Nes: Gradius II Soundtrack

[@hiro8596]

発売当時はファミコンでここまでやってくれたので感動した。 アレンジ移植だったけど、そのアレンジ具合も愛された。 完全移植版が簡単に手に入るようになった現在でもファミコン版はプレイしたくなる。

[@kotobukiya11]

最高のファミコンソフト。ゲーム性、サウンド、最高のクオリティ。このソフトに叩き込まれた人々の情熱を思うと涙さえ出る。

[@seminosuke]

ファミコン当時のコナミのサウンドは神掛かっていた 今のハードみたいに性能良くないからメーカーの実力がハッキリ表れていた気がする グラディウス2、悪魔城伝説はほんと凄い

[@エクスオク]

ファミコンの性能を極限まで引き出してる。ファミコンでもこれだけの事が出来るという証明だ。 本当に今聞いても凄いとしか言いようがない。

[@hako32zc_SUKE]

02:19 Fortress 03:36 Heavy Blow アーケードにないオリジナル曲でも、アーケードより好きな曲かも。

[@uzuratani]

へヴィブロウはリバースでアーケード並みの音源に進化したときの感動は今でも覚えてますよ。

[@じゆん参]

貴重なファミコン音源に、ありがとうございます 、いつもなら ゲームミュージックCD買うのですが、今ゲームミュージック作る人がいなくなって、元気出ません 感謝

[@robbiezampini-is3en]

0:01: Game Start 0:03: Xadx Theme 0:40: Stage Theme 6:09: Enemy Wave Battle 8:06: Mini-Boss 8:29 / 8:55: Boss Battle 12:06: Final Boss and HURRY UP!!! 14:40: Game Over 13:05: All Clear and Ending

[@miracat2895]

13:05 ここから 14:40 ゲームオーバーの曲 この流れ　不思議な気分になる 子供の頃の自分が目の前にいるようだ

[@kotobukiya11]

泣きそう

[@tanisitanuki]

内蔵音源のみなんだよねコレ……気づいた当時開いた口が塞がらなかった。

[@めがまそ]

4和音で足りない分のトラックをノイズに変換してやりくりしていたという話を聞いたことがあります。執念ですね

[@musiclover3928]

This is a great example of what Konami's CV4 Mapper chip could do on the NES. Enhanced graphics and sound. One of the best NES game soundtracks.

[@ArrisonChan]

VRC4 actually couldn't do expansion audio, but it did do more for the looks of the game.

[@Decerebrado]

AFAIK the only advantage of the VRCIV is the 1kb banks and the IRQ. Other than that, it's just a memory mapper with similar capatibilities as MMC3. So, the stunnig graphics and sound are more related to good programming than a internal chip.

[@SixtyforceYTP]

The only reason this might sound better is because the uploader has put compression onto it, which gives it that punchy sound you're hearing and completely ruins video game rips imo.

[@77003388]

今後どれだけリメイクされても原曲には敵わない。 なぜなら完成度が高すぎるから。

[@obviousmysterious2221]

It's wonderful how they made such nice tracks on NES sound processor

[@PrekiFromPoland]

Hidenori Maezawa's magic :) He also arranged Contra's soundtrack for the Famicom/NES release. And yes, that's just pure 2A03 sound, no extra chips involved.

[@danezito]

~tim and geoff follin~

[@Tranceecnart101]

I remember as a kid I accidently pressed A+B+select and it brought me to sound mode.

[@SpartanFromSpain]

That was always cool, accidentally figuring out a new option or feature

[@timrhicks1234]

Which console or computer did you have? Because this game was never released on NES

[@Tranceecnart101]

@@timrhicks1234 family computer(Good Boy)

[@memebowdashpoposhy1699]

@@timrhicks1234 Yes it was?

[@rockettaco]

@@memebowdashpoposhy1699 Only in Japan

[@まのやすひこ]

11:11ファミコン版オリジナルのステージ７は、シリーズ中でも隠れ名曲では！？熱く疾走感溢れるビートがカッコよすぎ！！ 13:05エンディングのFC音源アレンジも秀逸！今や遥か遠き1988年12月が、音楽にのせて、美しい思い出として蘇る感覚😢

[@キンポーz7p]

11:11 Something Ghostly 細胞ステージ 最高!

[@gooodsun]

てっきり拡張音源積んでるとばっかり思ってた。拡張音源を使わずにこのサウンドは凄い。

[@酒井一紘-k1j]

誰が何と言おうと12:06！! この曲がたまらなく大好きです。

[@beatpeitsi6853]

I always loved the little nuance in the game for silencing the sound effects for a short time when a new song begins, except for Something Ghostly, where they let the song loop one time without interruptions from sound effects. Really hammers in the point, that "this is it, the final stage!".

[@Golbez1991]

Yeah Konami did the same thing in Gradius I and Salamander (Life Force)

[@翼沙藤崎]

グラディウスの中でも私はこの作品が一番好きでしたね🎵アーケード版が苦手でもファミコン版はやり易くてよかったです～とくにサウンドではステージ1の曲が最高でした！

[@valoricintake]

Man I really wish Over Heat would have gotten some love in later games. I'm pretty sure this is the only official game where the tune appears.

[@muzza4094]

丁寧に秒数を刻んでくれてありがたいです。 それにしてもこの頃のコナミの曲はリズム隊が良い。 やはりベースとドラムが良くないとね。

[@SurelyYewJest]

A soundtrack from that time when Konami really had their NES music style dialed in. You can always tell a Konami soundtrack from that of other companies in how they used the midi instruments and channels.

[@jaxxh6529]

parodius (game boy) take care (stage 2 boss)

[@jaxxh6529]

turtles 2 does this, the adventure of byuo billy or mad city. top gun the second mission. even turtles 1. there are 2 types. no, 3. castlevania and rush and attack. that soundfont, tiny toon adventures (turtles 1 did it also) and contra, super contra.

[@MelTherion]

OMG!! Can't say how much I love this game and this soundtrack. This is something the kids these days can't understant. Fucking amazing!

[@teslacine]

my favorite since the first time was the "crystal thing music" haha 05:02.. nanananaaa nanananaaaaaaa hihihihih i loveeeeeeehh

[@misn100]

where are you from? this game was not released outside of japan if I'm correct.. but gotta say you have some great taste.

[@MelTherion]

@@misn100 I'm from Brazil. Both my cousin and I had the NES cartridges :) I still have it, btw.

[@misn100]

@@MelTherion haha then it means youve got the original red Famicom system. great parents!!

[@Larkatiel]

I'm what you'd call a kid of this day and age (despite me turning 19) but I love the Gradius series to pieces, and even as a kid I loved games that were older than I was.

[@anacreon0221]

ACのサントラ持ってるけどFCのアレンジ版に感心した ステージ3aのかっこよさにしびれる

[@Patashu]

one of the best NES soundtracks for sure, Konami always hits it out of the park when they're doing their music

[@WeatherFan2009]

Patashu Konami , especially Japan, understands high quality soundtrack music especially for their video games.

[@直直-l9w]

裏技のサウンドモードはKONAMIの本作に対する自信が見える。 ゲーム自体はもちろんだけど、このサウンド目的でFCのグラII買っても損しないクオリティだよ。

[@itour-jn7dk]

ステージ3火山のBGMは全グラシリーズの中でもかなり好きな曲です。 エンディング曲もアケ版よりFC版のロングバージョンの方が良いです。

[@agit7326]

全部神曲だけど高速迷路のbgmは圧巻ですね

[@trk4782gh]

高速スクロール‼️懐かしいす💧😂。

[@マーズちゃん]

内蔵音源だけでこれは凄い！

[@石川陽実]

懐かしい。昔かなりやりこみました。サウンドが素晴らしい😌

[@nam-1975]

There are 2 composers for this album. Hidenori Maezawa (前沢秀憲), Yukie Morimoto (森本幸恵)

[@gunsoviva1633]

2:19 Fortress 一生愛してる

[@DarKKnightt07]

Konami produces some of the best 8 bit music I ever heard.

[@crazedlink]

I love that the Stage 2 and 4 music made it into Captain N

[@CabalisOrder]

Haven't played it back in the days but played it through last week on emulator ... what an insane game!!! :D

[@hako32zc_SUKE]

09:46 OverHeat

[@DSN.001]

Rockman 4 Minus Infinity

[@dana_iiyu6801]

すごい音いいなぁ…

[@marhansgamingchannel4732]

I fell in love to this game's music. 😍😍😍

[@grerovambrozoyuz9426]

Overheat stage 6 badass excitement

[@L8onL8on]

This is amazing. Glad it got to the US under the Gradius Collection.

[@QwertyGuy499]

Wasn't Vulcan Venture Europe-only? I'm pretty sure Gradius II never had an official US release until the PSP Collection, and the Wii VC port of the PCE-CD version after that.

[@Grillman45600]

The reason is because of this "VRC4"

[@kamajje]

I love that you provide a timer and timestamps in the actual video, as well as the description. Thanks for the upload and your effort!

[@anago34]

内蔵音源だけで演奏してるのが凄い。音源チップ積んでると勘違いも多いけど(まあ仕方ないが)

[@buddhagautama673]

マジっすか。 重低音はDPCMから出てるのかな・・・？

[@こめ-c5r]

メモリの増設のみでしたよね、確か。悪魔城みたいにVRCとか搭載してなかったはず。

[@こめ-c5r]

メモリの増設をすることで基本３音同時発音のみのファミコンの発音ポート数を倍くらいに増やして、メインメロディの後追いパートをつけてディレイ効果を付けたり、音圧出すためにドラムポートを増設して二系列を同時発音数したり、単純に伴奏パートを増やしたり…といろいろ工夫されていたようです。

[@enjoyeurobeatjapan]

このカセットにはVRC4と言う拡張チップ（※音源非搭載）が載ってて、これはバンク切り替えのために載っているだけですね。ちなみに、後に出た「クライシスフォース」にもこのVRC4が載ってます。

[@dandyboh]

Best NES soundtrack ever! This one and Mega Man 2. Maybe there are other as good as these ones, I still have to learn about the NES library...

[@quadpad_music]

If you want to see some truly awesome, yet underrated, NES soundtracks, see the following: >The Smurfs >Asterix >Shatterhand >Journey to Silius >Silver Surfer >Treasure Master >HeroQuest >Magician >Overlord >Robocop 3 There you have it.

[@Levin_Pilot_246]

@@quadpad_music and if you want true hardcore techno rave music on NES/Famicom, search for Summer Carnival '92 Recca

[@quadpad_music]

@@Levin_Pilot_246 - Oh yeah, I already knew about that one, although it never clicked with me for some reason. I probably should listen to it once more.

[@YHFactory]

01:26 SSG3音+DPCMは、この曲のためにある。

[@skejeton]

this is one of the NES soundtracks ever

[@leroyvisiongames2294]

Wow, I really have to audio mod my NES sometime-I have this on an everdrive cart but I use the standard American NES-001 model (the “gray toaster”) so I didn’t even realize it was one of the games that had the on-board sound chip with extra audio channels.

[@高野康博]

このゲームは難易度かかなり高めでした。1面から高かったですし。2面以降は急に上がりますし、一度ミスしたらリカバリーできなくハマリました。

[@monj3]

konami in nes... the best i love all konami music

[@thinksushi7946]

i like that you uplaoded this 2 years before then again

[@lyuhang]

The original BGM of stage 2 and 7 are the best

[@敦弘大朏]

My favorite song.

[@epcmd]

スネアロールかっこよすぎやろ

[@ブラウン-y5m]

00:01 00:03 00:40 01:26 02:19 03:36 05:02 06:09 07:11 08:06 08:29 09:46 11:11 12:06 13:05 14:40

[@zunzun1405]

FC初見のACプレイヤー「え！もうラスボス？？」 AC初見のFCプレーヤー「え！もうラスボス！？」

[@katamenoj]

ファミコン版のグラⅡは神👍

[@CJ-nm8sw]

Never played this one but all of these songs have such an intense pulse running through them. Love it.

[@DAEGUKJW]

2:19, 5:02, 9:46, 12:06 Best Theme! :D

[@hakomarumaru3827]

GBのネメシスに採用された2面FortressとガラケーアプリのNEOに採用された6面Over Heatが個人的にツートップでお気に入り。

[@randomguyontheinternet7940]

9:46 Awww yeah, you know what time it is!

[@つね-n6i]

9:46 高速ステージ

[@うりやん-y5u]

かっこいいです

[@imaken0530]

当時、小学生の時友達に借りて、ノーミスでクリアしたってじまんしたっけなぁ…笑　ずぅっとBGMがあたまに入っていて、サントラモードにしてカセットテープに録音してきいていました～

[@Tanfo77]

One of the video game track compositions. Just listen to it's originality.

[@marcelosofth]

Covardia uma trilha sonora desta e ver o rival Master System e suas trilhas músicas ^_^

[@SpiralPegasus]

A Master pode reproduzir melodías increívels. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWnIfnimbaygf68

[@vongoleno]

なんて洗練された音源なんだ❗️😮😮😮 仕事中でも、テンション上げたいときは、この曲脳内に流してます♫♪ カッケ〜❤ (ﾟ∀ﾟ)

[@trk4782gh]

12:06 やっぱりコレだ‼️🎶😆🚀✈️

[@addynalayak3105]

Over Heat ... my favourate one

[@CPS42069]

09:46 PURE EPICNESS!!!

[@CPS42069]

Yeah

[@grerovambrozoyuz9426]

Yeah..

[@cr4ck4lack50]

oh yeah

[@marios15CL]

Excelente. Que mal que el juego no llego a América y el resto del mundo.

[@Novilog]

クリア後の音楽（Farewell）は当時、ステレオにつないで録音したなぁ

[@SonicSlicer]

The thing I loved about the NES version of "Take Care" as opposed to the Arcade and later 'mixes' of it...the NES version had the harmonies in it...instead of it sounding just like the same notes looped,like the Arcade and later mixes do.

[@ねこまみれ-x7r]

コナミはその後FM音源を導入した唯一のソフト「ラグランジュポイント」でファミコンサウンドの頂点を極めるわけですが…やはりグラⅡ、ツインビー3、悪魔城伝説、MADARAあたりも外せませんね(^o^)

[@samalcis]

Warning: Listening to Gradius 2 while on the highway may cause driver to behave as though they are truly flying a Vic Viper. Driver may also showcase excessive speeding due to feelings of pure invincibility.

[@vicG567]

GOod advice

[@moonlightaffairs]

force field

[@PrekiFromPoland]

@@moonlightaffairs A typical car is just as fragile as Vic Viper and there's no force fields in real life, sadly.

[@コメント-o4g]

やっぱクリスタルステージよな 5:01

[@sflex94]

限界を超えるドーピングROMは凄いね

[@gertytk5528]

It's a shame this was Japan only. This soundtrack is better than the arcade counterpart in my opinion.

[@MarcBarkyMarta]

100% agree, the Famicom soundtrack is one of the best of all time.

[@tobbeborislyba]

Wasnt also european released?

[@MiguelitoJodedor]

El mejor gradius de NES

[@anonymous-ki9ld]

やべーえええ

[@桜猫-z7j]

Heavy Blow最高！

[@OmegaDez]

Probably one of the best video game soundtracks of all time. Why didn't this damn game come to the North America? It makes no sense.

[@esmooth919]

Prolly because it had an enhancement chip that wasn't allowed in NES carts at the time. Remember how Draconian Nintendo used to be about their 3rd-party publishers?

[@Iron_star4]

今からでもいいのでVRC6版グラディウスⅡを出して欲しい

[@regularchickens]

Mono and dry is all we need, thanks.

[@excrono]

+ym2612 I prefer soaking wet stereo NSFs myself (more than this in fact), I know I can't be the only one. I find I can better appreciate the nuances of these compositions with none of the audio quality limitations of the original console. I like to think the original composers and programmers would have wanted it that way.

[@johnsonhew1303]

Burning Heat Stage 1

[@darktatsujin]

remixed burning heat on ddr/beatmania are great!

[@nicolasjonasson4820]

Amazing

[@FlexoShootFlexo]

It's no SCC, but it'll do.

[@timrhicks1234]

Cannot understand why this game was never released on NES. Even better than Lifeforce!

[@np96vh]

burning heat have the starting part simular to contra ending them though oO

[@ShanghaiPioneers]

I first heard this in DDR and thought it was a contra remix.

[@bublybably]

thank you for this!

[@gjtrue]

Shame this NES port of *Gradius II* never came to the USA. 😭😭

[@tobbeborislyba]

But it did get an european release right? I mean nemesis II

[@supermariobro93]

Alpha Doge It was exclusively released in Japan, and was never released anywhere else. Such a shame really.

[@matrixleader]

I think there was an adapter though where you can play famicom games on nes.

[@KK2.]

オーバーヒートが激神！!

[@carl.wunsche]

LOVE stage 2 ! Only on the NES/Famicom version, right ?

[@wowalamoiz9489]

09:46 It's the music from Megaman 4 Minus Infinity!

[@hachune_mick]

FCなのにクソ音良いよな 8bitサウンドの中でも

[@luigicruz9255]

The quality of sound presented here is better than and far from what I hear from the selected emulators for Nintendo family computer that I use. Are these from the original soundtrack on audio compact disc?

[@MrNorbert1994]

He uses an NSF player with an extra reverber program, and the he mix it all together, and that is why it sounds better. I'm also doing the same sorta thing, but with a different echoing.

[@ForceMaximus84]

Why, oh why, oh why did this not make it to the US? I’d have been all over this game.

[@satootto]

水晶ステージは、正直言ってFC版の方が雰囲気があったな。

[@carmasnature818]

Take care final boss of bosses

[@BubblegumCrash332]

❤️❤️❤️

[@majicweather4890]

Compare this to the first games soundtrack and it's like they took the music production into lightspeed

[@avzarathustra6164]

Nice