Spyro Reignited Trilogy Soundtrack -Spike´s Arena

[@The94Venom]

Dude, they transferred this guy's difficulty over to Gulp.

[@N-GinAndTonicTM]

Yes. Spike was always a challenge, but he was always too challenging. But I'd take that one any day over this one now.

[@justdamon25]

Honestly the new Spike is much easier because of how slower he is to react to stuff such as ammo right in front of him or the fact that he relies more on his gun that only shoots one shot at the beginning of the fight where in the original he shot two. Personally though I could be roasting this fella all day because of how he looks more like Spike’s dumb cousin than the original Spike.

[@Restorating]

I just thought I was 15 years older and I just literally knew not to let him get close to any form of power up. Worked on my second playthrough when I was 13 and it works today. He's a joke if you don't let him touch anything and run circles around him. I do think they could up him on purpose though.

[@Butterheadzombie]

Phew. I thought I was the only one who thought Gulp had a difficulty increase. I thought I literally just sucked. Probably still do though XD

[@foxtrot570]

While fighting I was sweating everywhere and celebrated By success so hard... *sigh* good old times... :,)

[@mrheisenbird2691]

Jesus Christ this might be the best remix of the trilogy. They really turned up the boss music to an 11/10 just like the Crash games.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

The original was already pretty badass

[@Jojje4567]

2000 Spike: Nice hybrid between a Minotaur and Rhino. 2018 Spike: Lost all Rhynock resemblance and now looks like a giant alien-rabbit.

[@bcrossfire1219]

Yeah, original Spike was definitely cooler.

[@waluigitime1780]

Naw you have nostalgia

[@TeratheSpitz]

I remember when I entered this arena. I was like 10 years old, the music started to play and I knew that I had already lost the battle. It was so tough and I could only win the battle if my best friend sat next to me supporting me hahaha.

[@asileitorgamer5598]

Muy PS1 crashed after he defeated me

[@wiktorshowtime8242]

Muy PS1 crashed after he defeated me

[@MegaFafnir]

I quite like the metal guitar added at 0:45 - kind of gives the impression of Spike being a "nasty punk gangster" type of enemy, which goes well with how he wields a high-tech blaster :)

[@kidsIIIII009]

Sgt. Byrd: "My tactical instincts told me that the Sorceress would attack you here, so I flew in to help out. It seems my rocket launchers don't affect this creature, but I can assist you by dropping ammunition. Now get in there and fight the good fight!"

[@ospreytalon8318]

Kids CXI00IX I HATE how the VA butchered the "fight the good fight" line. Original sounded way better...

[@rickydavis4325]

@@ospreytalon8318 It's the same voice actor though....

[@waluigitime1780]

He didn't butcher it. You have nostalgia bias.

[@AdmiralOctopus]

I understand the desire to make this guy a little easier, but making him slower, giving him less shots and removing a third of his health is a bit TOO much.

[@Killzone73649]

I preferred it when it was hard as heck (although i agree that the difficulty spike is arguably unfair)

[@name-kx9qc]

it's not just a little easier the boss is total dogshit now

[@N-GinAndTonicTM]

I get that they want to market this game to a wider audience, hence why certain enemies have dumbed down. But then they went ahead and completely upset THAT rule, by then making Gulp much harder. For some reason, TFB decided switching Spike and Gulps difficulties was a good idea...

[@Thesaurus_Rex]

I believe the issue is that Spyro 3 originally had a somewhat hidden adaptive difficulty. It wasn't hugely noticeably most of the time, though a player would sometimes notice strange things like enemies being in more places than normal if they ended up on the "hard" of the three difficulties when they were used to "medium" or "easy". On Spike, however, the difference was very noticeable, because it affected how many shots he got in his first phase (which would increase by one each phase regardless of difficulty) and his run speed. In the original PS1 game, most players ended up on the "medium" or "hard" difficulties, where he gets two shots in his first phase (on hard he also gets an additional hit point in each phase). However, they seem to have chosen to base the Reignited fight on his "easy" iteration, where he only gets one shot in his first phase, and he chases Spyro less often and more slowly.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

Both he and Scorch were too easy. It felt so anti-climactic.

[@MelvinC3]

Love how Spike's theme is intense just wish they didn't make so easy in the remaster

[@PrimalDragon1740]

That and his redesign didn't look so frickin stupid.

[@andrewrivera190]

I said it on one of the playthroughs and I will say it here. That guitar is badass!

[@onyxphoenix0186]

The dropped the beats with this song.

[@atlasreborn7221]

I knew something felt off when i fought him, this guy wasn't predicting his fucking shots. They really made him into an easy mode boss.

[@FuzzySumasshu]

I've been waiting all day for someone to rip this, thank you!

[@siphon53]

Me too!

[@wiktorshowtime8242]

Me too!

[@RevyTwoHands2K11]

I played this to my cat and it turned into a tiger.

[@foxtrot570]

I played this to my car now it's a Tiger as well (yes I'm german, now I'll go in the corner for shame...)

[@skyblade7438]

A Tiny Tiger? ...I'll see myself out.

[@opossumontheinternet9864]

Hm, weird. I played this to my cat and it turned into a panther instead.

[@thetalltitan2235]

Magnificent remix. Especially the best and catchiest part at 0:45 - 1:24!

[@azazel166]

Love the extra drums.

[@anothertoast77]

For being the remastered embodiment of all my childhood fears and failures, I have mixed feelings about this boss. They murdered his difficulty and appearance, but damn I love this music

[@tacho9427]

The hardest boss fight in the Spyro trilogy gets a really rad remix 👍

[@tekkencentre]

They made him easier in Reignited unfortunately... It seems that Gulp is the most difficult boss in the remaster.

[@JeremyIsTheBoss]

Wrong, Ripto is much harder to beat than Spike.

[@shmixedNshmooved]

@@JeremyIsTheBoss Eh I didn't have any difficulty with ripto. Gulp honestly caught me off guard and I ended up dying a good 4-5 times before I finally got his leading laser shots down

[@JumugiDesunra]

The Gulp fight was challenging, but the skill point attached to it was the worse. I literally had to beat Spyro 2 in order to get the infinite superflame for that exact skill point.

[@Ocsttiac]

@@JumugiDesunra I managed the Skill Point before beating the game. Best strategy is to walk in a zigzag towards him when he fires his laser and to run towards him when he charges at you for his belly flop. Also it's worth trying to use the rockets when they're available, and to try and "double up" on them (prep one in mouth, move over to another one, fire rocket at Gulp and pick up new rocket before Gulp gets hit).

[@gamingawesomeness222]

Am I the only one who's getting a MAJOR "Showdown at sunrise" vibe from the new design of the arena itself? I like it! But I also like the original's Underworldly appearance.

[@RayofVibez]

YES!!! My second favorite theme in the game!!!

[@ugh3323]

which is first, may I ask?

[@RayofVibez]

@@ugh3323 Scorch's Pit

[@wiktorshowtime8242]

which is first, may I ask?

[@AnnNightNoxana]

Dat guitar! :o

[@SabotSender]

That guitar hits hard in the best ways possible.

[@crashschwarzen4642]

Dude this sounds so dangerious and that’s why I love it

[@jessiegal1]

sounds sick! Can't wait to take him on. I'm only on spyro 2 rn

[@ToomStoneMedia]

149 Likes and 0 Dislikes at this current time says everything about this song.

[@YFourteen]

Man, somebody definitely preferred the boss battles in Spyro 3 more than any other

[@Atomic_Thomas]

*_I'M NEVER LISTENING TO THE ORIGINAL EVER AGAIN_*

[@Wrathchild1995]

The original and this version are both fucking awesome :D Stewart Copeland and Stephan Vankov you're both fucking legends

[@codyk578]

Every time I enter a level I listen to both full soundtracks of original and reignited and I have to say I hate the reignited soundtrack in every level. He changed too much and made it sound dumb.

[@thomasblossombeauty]

Oh hello Atomic_Thomas :)

[@Atomic_Thomas]

@@thomasblossombeauty Yeah, I like Spyro to. 😎

[@rinor3303]

except for bamboo terrace

[@Wrathchild1995]

Oh my god yes!!! The track I've been waiting to hear most, I fucking love 'Spike's' theme, it sounds incredible ;) Damn that guitar added to the track is awesome

[@Caidezes]

They really upped the ante with this version of the track. Holy hell.

[@N-GinAndTonicTM]

I think I just came when I heard this new remix. Swear to God this was a canceled music piece from DOOM.

[@DumasP]

The music for Spike here is perfect, them making Spike less hard in this version is okay because it always took me way too long to beat him in the original but I feel like they made him too easy now, but is no one going to talk about Spike's redesign? I wish they kept the blue instead of the green for the map and I wish they made him look... I don't know, just not how he looks in the game

[@UGS645]

Spike was hard not gonna lie

[@DumasP]

@@UGS645 Maybe he doesn’t seem hard to me because he was brutal in the PS1 version of the game, but I do think he might still be hard. Maybe I take it for granted^ but the PS1 boss fight was brutal and anger inducing for me especially as a kid haha

[@wiktorshowtime8242]

Spike was hard not gonna lie

[@gemnickygamer169]

This remix is amazing. But I have no idea what's with Spike's redesign, I really wanted to see an updated version of his original look

[@sweetwheatsy]

Dude, this rework of the track is really good. Almost even more epic than the original, so well done.

[@juno_98]

Now Spike reminds me of Gantu, I wish they kept his original design. Also, the boss fight itself is waaaaay too easy compared to the original. Oh well, atleast the music is still good

[@Goldstarri]

This music sounds way better than in the original! but the fighting itself was easier in Reignited, I completed this level in like 1 or 2 minutes. It felt harder in the original. In the original I spent like 5 times before making it

[@Restorating]

They need to send out a patch to fix his difficulty. I was so disappointed and then almost got molested by Scorch.

[@Goldstarri]

I agree, The difficulty is a bit weird in Reignited. I hope they fix it ;-;

[@matthewcass3773]

Cadence I think that’s the whole point Scorch, according to the lore, is supposed to be stronger than spike

[@Goldstarri]

Matthew cass, They managed to keep so many things feel the same, why not the Boss Fights too then? I'm just disappointed it was so easy in Reignited. Both Scorch and Spike was harder in the original. Scorch was also pretty easy for me in Reignited.

[@matthewcass3773]

Goldstar I honestly feel the original spike was too hard People forget he’s only the second boss Scorch on the other hand, was WAY too easy. He’s supposed to be, and I quote “the monster to end all monsters” I haven’t fought him in reignited yet, but in the original, he just rolled over for me If what you say is true, and scorch is somehow even EASIER.... I hope they leave spike alone, but make scorch harder

[@YvelThomas]

My fave music boss in Spyro

[@karelesskurt]

HOLY SHIT THIS SOUNDS GREAT WHY CANT IT ALL BE THIS WELL MIXED

[@spacemanandrew3203]

Reignited spike is a paradox, they made an already amazeing music track better yet ruined the boss itself.

[@kurtmill9080]

I really like this remix. At first I thought it was bad for adding that extra sixth note to the chorus melody but it doesnt take much away from the quality. The extra drums and guitar riffs and that jazzy swing note were gorgeous. The boss fight itself though was way easier than buzz's dungeon.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

This reminds me of the kind of music I would play in the background on MP3 players during games of Battlefield 2142. Oh the memories.

[@YTGiul]

This is sick. So good!!

[@blaria95]

OKAY THIS IS EPIC :0 😲😲😲😲

[@theofficialliedetector1545]

Came back after 2 months to say this is still a banger

[@MrGRmask]

DAYUM

[@jarodlepak]

I like this new spyro music.

[@jofranmonsalve5425]

At least the music is safe, they ruined this fight :/

[@EX0TIC_ECL1PSE]

Stop This the original yes but reignited made it so much easier

[@Atomic_Thomas]

@@EX0TIC_ECL1PSE I hope they made Scorch harder to compensate.

[@TerrorOfTalos]

@@Atomic_Thomas They buffed Scorch

[@Atomic_Thomas]

@@TerrorOfTalos *_FUCKING GOOD_* Is he harder than Spike now?

[@TerrorOfTalos]

@@Atomic_Thomas New spike yeah, I'm not sure about old spike though but I have a feeling they nerfed him on purpose because he's just way less aggressive with his blaster shots from what I've seen

[@LIZARDONFIRE]

The stuck close to the orginal on this one!!

[@joshietron631]

0:46 weird shift into sounding like AC/DC

[@crawler6019]

Just did the boss battle yesterday. Decided to turn the soundtrack into the Reignited rather than the Original out of curiosity. Had a blast. To be honest... Spike was easier in this than he was in the original... Kinda disappointed there.

[@FunkyGhost37]

The Spyro 3 remixes have been a bit hit or miss compared to the other games, but damn they do this one good.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

With this badass music, the boss should have been ten times more difficult.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

Got Ratchet and Clank, Unreal Tournament 2007, and DOOM 2016 vibes from this battle.

[@theofficialliedetector1545]

This is amazing

[@gnbman]

The music's pretty good, but they really butchered the look of Spike, both the character and level.

[@ToomStoneMedia]

I'm digging this mix. I still think the original reigns supreme but this is a real good attempt. Nice job.

[@Shaltir_and_Shvizes228]

Русский комент ради разнообразия. Этот трек вселял ужас в меня, когда я был ещё совсем шкетом. Аххх... Как прекрасно!

[@superlombax1561]

Dang. This track does the same amount of justice, and arguably more, that the original did.

[@1HundoGames]

A few notes are off, still sounds awesome

[@JeremyIsTheBoss]

#BESTRIPEVER

[@AiramLP10]

He doesn't share this theme with the Sorceress anymore :O

[@Restorating]

He never did in my experience. The Sorceress had her own and so did he.

[@AiramLP10]

@@Restorating Oh! I just checked out, the PAL version (I'm from there) apparently didn't get this soundtrack. So weird. That explains it all.

[@metalhydramon7093]

Actually it did, it's the Sorceress's one that hasn't the same music as Spike's Arena in the NTSC/North American version.

[@JeremyIsTheBoss]

@@metalhydramon7093 in the non greatest hits version, it shared it's music with Sunrise Spring of all levels.

[@dreamcastdazia4753]

@@metalhydramon7093 Greatest hits version**

[@followthereaper665]

:45 reminds me of tool schism lol

[@arcanaxiii6665]

Reminds me of Frogger's Adventure: The Rescue

[@cartooncrazy9433]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHAA!

[@silverflight01]

Someone needs to make Spike difficult again.

[@ryansmith3214]

Great song. Spike was a little too easy this time round. 10 year old me fought tooth and nail for days to beat him on the ps1. He also looks kinda.. different than what I thought he mightve turned out like on the ps4. Less..... "spike"-y

[@joshuafoote5144]

I liked this boss but I found him easier than Buzz was.

[@gamerhero9559]

Is Spike design really that bad? He still looks intimidating like in the original game.

[@joshhart73]

this sounds pretty lit at 1.25x speed

[@spacemanandrew3203]

Holy cow your right

[@wiktorshowtime8242]

Holy cow your right

[@toadeu]

Too easy :( Gulp in Reignited is very hard. But the remix is great !

[@tyrantking9000]

In the original game, Spike is the hardest boss in the trilogy, but for whatever reason, they decided to make Spike easier than any normal enemy in the remake. The music is amazing, but it's weird that boss that caused me to get multiple game overs is somehow nerfed in the remake, so much so that he barely even attacked me.

[@waluigitime1780]

He's not easier than basic enemies. Toned down sure, but you're exaggerating.

[@tyrantking9000]

@@waluigitime1780 Spike tends to just stand around, not doing a thing except attacking every few minutes. Normal enemies tend to actually _do_ something, while Spike seems to have had multiple lobotomies and somehow forgot he's in a fight 98% of the time. Although I am exaggerating, it does feel like Spike is easier than the basic enemy.

[@DocSafety]

I love all of the new boss music with the exception of Scorch's Pit music. The best part of that song (a slow bass-boosted version of the first part of this song) was kinda ruined.

[@ColossusSteppes]

These rips are with the Dynamic Music turned off right?

[@Dr_Tapeworm]

ok generally i prefer the original music in most cases but this fuckin SLAPS

[@qwerwrethsw5fssss]

Damn, I don't know. 0:00 - 0:45 part is thousand times better than the original. But in the original, 0:45 - 1:24 is better than in the remix.

[@dreamcastdazia4753]

I think it's the other way around. And the first part in the original ain't better by much imo

[@Chihiro_Fujisaki]

They literally ruined this fight, great music tho

[@SuperMase9X]

The song's great but I felt that the battle itself was too easy compared to how I remember it. Plus Spike looks dumber

[@lyonvensa]

Am I the only one who's grateful that Spike was nerfed? He was really unbalanced in the original, even when he's supposed to be 'hard'.

[@nathanieldardar4295]

I liked original Spike better. That was always an exciting fight.

[@MaxwelloftheClocktower]

probably not but I preferred the original because despite the difficulty, I ALWAYS looked forward to this fight and was my favourite in the ENTIRE series of Spyro games. Spike always had by blood pumping and I always felt a sense of achievement after I beat him... In the remaster however, I beat him in just under 2 minutes and felt the music made the fight more epic than it actually was (which btw is the only thing about this fight that the remaster actually improved). I hated his new design and while I was okay with the giant pistol he had, I liked it better when he had a plasma Bazooka instead. Also the sound effects for the weapon sounded better in the original but in all honesty that rings true with about 80% of the sound effects in the remaster

[@lyonvensa]

@@MaxwelloftheClocktower Spike has a.... bazooka in the original? IIRC it's also a gun, but bigger.

[@robonaught]

I hated how stupidly hard he was in the original for just the second boss.

[@bonniestar4707]

The music is still intense, just a shame that they butchered Spike

[@MrJavi94]

I must be the only one who DOESN'T like this music and finds the original by Stewart Copeland much, much better and fitting.

[@tekkencentre]

Mind you Copeland was involved in the making of the Reignited soundtrack.

[@MOVGAMES.]

@@tekkencentre Only the Title Screen theme, he had no physical involvement with the remixes.

[@Restorating]

I guarantee you he was more involved than what they've stated in the credits. Most are they just don't credit him for advice. That usually comes out by mouth.

[@osmosiswright9924]

They sound nearly the same

[@Da1Dez]

I like the original more too; I prefer the drumbeat being a little less violent and the dramatic closing with that powerful bang and scary baseline as it fades out, which is removed in favour of looping back to beginning in this version.

[@theofficialliedetector1545]

Ukraine fighting back, 2022 colorised

[@Nanashima]

Again, the mixing. Wtf.

[@nestorskip9410]

Nanashima they had to try something different. The original music is always there for your listening pleasure.

[@Nanashima]

Mixing has nothing to do with the original.

[@Thecolorgreen]

@@nestorskip9410 I don't understand what you mean. "Trying something different" doesn't translate to "arbitrarily changing the audio mixing". And even without the context of the original, it's fine to regard it as a flaw (incidentally, I personally don't).

[@ZOWi_tuby]

Nanashima remake means new not old. Get over it.

[@Thecolorgreen]

@@ZOWi_tuby M'dude, that's not the point. We all expected and *wanted* it to be new and different, but if people see flaws, they have the right to talk about it. Is it a crime to be honest over video game music?

[@Morbid_]

Eh, I much prefer the original. The original Spike looked better too, now he's fat with skinny legs.