Epic Metal Shining Force Medley

[@MrZyloBelmont]

I have no doubt in my mind that this game, Shining Force, was one of the most influential things in my life. It was the first game I ever played, and I have it today on three different platforms. In a day and age where people like to throw around processing power and graphics as the thing that 'makes a game,' I can never stray from this game. With some of the best music in a game to date, along with a revolutionary style of gameplay that few could ever hope to match, this game will always be dear to my heart. As I write this the sad theme is playing, and I can feel tears welling in my eyes. May this game never fade from existence. May The Legacy of Great Intention stand for all time.

[@Kzar5678]

I had a similar experience with the second game. It was THE game that got me into gaming and is the first game I remember playing. And without the internet, finding things like the mithril weapons and the secret characters were a big deal :D They just dont make games like this anymore. Shining Force needs a comeback in the modern generation

[@firstamericanmanga6827]

same here bro!

[@DeKay1980]

I can only agree no more words needed

[@Nevir202]

When I was a kid I was too poor to buy a Sega Genesis but I was able to rent one from Gamers (who remembers console rentals? LOL) for my birthday. I was so excited to play Sonic 3! For some unfathomable reason my mom saw Shining Force 2 on the shelf and really liked something she saw so she decided to rent it over my objections that if there was money for another game she should get some other game, probably some generic trash if we're being honest. So fast forward a day or two and my mom says she wants to check out Shining Force, so she just gets started and I'm irritated cause it's cutting into my Sonic. Watching her poking around in town, I'm thinking this is the worst game ever... Then she starts the first battle and is having a hard time with it so I tell her to let me try. Sonic wasn't played again, a bit later the Playstation came out so the price of the Genesis plummeted so I bought a used one from Gamers and talked them into selling me their rental copy. With the effect it's had on my gaming choices going forward that would already be a big influence, years of playing EverQuest for example. But I wonder but I wonder how much my love of fantasy books, movies etc. can be traced back to this point.

[@anonimoalfin]

Ahh yes, the Good Ol' Days (^_^) I recall perfectly when I got Shining Force as a Christmas present, back then in 1993! My first turn based strategy RPG ever. It included a beautiful booklet manual with that beautiful inspiring artwork of the day. We must never forget the technical limitations and difficulties these artists had to face back then, long before Final Fantasy and Dragon Age. WHAT A GREAT GAME INDEED! A true classic in every way: great story, incredibly touching music, gorgeous graphics for the day, amazing lore, charming characters, so well written... THANKS for sharing this Epic Metal Shining Force Medley, that brought back awesome memories from a beautiful title that meant so much for all of us: the History of RPGs wouldn't have been the same without the Shining Force Dinasty. Indeed: May this game never fade from existence. May The Legacy of Great Intention stand for all time!!

[@ConnorEngstromMusic]

Thanks everyone for all the great comments! I'm glad there are lots of SF fans out there to enjoy this!

[@The_Game_Sage]

Thank you for contributing to the epic archives, I found this through a random search and now looking forward to everything you grace us with. Very well done, I can't wait to see what you do next.

[@ConnorEngstromMusic]

The Game Sage I know my channel has been pretty empty lately, but I have been working some cool things, can't wait to finish them and post some!

[@The_Game_Sage]

I will show it off next time I'm at the Gamer"s Guild, always good to have some epic music happening. ^_^

[@Yssago]

The iconic music of SF1 was the biggest reason I liked it more than 2 (Which is great too).

[@joshuagray6061]

Enjoy is understating it. SF is one of the better parts of my childhood, which was not always so good. This really made my day.

[@brainbrown]

I am Masahiko,Yoshimura. Thanks! Good Play! Very Nice!

[@ConnorEngstromMusic]

brainbrown Thank you! I love your music!

[@brainbrown]

Thank you in the future!

[@williamproto6164]

Thank you for composing so many epic tracks, Shining Force is one of my favourite series' and it's great to see an original composer praise a remixer!

[@brainbrown]

William Proto ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ

[@mrbattons7181]

Your music has been ingrained into my head. I've been playing Shining force since before I can even remember and was one of my first video games. Every time I hear its music I get a little teary eyed and remember my childhood. Thank you so much for having such a big impact on my life with your music. Keep up the hard work!

[@abemontes2518]

The Battle in the Circus was one of my favorites. This game was and still is awesome. The music in this game was unforgettable. When I was in school I would take the instruction manuals with me to school just to read the bios on the characters. Late 80's and 90's were the golden days of gaming for me. Such awesomeness.

[@helloidharbl6753]

It will not happen again. Treasure isn't just monetary. The FF3(6) double sided wall poster map, etc. These are now preorder rewards or post release paid content. GONE is the era of enticing players with neatvstuff. Say hello 👋 to the 'you' that is expected to blindly consume trash.

[@Nerd_Detective]

I absolutely love your rendition of the "circus" battle. The intensity conveys the party's desperation in the face of Mishaela's powerful Marionette. To me, this sequence is the Shining Force's wake-up call to the challenges that lie ahead, and the first time they faced a true fight for their lives. This was fantastically done!

[@skillet682]

Shining Force should be brought back to life with modern visuals. So MANY party members. I absolutely love it.

[@helloidharbl6753]

Bad idea. Good notion but no, in our year of 2020 + 3 we would see the game "updated" for "modern sensibilities". Content stripped and characters neutered. Let Shining Force and Shining Force II remain beautiful and untarnished.

[@reshawshid]

@@helloidharbl6753 I saw his comment and thought the same. Sega is a DEI company as mentioned on Raise the Game's partners list. They can't even make any new Yakuza games without putting in malware DRM. They can no longer make decent games. Not that that that's a surprise to Sonic fans.

[@ConnorEngstromMusic]

Thanks! Love to hear when people enjoy the videos I put tons of work into. :) I've always loved Shining Force too and it's not just the nostalgia, I still enjoy playing it today because I think it's a great game!

[@blazej6667]

Only Dark Sol could dislike this ^^

[@ConnorEngstromMusic]

*slow clap*

[@HLGDarksol]

IT'S DARKSOL NOT DARK SOL -_-

[@HenryTuck7]

DarksolProductions That depends on what game. If I'm not mistaken, in SitD, He was called Dark Sol. Maybe in The Gaiden games too, I'm not sure.

[@Synbious]

Henry Tuck and Dark Sol from SitD isn't actually Dark Sol, his real name is Mephisto, he's Darksol and Mishaela's son. SitD is set a long time after SF1 even though SitD was made first.

[@blazej6667]

Synbious i play first to shining in the darkness (EU version) and his name was Dark Sol he's immortal and even tou beat him he stays in the darkness and awaits to coming back it's how i understood it when i was child

[@paulseeth7938]

I love 5:03 when the character goes into the tent and the music changes to the battle music.

[@JediMaster362]

Dang ol' perfect timing, I tell you what, man.

[@zildog]

I’m watching this four years after it was made, and 25 years after the game was created. Brings tears to my eyes... who would have thought a game so simple could still be so powerful. I guess that’s why they called it the Legacy of Great Intent. Probably my favorite game of all time.

[@verionvermillion1656]

THIS, THIS IS AMAZING. SHINING FORCE 1 AND 2 STICK WITH ME YEARS AFTER I PLAYED THEM

[@chopsuey256]

过了好些年,再来听一次这些曲子,肾上腺素再次飙升,爽.

[@ToniaHan]

真的，最棒的遊戲之一

[@fai1t0liv3]

Shining Force, in my opinion, has the best soundtrack of the 16 bit era and you sir have done it great justice.

[@colinmccarthy4451]

I still listen to this regularly. Gets me pumped!

[@justinbrink7425]

Rediscovering this medley from one of my favorite childhood games has given me the will to keep going and forge a better future despite the odds of heart disease stacking against me. It is a medley of victory.

[@helloidharbl6753]

Do as you must to fix yourself. Stay strong. I believe in your future.

[@justinbrink7425]

@@helloidharbl6753 LET'S GO 💪💪💪

[@justinbrink7425]

@@helloidharbl6753 I am not without help in my battles. I have the entire Shining Force Army behind me, including you and Connor Engstrom himself who I chatted with recently.

[@patrickmcathey7081]

Ah Sega you didn't have alot of rpgs but the ones you had were the BEST rpgs. Great song and a good tribute to a wonderful game.

[@thorfinntv7488]

This brings back so many memories. Well played. Im not crying you're crying.

[@endyvidual]

This video aged insanely well. Still amazing composition. Love this game, wish they would remake it.

[@ElvenSpellmaker]

Where did my comment go? I posted years ago. I cried drunkenly on my way home when the music phased from Mishela's Circus theme into the Battle on the Ship theme. As someone who loves the GBA game a whole lot and who used to play SFII as a young kid, 3 or 4 when I first started, I find this amazing. Also _thanks_ for the (FLAC) download, so hard to get that these days. We'd all love a SFII Medley as good as this, you've set yourself such a high bar.

[@ConnorEngstromMusic]

Thanks!! I still hope that someday I can revisit this medley and also do SFII. Not sure about the comment, I hope it’s here somewhere. I never delete comments except in rare circumstances. Thanks for revisiting the video after all these years!

[@PhilMante]

While the Sega Genesis isn't my favorite console, there are still games on the console, no matter how old they get, I can still replay them for hours. 2 in particular are Pirates! Gold and Shining Force 2. Both of them are just epic masterpieces and on the Genesis they work so well. Shining Force 2 has that chessboard RPG style that future games rarely emulate. Games like X-com, Suikoden tactics & Mario & rabbids are just a few examples. But Shining Force did it first, and did it RIGHT.

[@Marionettetc]

Great arrangement man, I'm glad the guitars didn't dominate this cover. Having other instruments voice the some of the leads keeps it really faithful to the original.

[@Patronjude]

KZbin should add a "still like" button that you can press again every year or two. I'm still here after all these years.

[@TeknoOrganicVirus]

Shining Force II, pleaaaassseeeee?

[@_Tzer]

shining force cd please

[@foryth83]

I've listened to this video so many times since I first stumbled upon it. Still as awesome as the first time!

[@ConnorEngstromMusic]

foryth83 I know what you mean, I keep coming back to this soundtrack and to the game!

[@furydivine27]

Circus tent gave me chills!! Thank you!

[@abzer0gaming]

Words can't describe how awesome this medley is.

[@luizbezerra4373]

10 years later, here I am again commenting on this masterpiece haha

[@voidtalongaming4637]

I'm replaying SITD and just enjoying reliving some childhood memories.

[@Atma505]

8:21 Oh man, I was not prepared for that much soul. Just about shook me up. This is an amazing tribute to an amazing soundtrack! You really rocked the meaning of the word "medley" (literally and figuratively), the transitions were seamless and you had a great variety of epic, uplifting, sad and exciting tracks. It's always great to see fans keep the awesomeness of Shining Force alive into the 21st century. Consider me subscribed.

[@eldinswe]

A friend bought the japanese original games on the Mega Drive/Genesis recently, and I felt like listening to music from these awesome games of my childhood. Little did I know I would find someone else with the same last name as I from across the pond who likes these games, who even made a metal cover medley. Awesome video, Mr Engstrom From Mr Engström

[@ConnorEngstromMusic]

Amazing! Glad you enjoyed the medley. This is one of my all-time favorite games too!!

[@We_Are_Borg_478]

Fucking disgrace this doesn't have one million views yet. Very epic indeed.

[@EduFirenze]

wow, it takes me right back to the endless summers I´ve spent on shining force. amazing work

[@TVsMrNeil]

It's just too bad that this audio can't be hacked into the game. I would play this game all over again if it could sound like this.

[@doan2300]

freaking love this, it is on my mp3 player. you get the tone of the game so right. I particularly like the bit where the sad theme turns into the darksol theme and then into the final battle theme... EPIC COMEBACK FRACK YEAH!

[@kyrasoze516]

I was sold from before the music even started, then it didn't disappoint.

[@cowflapula]

big fan of this. i play it in the background while i'm at work at least once a week.

[@guruthosamarthruin4459]

Hmmm...Almost 43,000 views on this video. I think it's a hint that you need to do a Shining Force 2 medley...and then a Shining Force 3 medley... ;)

[@topswordgaming7679]

Nice profile pic.

[@lassellie5770]

Lmao Synbios

[@nataliemanahan5168]

This is totally my childhood. You should do the main battle theme from Shining Force II "Warriors Of The Reviving Light".

[@kev2403]

dude ive watched this so many times, its so good! as a life long musician and shining force fan, i cant tell you how much i appreciate this. you gotta do a shining force 2 one, one of these days.

[@dreamgzer]

Same here dude, I downloaded this song, yet I still come back to the video to see him all pumped up. I've literally listened to this medley hundred of times by now.

[@xGolbezx]

Can't believe this is my first time coming across this. Especially being a big fan of Shining Force 1. I love the music in it. This medley is awesome, nice job!

[@xGolbezx]

Oh, I forgot to add... Liked Added to Favourites Subscribed

[@TheAlistanMarkauz]

Shining Force,перевернула всё моё представление о видео играх.Лучшая игра,в моей жизни.Старичок я тебя не забуду )

[@superlocgaming5150]

And when I thought my favorite game couldn't get any better. Wow

[@perryflores1526]

im all chillin to mercyful fate playen shining force 1 on my wii and i come across this...lmao... beat this game at least once a year since 95 back when i was 5years old...story is just epic

[@ConnorEngstromMusic]

One of the most underrated games ever, it's so good!

[@Lupo32]

shining force was, one of my favorite games as a child . played it on sega smash pack and got sf2 on steam. breath of fire is also cool .

[@jamessmall6499]

You should totally release your cover of the battle music as an individual track. I wanna use that for big epic fights in my tabletop campaigns.

[@ConnorEngstromMusic]

James Small That would be really cool! Someday I hope to revisit this cover and make an even better version.

[@mintydog06]

+Genmills It's going to be hard for you to top this :) it's brilliant! I do hope you do Shining Force II some day.

[@FieryHellzGaming]

A truly godly game, probably my favourite game of all time.

[@andthentheybled]

This was the game for me growing up. I can't count how many time a friend and I played this game growing up. I had Sega channel and that how I was exposed to it. As I grew up I became a metal musician and always wanted to hear a re-arranged more metallic version of its sound track. Thanks for making my ears finally hear it.

[@georgeweeman9057]

If you were a metal musician, why didnt you just cover it yourself?

[@ConnorEngstromMusic]

Thanks, glad you liked it! It always helps when people can share my stuff. I'm going to be working a lot harder to put out regular content on my youtube channel now. Maybe Shining Force II will be down the road, we'll see... :)

[@ehtees]

1:56-2:43 my favourite part, sounds proper encouraging

[@nocturn4444]

that medley makes me want to go out and fight evil :P

[@helloidharbl6753]

4:38 This is why frontline Warriors need a decent Bard. Click that. I dare anyone to tell me they don't feel about 50 times more spikey.

[@JesusMusic1988]

So, I know this is a super old video, but I still come back to it because you have the best version of these songs! Especially that second battle theme, which I call Mishaela's theme. Best song in the game!

[@ConnorEngstromMusic]

Such an incredible game!

[@JesusMusic1988]

@@ConnorEngstromMusic Man, if you ever decide to make an album from your epic rock versions the songs in this game, I would definitely buy it.

[@Nessa4851]

This is second post is the hubby miss shining force and wanted to hear the old midis, well I stumbled across this . I wanna thank u sir reminded me of my childhood and brought tears to my eyes. Well done sir

[@lucasbracamonte406]

2020 and i came here to listen this beauty again

[@simpletones4654]

Sometimes I come back to this video, reminiscing the first rpg i ever played, a gift from my dad. The best game ever

[@ConnorEngstromMusic]

I may or may not be working on an updated, even more epic version of this medley.... I have so many good memories from this game also!

[@dreamgzer]

@@ConnorEngstromMusic OH MY GOD DUDE, YES PLEASE!

[@Krazywoot]

Good day sir, I have listened to this song countless times, and its excellence has no end, I heard about face melting before but this is the first time I have every actually felt like my face was melting while listening to a song. This is one of the best metal songs I have ever heard, Please do more.

[@ConnorEngstromMusic]

Wow, thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@xion8900]

holy fuck bro, thank you. my eyes just came so hard. this was my childhood and I got hit with the biggest hit of nostalgia ever. thank you for reminding me why this is my favorite game of all time.

[@dc3561]

I love Shining Force!! Holy geez, this was such a freaking gem I discovered what... 9 years after you guys made this? I appreciate this so much and you guys did a great job!

[@DiCasaFilm]

I can't quite put in to words how amazing this video is. Quite frankly, it made me emotional. Shining Force was my first favorite video game and to hear the music from my childhood brought to life in this way was phenomenal. Great work.

[@PastryImplosion]

Thank you so much for this. I've only ever played the GBA version, but it had a huge impact on me and I beat it multiple times. I still play it today. I didn't think aanyone gave a shit about this franchise anymore but you've proved me wrong.

[@AvSias]

Simply masterful. I have been waiting for something like this for a while now.

[@SuperTeeter64]

Stumbled upon this by complete accident and I'm glad I did! SO GREAT! I honestly listened to the whole thing twice before getting my free download. ;) Fantastic work.

[@viralreanimation]

oh god dude. 5:24 is beyond sick

[@DeKay1980]

I've got it from my Brother in the Year 1992 and this Game got me into RPGs. Played it over and over and over...and i still remember any Track from the OST. So many Memories... I'd love a good Remake of it. And you...thank you! Thank you for bringing back all the Memories and paying such Respect to one of the best Games of all Times.

[@xBeauGaming]

Pretty amazing work buddy, loved it!

[@elizabethburns6608]

Favorite series of all times. And I been listening to uou for years. I love u. Lol ty for great music and all that nostalgic

[@derajpaulino]

Holy fucking shit. SF was my fucking game back in the day. so nice to come across this awesome metal medley!

[@JavierJM.]

OMG im 24 years old but im speak spanish so... no recuerdo cuando le dí like a este vídeo, tiene muchos años atrás, hoy recordé mi infancía a pesar de ser un juego antiguo lo jugué con ta solo 4 años de edad y fue mi primer juego, el mejor, mi favorito, fue genial, so... thx for this video and its asome, well u have my like so this is it, i hope if the people remember this game listen and watch this video, bye!

[@Snyphen356]

Exactly what I hoped to find, great work!

[@carter102]

That was awesome, definitely epic!

[@jordywales1921]

Beautiful remake of a beautiful soundtrack.

[@wellsbeardog]

The final fantasy series was amazing but those games can't hold a candle to Shining Force. There really needs to be a reboot on a new console with this game and Shining Force 2. Now I have not played the later versions on the Sega CD or Saturn but Shining Force In Shining Force 2 by far were the best in tactical role-playing games. Now wouldn't it be great if there was one game that put every Shining Force storyline from start to finish on a new console?

[@d3nxfr494]

It would be really cool indeed !

[@Teozen88]

You sir.. just made my night. A job well done!

[@aldoelektrika]

This is the first tactics based RPG I played and I fucking loved it. You nailed the soundtrack here, good on ya.

[@simpletones4654]

This game is entirely a musical masterpiece, every damn part of it, soo underrated

[@JSNkral]

I love shining force. It's one of my favorite games on the Sega Genesis.

[@kevinmartinez6317]

It was amazing, you really did the game justice. The tent battle and final battle was bliss for my ears

[@wiggie666]

too awesome. luv this franchise legends don't die they just fade away.

[@helloidharbl6753]

This happens. Stumble onto something excellent. 👊 May you find more excellent things.

[@Synbious]

The darksol/dark dragon fights, absolutely amazing! Got shivers running up and down my spine. Good job!

[@ConnorEngstromMusic]

Those are my favorites also! I love all the themes a ton, but those have a slight lead :)

[@Dnosirrom]

This made me nerd out so much! Every piece you play transitions so perfectly, and you capture the feeling of every track. I just love how you transitioned from the sorrow theme, to the worthy rival track so well! First rate job Genmills

[@adan-codes]

Fucking GREAT. I loved Shining Force and the sound track was gold. You more than did it justice. Nice work man!

[@segafan89schannel68]

Finally! Someone finally did a video for Shining Force!!! AND ITS SO FREAKING EPIC!!!

[@Antifaith616]

wow! that was really badass! ive always wanted to hear something like this. the SF games were and still are 2 of my favorite games ever. it would be really cool to hear one for SFII

[@horseheadnebula8444]

Шикарно!!! У меня слёзы навернулись от ностальгии :)

[@calfox]

woah best cover of this ever

[@ConnorEngstromMusic]

Thanks! I would love to pick out other songs and remix them in a similar fashion. It all depends on what extra time I have--I've got a lot of cool projects in the works, and for my extra stuff I want to have a variety to put on KZbin :)

[@cosmuru]

Your medley was one of the best on youtube, great job man! Shining Force rocks!

[@dreamgzer]

I legit downloaded this song and have listened to it probably about a thousand times! This is such an amazing remix of each track! I wish you did each of the game's song like this individually so I can program them into the ROM of the game and play it with this bad ass music. Seriously, shining force was my first rpg/strategy game, the first game I fully beat and good involved so heavily with and probably the reason I learned english and fell in love with good music. After that my most influential game was ff7, which was also a huge part of my life, but ff7 gets a lot of love already! Keep making videos man, I so want to hear you remix other tracks!

[@sh0efridge]

This is amazing. Shining Force was one of my favourite childhood games. I just recently replayed it and it was so nostalgic. I come back to this medley every few years or so and it never fails to impress me!

[@ConnorEngstromMusic]

Wouldn't it be amazing if someone redid this exact medley even better? 😎

[@sh0efridge]

@@ConnorEngstromMusic Yes! I’ll keep an eye out

[@jcameron447]

I got lucky to stumble on this. I love video game music, and I really dig your remake. Most awesome!

[@ConnorEngstromMusic]

J Cameron for more awesome video game music you should try searching for one of my band projects called "Tiberian Sons." We have 1 album out of mostly video game remixes in this style.

[@jcameron447]

Sweet, I will definitely scope it out. Nice, Command and Conquer name :D

[@Xake72189]

Yes Yes a thousand times YES! Very well done and amazing to see this game still getting love.

[@dinodude4486]

Bro this is fcking amazing. My first computer game!!!! Thank you so much. one of my motivations for the military. Goodluck in 2022

[@h4091]

нет слов. ШИКАРНО!!!

[@NeutralAtJSP]

6 years later and still love it, I wish my favourite series had more of a following but you really did it justice, shining force 2 medley? ;)

[@InfernalSpelll]

i chuckled and laughed in satisfaction at how amazing this was, incredible!! Thanks for making this!

[@Malledeus86]

awesome I've been a fan of shining force, and metal music for a long time

[@Garbagefish9000]

Is this literally the best thing that’s ever been done in the history of the world? Thank you for such an amazing and glorious tribute to what is one of the finest games ever made.

[@PeanutButterVortex]

Oh my god! This is amazing! I'm so glad I came across your video! You are really talented! Rock on!!!

[@Dvorussian]

Уже какой год переслушиваю, когда хочется ностальгии) Это самый крутой эпик music, который я слышал наверное) В любом случае очень на уровне

[@DunCakes]

This game, and this Medley, are vastly under appreciated. Thank you for this beautiful song!

[@eliaquimnasciment0]

Amazing!!! It serves me for inspiration to create! Thanks!!!

[@filsdechevre5903]

I'm really into the 16 bit covers, and hadn't found yours till today - they're absolutely awesome! What a game, you've done it justice and more :)

[@ConnorEngstromMusic]

Thanks, I really appreciate that! I'd still love to go back to this cover someday and make it even better! I've come leaps and bounds in terms of producing music since I made this track :)

[@filsdechevre5903]

+Genmills Good on you! Been trying my hand at producing for several years, and still waiting for those leaps and bounds :)

[@Atlessa]

+Genmills Please tag me when you do remix your remix :D