some fantastic music, and the OG character select screen with the world behind (before the updates) is the best.
Max, this was by far one of the most fun videos you have made. Thank you.
Bro that Ballz theme and the dancing had me in tears 😂🤣 I still cant breath 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mortal Kombat Deception Character Select theme is just PERFECT !
The DOA 2 character select hit me with memories I forgot I had. Nice suggestion chat!
I have the MVC character select song as my ringtone. Definitely a banger 🔥🔥🔥
11:00 I also like soul edge's "Epic calling". It's just like its calling you to an epic fight.
"rate the fighting game opening" should be a thing 👌
TEKKEN 2 AND 3 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Tekkem Tag 2 was epic
Dissidia, Melee and Brawl may come out on top!
Hearing D.O.A. without "PLEASE SELECT YOUR CHARACTER" is so weird
"Them's Fightin' Herds" had a good character select theme, but it's tricky to listen to, because the lead instrument changes depending on which character you have currently highlighted.
The theme itself isnt really that great, but it changing for what character is highlighted is awesome.
I love that detail!
@@neonoah3353 I discovered something I didn't know about, which is that a separate instrument track plays for player 2, meaning that there's a combination for every pair of fighters
How does that work with multiple players?
@@Fuzunga when there is no one selected yet, the character select music is just a drum beat. Once player 1 chooses a character, it plays that specific character's melody. When player 2 chooses a character, it adds that character's instrument to the background of player 1's melody.
Lots of great tracks to add to my playlist after seeing this. Was honestly a little surprised Get Into the Wave from Sonic the Fighters wasn’t brought up. Always thought it went, and all of StF’s other tracks went nuts
I've never heard Melty Blood's before, but I thought it was really good. Way better than 5 or 3.
CVS 1 is alright, but when you play the Arcade version in single player, it kicks it up to a higher notch.
Bushido Blade. Amazing. Also, TMNT Tournament Fighters on SNES was so chill but that jazzy fun your looking for on the SNES. Lastly the editing and effects on this vid was top tier. Assist Me levels.
For the past two years of highschool I've had the mvc theme as my alarm
The effects on the ratings are a visual upgrade i didn't know i both wanted and needed to see xD
The MVC themes are all so nostalgic to me, they're so good
I feel like the most underrated character select theme is “Victorious boxers 2: fighting spirit character select”
Doing character select music is a different vibe when the song starts to kick in certain parts of the music. Amazing job to the editor for putting this much into an hour video very well done.
Thank you for this, dudes. This was the best. If only Kenny was here too to share his thoughts and dance along with y'all. 😂
10/10 editing, this typa stuff was made to be edited and whoever edited it did an amazing job. I didnt finish watching yet and I already laughed and smiled that my face hurts. 15:09
Great video! This was a really great watch and the editor did a great job on a lot of parts to make certain moments extra funny, lol.
The Ballz music video was 90s MTV worthy
Insane if you think the uni character select is boring that theme is so damn good
You hear it so much that it becomes boring. Un2's is a banger though
I just never got tired of it I guess lmao
disrespecting the goat raito like that...
That's just your opinion
@@dealt indeed it is?
i’m GENUINELY upset that y’all didn’t listen to MK: Deception’s character select. absolutely criminal of you, Max
Was hoping I wasn’t the only one. The groove, the 16th note hi-hat accents, it just gets you into a flow state-like mindset, calculated and ready for anything. EASILY the best one in the series.
Idk how many times I replayed the “Ballz 3D” portion of this video but man the dancing had me and my son laughing like crazy 😂😂😂 I can’t believe that game made the list alongside Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
Its good to know a lot of people have and enjoy an occasional jam session for like 2 hours. If and when they do this again, the rivals of aether css is amazing imo and for those wondering the "other" xenoverse 2 song people where asking for is the character creation theme which is easily the best song in the game and top ten all time
Ripley's gonna watch these years later and be SO embarrassed that this is her dad.
Shout-outs to chat for Pushing Dissidia NT Select music, cause game may be weak, but the whole soundtrack goes HARD
If they aren’t playin’ the Gundam Battle Assault 2 Character Select BGM at my funeral then I ain’t dyin’.
Man I remember watching this live. This was amazing night. Totally worth rewatching.
Ahhh I got excited when they did SCII, thought they might do some more SoulCalibur stuff. SCV had an INCREDBLE character selection music.
Mk Deception goes pretty crazy
I’m surprised Dragon Ball Budokai wasn’t on the list, it’s actually good for a character select screen
It is budokai 1 character select theme is iconic
A very decent list of tracks. My only regret is that DNF Duel isn't here. Looking forward to part 2.
The beat on that character selection track is ABSURDLY hard...
DnF Duel's track is a total banger!!
Sc2 is still my favorite character select theme ever. I wish bandai would drop a soulcalibur collection at some point