John Tay - [Alternate] Death Egg Act 2 (YM2612 + SN76489)

[@johntayjinf]

people are so freaked out by this track lol (the good way) it's almost entertaining

[@showsomeid]

this is literally the most fucking insane sonic fan track ive ever heard

[@pixelcat_yt]

I've been following you since I heard the track you contributed to Hellfire Saga (from inside the dev team), and I've been meaning to say that every single one of your tracks is fire for a while this one's an absolute banger too, amazing job

[@byers1060]

it's so good though

[@SuperSMZ]

john you cant just post the best fucking thing ive heard in months out of nowhere like this deadass this FUCKS

[@malachigv]

I mean it is pretty good. I have a feeling it's gonna be a nightmare to make work well on actual hardware, but if I ever do a sound driver compatible with furnace (which might be needed due to some drama with Fractal's creator. Thank christ for finnicky XGM methods), this'll be of note

[@MarichiChip]

Robotnik's Diary: Dear Diary, It's been 17 years since the Death Egg's toilet lock got stuck. I've been eating nothing but mold and drank nothing but toilet water. At least the flusher didn't get stuck. Each day gets longer and longer. I know how my grandfather felt now and it hurts. I just wanna get out of here.

[@SabakiSabakuML]

Dear Diary, Somehow the toilet lock managed to explode! How in the hell did it do such a thing....unless that spiky rodent and that little sidekick of his are messing around within the Death Egg!

[@SonicntZane]

oh I get it lol

[@FinalHopeTrio]

@@SabakiSabakuML At that point, Eggman better be glad Sonic and Tails came. He may be a villain, but Sonic would not just leave him without what he needs (just not an emerald to power an army. There is a line Sonic won't cross.)

[@mannythemaniac1009]

@@SonicntZane i don't what is this

[@starmanmars]

"hey John you just need to make an alternate track for Death Egg Act 2" John at the flaming YM2612 Chip:

[@IAMMechakirby1]

Here I am thinking the song's first loop was over then the track says "THINK FAST CHUCKLENUTS" and hits me with that flash bang of a DROP

[@Memezuii]

I'mma force'a'nature.

[@CrackHeadGaming1029]

If you was from, where I was from, you’d be f••kin’ dead!

[@TrumpLester]

Me last night: "Man, this track needs an Act 2" Tay, Almost By Coincidence:

[@malachiallen1517]

Damn, the Death Egg done went from Death Egg to Metallic Madness real quick 🗣🗣🔥🔥

[@rinredtailthefox-dragonhyb6343]

The thumbnail continues the trend of Sonic going through or about to go through comical amounts of pain and tomfoolery. Nice beat btw!

[@SonicntZane]

unfortunately, i think this one could be dodged with a well timed jump/jump to instashield

[@ibis03]

​@@SonicntZane depends on how fast can player click the same button

[@ashthetenrec]

I just noticed that

[@ikec-pw5sb]

The best thing that I've heard fall on my ears. You did it, John Tay. You've made real EDM on Sega Genesis

[@johntayjinf]

you kidding me it's been done years before me

[@ikec-pw5sb]

@@johntayjinf I'm aware, it's just that I've seen you always say that you've always had difficulty doing it yourself

[@johntayjinf]

@@ikec-pw5sb ohhh that's what you meant should've worded it better but my apologies lol

[@ikec-pw5sb]

@@johntayjinf yyeeahhh I should have 😅

[@ssg-eggunner]

Mega Drive*

[@minater247]

At this point it doesn’t even sound like Genesis music anymore. It’s such an amazing track it just transcends the console… and somehow doesn’t even use all the channels. Just in awe, this is amazing!

[@sola_is_chilling]

It sounds like something you'd head in like a 2006 game, even a modern indie game.

[@RootBeerAddict520]

I know, right? (Also, the reason it doesn’t use all of the channels is to leave room for the sound effects, otherwise they would cut out bits of music. A good example of this is Pokemon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow. All of them have this issue, especially in battle)

[@johntayjinf]

@RootBeerAddict520 common misconception; most 1st gen - 3rd gen consoles have this problem due to the hardware limits themselves, only a select few games with efficient channel management and arcade games don't suffer from it

[@RootBeerAddict520]

@@johntayjinf Oh, good to know.

[@Error_playXSG]

@@sola_is_chilling remembers me the old roblox 2016 Tycoon music for some reason... lol, good times

[@IkinBBfromAnthologyOfTheKiller]

Buddy, it's alright If you just turned the YM2612 and SN76489 into a high quality MP3 player by using Black magic. We accept witches.

[@sola_is_chilling]

And it's alright if you warped reality to make a song better than anything tim follin has ever made!

[@BillimanMCjon]

@@sola_is_chillingDont diss the goat

[@bladethehedgecat]

​@@BillimanMCjonhe ain't dissin, he spittin fax

[@BillimanMCjon]

@@bladethehedgecat Hes spittin bilge

[@bladethehedgecat]

​@@BillimanMCjonidk what's dilge and idc what you think about john tay but john's definitely better than tom follin and will always be

[@huh.7918]

Love the "Take me higher" at the start, best part of the song

[@cheepthepeanut]

i. actually cried at "the snippet" part. this project feels more and more like a giant love letter to tracker music

[@daseal1479]

You deserve a full spot on an official game OST, your compositions are simply too good to stay exclusive to KZbin.

[@JayWarudo]

i don't need to be that one guy but sega should hire this man immediately blud can make better music then even the most legendary and iconic OST's of the sonic franchise

[@JayWarudo]

i swear to god all of his alt songs are better then the original s&k ost which is amazing in itself

[@weepnwallow]

he worked on triple trouble 16-bit

[@hiddenboy007]

@@weepnwallow he did like 2 tracks

[@S0meb0dy728]

@@JayWarudo*cough* jun *cough*

[@clonefighter1996]

2:58 I did NOT expect this section to go _this_ hard. You madman got your wits together and actually managed to make an EDM-sounding sec for Act 2. Bravo.

[@amatik4569]

Same, this part sounds so heavy, so good. The track is the best i've ever heard made on YM2612

[@showsomeid]

the use of green hill instruments, the bass. everything about this. this is one of the greatest compositions ive ever experienced

[@lambdacore3246]

This is seriously impressive stuff for the genesis, especially the use of heavy sampling on the DAC. I wonder how much extra cartridge space it’d take up if it were to theoretically be used in Sonic and Knuckles

[@lambdacore3246]

That said, one thing I might add: I actually think Act 1 is a bit more foreboding and fits better as a final stand for Act 2 while I feel like a triumphant first act

[@pikaplay9066]

Honestly, you'd probably need a 32x to keep things running smoothly

[@TetrisMaster512]

Well you can look at the VGM file download, which on its own is larger than the original S&K ROM (2.3MB vs 2MB). Modern day flash carts like the Everdrive could allow for ROM hacks that expand the ROM size, but without bank swapping (which would require additional hardware in the cartridge, not sure if flash carts provide it) there's a hard cap on how much the 68000 CPU can address since it only has a 24-bit address bus, giving only 16MB of address space (some of which is reserved for hardware registers, video RAM, etc). The largest Genesis game I'm aware of is Pier Solar which apparently only has an 8MB ROM.

[@Leekodot15]

If we were talking back then, you mayyyy need a beefier cart just for music alone. If we made a cart NOW though it would NOT be an issue EVER.

[@HiltonBoyd-t3s]

3:30 is like a spark of hope

[@codiecola3636]

The main computer has been destroyed, gravity control has been disabled, engines are close to going critical. You have ten minutes to escape the Death Egg. An impossible task for many, but you’re the fastest thing alive.

[@sonicthehedgehog23145]

if this was an actual gameplay thing, then it would be 2 minutes

[@nescartridges]

3:37 are those mother 3 samples? dude what the hell this is WAY too good to stay on youtube

[@netziguess3507]

oh wild dille spotted hii!!

[@ozgurfratboz6770]

Don't care if this fits sonic or not, this song is taking the genesis sound chip to another level!

[@icicleditor]

Found the lick at 5:55 haha Nice work on this piece! Excellent balance of sounds

[@thatwaterriver3824]

i heard it right before i read this lolll

[@rd_ctrlr5311]

I loved hearing the little callbacks to the original Death Egg theme in this track. Now this is a fitting Act 2 mix

[@Truffle_D_Toad]

the reason the death egg is this big is because you'd need something like that to process all this blastin this banger is doing

[@Leekodot15]

Blast Processing, anyone?

[@EthanWalkerMusic]

@@Leekodot15 geometry dash reference hehe

[@Leekodot15]

@@EthanWalkerMusic ....Yeah okay, you Nintendon't get the joke...

[@EthanWalkerMusic]

@@Leekodot15 lol im just playin around

[@EthanWalkerMusic]

@@Leekodot15 original commenter shouldve made this joke tho tbh lol

[@ImperfectNORE]

this genuinely made me feel i dont even know how to describe it the slower parts make me feel so emotional for no reason but then when the up beat parts come in i just feel so pumped idfk why hlep

[@c1oudsky]

that means you like the song

[@shreesemoore]

The spell dude must have casted to get a clean sounding piano solo out of a sega ym2612 must've took years to master.

[@kirbybaker-the-alch]

man, I thought act 1 excelled at how it sound, but you DESTROYED it with this, absolutely stands as a final level theme, amazing job dude!

[@Camwin]

erm that dark techno bassline drop after that intro 0:25. I love how the main line drives this as well. (realises it's a remake....) love this is inspired. Enjoyed both, this is more my thing and it works so well.

[@SabakiSabakuML]

The piano part almost got me to shed a tear.....wait a damn minute the hell's this watery stuff coming out of my eyes?

[@Ninjacat25]

Ya see all this, John? Do you see how much people love your music? I truly hope you can find satisfaction and joy in that which you create. Modesty is great, but enjoying the journey is one of the most important things in life. It may be hard, but I know you can do it.

[@OfficialChavis97]

Words cannot describe how much this slaps, feels like me and the boys are about to fight the final boss to final boss all final bosses (if that makes any sense) Keep working your musical magic Tay.

[@festivevacancy]

One of the best final stage themes i heard, the emotion it's so on point.

[@Peachy232]

I've been listening to this almost on repeat, the instruments are dynamic, the composition is awesome and inspiring like a final level should be, and the whole song is just a blessing. 2:58 is by far my favorite part, especially once the second half of it kicks in at 3:30

[@senorlock5128]

An absolute masterpiece. 1:03 hits like a fucking truck. Mozart been real quiet ever since this dropped…

[@senseiusagi6136]

KZbin randomly recommended me this, don’t know what this is supposed to be, don’t know what it has to do with sonic but do know that this is an absolute banger

[@jurassicarkjordanisgreat1778]

2:34 and 3:38 is my favorite part! your really upped it from act 1!

[@SonicntZane]

This fits so much for technically the last act in the game (tried it myself, can also confirm). Only thing I would say is that it could probably use a bit more melodies, although that's probably just how EDM is in general. The piano part is almost tear-jerking btw it's so good

[@GabriOneshot]

This is the best death egg version that i've seen in my whole life

[@larzt.]

One of your most unique tracks so far. Really dig the craftsmanship here

[@SuperSMZ]

hi larz

[@dobrakawanimat]

weedle sucks caterpie is awesome

[@itsalwaysnugget]

Hmm... I don't know which one I liked better... Eh, screw it I pick both acts. Your alternate tracks are amazing as always! Edit: I just read the desc and I'm uh... quite surprised to know that these Death Egg alternate tracks are remixes of The Toilet Lock is Stuck... ok, good to know that this is based on a masterpiece

[@redsphinx113]

This is magic john truly you have a gift

[@restghost144]

You made the sega genesis soundchip sound unreal John Tay, it's Amazing!

[@blind3dbylight]

The final stretch, the final bastion, the final obstacle in Sonic’s journey to unstick the toilet lock

[@sol2457]

I'm 10 months late lmao In anyway, i can't fully describe how this song makes me feel (mostly because english is not my native language), but i can tell you that it helped me a lot, somehow it was capable of make me get up and keep going, even when everything seemed like a thunderstorm, at the end, they're not here to take us down, they're here to show our strenght, and personally, i realized of how strong i am for making it to this point without giving up, thank you Joy, somehow you managed to make a song that helped not only me, but a lot of people i'm sure. Take care everyone

[@Lolony5621]

damn man this thing is pure art, its awesome you could pull the chip this far

[@dustinramsey1198]

I'd give an arm and a leg to hear these in the OG game on my Genesis. Absolutely amazing work!

[@theangrycolossal]

you had me at "Jesper Kyd's Adventures of Batman and Robin soundtrack"

[@LeMeccerino]

I was thinking savaged regime and jesper kyd's modtracker stuff until I checked the description. Oh... That solves that puzzle. Good job.

[@brorianszk]

You have 135K views for this track now!? Totally deserved! It's fire!

[@aquasanty0663]

Ok HOW THE HECK IS POSSIBLE TO SOUND THIS GOOD, you really did a good job doing these songs, keep it up!

[@zeromythosver.]

Starts reminiscent of SoR 3 boss battle, has Microsoft SAM vocals like Faith, has a section that sounds like Bombat by Infected Mushroom? This RULES. Edit: And the end of the loop (middle of video) sounds like Mother 3 piano??? Absolutely firing on all cylinders.

[@banzaidoesthings]

How it feels to chew 5 gum: this absolute BANGER of a death egg alt Stimulate your senses.

[@itsamejonarbuckle]

I love this song so much, I literally keep coming back to listen to it every few days

[@itsamejonarbuckle]

Still listening 💪

[@jazzmanwithpizzaz2769]

haha me too

[@dasmakheads]

Okay, really theres not much getting better than this. You don't know how many times i've replayed this it's that catchy, John what have you done?

[@WrldMach]

And this...this is John Tay at 100% OF HIS POWER

[@gravyy2109]

No. This is maybe 45% at most

[@raisotope]

0:00 uhhh mom..Why is my Sega Genesis on fire?!!

[@maxrichards5925]

Aw yeah, this is happening! A sequel to my favorite redone track!

[@szkraft220]

this. sounds. AMAZING. legitemately one of the best things ive heard in GENERAL its jsut so SO good i am in AWE AAAGH

[@21_electro]

A whole piano sample could fit on the DAC channel?? That's insane!

[@heroteen16]

I can really feel the Jesper Kyd influence in this song, the thumping beat from Batman and Robin, and the haunting synths from Sub Terrania

[@DreaguiVII]

Thank you for making these absolute BANGER into a mod for sonic 3 air! I love all of your musics!

[@DGCpicturesEntertainment]

0:36 is that that one sound from the OG Xbox dashboard? The one from the Apollo 11 moon landing?

[@Ultrasun-fv5de]

My first time listening to act 1 just now I was thinking that if it was actually played in-game, especially at the end of the story mode on Sonic Origins, I’d probably actually start tearing up and have to pause the game because of just how epic and emotionally charged it is as a final level theme. Then I heard act 2 right after, still not even in a gameplay context, and even then I actually did like physically cry a little. Granted I’ve been getting rlly emotional over small things as of late in general, but even so the fact that your music was one of those things is a testament to your sheer ability as a composer. Good fucking job.

[@Jupiterwupiter]

A masterpiece.

[@engineergaming4706]

I love how atmospheric it is

[@WickerBasket9]

I'm so glad KZbin recommended me this on the main page. It knew what I liked!

[@davianvaldez1079]

I love this song so much It’s fits the stage so well And sounds like a final level ❤❤ great song dude

[@goodtimesupreme]

i keep coming back to this

[@noonethatspecial]

I love the build up at the beginning. Simply phenomenal!

[@WorKSimi]

god DAMN

[@OVNI-i6b]

This is absolutely F A N T A S T I C, HOLY DAMN YOU REALLY DID A MEGA BANGER BRO 🤘

[@InkyEzrox]

Dude... this gave me goosebumps. Excellent work.

[@brianriff8550]

JOHN THIS SLAPS

[@MaJeeDooo0010]

Mr. Tay, I know you like to make absolute banger stuff and all of this is just talent by nature... but GOD DAMN?! I'm still Bewildered as to how the fuck have you still not gotten into composing for more games (that aren't fangames).

[@JayWarudo]

should've really hired him for origins to make absolute bangers tracks to replace the ones that are copyrighted

[@JeremyHere24]

Blud turned a sonic zone theme into a geometry dash level

[@NatanTrombetta]

THIS IS NUTS. Amazing, just amazing!

[@facuxk]

2 years since the creation of peak!

[@lilmattere]

8:06 minutes of pure eargasm.

[@millyficent7305]

Absolutely love the vox samples pulled from (Zaxxon's) Motherbase (2000)/Parasquad

[@vletjeglr]

this is heavenly

[@Stardust-tz8yq]

100% my favourite track from this playlist

[@NocturnalNocinal]

if i was sonic and i entered death egg and i heard this bop i might just let eggman take over the world

[@reesepufferson5619]

Will never not be blown away by how amazing this track is.

[@reesepufferson5619]

This has got to be one of my favorite tracks by you man. So sick.

[@thesamplemotion]

your tones and arrangement on this, and other tracks in this series, are on fucking point! this seriously fucks. thank you.

[@quantumkn1ght314]

How the #@&$ did you do this with a Genesis chip?? God tier.

[@dumb00YT]

THIS FUCKING TRACK MAKES ME WANNA ACEND HOLY SHIT JOY. I listened to this for 16 hours straight at a wedding once. IT WAS THE ONLY THING KEEPING MY MENTAL STATE TOGETHER 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999/10 YOU KILLED IT🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@shouse_zip]

oh this is amazing, i love it when its this genre on the genesis

[@kyleeliniguez6345]

The fact this doesnt have 1M veiws is sin against mankind.

[@Karnage233]

omg I clicked on this the exact moment I saw it in my recommended, this is fuckin awesome bro, props

[@jakighcolburnchannel3584]

3:38-4:03 Ok, I can’t be the only one who gets Mega Man Zero vibes from that

[@SomeDemoMain]

You aren't. Makes me think of "Holy Land" from Z4.

[@aristoph7239]

Simply amazing!!

[@leafypotatostyle]

My god this goes too damn hard I feel bad for just finding this now. If I had one small criticism, it would be that for around 30% of the track, the kick drum is playing almost exclusively on 1 and 3, leading to a very matter of fact sound and pace. This could be by design, though I feel it makes the section at 1:42 feel less smooth and less "free", if that makes sense. It certainly doesn't kill the tune for me, though.

[@Ryagakki]

At this point the guy just launched the EDM/Bassline hop

[@Brodoof]

03:50 You sneaky little bastard lmao

[@jhdezlol]

No matter what I do, (Oh). I can’t escape this god damn song, (Oh).

[@ninjanate5018]

Did this madman seriously just start using MOTHER 3 instruments at 3:37?

[@TheSness54]

this is what a final act should sound like 🔥🔥🔥

[@dobrakawanimat]

Love the sampled piano bit

[@dewforpolitics]

“Take me higher”. Better than act 1

[@UltraEpicLeader10020]

John is a chiptune wizard at this point.

[@scarletshadowzz]

holy shit this is SO good