Final Fantasy VI - Decisive Battle Acapella

[@SmoothMcGroove]

Yep, this one had a lot of technically difficult parts.

[@raindret7583]

So fantastic cover dude, ( yeah, im late for 6 years, but i wanted to say that)

[@deltadreamer1647]

@@raindret7583 it's never too late to show your gratitude to someone I suppose 👍

[@LordBloodySoul]

I need to listen to this version so much more. My sister tainted this song for me with the "Faces of Evil - Ganon" Version so hard. T_T I can't listen to this song without hearing that Ganon synced into singing Dx

[@ungod8741]

I love how in the upper right corner, he looks at the camera and nods with a smug look whenever he nails the awkward off-beat triplet intro thing... whatever you call it in music terminology.

[@pythagos8926]

having each of the "BAH" of the main arpeggios on a different voicing was INCREDIBLE and seems INCREDIBLY difficult

[@180223]

My favourite FF boss theme of all time.

[@Hwarming]

This and 4.

[@Malkmusianful]

"Dancing Mad" and "One-Winged Angel" would like to have a word with you, good sir.

[@180223]

Hal Emmerich "My favourite"

[@Hwarming]

Hal Emmerich One Winged Angel sucks "Douchicus Maximus Sephiroth!"

[@darkdragonmedeus705]

This is my second favorite next to Dancing Mad.

[@stevetrop]

Final Fantasy VI a legend of an RPG for many of us gamers. The soundtrack and feel of the game alone was beyond awesome. This acapella rocks, Smooth McGroove you are the man,

[@あっしゅっしゅ-r8v]

この動画を見た時はほんとに感動しました。1人だけでここまで高クオリティに出来るのはほんとに尊敬します！ベースとかまじ鳥肌もんだよ…

[@kombatjd2762]

8 years later, still awesome

[@Olivysg]

It would be interesting to hear an Acapella version of Dancing mad.

[@LokasennaCole]

good. god. that song is more than 10 minutes long. As great as internet jesus is I don't think he could pull it off

[@Wolphoenix]

scaly green Like all the Final Fantasy final Bosses.

[@Couragethecowarddog]

Wolphoenix That's what the superbosses are for! :P

[@larryfine843]

LokasennaCole there are four dancing mad tracks.. i like 3 the best.

[@joshwilson3564]

YES. THIS NEEDS TO BE A THING

[@BigGamingBossMan]

Sorry to beg, but more Final Fantasy VI tracks please smooth.

[@river0726]

凄い！！ずっと聴いていられる！！

[@わぷぷく]

完成度が高過ぎです！大好きです！感動します！

[@coolbugfacts3953]

I have the sudden urge to SUPLEX a train...

[@bradley6348]

Xd

[@jaysnappsmediallc]

Yooo lol

[@carsonmowbray7106]

So I’ve heard you committed tax fraud huh?

[@orlandofeanor6818]

Classic

[@sciverzero8197]

@Golden Z 25 Why? Its an absolutely hilarious thing you can literally do in the game, and one of the most memorable things if you happen to do it without knowing ahead of time... Like a lot of people over 25 actually did.

[@firestepher72]

Imagine how insane it would be if he were to do Dancing Mad.

[@okey7281]

We need this now. +1

[@TheRotnflesh]

+Firestepher G "Final Fantasy VI - Dancing Mad Acapella (Full Version)", by String Player Gamer....very passable.

[@abdelhassan5426]

You know that that's a 18 minutes long song, right?

[@firestepher72]

He wouldn't have to do the entire thing. Just the "Dancing Mad" portion at the end.

[@davocorrie]

wtf?! thats like saying, i wanna hear Freebird, but only the solo at the end....

[@RPS_FFRK]

Played FFVI 15 yrs ago, I had to restart the game when I learned Shadow can be alive past the middle game. This is nicely done!

[@Martynde]

Gotta wait for Shadow.

[@raza5757]

Aw I know!!

[@icarusmarioFAN]

SUPLEX THE TRAIN! SUPLEX ALL THE THINGS!

[@ursarare9507]

YOU!

[@icarusmarioFAN]

Me?

[@TommyoJ]

+FireIcarus SUPLEX EVERYTHING!

[@kijukitten]

+FireIcarus fantastic damn it.

[@A_Flied_Fly]

SUPLEX YOURSELF! BE AFFLICTED WITH MUDDLE AND SUPLEX YOURSELF!

[@RAGE77777]

すばらしい！！

[@LPPvods]

102 people attacked the shell

[@forte609]

+LPP I was one of those, i thought that I shouldn't just use lightning since I just skimmed over the text

[@LPPvods]

+Carl Anthony Cabello Don't worry, the first time I played it I did the same lol All I wanted was to know what would happen next and ended up being way underleveled. Restart the game doing the right way(and not attacking the shell)

[@SUPERSONICGIRLIFY]

+LPP 104 people's meaningless lives got destroyed by Kefka. LOL

[@WhiskeyTangoFoxtrotOffRoad]

+SUPERSONICGIRLIFY They drank the poisoned Doma water.

[@cloudstrife6911]

+KTBMedia just make sure you wait for Shadow.

[@kevinramirez9720]

You know, I wonder one thing: What if all in-game music was replaced with Smooth McGroove?

[@Zensity82]

I think that would be awesome

[@kevinramirez9720]

Andrew Fender Now, that would be a true fantasy. *wink*

[@nisbahmumtaz909]

+Kevin Ramirez That is technically possible. However, that would require him to record a soundfont pack, covering all standard MIDI instruments with a sample of his acapella voicing. Then there's also the issue of optimizing for the appropriate song, but that's apart from the main problem.

[@crashniels]

+Kevin Ramirez like with crash twinsanity xD

[@jarombrown7766]

He would be a billionaire by now if that were to happen.

[@geekymarianne]

BIGGS: Hold it! Think back to our briefing… WEDGE: What about it!? BIGGS: Do you recall hearing about a monster that eats kitty food… WEDGE: …and stores the remains in its litter box! BIGGS: Right. So whatever you do, *don't* attack the litter box! WEDGE: Alright already!

[@minostaurian]

Lol seriously? Wow...

[@mudaquilthegreat6396]

Isn't it Vicks? I totally remember the other character being named Vicks when I was playing it on the Super Nintendo a week ago. I am so confused.

[@geekymarianne]

Mudaquil the great The original English translation on the Super Nintendo did mistranslate Biggs (ビックス) as Vicks, but all subsequent versions, evidently including the version shown in this video, corrected that mistake.

[@mrbattons7181]

Diamond Song HUEHUE Even in thet super nintendo ages they where mistranslating stuff At least it wasn't nonsense when you read it :/.

[@cjnewman7550]

Diamond Song cute profile pic. What is it?

[@Nimbereth]

M A G I C Edgar: TERRA.....where on earth did you learn that?

[@briomerkury-6007]

Kappa

[@neophobicnyctophile8264]

This kid is loaded for bear...

[@Markleadguitar]

I PREFER the term Treasure Hunter! He'd slit his mama's throat for a nickel! RIIIIIIGHT! Mr. Thou!

[@chaoskiller6084]

M m m m m m m.... MAGIC?!!

[@bloodraider9591]

STOP SWOONING!

[@SomaCoreaix]

My favorite Final Fantasy game thus far, and the music in it is a MAJOR reason why...and he nailed it again...damn dude...

[@jgkitarel]

The cat's performance was spectacular, just spectacular!

[@azazelazjk9852]

I'm currently playing this on the IOS. My mom began to go on about how this was her life back in the day

[@SuntopKinseeker]

It was plenty of parents lives back then .

[@Barbeta13]

My mom hates games so much lol, I tries a bunch of times to change her mind.

[@Eclin]

It’s a really great game, to bad they didn’t keep the sprite normal for the mobile version.

[@Acidpunk101]

Your mom is legit.

[@bvo503]

@Alex Kalinin mobile version?

[@samyoung6280]

Thank you for actually doing some FFVI music! This is my favorite Final Fantasy games, so I was very happy to see this from you. :) I can't wait to see/hear more!

[@willygunawan4939]

10 years later, and this still so awesome

[@TheCreepypro]

gotta love such decisive acapella!

[@hiyukelavie2396]

FFVI has an amazing soundtrack, how has only one FFVI video been done so far

[@john-ko]

好きすぎて何度も聴きに来てしまう そして猫可愛い❤️

[@s1lverp3nguin]

I want a mod where all the music and sounds in a game are replaced by acapella versions and Smooth's the one making them.

[@gaelananderson3818]

If he recorded acapella of every track in a game, or individual samples that represented instruments, it'd be a simple matter of substituting those samples for the game's music tracks or soundfont, respectively! Depending on whether the game uses MP3 music tracks or MIDI with a soundfont.

[@jju00]

Gaelan Anderson The SNES uses MIDI. Don't know the other versions but is not that simple because every is coded and you need to decode everything.

[@gaelananderson3818]

Ex-Casual well yeah, I know it needs to be decoded. I've messed around with some GBA games who use MIDI. Ripping the audio yielded a folder of MIDIs and a .sf2 file with the instruments compressed inside it. Pretty cool to learn about.

[@jju00]

Gaelan Anderson You can find the original game file where the music is stored for retro games on the web. I don't recall the name right now but I think you'll find it if you search .nsf database.

[@nintenjoel]

I have watched this one sooo many times, FFIII (or VI Japan, whatev) has some of my favorite music of all time. Damn good job. No, EXCELLENT JOB. You rule dude.

[@Venusstar22]

This Final Fantasy was one of the best in the series in my opinion....definitely in the Top 5.

[@AbysLord]

Well shit, I totally missed the "Whatever you do, don't attack the shell" when I played this game due to my bad english.

[@lukiapotato8526]

Lol, same here XD

[@jacobsiron6929]

I mostly missed it since I'm an idiot

[@warrenbeall4946]

I love how your cat lets you use her/him as an assistant in this video! You are a mad genius!

[@battheman777]

You earned a subscriber for this video alone. Now if only you had a FF IV theme in there, I'd be in nostalgia heaven!

[@Martynde]

FFIV DS has an amazing version of the boss theme

[@DaveBlakeTheZombie]

Just discovered your videos. You rock. Don't stop doing these for love of god.

[@EmetSelch.]

My favourite FF

[@retrothroughmodern5870]

Ehh... it's probs my 4th favorite

[@retrothroughmodern5870]

Well, FFVII is my favourite, then X, then VIII.

[@dwellnord7354]

Uwao!!!

[@cyussuwarren4412]

FFVI is a true masterpiece, FFVII is a story about an Emo and Mama's boy that got way too much hype because of 3D polygons.

[@davidtimmer596]

LaserTrapGaming IV and VIII are my favorites

[@divinefallfromgrace]

Ahh, man, a Big-Up from me for covering pre-VII material. V and VI are legendary games, and Nobuo Uematsu is a genius. 😁👌🏻

[@JoshGoldbergChapmanStick]

I am in awe of you, holy crap! I've listened to so many of your arrangements already and I can't get enough!

[@homeycdawg]

Absolutely beautiful. Final Fantasy IV and VI are my favorites in the series.

[@elias502]

One acapella I would die to see is a Clash at the Big Bridge acapella

[@AvSias]

F----ing Bloody yeah!!

[@nathanielthorpe3891]

8 years later, I still come back to listen to this. Man it's nuts that I've been listening to you for 8 YEARS! Doesn't get old!

[@michaelsnow3536]

I find it very hard to sit still while listening to this...

[@cobaltstar_8281]

Michael Snow must. suplex. train!!!

[@12201185234]

CobaltStar_ Nah... Just give that train a Phoenix Down

[@troubl3gum]

you definitely need to do the veldt theme

[@DarthDick987]

troubl3gum TRUTH!!!

[@skoalaleonhart5560]

+troubl3gum i second that

[@razernaga14]

i'd love a lot of tracks from this game. Protect the Espers, Metamorphosis, Catastrophe, The Airship Blackjack, Searching for Friends, any character theme--those are the top, what, 20 or so?

[@o0aleex0o]

I like the fact you wear a different hat or something for the rythm "guys"

[@hedonistredd4592]

2:18 THANK you for adding that downwards "ba-da-ba-duh". Almost no one does Decisive Battle exactly from the game, and you're the only one I've seen absolutely ROCK this song perfectly.

[@Atma505]

Came here for the bassline, one of my absolute favorites in a Final Fantasy track

[@megamage911]

Aww yeah! :D

[@afg13cruz51]

admit if kefka wasnt on ff vi this music wouldnt be so great...

[@Atma505]

Afg13cruz wat

[@neophobicnyctophile8264]

I don't think I'm alone with this request: "The Opera of Draco & Maria". In it's entirety!

[@ellejustelle8097]

You're absolutely amazing, but I must mention the feline influence makes the experience ever so much better 🤘

[@servantoftheking316]

This is freaking incredible man, its insane how accurate you are with this.

[@goldensun003]

If this guy do the full Dancing Mad version i will surrender to him.

[@abola2121]

I would start a church in his name! (seriously)

[@Octanis0]

Don't torture him.

[@GeckoClimber]

I love Final Fantasy battle music and you really do a great job :) How about making an acapella version of the battle theme from Fanal Fantasy X? That would be really epic :D Cheers, Gecko

[@BigGamingBossMan]

This game has awesome music and you simply must do more tracks from it. Please.

[@jlev5577]

Two years ago I was in bed trying to find a good version of this song. After listening to awful remix after awful remix, I was about to give up, when I saw this smooth acapella version, and thought, well it'll suck too but it can't be any worse than what I already heard. Then came the song. The first few seconds were promising, then came the amazing beat, and by 10 seconds I was no longer in bed, but was dancing about thrashing my arms as I drummed along with the song. I still feel that same surge of energy even today! Smooth is a modern day power plant! What a man, what a song!

[@timeng9963]

Sounds amazing! The whole theme is just so nostalgic

[@bitter-bit]

0:31 you sir just earned a subscriber for the chill that raced down my spine

[@YuushaBlues]

"The Nostalgia Chill" I call it

[@bitter-bit]

A brilliant name for it indeed. I tip my hat to you.

[@YuushaBlues]

Ah I love it

[@DanielMadeiraMM]

best FF ever!

[@johnnydew4122]

Daniel Madeira *best game ever

[@alritedave]

Daniel Madeira Prefer VII & IX slightly more, but I grew up with those, so I'm biased.

[@xyzmaster86]

Truth and a close 2nd would be IV/ VII tied for 2nd

[@Slippy_CTE]

6 is so so good. 7 is fine but crazy overrated imo

[@andrecosta4870]

Também concordo! vários temas adultos. FF7 é uma comédia romântica perto de FF6.

[@JaB_ESP]

i love the bass voice...on the right side of the screen... amazing, sounds like a bass with fingerstile tecnique

[@fernandohudson1]

Perfeito,essa musica me lembra uma batalha épica é como vs enfrentar o seu lado escuro e vencer!

[@ryanbeltz]

The vocal harmony at 0:31 is so good

[@saiyas47]

Final fantasy ix please.. Nobuo uematsu best ost. Like the battle theme.

[@kitaryakysubae3156]

You do the best acapellas. They sound dead on. This is one I know well because this is one of my favorite retro games, and probably second favorite final Fantasy next to nine. You nailed it.

[@_.Alucard._]

This is the first boss battle I will never forget ;)

[@smileplease_91]

Battle of the Four Fiends would be amazing to hear from you!

[@re2774]

きれいな声、元気でる…

[@AychekHD]

FFVI has some of the best music in the series! Absolutely had to like this, especially since I'm doing a Natural Magic run of FFVI on my channel, at the moment. Keep it up, you amazing bastard!

[@ChaoticTurtle]

I love how all the guitars in the background are like: Forever Alone.

[@hobeln]

:D

[@Jossa81]

This is one of the best RPG's ever, regardless of console.

[@mato1881_JP]

凄い！凄い！素敵！！ It ’s amazing! Nice! !

[@パパイヤン版]

むっちゃカッコいいですよね♪

[@brianmichaeldevault]

Props to you. This was the first final fantasy I played and one of my favorite battle themes.

[@fluffhead89]

Suplex the train? While awesome, I think not! Revive it! Also, Dancing Mad or Battle on the Big Bridge should be next.

[@RodimusPrimal]

Phoenix Down on undead bosses!

[@xXDJGamingxXMCPEPlayer]

will Life mahic work

[@xXDJGamingxXMCPEPlayer]

+SummonerDJGaming "magic"

[@AshU-ug2fy]

I haven't played in ages, but from what I remember I think it did.... Someone can correct if I'm wrong.

[@RodimusPrimal]

Any curative items or spells damages the undead in FFVI. Bosses are included at least in the SNES version.

[@luizkyo]

Simplesmente fenomenal

[@Yeon-Rang1917]

Thank you for saving memories from 18 years ago. I came back in over 7 years and it's still good.

[@john-ko]

凄い！そして黒猫ちゃん可愛いw

[@DrBlagueur]

ここに日本人がいますとは思っていませんでした。w

[@john-ko]

@@DrBlagueur ああ、同志がw この方大好きなのですよー👍

[@DrBlagueur]

@@john-ko 私はフランス人なので、あなたのような外国人でもあります(笑) 🇫🇷 🇯🇵

[@john-ko]

@@DrBlagueur おお！日本語お上手なので、完全に日本人だと思ってました！ 同じ趣味のフランスの人とお話しできるなんて、なんか嬉しいです✨

[@DrBlagueur]

@@john-ko 違う、僕は2年前から日本語を学んでいます。簡単な文章を作るだけならできます。w 私は日本に行ったことがありません。Covid-19が無くなったら、日本に行きたいです :D でもね、僕はファイナルファンタジーが大好きなんだ。^^

[@xxkomebackkidxx]

Please do Final Fantasy 9- Feel My Blade

[@Gekidoooo]

yaaaaasshh :D

[@antwandc]

can i feel your blade?

[@Gekidoooo]

no problem :D *grabs dagger* here we go!

[@antwandc]

lol

[@Cubameriguense]

I fucking LOVE that track. Then again, I fucking LOVE a lot of the songs in that game.

[@chi5957]

控えめに言って最高…

[@VictorSevenTV]

Oh. My. God. I cannot believe you did this song. This is a perfect throwback to my childhood! Made awesome!

[@2Tall_Powerlifting]

One of my faves

[@dommerlaric9782]

Cat: Daaad, you're embarrassing me on the internet D:

[@SuperShotgun300]

This is so awesome

[@dl5641]

I've been listening to the original and plenty of remakes, but your voice is just so smooth on this song! Those vocal glides are pure heaven. It really adds something to the song

[@Arbaaltheundefeated]

Best FF game ever!

[@Thanos_aka_Imperius]

my first final fantasy game! i mean my first love

[@gooched]

finally....the REAL final fantasy battle theme.

[@xxnike0629xx]

No wonder Final Fantasy VI had such great music. Jesus made it himself.

[@artminusme]

I knew Jesus wore a green hat! 🙏

[@BarkusWolfinstein]

nobuo uematsu is Jesus? I never knew...

[@stonecold5373]

Jesus made everything.

[@Frank_144]

@@stonecold5373 lmao no

[@seankelly4096]

@@BarkusWolfinstein He is to me. This and the mist cave theme from FFIV/2 is reason enough.

[@jekessalee4047]

I say this was very well done you did an absolute outstanding job hit all the notes for the entire final fantasy 6 decisive battle theme song thank you for doing this amazing battle theme from one of my all time favorite final fantasy game

[@FreDaN92]

I would love too hear FF iv four fiends of the elements be acapellad, my favorite FF song.

[@DekrosnaArcana]

hmm Final Fantasy 12's Esper battle theme should be done by this guy...

[@eltoncdb]

Will you do Dancing Mad next?

[@AgentDanielCross]

Thats a fickle bitch to perform

[@dieentdeckung]

+daniel cross He already tackled One Winged Angel so hey, we can hope :D

[@papershadow]

+dieentdeckung One Winged Angel is a grandiose theme, but it's also one song at maybe 4 minutes to a loop. Dancing Mad is 16 minutes with each of the 4 distinct sections looped once.

[@littlegeek5159]

+Elton Chung We can only hope.

[@highulitma]

+papershadow69 all of the remixs that Square has put out of DM have been 12 minutes long, and that's with the first part looping. I can say it's possible to shorten it down to 10 minutes

[@TVsBen]

And this is the greatest piece of video game music of all time - even better than one winged angel. This was well done!

[@electricskull2505]

i just feel the urge to suplex a train...

[@mickystone7530]

lolz

[@12201185234]

Just give it a Phoenix down...

[@Solus749]

and lose out on the fun to suplex everything? ...nah I stick to suplexing

[@theF0R3N]

strangely... there isnt enough beard for my liking....

[@Umbris13]

There is never enough beard! Let the beard stretch down to the fires of hell, it will still not be long enough!

[@stewievader4]

Umbris13 but then his glorious beard will be burned...

[@Umbris13]

The holy beard is fireproof, obviously.

[@geekymarianne]

I don't like huge Jesus beards on guys. Hell, for the most part, I don't even like guys, I'm 99% lesbian! But Smooth and his beard are so sexy, *I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS WHAT WITCHCRAFT IS GOING ON HERE D: D: D:*

[@justus4justice]

You just need to adjust your perspective. If you look closely, you'll see that under his beard there's actually another beard.

[@PhilipGomes_SmashBro]

Wow, huge Star Wars reference, right there! Wedge Antilles and Biggs Darklighter!

[@Taijavu]

The names were used in ffvii (seven) too! :D

[@VentusWK]

A lot of the plot elements of FFVI are Star Wars related, the Gestahlian Empire is VERY similar to the Galactic Empire, and the Returners are VERY similar to the Rebels.

[@evandouville8935]

and iv remastered

[@xjustashotawayx938]

Biggs and Wedge are used alot in the Final Fantasy, usually they're both enemy soldiers. I dunno if they're references or just coincidence.

[@thatoneguy4452]

It's an intentional reference to Star Wars. Star Wars even returned the favour by adding a minor character named Cid in the prequel trilogy.

[@sirbartonslady]

On the one year anniversary I finally find this. Well, better late than never. One of my favorite themes from my favorite game! Also, love the kitty cameos!

[@Podcito]

Amazing

[@YuushaBlues]

Can we all agree that Final Fantasy, be it Tactics or any other one, has the absolute best soundtrack out of any other video game ever?

[@PetarBladeStrok]

I agree. FF soundtrack is out of this world. Even the new FFXV OST is beyond amazing!

[@YuushaBlues]

👈👀👈

[@bottle9]

No, there are a lot of videogames with great soundtrack, but this is very good I think its relative

[@YuushaBlues]

I can see that

[@celeste1823]

What makes Final Fantasy music so great is it's variety. Calm ballads, epic battle music, vocals, heavy metal. Tactics or type-0 has very different soundtrack to the rest of the series but works really well. Even games that suck, like 13 or mystic quest has kickass songs

[@juppukun]

PLEASE DO DANCING MAD

[@razernaga14]

that would be so hard dude he took so long on one-winged angel, and that's half as long and one-eighth as complex. maybe if he worked on and released parts separately, then combined them

[@kishidaej]

I was ready to be skeptical. But now I honor you. Wow

[@dashadow231]

Simply wow indeed

[@Bherf]

good work, Jesus!

[@eckitronix]

9999/10 HP -IGN

[@eweeparker]

GRUUUUU

[@12201185234]

Ian Parker "... Don't attack the shell!"

[@hanijoo]

I'm so happy because you acapella all of my favorite games 😍😍 ( Isaac theme, Sans theme, and Zanarkard 💖 )

[@lunethspark]

why hasn't final fantasy 6 been re released on steam yet?

[@Resarmo]

***** I wouldn't say that ffx and ffx-2 are shitty games but jeahr you'Re correct it is a shame that more awesome games like ff9 doesn't become a re master, but you have to see it from their view, It's harder to make a re master from an 16 (? or 32 don'T really know) bit game,sound and graphics than a game which is nearly to the standards like ffx. So it cost a lot more to remaster it because they have to re design nearly the whole game, probably even the battle style isn't easy to reconnect it to our modern moving and fast game world. can't describe it really good, but i think you understand what i mean a little bit :-)

[@lunethspark]

***** I have the FFX-X2 remaster

[@TheTj334]

***** I liked your comment but then I saw FFx and shitty games. ._.

[@Nicaveli]

***** i concur, ffx was the beginning of the end.

[@raxsavvage]

***** Real Time Battle, holmes most of us used that anyway, ya know the ones who wern't scrubs