Maybe they could've made it non-linear still, but 2D would still be a problem, but back then it would've blown everyone's minds. Now what if say, and yes I know time paradoxes, but what if I showed XC to the NES era?
+Daniel Pizarro It also wouldn't use the VRC6 sound due to that being a Konami chip. Maybe some other one because the MMC# ones don't do this song justice.
Walking around on the Bionis' leg when I spot a red dot on the ground near a cliff. I go get this dot when a giant spider-like creature crawls up onto the ledge that I am on and this music plays....
Clifftop Bayern. I remember getting that as it was a quest item and then instantly that thing appeared and it was red at the time (I was like Level 22)
It's mainly the structure of the notes that carry it's feelings and evokes the same sweeping feel of heroism and danger, the instrument of choice could be a piano or kazoo and you'll still feel like you're looking into the face of a dragon.
Man...it's the final stretch...Finals Week. I don't think I can make it...how am I going to do complete these classes? (music kicks in) OH yeah! IT'S ON!!
SHURUKU REIN FIORUNG DANBAN CARNA RIKI MERIA WITH THE HOLY SWORD MINADO TOGETHER FIGHT FOR JUSTICE AGAINST KISHIN PROTECT KYOSHIN FROM KISHINHEI ATTACK
Well, the amount of memory is actually derived from the size of the cartridge. Akumajou Densetsu I think is about 385 KB. The NSF for this track is about 60 KB alone. But it was possible to use cartridges that had more memory. I think Metal Slader Glory was the largest Famicom game at 1024 KB, and that game used the MMC5 expansion chip.
I see why, this music(the original version anyway) played when he got rekt by the Monado II. Man, the Monado transforming to this music was like the most epic scene in the game. Second favorite scene in the game! First is Riki's introduction. :P
Golden Terrabyte It's even funnier in the New Game+ when he completely takes a shit on Shulk, who has the True Monado and is strong enough to beat the game. In a stupid way, of course. Add in Dunban's troubles with using a completely mundane sword...
I'm at the New Game Plus now, actually! I've been waiting to get to that point again in it! I did see Riki's introduction too, but it would have been funnier if I had left him with the spiky looking armor in the previous playthrough, like a huge spiky ball falls on Reyn's face XD But yeah I wanna see the Monado II scene in the new game plus! If there's a UA-cam video showing that I'd like to see that!
Golden Terrabyte Don't get your hopes up. It's mildly disappointing and a little glitchy. And the satisfaction of finally being strong enough to take out a powerful foe goes away when said foe is a weakling caked in plot armour...
There are a few 8bit renditions of this floating around but I feel that this is the only one that captures the texture and mood faithfully. Fantastic beeps brother.
I like this because it's not some hastily done '8-bit' conversion. You actually put some effort into keeping this true to the original, and I can hear that by listening to the less up-front sound channels. The sound drivers sound more like they'd be at home on MSX2 hardware, however. Regardless, I absolutely love this.
It's incredibly well done. IDK what "instruments" you have available to use, but damn it's so loyal to the original. It has the same feeling, almost as if it wasn't 8-bit.
The song setting for speed is the default 6, but I use the effects columns in the DPCM channel to make it switch between speeds 1 and 2, so that 6 is pretty much meaningless. Tempo is 150. It's so fast because this gives me more spaces to work with when I'm trying to find a rational tempo pattern that fits the speed of the original song.
Great job on this! You don't happen to still have the Famitracker files do you? I would like to make high quality recordings of it for offline listening purposes. Thanks!
Most of this song sounds like Final Fight's soundtracks and that part 1:04 and onward sounds perfect as an anime intro theme. This was very well done though. Props
Now you need to do, One Who Stands in Our Way. PleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePlease *is shot*
Someone made a pretty cool FDS cover of this song, check it out if you want to hear another nice 8-bit take on this track: ua-cam.com/video/iMM41ycgBZw/v-deo.html
Everything you hear can be played on a Famicom or a slightly modded NES, so it's all legit. In fact, this sound chip was used in the Famicom version of Castlevania III. This track would take up a large portion of memory, however.
@coatlesscarl: You should totally make a 8-bit remix of the main boss theme of Xenoblade Chronicles, "One Who Gets in Our Way." If you do that, you will complete everything in the badass pre-final boss music for this game. :)
Isn't it really odd that some music actually sounds really good in 8 bit sound format? I mean it's a recomposition piece sure, but it matches the original note for note.
Why are you worrying abiout accuracy? It's the message that you want, not the rules. If note accuracy's going to get in the way of the intended message, throw it out. You can't just copy notes and expect them to work right off the bat. You're supposed to keep the song's story in mind; remember, music is the artform of matching rythmic patterns to concepts, so blind copying won't cause you to faithfully replicate the song.
On the Wii version: *Hears this song* Oh shit! o_O *RUNS FAST* On the NES Version: *Gets a random encounter* *Hears this song* OH CRAP! QUICK PRESS THE RUN BUTTON!!! D: *spams the run button repeatedly*
In the beginning the lead is playing the same note in two octaves. I have the lower octave slightly detuned to prevent glitching. I tried to minimize the how offtune it sounds but I only have so many options. I actually use this same technique several times throughout this cover, I guess I disguised it better at those points.
It'd be even worse if you just began playing the game too, so your one pokèmon is still level one, then you just happen to stumble upon a legendary. I mean this song is used for those battles you have a 90% chance of losing in the game its from. :P
If Xenoblade existed back in the NES Days, it would be badass.
Not really...
Can you imagine a 2-D, linear, small Xenoblade with limited story opportunities.
The Miners It could've played like the original MOTHER.
Daniel Pizarro but then it would be outdated so thank god its not
Maybe they could've made it non-linear still, but 2D would still be a problem, but back then it would've blown everyone's minds. Now what if say, and yes I know time paradoxes, but what if I showed XC to the NES era?
+Daniel Pizarro It also wouldn't use the VRC6 sound due to that being a Konami chip. Maybe some other one because the MMC# ones don't do this song justice.
You are criminally undersubscribed.
Maybe I should add a "boobs" tag to all my videos.
coatlesscarl You mean you don't already?
Like Xenoblade was criminally underprinted?
Huehuehuehuehue
coatlesscarl You will notice the difference in no time.
coatlesscarl welp I know what subscribe button im hitting
Walking around on the Bionis' leg when I spot a red dot on the ground near a cliff. I go get this dot when a giant spider-like creature crawls up onto the ledge that I am on and this music plays....
#ScrewJumpScares
Yeah... I remember that...
Clifftop Bayern. I remember getting that as it was a quest item and then instantly that thing appeared and it was red at the time (I was like Level 22)
Now it's Reyn time!
Born in a world of strife...
AGAINST THE ODDS...
Kyle Ruggieri WE CHOOSE TO FIGHT!
Justin Bowman BLOSSOM DANCE!
Can't have a rainbow without Reyn baby!
every now and then i get this stuck in my head and have to come listen to it really loud
Ha! I do the same thing with your Chrono Trigger Boss Battle 2 cover.
I do the exact same thing. I just go on a binge of cotlesscarl music. I have a playlist that I put on every now and then when I just have to hear it.
This just screams Megaman, and I like it!
***** Plot twist:
Monado Man is actually the final boss.
+yoshimario40 In a way, that's actually kind of true.... lol
I'll be quiet.
+yoshimario40 What? Not Dr. Wahwee?
Wait till you hear it at 125% speed!
I feel like 01:04 will always sound amazing no matter what its played on.
It's mainly the structure of the notes that carry it's feelings and evokes the same sweeping feel of heroism and danger, the instrument of choice could be a piano or kazoo and you'll still feel like you're looking into the face of a dragon.
Or, like, in my case, Territorial Rotbart.
I just heard it played on a kazoo. Can confirm.
This would make the perfect theme song for a boss battle in an NES game.
Oh Gawd! It's Giygas! WE NEED NESS!
Ness, Paula, Jeff, Poo! Time for a chain attack everyone!
Pit Kid Icarus Air Slash Omega! Inflicts Break!
M1_L0T1X Heal Round Omega! Heals all!
Man...it's the final stretch...Finals Week. I don't think I can make it...how am I going to do complete these classes?
(music kicks in)
OH yeah! IT'S ON!!
This is the most intense 8-bit remix-track I've ever heard. I love this song.
SHURUKU
REIN
FIORUNG
DANBAN
CARNA
RIKI
MERIA
WITH THE HOLY SWORD MINADO
TOGETHER FIGHT FOR JUSTICE AGAINST KISHIN
PROTECT KYOSHIN FROM KISHINHEI ATTACK
Riki's name isn't even changed and that's perfect.
Too many letters
Well, the amount of memory is actually derived from the size of the cartridge. Akumajou Densetsu I think is about 385 KB. The NSF for this track is about 60 KB alone. But it was possible to use cartridges that had more memory. I think Metal Slader Glory was the largest Famicom game at 1024 KB, and that game used the MMC5 expansion chip.
No dislikes! I've never heard anything more...
...BEAUTIFUL...
There's one now, was it you or Metal Face?
Troio "Fancy meeting you here, MONADO BOYY!"
Metal Face disliked this
I see why, this music(the original version anyway) played when he got rekt by the Monado II. Man, the Monado transforming to this music was like the most epic scene in the game. Second favorite scene in the game!
First is Riki's introduction. :P
Golden Terrabyte It's even funnier in the New Game+ when he completely takes a shit on Shulk, who has the True Monado and is strong enough to beat the game.
In a stupid way, of course.
Add in Dunban's troubles with using a completely mundane sword...
I'm at the New Game Plus now, actually! I've been waiting to get to that point again in it! I did see Riki's introduction too, but it would have been funnier if I had left him with the spiky looking armor in the previous playthrough, like a huge spiky ball falls on Reyn's face XD
But yeah I wanna see the Monado II scene in the new game plus! If there's a UA-cam video showing that I'd like to see that!
Golden Terrabyte Don't get your hopes up. It's mildly disappointing and a little glitchy. And the satisfaction of finally being strong enough to take out a powerful foe goes away when said foe is a weakling caked in plot armour...
and Xord
Oh man I love this 8-bit cover soo much!! You have done an outstanding job replicating all the various moments of this song perfectly! Great Job!!
THIS NEEDS A REMIX!
Oh wait....
THERE'S AN HD REMIX! Done by some woman named Yoku Shimomura? or something
+Pikachu Thirteen lol
+Pikachu Thirteen Actually I think a group did it.
ACE- I think
+Joseph Donnelly Maybe...juuuust maybe
Donnel Waddle Dee
You do know Yoko Shimomura didn’t compose that song, right? There where multiple composers for Xenoblade.
There are a few 8bit renditions of this floating around but I feel that this is the only one that captures the texture and mood faithfully. Fantastic beeps brother.
This sounds sooo amazing at 1.25 speed!
2 people really aren't feeling it.
Now they are 5
8
Lol this almost makes me wish xenoblade came out in the 8 bit era. Good stuff dude.
It took YT 7 years to throw this gem onto my feed. It is now in my playlist and will last forever.
Second cover of the track that just makes me smile.
Favorite song in video game soundtrack history + Fantastic 8-bit remix = HECK YESSS!
SUBSCRIBED, MATE!
I like this because it's not some hastily done '8-bit' conversion. You actually put some effort into keeping this true to the original, and I can hear that by listening to the less up-front sound channels. The sound drivers sound more like they'd be at home on MSX2 hardware, however.
Regardless, I absolutely love this.
TV Tropes didn't lie when they said this version sounded even MORE epic. Awesome work, man!
Anyone else getting a distinctly Megaman-ish vibe from this?
It's incredibly well done. IDK what "instruments" you have available to use, but damn it's so loyal to the original. It has the same feeling, almost as if it wasn't 8-bit.
And it's extremely loyal to the 8-bit feel at the same time! It could've totally been in a NES game back then! Simply amazing dude.
Kevin Klein This is using the exact same hardware as the 8-bit game Akumajo Densetsu. It was considered quite advanced for its day.
ThienAn Le VRC6. So basically, if Konami was behind the sound direction lol.
You're amazingly good at Famitracker man, it's insane. You deserve more viewers and stuff.
Its epic, intense glory is expressed even in 8-bit form.
This is Xenoblade circa 1989. :D
It feels so nostalgic
I honestly don't know how there is a dislike on this. I have listened to this more than 30 times, and i cannot get over it, :P
coatlesscarl Yeah, i am glad your 8-bit remixes are starting to become popular, :P. Keep up the good work!
Looks like that one disliker wasn't feeling it.
Holy crap, this rocks!!! I'd love to see you do the entirety of XC1 and XC2 like this.
Personally I like this one way better than the one by Bulby. Great job!
I've never played Xenoblade but I could honestly listen to this for hours
Hell yes!
Makes me wish I could see what Xenoblade would have been like as an old school 8Bit game... Probably would have still loved it.
This would be an amazing Mega Man track.
5 people aren't feeling it.
If this game wasn't so hard to find and wasn't so expensive, I'd probably play it.... I hope Nintendo puts it on the Wii U eShop!
hey it's on the e-shop now
He's just that good.
(Trust me, JRPG's and orchestras go together like butter and toast.)
This is the what would happen if there was a cross-over between megaman and Xenblade :3
Wouldn't mind you doing the entire Xenoblade soundtrack; these are some of the best Famitracker-remixes I've heard. Subscribed.
I can't express how beautiful this sounds. This is just over the top.
To the 2 people that disliked this video, you obviously weren't really feeling it.
Isn't It Obvious Who It Was? It Was Metal Face And Xord!
Royboy140 Nah, it was definitely Zanza and Dickson.
...spoilers ;*(
i suppose...
In the NES era this would have made an awesome final boss music.
Star-searing flames of absolution!
I love this. It'd be very cool if you did one of the Xenoblade medley from Sm4sh in famitracker. :)
you sir have earned a subscriber. incredible stuff
The song setting for speed is the default 6, but I use the effects columns in the DPCM channel to make it switch between speeds 1 and 2, so that 6 is pretty much meaningless. Tempo is 150. It's so fast because this gives me more spaces to work with when I'm trying to find a rational tempo pattern that fits the speed of the original song.
somehow even more terrifying to suddenly hear.
Great job on this! You don't happen to still have the Famitracker files do you?
I would like to make high quality recordings of it for offline listening purposes.
Thanks!
This is amazing. Hory shet.
I'm very jealous. I'm half tempted to try tackling Famitracker to try doing similar things.
Thanks to you, I've re-downloaded Famitracker. Just saying.
Suddenly, I want to see an incredible demake of Xenoblade Chronicles, in the vein of Secret of Mana having a 3-person party.
Most of this song sounds like Final Fight's soundtracks and that part 1:04 and onward sounds perfect as an anime intro theme. This was very well done though. Props
Ooh, this one sounds fantastic. Awesome job with this.
Top 3 things i love:
8-bit
Xenoblade
Star Wars
If only you could do some Fire Emblem Awakening Covers. *Cough* Please *Cough*
True. The in-between would be 2^(7/2), 11,31, so around 11 bits
This is insanely good!
I Actually played this song while battling Iris in white 2 and it Fits so well. =)
Now you need to do,
One Who Stands in Our Way.
PleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePlease
*is shot*
Holy... Never played this game, but this sounds incredible...
Someone made a pretty cool FDS cover of this song, check it out if you want to hear another nice 8-bit take on this track:
ua-cam.com/video/iMM41ycgBZw/v-deo.html
PostApocalyptica is amazing, her Beethoven covers are among the best
Famitracker. It's written right there in the title...
This would be cool to put in a Classic Mega Man Rom Hack or Fan Game.
I'm really feeling it!
still listen to this
Everything you hear can be played on a Famicom or a slightly modded NES, so it's all legit. In fact, this sound chip was used in the Famicom version of Castlevania III. This track would take up a large portion of memory, however.
5 people tried to have a rainbow without Reyn
That'd be absolutely fantastic.
I can't stop thinking in a Nes version of Xenoblade :D so much win!
THIS IS THE MONADO'S POWAH!!
Well alright then xD I started it as an exercise with the N163 a long time ago, and never did get around to finishing it.
Brilliant, as always. Carl, please have my kids.
Now this is the manardos power
Crap. I was in the middle of working on doing this one! And now I find out you've already done it! xD
This would make a great "Wily Castle 1" theme.
@coatlesscarl:
You should totally make a 8-bit remix of the main boss theme of Xenoblade Chronicles, "One Who Gets in Our Way."
If you do that, you will complete everything in the badass pre-final boss music for this game. :)
excellent work, now go for one who gets in our way :D
This is why I am an athiest, there is no god, otherwise he would have included a download link.
MP3 downloads are available from the "About" tab on my channel page.
coatlesscarl I have seen the light.
Ajax Mcjones
Well that was the fastest conversion I've ever seen.
But don't we want a world with no need for gods?
Norbles Xarelon
Not necessarily! As long as we don't have to deal with any Zanza types, things should be A-okay.
that would be the Hypest pokemon battle ever.
I'M REALLY
FEELING IT !! >>
HILARIOUS AND ORIGINAL
Only something like Xenoblade can generate an overwhelmingly positive like/dislike ratio.
Overwhelming? This?
Have you ever been to UA-cam before?
Makes me think of VVVVVV
If VVVVVV was an epic RPG adventure
I say compared to Bulby's version yours has more detail, I like that!
I mean, the stuff in the beginning sounds offtune. The rest sounds really really good. Well done! :)
Isn't it really odd that some music actually sounds really good in 8 bit sound format?
I mean it's a recomposition piece sure, but it matches the original note for note.
Now it’s Reyn time.
That's the thing I loved about Xenoblade. It felt like a classic RPG from the SNES era on a modern console ^_^
Why are you worrying abiout accuracy? It's the message that you want, not the rules. If note accuracy's going to get in the way of the intended message, throw it out.
You can't just copy notes and expect them to work right off the bat. You're supposed to keep the song's story in mind; remember, music is the artform of matching rythmic patterns to concepts, so blind copying won't cause you to faithfully replicate the song.
I'm really feeling the music!
On the Wii version: *Hears this song* Oh shit! o_O *RUNS FAST*
On the NES Version: *Gets a random encounter* *Hears this song* OH CRAP! QUICK PRESS THE RUN BUTTON!!! D: *spams the run button repeatedly*
In the beginning the lead is playing the same note in two octaves. I have the lower octave slightly detuned to prevent glitching. I tried to minimize the how offtune it sounds but I only have so many options. I actually use this same technique several times throughout this cover, I guess I disguised it better at those points.
I think we all would benefit from a download link to this amazing remix. :P
great song from xenoblade. i could hear some inaccuracies, specifically in the harmonies, but it's still a great cover.
It'd be even worse if you just began playing the game too, so your one pokèmon is still level one, then you just happen to stumble upon a legendary. I mean this song is used for those battles you have a 90% chance of losing in the game its from. :P
Man, this would have been killer in an NES final fantasy or something.
Sounds like something from a pre-Untold Etrian Odyssey game. Kinda.
this is amazing ! you rock man !!!
This is even better than the original!