The King of Fighters '94 - Esaka (Arranged)

[@Jeizuhh]

This track is almost 30 years old and it still holds up. SNK was truly ahead of it’s time.

[@yourboyrussell6738]

_Now_ it's 30 years old. Happy anniversary, KOF!

[@nightwing09x]

completely agree, SNK sound team like predicted the future, WTF! LOVE THEM FOR IT

[@ashxu3131]

the OG SNK didn't deserve their sound and art team🥲

[@PikminExpert]

Amazing guitar solo and 90's style music.

[@captaincofthesky7157]

You were a legend for uploading those sf4 tracks. I used to listen to them every day. Thanks, wherever you are.

[@silentaswang9968]

I love the intro to this song, it's so epic it actually makes the whole thing feel like a comeback to the original, as if they knew that there would be so many KOF games and when people would go back to the first one and listen to this they would feel like "Welcome to the first Esaka", or something. Then again, many Kyo themes are prone to have epic intros that you never forget along with a simple yet lovable main melody and then some different parts, later going back to the main melody again.

[@olibernstein6834]

I agree with this comment

[@Anomaly188]

SNK was actually on the verge of bankruptcy when they made KOF 94. The idea was to throw the most well known characters from their various arcade franchises (plus Team Japan,) into one dream match fighting game and go out with a bang.

[@musicisfun15]

agree with ya here, been trying to figure out how to really explain myself how i felt about esaka 94. but this is close. hearing this after knowing it lasted 30 years is crazy. it all started here

[@Zytomega]

The original Esaka

[@Gaga22442]

Yeah !

[@4ArchieLee]

Lightning Bolt hell yeah bruh ☝

[@dodykusumanto8377]

The REAL one!! Not that one.

[@gaditas008]

Yeaaa! But the 96 version is the unique! Best ever

[@PeterSolerom]

the intro brings memories from another era, the end of the past century.

[@XG417]

If it ever comes to it, I want the very last Esaka to pay homage to this one. _A full circle._

[@redchan_ebooks]

I mean, KOF 98 basically did that with Esaka '98.

[@edwardsolaire5672]

@@redchan_ebooks Yeah, the last great KoF game

[@Hassan-kf6xj]

@@edwardsolaire5672 clown shoes over here

[@2FUJIGD]

It would be called “Esaka Finale”

[@megaman15ish]

@@edwardsolaire5672 You're very delusional if you honestly believe that.

[@ali.sheharyar.sheikh]

This is where all the magic began.

[@thangngudxop]

2:03 It's all started from here :')

[@The_Manipulator]

Almost 28 years are passed since this masterpiece came out

[@yourboyrussell6738]

In August, it'll be 30. And in December, Tekken is also turning 30. Where does the time go, right?

[@lsm.lucky92]

Ladies and gentlemen, the 90's.

[@JohnnyNJNB]

awesome feeling at 2:04 ...so freaking cool guitar with lots of feelings!

[@Raid433]

What other song, within the first 15 seconds, captivates you the same way this one does? Truly incredible and will always stand the test of time.

[@troyy99]

Kyokyo's Bizarre Fighters - Esaka Crusaders

[@maskedbrobotdubs1719]

K.K's Bizarre Tournament - Esaka Tendency.

[@Jiam26TuGfa123]

K.K's Bizarre Adventure - Esaka is Unbreakable

[@binkbunk3759]

K.K's Bizarre Tournament - Esaka Blood.

[@elphorza1224]

K.K´s Bizarre Tournament - Esakaition

[@ALI_872K]

Kyo would fit pretty well in Jojo

[@albertobrasil1344]

30 years and it still makes my heart tremble!!!! One of the best for me was Goro Daimon, and when I applied "The Jiraishin" it was without a shadow of a doubt one of the best moves to take down the opponent!

[@NightPonyGaming]

Holy hell whey did this good track manage to elude me for so long!?

[@tailedgates9]

The BEST Esaka theme, hands down.

[@ZekkenVideosgraciosos]

Me encanta el inicio y luego los distintos instrumentos sonando poco a poco la verdad un 9/10 Edit: ahora que la escucho un año despues la considero muy buen tambien 10/10

[@tonirivas3761]

:v

[@ZeroGaiaForce]

I fucking love this theme!

[@FernandaSouza-dp1eh]

Kkkkkkkkkkkk

[@eltacojustice]

chills run down my spine everytime i hear the beginning part

[@hendrikelliderdelaswaifus8885]

0:08 EPICO ESE SOLO DE GUITARRA DESDE EL INICIO EPICO HASTA DAN GANAS DE BAILAR Y PELEAR 💙 siempre repito esa parte

[@josesantosperezleal2422]

Hendrik El Lider De las Waifus ojalá agreguen esta rola al Smash ahora que saldrá Terry muy pronto

[@nicozeta3]

No es un solo, solamente es una melodía pero si es verdad que es un gran arreglo, da epicidad

[@mestrefantasma]

asi es

[@danhyang6881]

Birth of The King

[@KaachanII]

Jeeeesus, those 10 first seconds!!

[@sobesons]

Masters creation!

[@ZoneyDuel]

i miss 1994

[@Suralin0]

I think we all do, man.

[@tarunjohal9215]

I miss it, but more the fact that I never lived to see it.

[@thatrandomdude4143]

1994 was a revolutionary year for gaming, kof, darkstalkers and even the ps1 came out in the same year!

[@orlanzo2621]

I was only 8 in '94 but i definitely sure as hell miss it man. Nothing like the 90's.

[@solarwuvsmoomei]

@@orlanzo2621 now we're just stuck with 10's and 20's where *POP* existed

[@4ArchieLee]

this is OUR Madden!!!! peace to all my Fighters past, present, future from 4 buttons to 8 buttons fight on player's!!

[@hermontarmand2404]

Somehow I like the original one more, maybe it's nostalgia thing. The feeling of seeing Japan team for the first time.

[@Joeyinspiration]

the solo part just kills me, 新世界樂曲雜技團 is the God of the God

[@robertwhitehead4531]

Jun Kajiwara is a god in human form.

[@igorvbr795]

intro is the best in the all games!

[@becaliteodora3285]

Hey did You find somethin' similar?

[@eldanyruiz7]

Una verdadera cápsula del tiempo esta joya!

[@tonsilva8484]

Linda musica, as arranjadas da SNK são todas boas.

[@renato7999]

Canções feitas com capricho, não apenas sons para preencher um vazio. Muitas destas melodias superam músicas "de verdade", como este enlatados que tocam exaustivamente em rádios e programas de auditório.

[@lavosier2]

@@renato7999 a versão da esaka da kof 98 é ainda melhor.

[@tosifuddin6699]

This one is a gem great theme

[@preyna2314]

La mejor saga de videojuegos por siempreeeeee 😜😜😜

[@maskedbrobotdubs4741]

Did anybody else get an Akira-ish feeling with the hero teams stage? seriously,all it needed was The Capsules, The Clowns,Kei and Ryu and it might as well have been just another night in neo tokyo.

[@Hieropink]

+Colton Mask I remember reading somewhere that the city skyline in the stage is HEAVILY on based on a shot from Akira, so, no, you're not the only one

[@matthewgg9286]

Hieropink fun fact guys: the voice actor of Kyo Kusanagi is none other than the Japanese VA of Kaneda of AKIRA

[@ellis2500]

thats kusanagi voice the kyo's clone

[@yossiwibowo1786]

esaka is in osaka

[@meganinten0078]

K9999 likes that stage ;)

[@mr.kool97]

My Favourite Esaka !!! The best in my opinion !!! Don't care what you guys think !!!!

[@jinthekingkazama1159]

Good for you, but i disagree. Don't wanna be offensive or anything, i'm just saying.

[@VessanvsTheWorld-re7ve]

Sounds like an instrumental to an badass 80s song

[@Shadi092986]

I still prefer this theme way more than the 96 one. 🔥🔥🔥

[@goukimaster353]

00:00 to 00:14 it's.. EPIC

[@becaliteodora3285]

Did you find a song similar to this?

[@manuelcarranzar6135]

90's las mejores

[@kuronoroux8864]

It sounds so nice. I love it.

[@alcardespear2446]

KOF 94 still the best series overall.

[@The_Blue_Hoodie_Gamer9631]

"Let me tell you a story about a man who saved the whole world against a crime lord and a mythical creature but suffered the consequences" (Sorry for the goofy english)

[@kyokugenryudisciple9349]

At some point…if we get a KOF XVI or if Saisyu is in XV…Kyo’s Destined Battle Theme needs to be a Remix of this!

[@anjimito1]

YEAAAH BODY GA AMESEEE

[@jow14281]

This era.. is just.. Kurae... And eureYaaaa....

[@yurionedge2199]

Kore ga... KUSANAGI NO KEN DA!

[@Riser_KserY7]

This game is "kurae" and "eurea"

[@em.4774]

Say what you will about Fatal Fury or Art of Fighting being the first King of Fighters, in my heart this is the first ever King of Fighters.

[@tiagotemudoalvesbatistatem3316]

ficou perfeita com esses arranjos

[@soulhero420]

Happy birthday Kyo

[@bullymaigure680]

Kyo vs TERRY Fight! Oaaaaaah dsh dsh Winner is Kyo ! PERFECT!

[@troyy99]

Aynen xD

[@xekoan507]

@@troyy99 kurae kurae kurae kurae

[@vegeta353658]

Street Fighter has got nothing on King of Fighters!

[@Maru96]

+Doctor Pepper Music-wise i kinda agree... gameplay-wise i prefer SF.

[@SilverShion]

+RamYouUptheButt SF + KOF + MVC = EVO

[@PeterZeeke]

even now? i'd say kof wins gameplay wise over sfv

[@keziahsantik4922]

You're right! I prefer King of Fighters over Street Fighter a million times!

[@DollRyougi]

i pick both :3 but not xiv

[@lagartoconruedas1169]

That intro it's fucking lit

[@thekinggamer488]

Happy 30th anniversary KOF!🎉🥳🥳

[@thepunisher8060]

Good memories 1994.benimaru theme

[@manuelsalazar3231]

Estan chidas las dos versiones de soundtrack de Esaka forever kof 94

[@rudyopivillca9967]

K.O.F. FOREVER AND ALWAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@azureprince9807]

Where it all began

[@douglasoliveira4445]

Crl eu vivi nessa época 1994

[@jacksoncooper8459]

Happy 28th Anniversary KOF!

[@gatorssbm]

Here before this blows up Edit: Looks like its going to be Terry now, oh well still amazing regardless

[@shootingdio7200]

Oh boy

[@wezleeclinton5850]

Clown

[@髙橋文隆]

これぞKOFの原点にして、至高 　異論は認める。

[@snkcorp.502]

ohhh the arrange version is so good.

[@Zephhi]

happy 30 years to this track

[@vsgamingandatheism5017]

1 thing is needed the saying the lighting that struck the earth created the fire has be said during the intro and I would of lost it

[@southglare_axe7397]

It all began in 94...

[@HydrogenMist715]

2:03 Eat your heart out girls. Hands off the merchandise!

[@abogadacarolinarodriguez9515]

Canciones de los 90

[@kamenriderwarrior5645]

As long as I been playing KOF, I never heard remake of the kof 94 esaka in other kof series besides kof98 version of esaka94

[@dodykusumanto8377]

It actually appear in CVS 1 in PS1. Dunno about Dreamcast.

[@Yashasvi_i]

The first ever esaka

[@jow14281]

Best Kyo.. soundtrack of all.. esaka blaabalabala

[@diodororojas6370]

I hate the art of fighting, but I wanna be The King of Fighters!!!

[@Izzy2crazzy]

Daniel Hibiki

[@Yashasvi_i]

2:49 the way it picks up again like damn

[@pruebatest1244]

I can see the sunset just hearing this .

[@arroz9615]

Feliz cumpleaños kyo 🎉

[@tanusrichandra6286]

The GOAT

[@fernandotorresgarcia7318]

La MUSICA DE LA TRAILER DE UN SHOW MAS LA PELICULA

[@Frost825]

I love the intro

[@meganinten0078]

Como olvidar la primera vez que me enfrente a este equipo compuesto por un afeminado g@y que resulto no ser g@y, generico chico escolar anime de los 90 y clasico practicante judo. Quien iba a pensar que estos tres llegarian tan lejos. Mi favorito de este grupo es el Polnareff rubio digo Bemimaru. Paso de ser un segundon a ser lider de su propio equipo y ahora es el campeon de KOF, con la mayor cantidad de trofeos de #1 lugar. Goro tambien tuvo cambios, termino casado con una bella mujer y tuvo un hijo con ella ^_^ Mientras Kyo sigue en la preparatoria

[@alvinkho2112]

Benimaru's appearance here somehow reminded me of a 'Karen'.

[@yagamiiori2103]

Very Very Good

[@olibernstein6834]

Iori 😍😍😍

[@7inn0]

this guitar solo is legendary

[@The_World_Champion.]

Bruh 💯

[@Rakan727]

The Beginning Of All...

[@hugorolandomedina1125]

Great versión , yeah long live to the rock n roll

[@douglaspeixotobotelho1613]

Melhor música de todos os kof na minha opinião

[@oscarguajardo7931]

the times when the music was made with style, personality and pasion, personaly i miss those days.

[@becaliteodora3285]

Yeah...me too And the villans were more likeable btw😎

[@genisug22]

This music is awesome

[@karena9928]

Temazo 💕

[@tonirivas3761]

:v

[@LOKBLUDOM3N]

Ikuze

[@MorisukeTheGame]

HEHE MOETARO

[@vitaosuave27]

ore no kachi da!

[@DjZeroGalactica]

Kore ga kusanagi no ken da

[@sebasls1499]

Misete Yaru, Kusanagi no kobushi wo!

[@ZoneyDuel]

"Follow me. No more" - Kyo's quote defeated Iori.

[@yusri-fuadhaas7667]

SNK made the best fighting game music

[@Jeizuhh]

Sounds like something from Tekken 1

[@yourboyrussell6738]

Funny you mention that since both KOF and Tekken debuted in the same year.

[@ciml96]

I thought throughout my childhood that Benimaru was a girl ._.

[@VicBaws]

Poor guy... poor poor guy xDD

[@tailedgates9]

That's nothing compared to Ash Crimson. Lol

[@DjZeroGalactica]

tailedgates9 That's why ash have a girlfriend name elisabeth

[@tailedgates9]

Dj Zero Alexandros Apollo KOF Kai Art Of Fury Wow. I didnt know they were a couple. o.o I thought they were like siblings.

[@DjZeroGalactica]

tailedgates9 In KOF XIV Mean Official Invitation Ending Kukri Find Ash Soul And Guess Who Wanted Ash?Elisabeth Of Course

[@SuperFusionAJ93]

Esaka's humble beginning.

[@louisemaninang5329]

Esaka 🔥

[@GuillermoRojasLema]

Polnareff looks great

[@7inn0]

when you let yourself win two characters just to listen to this song.

[@MJfp6lx]

Even kof 15 can't match this.

[@fagundesdenoronha-gamemusi1300]

worthy theme for the beginning of the KOF story

[@yaboyfromanotherdimension3041]

The one that started it all.

[@Korsetyor_suttor_songhorsaikai]

kyo vs ryo fight!

[@VessanvsTheWorld-re7ve]

Kyo's stand: Magician Red Benimaru's Stand: Hamon Goro's Stand: none.

[@Raul_Silva_]

Stickerbrush symphony at the beginning

[@dodykusumanto8377]

This is the REAL ORIGINA ESAKA. Sadly it has been overshadowed by the over over overused overrated another esaka. Please SNK, bring back the ORIGINAL.

[@cack1035]

Amazing song