Drummer, Breath of Fire fan and and all-around good guy Patrick K has a rather kickass YouTube channel called VGdrum that’s well worth your time. Above you’ll see his Gradius III entry (he linked it in the comments of Episode 29) and inside I’ve got a couple more to sample.
Remember the Battletoads episode? He covered the opening level of Battletoads & Double Dragon to great effect.
Also a big fan of this track from Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge (an under-appreciated Game Boy entry with some amazing music to boot).
Big thanks to Patrick for the amazing work, and for providing some great info in the comments!
Get mad, bad and crazy with this collection of toadally tubular tunes from the NES and SNES. Download the file right here SHOW NOTES 0:00:00 - Title Screen (Battletoads) 0:06:12 - Ragnarok Canyon (Battletoads) 0:08:31 - Wookie Hole (Battletoads) 0:11:30 - Turbo Tunnel (Battletoads) 0:28:29 - Main Theme (Battlemaniacs) 0:30:33…
Somewhere around my 100th listen to the Tropical Freeze soundtrack, I started thinking about how game music has conditioned me to enjoy types of music I'd otherwise shrug off. Banjos, harmonized chants and even oboe solos were never on my list of 'music I'd ever listen to,' but thanks to…
Hahaha thanks Brett! I’ve improved my drumming so much over the years. I kinda cringe at the mistakes I make in the Mega Man X video >_>
If I can get my friend to finally work on the mix, I’ve got a Mega Man X3 video on the way, and whenever I get a new mic setup I’m planning to tackle some Final Fantasy Legend/SaGa battle themes.
double bass – everyone else thinks it’s awesome, drummers – know what’s up
keep at it
Hahaha thanks Brett! I’ve improved my drumming so much over the years. I kinda cringe at the mistakes I make in the Mega Man X video >_>
If I can get my friend to finally work on the mix, I’ve got a Mega Man X3 video on the way, and whenever I get a new mic setup I’m planning to tackle some Final Fantasy Legend/SaGa battle themes.