Author Topic: Best music on a HuCard (Read 5639 times)

nodtveidt · « **Reply #15 on:** October 03, 2006, 04:16:57 PM »

Legendary Axe II tops my list, without question. Of honourable mention are Neutopia II, Time Cruise, Splatterhouse, Ninja Spirit (I'd play the tracks on the music player for hours!), Air Zonk, Sidearms, Sinistron, Turrican, Cadash, and Parasol Stars.

Keranu · « **Reply #16 on:** October 03, 2006, 04:47:55 PM »

Time Crusie is a great what nod pointed out. All of those games made by Face had a distinct sound to them and I liked them a lot. They sounded more wavey/technoish, kinda like Genesis but different.

Tatsujin · « **Reply #17 on:** October 03, 2006, 09:15:59 PM »

yes. same for the 1st level of hani in the sky

Keranu · « **Reply #18 on:** October 03, 2006, 09:35:58 PM »

Speaking of our beloved Hani, I LOVE the song that plays in the first level of Hani on the Road! Another song I absolutely love is the song that plays in the first couple of levels of Gomola Speed! I think there were some other good tunes in Gomola Speed also, but man that first track kicks some ass.

_joshuaTurbo · « **Reply #19 on:** October 04, 2006, 04:20:34 AM »

Dude! I just tried- Champions Forever Boxing-

And while the game is only So-So .

It does have some KILLER music in it!
Lots of voice work. in music voices as well!

TurboSage

Digi.k · « **Reply #20 on:** October 04, 2006, 06:00:52 AM »

doraemon meikyuu daisakusen the oriental stage has an amazing track.

sunteam_paul · « **Reply #21 on:** October 04, 2006, 06:04:46 AM »

Quote from: "Digi.k"

doraemon meikyuu daisakusen the oriental stage has an amazing track.

Yar I love that one.

1943 has some awesome music in the second half of the game. Best drum beat on HuCard without doubt.

Also, don't forget Devil Crash. The main tune is a classic.

Keranu · « **Reply #22 on:** October 04, 2006, 11:37:21 AM »

Quote from: "turbo_sage"

Dude! I just tried- Champions Forever Boxing-

And while the game is only So-So .

It does have some KILLER music in it!
Lots of voice work. in music voices as well!

TurboSage

Agreed.

Joe Redifer · « **Reply #23 on:** October 04, 2006, 02:43:34 PM »

A lot of people are saying that "Ninja Spirit" has good music. To these people I ask: "Where?" My copy of Ninja Spirit does not seem to have good music. It's just buzzing, basically. The melodies are, well, pretty much non-existent and the beat doesn't get you into the game (which isn't very good even if it had great music). I go into the sound test and listen and listen but I don't hear anything even remotely pleasant. There is a "tune" called "Theme of Shinobi" but it sounds nothing like Shinobi. Shinobi has always had much better music than this. There is also a tune called "Deep Blue" which is not even from that game!

So I ask again: Where is the good music in Ninja Spirit? Do I have to punch in a secret code?

Keranu · « **Reply #24 on:** October 04, 2006, 03:15:41 PM »

I never really got into the Ninja Spirit soundtrack either, though it has a unique sound to it so I can see why it attracts other people. I do have to admit that the soundtrack does fit the game quite well and it didn't stop me from enjoying such a great game.

runinruder · « **Reply #25 on:** October 04, 2006, 03:25:04 PM »

I mainly dig the boss fight track and the title screen theme from Ninja Spirit. I don't think it's one of the absolute best HuCard soundtracks, but if you really want to hear overrated material from a ninja game, listen to Revenge of Shinobi's tunes.

And I'm glad someone else mentioned Sinistron in this topic. Great music in that game.

Keranu · « **Reply #26 on:** October 04, 2006, 03:26:04 PM »

I loved Revenge of Shinobi's tunes myself

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Emerald Rocker · « **Reply #27 on:** October 04, 2006, 03:41:30 PM »

Revenge of Shinobi's music is pretty poor, and not just because it was from 1989. The bizarre mix of FM and PCM used to create the tunes resulted in a muffled and sometimes "scratchy" sound. This severely hampers several melodies, such as "Make Me Dance" and "Ninja Step".

Even disregarding the technical inadequacies, the ROS tracks are simplistic and poorly arranged. One of the best -- China Town -- is pleasing almost by accident, as though Koshiro found a nice riff and just repeated it over and over. "Silence Night" sounds almost nothing like its original source material. And let's not even get started on comparing "The Dark City" from ROS to the superior version found in Gate of Thunder.

Black Tiger · « **Reply #28 on:** October 04, 2006, 04:01:56 PM »

Quote from: "Joe Redifer"

A lot of people are saying that "Ninja Spirit" has good music. To these people I ask: "Where?" My copy of Ninja Spirit does not seem to have good music. It's just buzzing, basically. The melodies are, well, pretty much non-existent and the beat doesn't get you into the game (which isn't very good even if it had great music). I go into the sound test and listen and listen but I don't hear anything even remotely pleasant. There is a "tune" called "Theme of Shinobi" but it sounds nothing like Shinobi. Shinobi has always had much better music than this. There is also a tune called "Deep Blue" which is not even from that game!

So I ask again: Where is the good music in Ninja Spirit? Do I have to punch in a secret code?

Did you like the music in Destiny Of An Emperor?

I guess it's really a matter of taste. I can understand how some people think 'taiko' drumming just sounds like some congo drums. Where as most people I see go nuts over any street busker blowing randomly into a pan flute while wailing away on an acoustic guitar, but it doesn't sound great to me.

Same with Riverdance & Lord Of The Dance or some of the celtic jamborees I've come across on T.V. where they're just playing to death variations on the same single riff for like 45 minutes. But millions love it.

Also I appreciate the traditional japanese sound, but I think that if you imagine the more melodic & fast Ninja Spirit music played by electric guitars, it would sound speed metal'y like Megadeth's Rust In Peace.

Plus, the music suits the levels pretty well. It may help if you play through the game several times before listening to the music on it's own instead of just picking out tracks.

A lot of it is supposed to be ambient and it was obviously designed with the game and it's traditional japanese theme in mind. It's definately not j-pop'y like Shinobi.

If you'd like to here the complete soundtrack with a lot of the fat cut off, I've got it mixed on one mp3-
http://superpcenginegrafx.com/moonlightavenger.mp3

Of course, most people don't think that the actual game sucks either.

Keranu · « **Reply #29 on:** October 04, 2006, 04:04:55 PM »

Quote from: "Emerald Rocker"

Revenge of Shinobi's music is pretty poor, and not just because it was from 1989. The bizarre mix of FM and PCM used to create the tunes resulted in a muffled and sometimes "scratchy" sound. This severely hampers several melodies, such as "Make Me Dance" and "Ninja Step".

Even disregarding the technical inadequacies, the ROS tracks are simplistic and poorly arranged. One of the best -- China Town -- is pleasing almost by accident, as though Koshiro found a nice riff and just repeated it over and over. "Silence Night" sounds almost nothing like its original source material. And let's not even get started on comparing "The Dark City" from ROS to the superior version found in Gate of Thunder.

I don't know what the hell you just said, but none of that didn't stop me and other people from liking the soundtrack

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1989 had good music, but scratchy sounding Genesis games come from shit like Chakan and Bimini Run.

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