Ninja Gaiden 2 (NES) by Descendants of Erdrick (2011)

Descendants of Erdrick (2011) perform songs from Ninja Gaiden 2 - The Parish, Austin, TX 5/29/2011. www.descendantsoferdrick.com

[@SonnyBoyPalaboy]

10 years passed and the crowd is still just standing there...

[@visbaluz]

2023 . Still badass..

[@Ztinkyy]

The flute totally makes the cover. Incredible on all fronts. I had no idea until today that this stuff even existed.

[@chanbap012]

And I’m only 11 yrs behind you lol

[@victorlopezjr.8453]

If you love video game music dig deep and you'll enjoy what you'll find 😊

[@Ne0mega]

Never in my wildest dreams, in 1984, as I recorded the rented Ninja Gaiden magical music to an over written audio tape, did I ever imagine, 34 years later, I'd be listen to a metal remix. SO FUCKING COOL.

[@LUCKO2022]

Um, Ninja Gaiden wasn't released until 1989.

[@Ne0mega]

@@LUCKO2022 hmmm, it was a long time ago. I must have remembered my age wrong at the time. Oh well, thanks for reminding me to give this another listen.

[@LUCKO2022]

Plus, this song is NOT from the first game. It is the opening of the 2nd game, which was released in 1990.

[@houmer69]

I just cried, tears in my eyes from being happy.... this brought me the memories when I was playing this awesome game!!! this just fucking ROCKS!!!!! AWESOME JOB!!!

[@juanarreola5461]

you told evereryting !!

[@elizabethrivera3132]

Me too

[@houmer69]

@@juanarreola5461 first I was like "what the hell, couple of nerds are trying to play this awesome mus...what???? what the actual f*ck?? the ARE playing that awesome music and they are AWESOME!!! " I've listened to this 10 times in a row...and the drummer is a beast to play all the progressions and double kicks from the original soundtrack :)

[@stonecold5373]

isn't this fucking mental?!?!?!? totally badass. wish they were still doing this stuff

[@phantasystar2k]

same here

[@K-Dub159]

Crowd didn’t deserve this performance if we’re being honest. This shit was fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jordanaug81]

If you weren't a kid in the late 80s to early 90s you wouldn't understand.

[@razorramon8326]

jordanaug81. Exactly

[@CrazyFriendlyGamerAlex]

jordanaug81 not necessarily true. My love for Ninja Gaiden began from AVGN vids and I play first Ninja Gaiden when I need to relax. Listening to this music in rock tunes was a treat:)

[@ahmedosama7232]

no not necessarily i just finished ninja gaiden 2 today

[@bruhinator1502]

I am a kid in the late 90s and I do understand. It was my favortie game back then. I am lucky enough to be born before the downfall of NES, at least when it's still something

[@raccoon8962]

Absolutely false.

[@morsure80]

Finally, I can enjoy the music without being chased by thoses dawn birds.

[@moogleplay9131]

All these years later and it's still too soon to mention those birds!! lol

[@shadlad91]

Lmao...and even now it to soon to mention the infinite amount of birds conveniently locted at every jump point in that game.

[@AlexandreAntonioCFaria]

And The respawn eternal

[@hazzedbloodmouth2666]

Pacience Is perfección

[@dicklongstroke5414]

Damn birbs.

[@TrevorStyles-z3h]

This is one of the best medleys I've ever heard in my life. When you guys play level 2-1 (Rushing Forward.....the train music) I was in tears. It's honestly one of the best things I've ever heard in my life. And I'm not a big metal guy.

[@normanalexander2427]

OMG they an orchestra outta this too wow

[@mrpedantic]

The tracks are called, in order: Prologue Theme ("Chaosium Sword") Act Start Act 1 ("Midnight Runner") Act 2-1 ("Thunderstorm") Act 3-2 ("The Parasprinter") Game Over

[@absyrtus]

Still can't find a better cover on youtube

[@zengram]

thats the way you want to hear classic videogame music¡¡¡

[@PeoplesBadmash]

The FLUTE man, THAT FLUTE! It takes this cover to a whole other level. Taking nothing away from the rest of the band though. You guys ROCKED this one out the park.

[@kevinbob]

the flute does it all

[@mattwhite4387]

Kevin Bobbitt it's like some Japanese/Jethro Tull gone metal stuff👍

[@middlewing866]

So badass

[@chazzwozzio]

Sends chills yo

[@Felacio]

I'm astonished daily at the amount of shit that blasts past 1million views and how the truly remarkable, SKILL FILLED videos sit stagnant without even reaching 2K. It makes my head hurt, you guys are awesome!

[@optimus_primemaster7276]

Que musica existia en la NES. Juegazo el Ninja Gaiden 2. Todos estos nerdos que no hacen nada no conocen de historia ni de calidad de aquella epoca, que con las limitaciones del NES era capaz de generar los graficos que tuvo este juego y que creatividad en la musica recreada por esta Banda de Rock!! Felicitaciones espero saquen de Batman o Batman return of the Joker tambien del legedario NES

[@AR13LPR]

Lastima q el público menos emoción q un caracol

[@GurlGamer314]

yall rocked...wtf..the audience suck..if I was there, I would be bobbing my head..bring back old memories..

[@chrismontanaro7155]

"the audience suck..if I was there, I would be bobbing my head" Whoa! Careful now, wouldn't want the roof to come caving in.

[@CryingZombie666]

hi

[@SaebaRyo21]

same here !!!

[@alexsmith6914]

Come on... The new generation of gamers are socially awkward freaks.

[@funnymcfunfuns1455]

They were in shock from how insanely good the music was and were unable to move. They all undoubtedly had tears of joy running down their cheeks.

[@runeramdas]

This instantly transported me back to 1991. Thanks for this

[@JaimeChaconDuran]

5:18 amazing guys

[@EdgeOfEntropy17]

Man, this is the soundtrack of my childhood. There was nothing that influenced me more than Ninja Gaiden 2 did when it comes to artwork and story telling. When I need inspiration to write or draw, I just listen to the soundtrack. I really love this! Thank you so very much!

[@adamsanchez1457]

Flute was the best part hands down

[@pAlexis_AP]

Recordando las mejores epocas, uno de los mejores soundtrack de la historia de los videojuegos.

[@tweestff7649]

Si nostalgico

[@stonecold5373]

Man, I remember listening to this forever ago....time flies. Still their best ever. This group could and should have been so much bigger than the Black Mages. Imagine 70,000 people watching this live in a massive venue!!!!

[@junebug2565]

I listened to this for several years and never bothered to find out who played it. You all are AWESOME!!! Thank you for taking me back to my childhood. I enjoyed listening to this every time I played it. ❤❤❤😢

[@Kowalth]

Woaaah! This is really good! I would very hyped if I listened to it as a surprise theme! lmao NG2 for NES's OST is astounding! Sadly almost noone makes cover of the "World Enslaved" and "Fire Cavern" tracks!

[@pabloescoto7229]

The flute adds such a nice touch

[@godmode3611]

I discovered this 12 years later. Oh well, I am glad I did not miss it. Although I detected some mistakes, I know this is very difficult and it is still pretty good. Thank you for this

[@aarontruitt]

wow 13 years later and this is giving me goosebumps

[@phantasystar2k]

That was an awesome Medley! Thanks so much for your work!

[@Bogard2312]

Sick, sick, sick. That was amazing. I've listened to the soundtrack so many times and you captured the feeling of each piece perfectly.

[@XENOS_Indie_Game_Dev]

yeah, these guys played the "definitive" remix of the classic 8-bit audio, as far as I'm concerned, lol

[@SolidGroovy3D]

How did this not have Act 2-2, the best song in the history of ninja metal? Nooo

[@stephenamador7270]

I come back to this masterpiece every year you guys are amazing. That metal chick in the middle has such a badass stage presence and the flute gives it that extra 🤜

[@Dixienormous213]

No joke, this actually brought tears to my eyes due to so many freaking memories of the epic fun era of gaming. I still play this game on my Nintendo wii. All 3 ninja gaiden games have an amazing soundtrack. You guys nailed each tune you played, and for that, I solute the hell out of you. 2-2 song is my favorite song from the entire game and even though you didn't play it, I was still super excited for this! Pls play 2-2 if possible lol.

[@Gosh0803]

I came here, more than 30 years after I played this game, to hear this awesome work. This feels surreal!

[@zamora77786]

This brought me incredible joy. Those first two Ninja Gaiden games were a large chunk of my childhood. You all did great ❤️

[@natalribeiro]

great game with great perfomance of you guys ...and ladie! you are the best!

[@-shadow-3642]

Боже это лучшее что я видел за этот год! Спасибо!

[@laserfloyd]

Ah, the only Ninja Gaiden game I beat as a kid. It was a truly epic thing for me. Such a great game and sountrack. This performance was fire.

[@LordDalerion]

I've heard loads of NES coverbands, but you are one of the greatest - its tight, metal, badass, loads of feeling and an awesome liveact!

[@xandriaunique6518]

I am now 19 years old. I used to watch this video when I was 11 god damn still gives me the chills 🖤

[@stcpimus]

i cant stop to cry....

[@wellingtonfonseca9476]

me 2 =')

[@OldnostalGamer]

Amazing, Love that flute!

[@druid2131]

So epic when you kicked into Tower of Lahja at 3:59. So awesome! You can tell who in the crowd (people on the right) actually knew the song. Would have loved to have been there for that! Great job!

[@leobolthnuci7809]

OMG What an amazing sound guys, congrats!!

[@derekavery9986]

this is f**king awesome! this has always been one of my most favorite 8 bit songs of all time

[@LaurentheFlute]

That depends on what you mean by east coast! We played at MAGfest this year and fingers crossed we'll be back next year (Baltimore/DC area) - and we'll be at Nerdapalooza in Orlando this summer. :)

[@patrckhh20]

My favorite NES game. It's really awesome seeing it's soundtrack in a concert setting like this.

[@xtrasus]

Flawlessly, after all these years... amazing

[@redninjascroll]

3:52 mark gave me goosebumps great stuff this never gets old.lml

[@Hexenjaeger00]

Oh yessss it is my favorite song from the whole game. In 1990 with 13 years I remember how I waited in the second floor from the castle the most beautiful part from the song in order to go down the stares

[@jesparent-JOPRO]

one of the best covers out here.

[@darthcatcher5]

He recordado mi niñez, este juegazo ha sido el mejor de todos y su música es espectacular sigan así.

[@musicislifehm]

Ésto es demasiado maravilloso casi me hacen llorar. Gracias ❤️

[@dsteixeira]

How cool is that? Greeeeeat job. How many days I spent on Ninja Gaiden Saga! Ninja Gaiden 2 is my favorite!

[@mss21]

Where's the 2019 viewers of this great performance?? Old but gold

[@ignorant5369]

2020 now

[@zauxst]

@@ignorant5369 2021 now :/

[@MisanthropikOne]

Wow. I'm tearing up hearing these tunes!

[@VelvetChristAcid]

It's 2021 and this video is still rockin'!

[@Kisanamoto]

I waited so long for someone to do a remix of the intro, I love you guys

[@HMAcademia]

Been here before and ill probably be back to listen at some point. Great work.

[@theofficialdjsyk]

THIS IS FUKN AWESOME MAN. GROWING UP TO THIS GAME was amazing. Yall kicked ass

[@djchicoswava]

still great to hear this 😊😊😊

[@maximustitan8171]

Wow. Good job guys!! I almost tears of listen to this again. Brought very good memories.

[@samugai7]

Great job guys! One of the best OST from the NES era and you guys killed it imo. I’m replaying the game in my head as I’m listening to this.

[@jessiejames91]

Sept 2018 and it's still rocking

[@moogleplay9131]

Love how hyped Amanda got when they started on the Parasprinter part.

[@alexshadowfax1119]

Anyone remember the band "the advantage" ? They were the original retro video game guys, they released multiple albums in the 2000s.

[@embryoorchid4015]

Goosebumps man, you gave me goosebumps. THANKS!!!

[@wb_da_paz451]

2024 aki nossa isso foi EPICO!!

[@Falconekb]

this is my favourite tracks from Ninja Gaiden 2! Thanks a lot!

[@LaurentheFlute]

Aw, thank you! I'm glad you like us. :) There is a whole awesome world of video game cover bands out there for you to explore...

[@i.still.function3463]

First Goosebumps of 2021.!

[@TheDemonDrift]

heres over drive sound track ? AWESOME *-* love it

[@angelicosmith9751]

Wow Me and Brother loved this game soundtrack and to hear a live band playing it is just awesome aaah the memories from the 8-bit era.

[@LaurentheFlute]

If we were magical musical machines, we would play every song from every game! Unfortunately, they kick us off the stage eventually, so we have to pick and choose to keep our medleys not-too-long. I hope you can forgive us for having to make these tough choices! :)

[@LaurentheFlute]

@OSCURODESTELLO We are working on it! We want to release a new album this year, but first we have to learn the rest of the music. And then record it. :)

[@BloodNShadow]

You made my day by covering Ninja Gaiden 2's music! Thank you so much! If they ever make a remake of the original 3 Ninja Gaidens (Not counting that crappy attempt on the SNES called Ninja Gaiden Trilogy), you guys should definitely play the remix. Thank you again and keep playing covers from games I love.

[@ПотомСоздам]

Спасибо!

[@shadow9924]

well technically at 3:45 when it changes up...pure eargasm.

[@slashredfield2345]

I totally flinched, especially with the flute! You guys Rock!

[@rubengarciac.6128]

Woooow! Excellent songs....👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Regards and congratulations from MX

[@manbearpig9911]

I thought I was listening to Camel for a minute with flute in intro but ya'll were on my youtube mix. Never actually played Ninja Gaiden. Feelin those harmonies. Cheers!

[@alexislas4936]

You have make cry.... Epic cover!

[@allenallen7333]

BRILLIANT.

[@MrLeomejia]

2019? I still play that game in an emulator in my old xbox haha

[@carlosleonardovillalca7466]

I still play it in my old NES!

[@tnh723]

If I was there Id be jumping up and down like I was 10 years old again. BRAVO!

[@angelaflores1207]

Mi papá es gamer jajaja, yo era bebé y recuerdo q oía estas tonadas siempre.... este juego era dle 90 o 91 y mi papá los seguía jugando hasta el 94, tenía yo 2 años (soe del 92). Pinchi gente aburrida /// yo gritaríaaaaaaaaaaaa \m/ u rocks!

[@3dGMX]

Imagina yo que lo jugué a inicios de los 90s (a los 7-9 años). Déjame decirte que era un juego ABSOLUTAMENTE IMPOSIBLE, y muy desesperante pero muy adictivio. En ese entonces no lo sabía, pero ahora descubro: con un gran soundtrack. Sobre la gente aburrida: Seguro todos ahí tienen tu edad (sin ofender). Para mi Ninja Gaiden II es uno de mis videojuegos favoritos y sin duda tiene la mejor intro de la historia. Todo esto en metal, suena genial. Saludos.

[@VashTyphoon]

3dGMX ni q lo digas yo igual viví esa época con gran orgullo y disfrutaba tan chulo soundtrack de este juego para mi el 2 mejor versión y mejor historia uno de mis mejores juegos de mi vida recuerdo cuando el pinche amargado de mi papá no me dejaba jugar videojuegos y me decia: "esas pendejadas nunca te van a dejar nada en la vida" y quien diría q hoy en día vivo de los videojuegos y me va bien en mi negocio.

[@ViolentKain]

Tu papa es un maestro :3, uno de los mejores juegos que existen

[@Hexenjaeger00]

Yo lo jugaba a la edad de los 13 años en 1990, ahorita mi hija lo juega y lo mejor es que le gusta

[@Hexenjaeger00]

3dGMX lo bueno es que había continues infinitos. Imposible el 3 que sólo tenia 5 "vidas". Pero con el emulador de NES puedes salvar avances. En 1990 terminé después de jugarlo como 3 semanas el 2, en 1991 adquirí el 1 ya con entrenamiento lo terminé en 2 semanas, pero el 3 no pude, llegaba hasta el final pero con solo 5 "vidas" de RYU HAYABUSA no lo terminé hasta apenas hace dos años (en lapso de una semana) con ayuda del emulador. Saludos

[@Get483]

Freaking awesome dude I loved that game I still have that joint at home for nes 🎮

[@spyroskonst]

You guys rock! Literally!!!

[@supermauro9581]

Tower of lahja....omg

[@grobles1974]

Dude i just cried of nostalgia. So overwhelmed by feeling

[@MickeyD2012]

You took the words right out of my mouth.

[@evilpeti]

Beautiful!

[@zuzoon437]

Dude! You guys killed it! Amazing!

[@deathscythe9158]

I wish I could see this live. They’re awesome.

[@CJTranceAddiction]

Haha, this is terrific but as always, Unlimited Moment is forgotten about and it's the one that gives me the most goosebumps. Greatest melody from the NES period, as far as I'm concerned. Btw, 3:53 is absolutely F'N EPIC. It's my 2nd fav from the game, so kudos for that at least.

[@MiguelitoJodedor]

De las mejores versiones que han hecho de Ninja Ryukenden (Ninja Gaiden). Los Descendientes de Erdrik 🥂😏

[@hiramrobles1558]

every memory I hear this video, only we can give these wonders

[@LaurentheFlute]

Aww, you are warming my cold metal heart. :D Thank you! It does kind of make us the weird kids.

[@Spiderdude57]

Just hearing the intro. It all comes back to me. Long live the sword of chaos.

[@metalman_j]

Absolutely phenomenal! Wish I had been there.