I love listening to this every now and then - it takes me back to a time when my parents were young, my grandparents were all alive, and I looked forward to 3PM so I could go home from school and play computer games. Life is short but you only truly understand that when you’re old. 😥
I understand you. Every time I stumble upon this music my heart shrinks and takes me to other unforgettable and unrepeatable times, I want to go back ...
The crazy thing is listening to this tune by streaming it from Google's servers across the internet to my PC (or laptop or phone) must take billions of times the processing power required to play it when loading the game.
I was so happy when i got this game. Funny how most us young kids had watched Robocop the violent 18 film by that point :) It was a really good for it's time. And this music, always stayed in my mind.
I was born in 1981 and I had this game for spectrum +2. One of my faves along with dan dare and dizzy and trap door! This is my childhood right here... Take me back please ......
You can now play these games with your young children, you do not need to go back. That's what I do, and it's more fun! Don't let nostalgia break you mate! 👍
@FL00PPA This is legendary. The game itself was the closest the Sinclair ZX Spectrum came to perfection! Every detail of it was stunning, including the sampled speech, man that was unbelievable! And the music is awesome, I love this tune and the in-game music. Class game, one of the best ever.
Surprised no one else who watched how videogames changed the world recognised this classic as the title music? quality game, loved this shit back in the day.
JeridanCork Damn I really missed out than. I would love to have an instrumental with deep bass I could rap too tbh. Or even write some breaking benjamin kind of lyrics
For some reason this cover sounds better (more emotional) to my ears than the SID version. Maybe the " innocence" and simplicity of square waves matches our childhood hearts. I didn't grow up with any of those versions if you wonder so no real biases.
This song is great but what really stands out is just how good that snare drum sounds considering its a spectrum. Most spectrum games had that horrible white noise splashy sound.
@porcorosso81 I'm leaning towards the Game Boy version but the C64 version also done its job. I will be uploading C64 music on this channel very soon so I'll make sure Robocop is one of the first ones I do when I get there!
I remember back in school, our teacher in music-classes complained about all of those horrible squeaking and squealing sounds kids are confronted with, when they are playing video games and Game Boy. He said that kids would lose touch with real music and with art in general. The next lesson I brought the robocop-theme to school, which I recorded on tape from my c-64. I asked him to listen to this track I brought, because I wanted to prove that even video games have "real music". He really was impressed and said it would content real poetry. Then we started a discussion about the evolvement of music and he stated that he might was wrong.
@enfocarlos Absolutely, one of my favourite composers ever, his music is fantastic! Even dodgy games like Darkman and Renegade III contained great music from J.Dunn.
@xJORDAN99x Glad to hear you're enjoying the Speccy games kid! =) Yeah this music is awesome, I love it! And the game is brick hard for sure, I can never get anywhere with it!
@Quazatronn Yeah sometimes it was great and sometime it did leave a lot to be desired but this game was definately one of the best uses of sampled speech ever, just really impressive.
@DemiLoc Yes I am with you there! Ocean had a habit of plastering their title screen with adverts. Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge and the Vindicator were the same, advertising some convention
@Quazatronn Ah Blade Warrior, that's where he says "Rest in Peace" when he dies right? Treasure Island Dizzy I know from heart had speech in it, Nodes of Yesod I think had the speech along with Auf Wiedersehen Monty and Gary Lineker's Super Skills......and there were a few more after that.
I still own my +2 (grey) I got it xmas 1986 and still load up Target Renegade and others such as Robocop and a whole host of Mastertronic MAD range games ... get another speccy the same if you can it's still a great time warp experience
Considering the Spectrum limitations, I find amazing how some title/loading screens looking incredible on it. Artists made some really outstanding works there. Alas, considering its limitations, I am always amazed how it became a great gaming machine and so many good games were relesed for it. This computer wasn't supposed to have any games at all, it's hardware is so damn limited. It's really amazing.
BTW, who would agree that Cabal on the speccy is the best home version of that game. I mean the game to me had the best home graphics too, lots of detail and most of all, the speccy version seem to be the most fun. i played them all just for the hell of it the other day, and the speccy one was the best by far. serious you all need to check it out, real gamers will know what im jiving on about.
@Otouto72 I Learned to play the bass, and almost the whole guitar (exept the fast part on 1.40, I can play it , but not so fast XDDDD) I growed up with the GB version , because I love the movie. Sorry about my bad english ;P Bye!
for Spectrum I use Spectaculator but there are other (and maybe better) emulators out there like SPIN for instance. You can download that from World of Spectrum and from there they should have links to help you with the other computers. If not just come back to me and I'll help you out.
@TargetRenegadeC64 And on.....and on......and on and Ariston! That would be the Game Boy version also by Jon Dunn. The saddest part, Jon did not recieve a single penny in royalties! “Yeh, all those royalties would of been great… Ran for 2 years accross europe on terrestial and satelite. My MU officer said that would of worked out at about £100K… Everytime I heard it I cringed and switched the channel” Can’t say I blame him to be honest. I would have thrown my TV out the window!
@TrekFan85 My channel's done that to numerous people actually, I've helped introduce people to a new world of gaming, the closest thing I suppose would be an emulator, that's what I use for my gameplays on my other channel and it's really good, definately the closest you'll ever get to the Spectrum.
Not sure on that myself, Crash released a demo but if there was a musical demo, most likely it would be one of thos Russian demo you can find on World of Spectrum
@joeinferno23 I had like over 200 games for my +2A but this was not one of them, Robocop 2 I had. This is a great tune, one on the best on the Speccy from one of the very best composer in Jonathan Dunn. And yes the Game Boy version featured on the Ariston ad and Dunn never got anything for it!
@porcorosso81 I will say though that out of the 3 home computer systems (Spectrum, Amstrad & C64) I would definately say the C64 would get my vote as the best.
Like I said I only had Robocop 2 but I didn't really like the music in it. This sounds way better, I can't blame you for just listening to it all those hours!
@Snaiword First off, nothing wrong with your English, pretty much perfect to me =D Yeah the Game Boy version is the absolute best version of this tune! This is great also but it is too fast compared to the Game Boy version!
Born in '76... Why do these memories of childhood come with an aching feeling.
Same here. At least we were lucky enough to have them.
I was literally just about to type 'Born in '76... Why do these memories of childhood come with an aching feeling.'?!
Same here mate. 77. Sure they robbed this for the Ariston advert? And on and on...
I love listening to this every now and then - it takes me back to a time when my parents were young, my grandparents were all alive, and I looked forward to 3PM so I could go home from school and play computer games. Life is short but you only truly understand that when you’re old. 😥
Lovely message mate. ☀️
Loved your message mate. You got it all go a tee. But they are good memories that will never fade and will always be with us on our journey
Took the words outta my mouth. Good times. No social media. 4 channels on the TV. Long summer evenings playing out the street....sigh....
I understand you. Every time I stumble upon this music my heart shrinks and takes me to other unforgettable and unrepeatable times, I want to go back ...
Couldn't agree more
The pain of the nostalgia is such an ache - I am literally mourning the ghost of my childhood.
The comments have teared me up.
The crazy thing is listening to this tune by streaming it from Google's servers across the internet to my PC (or laptop or phone) must take billions of times the processing power required to play it when loading the game.
This is absolutely amazing. It's so sad, that as time goes on, this will be lost to time. An absolutely timeless classic.
The Gameboy version is the best one, in my opinion but this is the one that I knew nearly forty years ago.
Still hits the spot. Thank you.
As a kid I used to lay on the bed and just listen to this tune. My escape from the bullies.
Listing prime directives...
1. Serve the public trust
2. Protect the innocent
3. Uphold the law
4. Advertise Ariston appliances
When I was a child I always loved this music but never really understood why. Only now, at the end, do I understand.
was that a star wars reference in the comment section of a robocop game OST? i love the internet
@@ADreamPC that was the Gameboy version used in the adverts. I agree though, love this tune
ohh so now you do,
i wonder if i am ever going to understand it,
but its a bliss.
huh, you are at the end of your life?
This song is legendary
right up there with ducktales moon stage this is better tho. I never even played the game as this is like candy to my ears
Up there with the last ninja 2 soundtrack
And on... And on...
And Ariston.
The guy that wrote this never got ANY royalties from the advert. They shafted him big time. Absolutely criminal.
I remember this music was used in an advert for Ariston washing machines or something in the UK.
RIP Clive
Allister Brimble did a cover of this song with the original artist, it's so fucking good it even has a guitar part
I was so happy when i got this game. Funny how most us young kids had watched Robocop the violent 18 film by that point :)
It was a really good for it's time. And this music, always stayed in my mind.
This gives off such a melancholy feel the perfect song for a broken heart. So long my love
𝕕𝕖𝕙𝕦𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕫𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕕𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕕
I think this one has aged the best and is an undeservedly unrecognised classic. Dead or alive, it's coming with me.
Awww man brilliant tune, this is one of my favourite Spectrum tunes ever, top class from Jon Dunn.
This is a stunning tune and just transcends the game itself... A true achievement...
This music OWNS! And the game itself was class, one of the first Spectrum games I completed without the aid of an infinite lives POKE as well.
Completed it exactly once.
Reminds me of being 11 years old...I got this game for Xmas and completed it Boxing Day
RIP Sir Clive
God this brings me back. Best game to be released on the 128. Hard as hell but this intro choon was the highlight. Worth the 20 min loading time 😂
johnathan dunn 8 bit musical genius
1. Serve the public trust. 2. Protect the innocent. 3 Uphold the law. 4. (classified) Advertise Ariston products.
I was born in 1981 and I had this game for spectrum +2. One of my faves along with dan dare and dizzy and trap door! This is my childhood right here... Take me back please ......
You can now play these games with your young children, you do not need to go back. That's what I do, and it's more fun!
Don't let nostalgia break you mate!
👍
@FL00PPA This is legendary. The game itself was the closest the Sinclair ZX Spectrum came to perfection! Every detail of it was stunning, including the sampled speech, man that was unbelievable! And the music is awesome, I love this tune and the in-game music. Class game, one of the best ever.
100% this.
Surprised no one else who watched how videogames changed the world recognised this classic as the title music? quality game, loved this shit back in the day.
You weren't the only one ...
Yes it is very simple when all is said and done but it has bags of atmosphere.
if someone would remaster this on with normal instrumenta itd be breath taking..
+Cain Albertson There used to be a version on UA-cam that was like a laid back mid 80s radio rock version but I can't find it any more.
JeridanCork Damn I really missed out than. I would love to have an instrumental with deep bass I could rap too tbh. Or even write some breaking benjamin kind of lyrics
Cain Albertson ua-cam.com/video/Eap7b4_4LfA/v-deo.html
Wow, it even sounded great on the Spectrum.
Perfect music for a perfect game.
It's an epic intergalactic battle between this & Space Harrier for the greatest video game theme tune ever
It took ages to load, but once it did...it was totally worth it. Thank you for uploading. Saves me hours of tape.
the greatest chiptune which ever was written
As a kid i loved this theme. I remember thinking to myself that games have come a long way :)
Still love the music and still echo that same thought.
Goosebumps.
How this was created in 1987 is beyond belief and needs more credit in my humble opinion.
'How Videogames Changed the World' TV intro brought me here. And my love of the film of course ^_^
Needs a vinyl release.
For some reason this cover sounds better (more emotional) to my ears than the SID version. Maybe the " innocence" and simplicity of square waves matches our childhood hearts. I didn't grow up with any of those versions if you wonder so no real biases.
This one could be played at my funeral.
God Bless the Spectrum. Turning point for me wrt gaming music. IMHO the music was actually better than the game.
This song is great but what really stands out is just how good that snare drum sounds considering its a spectrum. Most spectrum games had that horrible white noise splashy sound.
@porcorosso81 I'm leaning towards the Game Boy version but the C64 version also done its job. I will be uploading C64 music on this channel very soon so I'll make sure Robocop is one of the first ones I do when I get there!
cool as f***k, wish i could write music like this :)
Classic spectrum.
AI, state your laws.
Anyone old enough to remember how many months this game was at #1 in the sales charts? Seemed like forever.
Yeah, it got a Crash Smash in Deecember 1989 as I recall and was the top selling game that year.
I remember back in school, our teacher in music-classes complained about all of those horrible squeaking and squealing sounds kids are confronted with, when they are playing video games and Game Boy. He said that kids would lose touch with real music and with art in general. The next lesson I brought the robocop-theme to school, which I recorded on tape from my c-64. I asked him to listen to this track I brought, because I wanted to prove that even video games have "real music". He really was impressed and said it would content real poetry. Then we started a discussion about the evolvement of music and he stated that he might was wrong.
Excellent comment.
And then everyone stood and clapped
The student's name? Albert Einstein.
Pure 100% proof childhood.
@enfocarlos Absolutely, one of my favourite composers ever, his music is fantastic! Even dodgy games like Darkman and Renegade III contained great music from J.Dunn.
@xJORDAN99x Glad to hear you're enjoying the Speccy games kid! =) Yeah this music is awesome, I love it! And the game is brick hard for sure, I can never get anywhere with it!
Ariston and on.....
@Quazatronn Yeah sometimes it was great and sometime it did leave a lot to be desired but this game was definately one of the best uses of sampled speech ever, just really impressive.
Jonathan Dunn Rules!
5 people have failed to uphold the law.
my fucking left ear
@indianpassingthru ....and on and Ariston. And Jon Dunn did not get a single penny for it's use.
Still an absolute pleasure to listen to this!
@DemiLoc Yes I am with you there! Ocean had a habit of plastering their title screen with adverts. Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge and the Vindicator were the same, advertising some convention
I know a few of them were inspired by the Atari chip sound so I'll go along with that.
@malvcalv This game sends a shiver down my spine, the sampled speech in it was incredible, just freaking awesome.
thought it was used 4 glasses advert, I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW lol x
@s1977spw2 lol yeah, it was but yet everyone at my school had seen it on pirate VHS! No-one gave a toss about the BBFC. :)
Everything is Canon in D.
Probably my favourite YT video ever. Playing on childhood memories is just not fair!
@kerbal666 It came from the mind of Jonathan Dunn, it's totally an original tune.
@Quazatronn Ah Blade Warrior, that's where he says "Rest in Peace" when he dies right? Treasure Island Dizzy I know from heart had speech in it, Nodes of Yesod I think had the speech along with Auf Wiedersehen Monty and Gary Lineker's Super Skills......and there were a few more after that.
I had the game on spectrum 128k + 2 was ace! They used this in an Ariston commercial I remember..
That was the gameboy version of this theme.
I still own my +2 (grey) I got it xmas 1986 and still load up Target Renegade and others such as Robocop and a whole host of Mastertronic MAD range games ... get another speccy the same if you can it's still a great time warp experience
ua-cam.com/video/YUVs7vXNZiw/v-deo.html
real ch00ne
the one person who gave this video thumbs down must of been a commodore 64 user
I didn’t realize Robocop was a Simpson LOL
Considering the Spectrum limitations, I find amazing how some title/loading screens looking incredible on it. Artists made some really outstanding works there.
Alas, considering its limitations, I am always amazed how it became a great gaming machine and so many good games were relesed for it. This computer wasn't supposed to have any games at all, it's hardware is so damn limited. It's really amazing.
@That Channel This doesn't affect title/loading screens though :)
You are an idiot, it was the late 80's, graphics were simpler back then, they had to use yellow to avoid colour clash.
BTW, who would agree that Cabal on the speccy is the best home version of that game. I mean the game to me had the best home graphics too, lots of detail and most of all, the speccy version seem to be the most fun. i played them all just for the hell of it the other day, and the speccy one was the best by far. serious you all need to check it out, real gamers will know what im jiving on about.
I knew I recognised this of "how video games changed the world" brings back some damn memories does this
@Otouto72 I Learned to play the bass, and almost the whole guitar (exept the fast part on 1.40, I can play it , but not so fast XDDDD) I growed up with the GB version , because I love the movie. Sorry about my bad english ;P Bye!
where can i get an emulator and games from?id love to dig out some old speccy,c64 and amiga titles-perhaps share my own videos too
Ahhhhh man...im gunna cry...i wanna be the kid playing this again
it was around 18 months at number one!!!
I remember it came in a lovely big box 📦 😍
whenever i gotta piss i htink of @ILikeStapler. i hope he come back to twiter one day....
and on... and on.. and on... and on and Ariston
This tune was used for a washing machine advert. Ariston and on and on and on.........
Epic. That's all that needs to be said.
@manozobe And on...and on...and on and Ariston....indeeed. =)
I remember just loading this up and letting the music play. Great times.
for Spectrum I use Spectaculator but there are other (and maybe better) emulators out there like SPIN for instance. You can download that from World of Spectrum and from there they should have links to help you with the other computers. If not just come back to me and I'll help you out.
@TargetRenegadeC64 And on.....and on......and on and Ariston! That would be the Game Boy version also by Jon Dunn. The saddest part, Jon did not recieve a single penny in royalties!
“Yeh, all those royalties would of been great…
Ran for 2 years accross europe on terrestial and satelite. My MU officer said that would of worked out at about £100K…
Everytime I heard it I cringed and switched the channel”
Can’t say I blame him to be honest. I would have thrown my TV out the window!
see the blockbusting movie wasnt robocop a 18 certificate? lol :o)
@xJORDAN99x Yeah playing games a lot older than you is quite a challenging.....when your seven years old its even more of a challenge XD
@florinthedwarf Totally agree with you. =)
@malvcalv That would be the Game Boy version, for Ariston....and on....and on.....and on and Ariston. =)
@TrekFan85 My channel's done that to numerous people actually, I've helped introduce people to a new world of gaming, the closest thing I suppose would be an emulator, that's what I use for my gameplays on my other channel and it's really good, definately the closest you'll ever get to the Spectrum.
@xJORDAN99x LOL you stand there going WHAT THE FUCK while he energy runs down! Man this game is tough lol!
Not sure on that myself, Crash released a demo but if there was a musical demo, most likely it would be one of thos Russian demo you can find on World of Spectrum
@joeinferno23 I had like over 200 games for my +2A but this was not one of them, Robocop 2 I had. This is a great tune, one on the best on the Speccy from one of the very best composer in Jonathan Dunn. And yes the Game Boy version featured on the Ariston ad and Dunn never got anything for it!
Had this and the untouchables on the speccy +3, just great times.
@porcorosso81 I will say though that out of the 3 home computer systems (Spectrum, Amstrad & C64) I would definately say the C64 would get my vote as the best.
Like I said I only had Robocop 2 but I didn't really like the music in it. This sounds way better, I can't blame you for just listening to it all those hours!
@Snaiword First off, nothing wrong with your English, pretty much perfect to me =D
Yeah the Game Boy version is the absolute best version of this tune! This is great also but it is too fast compared to the Game Boy version!