Raiden IV Stage 1 Theme - A Stormy Front

[@astracrits4633]

Whenever I play a Raiden game, I cry a little when I start it up. Not a loud, sob of happiness or sadness, but a silent tear. And I turn my face to the pixelated sky so that this single tear will never fall. Why? Because I'll never feel quite the same sense of euphoria I did the first time I started up the game. The first time I heard music like this. I remember the first Raiden game I played, Raiden Fighters. That was the best day of my life. It gave me newfound appreciation for space shooters. I grew up playing games like Galaga and Space Invaders. And I cherished those games. They were precious. But the first time I played a Raiden game, a spark was born in my soul. Whenever I had the chance, I'd ride my bike over to the arcade just to stuff some quarters into that Raiden machine. Sometimes, a few kids would come over and watch, even cheer me on occasionally. When I played that game, it was like nothing else mattered. Everything else zoned out and I was no longer in the arcade. In my mind, I WAS the pilot. I was the person in the Raiden Mark II, the legend behind the winds. The lightning was mine to wield. Raiden was my own reality, my secret world. But nothing compared to that fateful day, when the thunder first struck and that spark was born within me, that first quarter I pushed into that slot. And that's why... I'll keep pushing on! Because each day I have a hope that tomorrow, I'll find time to go back to that arcade, where that shard of my past once stood. And maybe shed a silent tear for my past... Because even as I move forward, I can't help but look back at those happier, simpler times and wonder what changed. And I always want to go back to those times, because as tough as I may act, I'm really just that weak inside. The future is dark, and I'm afraid of what lurks there. My feet keep dragging against my will, because I'm scared. I want to go back to when things were good and the light of peace was still shining. A war is coming soon, and we all know it. As much as I struggle to deny it, it's inevitable. And in my fragile soul I know that times are growing dark. That's why I bury my face in my games-so that when we inevitably plunge into war, I can have a little shard of light and hope and thunder to carry by my side, to guide me through the darkness.And maybe...just maybe... to forget what happens.

[@JesseAwt]

Someone give this man a medal ...

[@ABLSC]

Because The Core Bring Me back At Here Cancelled the Mark, Light Up Every Morning.

[@DarkX64]

The creators of this game would be proud to see such heart felt sentiment and beautiful praise for their hard work. Heck, your comment is almost as good as the song itself. And that's saying something.

[@kenji444]

you know when a theme is badass when its put into 2 different games! awesome

[@HotaruZoku]

The frist 20 years of my life can be conveyed by those first four chords. I miss that...the way arcade games KNEW what an experince they were, and did all they could to leave you as GLAD you put that 9th coin in as you are the first. That moment the chair settles back and nothing exists save the mission, the place where you matter in times of life and death. Those introduction chords. May they echo with youth's emotion till the end of time, or the bottom of this weeks quarter roll.

[@gzxpajjgbcrollmqastykn]

LOVE tracks 1-3 in this game.

[@HotaruZoku]

Almost as nice as finding peers to appreciate it along with.

[@Hayatenogotokuluey]

Now this is real Futuristic Shmup BGM!!! This kind is awesome!!

[@marcusbullock630]

this should be mashed-up with repeated tragedy. gallantry and rough and tumble are also good mashup candidates for one-another.

[@lazornoob4465]

My new presidential campaign theme k

[@gzxpajjgbcrollmqastykn]

Mr. President🤵🏼

[@faishalrasyadmundzir1258]

Resemble music of X,s intro stage megaman X4

[@猫桜-p1s]

妖精が成長したリルリルフェアリルSTG～‼️

[@ultris07]

Where in Raiden III? Honestly the only two good songs are Lightning Strikes and Dawn of sorrow, with the rest being either terrible, or mildly passable...

[@KorryNaemon]

Bonus song, since it is "unused" in the game itself...

[@AIexanderthefake]

Eww nice. Maybe make it gothic lol