Running Hell [Curly's Theme] (Cave Story) - GaMetal Remix

Welcome to Hell!
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◆ Gameplay by SolarZero (Thank you!) / @solarzero
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Running Hell made a top-10 appearance (tied in the 10 spot) in the GaMetal Song Ballot from 2019, and had a decent showing (most requested Cave Story song) in the 2020 song ballot, so I know this is one a lot of you have been waiting for. Lucky for us, it was one of the randomly selected songs for the Side-Quests 3 album!
Enjoy!
(Side-Quests Volume 3 is fully available on the GaMetal Patreon and will be released publicly after all videos are posted!)
Original Composer: Daisuke Amaya
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[@boa_firebrand]

a black wind blows through your body. your guitar level is unchanged.

[@megaman161]

"Your weapons drop to Level 1!" Nemesis: Okay then. Spur: That's cute.

[@Duke_of_Petchington]

@@megaman161 still need that level 3 super missile launcher to absolutely murder ballos though.

[@valsioncustom]

@@megaman161 Bubbline: OH GOD WHY

[@DarkDyllon]

@@Duke_of_Petchington good old swap trick to boost your fire rate.

[@akesan2374]

@@megaman161 Moreso this: Spur: Eh, whatever. Nemesis: LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@megaman161]

"Welcome to Hell!" Me: "Well thank you, friendly sign!' **Faceplants into instant death spikes**

[@scoutlox158]

ah, such a familiar feeling

[@mrblackjacker32.03]

14 attempts to beat it the first time. The 13th was a double KO on Ballos last phase. 14th run was the day after that 13th attempt. Was great regardless and I would repeat the same blind experience.

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

I was honestly thinking at first that the sign was a death trap, until I found the wall

[@DarkDyllon]

got to that part aswel, 1st i was freaked out that most of my shit was gone (mostly levels) then i regained some, got through the most of it and then the waves of angels come and i was overwhelmed quickly. never beaten it but tempted to buy cavestory + to try and finally finish the fight.

[@mrblackjacker32.03]

@@DarkDyllon There's also an official freeware version if you're low on cash that can be found in a page that goes by cavestory(dot)org . Note that is the original release made by Pixel so don't expect the extras of the Nicalis releases

[@Thekirbwhokirbs]

JONNY FINALLY DID A THEME FROM MY ALL TIME FAVORITE GAME I'M IN TEARS

[@ryannixon4138]

You too? 😊

[@bushlandrabbit5142]

SAME HERE, I'M SCREAMING RN

[@9seed.]

Ditto.

[@InKongnito81]

I woke up to this today, and God it was amazing.

[@Mick0604]

Same here man

[@combativeThinker]

“An armed rock robot? I would never have known if the Professor hadn’t told me. You’re very well-made, indeed.”

[@VitaEmerald324]

Mega Man? lul

[@User_Samicom]

​@@VitaEmerald324thought the same

[@JavierGomezX]

Glad to see how such an amazing game is not being forgotten. Let it be in the hall of fame as one of the best indie games that has ever existed.

[@The_Pear]

you could have left out the indie part

[@unlimited8410]

@@The_Pear for real, does it being indie make it in any way inferior to a AAA game?

[@cydozer3932]

@@unlimited8410 i think he meant it was one of the best Games overall not only under indie games

[@100organicfreshmemes5]

@@unlimited8410 Being indie makes it more impressive, because it didn't have a big budget or team behind it.

[@IndigoKnight49]

Yeah, I don't think the "indie" part denotes it in any way inferior. If anything, I think its a badge of honor. Especially considering it was early games like this that really helped carve out the modern indie market in the first place.

[@zioniczenko]

This is the best mix of nervous anxiety and heroism to ever be in a final level, and you did it justice. Let's go, Paper Bowser!

[@omarpikm2101]

paper bowser from super paper mario i wonder

[@zioniczenko]

@@omarpikm2101 Actually, my bet is on Sticker Star, not because it's a better game, but because the guitar riff is too sweet.

[@hannahferguson4986]

Personally speaking, I think it'll be from either TTYD or Color Splash.

[@SilentEchoKatt]

was JUST talking to my friend about playing cave story again since its such a good game. looks at phone and sees this was uploaded it's a sign, god is real and he loves cave story just as much as us.

[@ryannixon4138]

@@yokoelf1293 lol true

[@DeltaBlazin]

Cave Story is the indie game grandfather, thank you for showing it the love it absolutely deserves.

[@localretard3779]

True

[@themadpro]

a black wind blows through your body.... your nostalgia level goes up to lvl max....

[@fabianlorca9743]

This is awesome, Cave Story is not dead yet, thanks God. Next Request: Last Battle, of Cave Story. Greetings from Chile ;)

[@EivelSapphic]

"Did you know, the woman named Jenka had a younger brother ?"

[@bluekirby_64]

"His name was Ballos. Like his sister, he wielded powers far beyond those of mortals..."

[@gab_just_gab]

"He used his magical powers to help and guide people, and the people loved and trusted him in return."

[@akesan2374]

"Even more than they did their own king..."

[@DeltaWarrior808]

The jealous king had Ballos apprehended and thrown into prison, where his punishment was brutal and cruel. Humans can be terrible creature indeed…

[@wanderingghost9098]

"Ballos was driven into a state of pure, uncontrollable rage by the punishment. Weakened by the torture, he was helpless to contain the fury."

[@KotagMaster]

damn, that last cave acoustic was fantastic.

[@Gobeldeg00p]

I hope we can get a full rendition of it soon, it's sooooo good.

[@gaminggaminggaminggaminggamin]

aAAA I NEED IIIT

[@harishodzic350]

I'm getting flashbacks of playing that lvl over and over again on the highest difficulty oh god the falling rock room

[@imptwins]

You're a brave person for tackling Cave Story's hard. There are some bits that are just a total nightmare and that's one of them.

[@The_Pear]

@@imptwins It really gives meaning to the sign

[@akesan2374]

Number 1 rule of Cave Story: DO NOT PLAY HARD MODE UNLESS YOU WANT TO LOSE YOUR SANITY.

[@harishodzic350]

@@akesan2374 I was not warned before I started my hard playthrough I spent over a day on the last area I can still see the cupid's arrows and falling rocks when I close my eyes

[@Much_Ado]

@@harishodzic350 i just got recommended a different cover of this song that led me here, and i said the exact same thing there. the flashbacks are intense

[@JonnyAtma]

The Side-Quests 3 finale draws near! Just as a reminder, the album will be released publicly at the end of the month after all the videos are up, and if you REALLY want to get a hold of the last track and want to help support GaMetal at the same time, you can get the full album now on the GaMetal Patreon ( patreon.com/jonnyatma ). See you tomorrow! :)

[@ryannixon4138]

I always considered labrynth fight to be curly's theme, and this one to be curly and quotes theme. Because this fight is probably their most personal, they were created to destroy the demon crown and this is the only true way to do it

[@ninjapotatolorf6237]

I agree. This whole theme sounds less like Curly and a lot more like "the odds are against us, but we have to succeed. This is what we were made to do." I also associate Running Hell with Ballos a lot, due to actually learning about him here and all. That dangerous/tragic sound of the first part fits him well, and the heroic later parts cheer the player on to finally put an end to the cycle.

[@ryannixon4138]

@@ninjapotatolorf6237 Oh absolutely, same.

[@PBStriker101]

after looking Jhonny going a long way, i realize he is criminally so underrated, Jhonny ABSOLUTELY deserves at LEAST 1M subs, come on man, let's make it a reality

[@memeboy8207]

once upon a time, this man just used his real name for his channel and had under 10k

[@DefinitelyMisery]

Running hell is one of the reasons why Cave Story is one of my all time favourite games I do really hope to get some Last Battle action some time in the future, since that one is such a banger

[@severeerror52]

This song was the 2000's version of Megalovania

[@Gr8WchM]

I hate how fucking accurate that comparison is.

[@theadventuresofdonny7122]

I had a MUCH easier time with Sans than this level holy goodness.

[@MrSailing101]

@@theadventuresofdonny7122 once you get past the falling blocks it's honestly a breeze unless you are a speedrunner.....

[@DeltaBlazin]

Nah, that's Last Battle.

[@DiegoRiser]

Did it explode the internet at that time?

[@fannjoyer]

this is amazing

[@napstab100k]

This is the best song from that game, IMO. Nothing else gets my blood pumping like this.

[@lostgem8225]

I prefer last cave

[@mrblackjacker32.03]

Oppression exists too, but Running Hell and Last Cave are contenders IMO

[@lostgem8225]

@@mrblackjacker32.03 I got really confused when I saw that notification

[@mrblackjacker32.03]

@@lostgem8225 for the record I was mentioning the BGM of the battle against Core.

[@imptwins]

NOBODY'S gonna mention Last Battle? Aight, well, Last Battle. Also @@lostgem8225 lmao

[@GIGASPACEBLOB]

I KNEW IT! The silhouette for this one was bothering me SO MUCH because I knew I recognized it! And then I made the assumption that it was this, and I guessed right!

[@lumiknightwithawrench2946]

3 Years It took me 3 years to beat the Angry Rock Man BUT GOD, the song kept me going, and a remix is just what I needed

[@darthimperious1594]

I know nothing about this game or this song or even this character. Yet GaMetal totally makes me want to find out. Damn fine work.

[@coiledAgent]

The original game was freeware! You can download it pretty easily, so by all means go and find out! There's also a version on Steam that costs a small fee, but comes with some additional content like upgraded graphics, 60 FPS (Freeware is capped at 50), additional side content challenges, and alternate remixed soundtracks. Oh also there's a version on Switch but it's basically the steam version with 2 new soundtracks and local multiplayer Co-op (Don't ask me how that works in a singleplayer metroidvania, because I don't know)

[@aladushek2124]

@@coiledAgent P2 doesn't exist in dialogues i am right?

[@Droid18Beta]

You have no idea how happy I was to have this just randomly show up in recommended

[@cormacbohren3175]

I got a physical sensation that shot through my whole body when I listened to this. The Cave Story soundtrack was some of the first music I EVER started listening to, and running hell was my favorite track of the whole OST. I was 8 or 9 years old when I played the game, and I listened to the soundtrack on my cruddy Sandisk mp3 player that I had at the time. This cover gives me feelings that are indescribable through words. Thank you for this awesome cover Jonny.

[@DeltaWarrior808]

It was a black wind dropping your weapons down to Lvl 1

[@PKpaula425]

NOT THE CAVE STORY SONG I WAS EXPECTING (Oppression was my pick) BUT HOLY SHIT! *RUNNING HELL*! This song will forever be burned into my memory from my good ending run, thanks for the amazing cover Jonny!

[@RoxanaambarCaballero]

An absolute master piece! Great remix gametal!

[@KemonoPriestessHazuki]

The game that inspired a lot of game developers. Thank you Mister Amaya.

[@lonelyroller1192]

I wouldn’t mind if you did an entire Cave Story album. VikingGuitar’s is rocking as all get out, but honestly I just want more Cave Story jams.

[@DeToditoo_1]

man your cover is so fucking good nice

[@SiIverLeaf]

After all these years, Cave Story is still one of my favorite games.

[@VolutoEighto]

How did I miss this song? I feel betrayed by KZbin for not giving me this absolute banger earlier.

[@Jaxon-IF]

A song where each note is a stress flash back..

[@cashkromsupernerd1193]

Not sure why I'm getting so many Cave Story recommendations lately, but I'm not complaining!

[@dreamenvoy1530]

Ah, been so long since I heard a Cave Story remix. Love it!

[@Rubberman202]

Ah, Cave Story, the King of Indie Games. I'd love to hear you do a cover of the Main Theme/Planation some day, but Running Hell is as good a place to start with this games awesome soundtrack!

[@dicksonmattxenoblade6491]

I see we're ending with Bowser here. I'm sure he'd approve. After all "What's a finale without Bowser? A cruddy finale, that's what!"

[@evanuebele1923]

Man, following this album has been an absolute TREAT so far! Full of surprises and absolute BANGERS from my favorite indies. I'm so excited to see how you cap it off!

[@ninjapotatolorf6237]

I have played through this game multiple times and it still baffles me how this can be called "Curly's Theme" when there are much better songs to represent her character. Still, Running Hell is one of my favorite tracks in any video game, and this cover does not disappoint. Keep rocking, my dude.

[@theillusionist1494]

Can't believe I actually gave up on hearing this one a while back. Every bit as glorious as I'd hoped. Still standing strong in my requests for Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter's final boss theme!

[@indigocactus3089]

Would love a full version of that Last Cave acoustic. I checked Atmacoustics but I couldn't find it! Great cover as always. This game has been something special ever since it came out.

[@obbyg4ming905]

before solo-dev indie games like Undertale, Minecraft, Terraria, Stardew Valley and more... there was Cave Story by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya

[@helloidharbl6753]

Internet noobs don't know.

[@m3gAm37aLmAnX]

Man, this brings me back to those days years ago, first-time playing through this game and constantly dying in this area before ever reaching Ballos. Then I would finally reach Ballos and die some more Oh....the rage.... but I still love Cave Story

[@nsane9998]

Oh hey look, as super good cover of a super good song from a super good game!

[@scatterbrain8764]

This cover was more fire than the depths of hell itself. And as if it couldn't get any better, we've got another Bowser cover after this. Needless to say, this has got me excited now.

[@ryannixon4138]

Love for one of my favorite games. This song was hype af when you played it and the remix matches it

[@Apeman_king_of_apes]

how did I miss this?! one of my favorite games of all time got the gaMetal treatment!

[@samuslightsuit]

Damn his skill with covers is almost as crazy as this final level. Awesome!

[@TouhouFanatic]

Look in the background of the silhouette... i can tell that's the bowser battle from the thousand year door. Hype time.

[@RaiAkashi]

Agreed, kammy is waaaaay too close for any other paper iteration.

[@umcaraaleatorioeggs3339]

i like how its the original version, instead of the nicalis one nice cover! earned a new sub :)

[@marine7859]

Still one of the best indie games of all time, one of the true greats. You REALLY captured the sense of anxiety and "by any means necessary" that Running Hell installs in the player! Hope to see "Last Battle" or "Eyes of Flame" sometime.

[@kernium]

The theme of any Cave Story player's most hated number: *-127*

[@InKongnito81]

YES. Cave Story + GaMetal is my dream come true

[@ludicrouslunatic]

I'm so so so happy you did this song! My comment is in the intro which warms my heart! Now for the master plan: Step one: GaMetal Running Hell Remix Step two: GaMetal does the rest of the Cave Story soundtrack Step three: profit

[@ilikestuff9250]

I think he did a bit of ruined egg corridor too I'd love him to do Last Battle though

[@palacher7555]

Я мечтал о кавере на эту шедевральную мелодию в твоём исполнении. Спасибо! Круто!

[@tamerlan_voice]

опа русский я думал что я здесь единственный русский

[@ЕбаЛай-и4е]

Хей йо

[@palacher7555]

Русскоязычных как правило везде хватает, просто обычно они выпендриваются своими познаниями в английском, а у меня они на уровне плинтуса ("и что это за такой диковинный уровень владения английским?" - спросит американец)

[@tamerlan_voice]

@@palacher7555 хоть я учу английский но мне лень писать на нем .-.

[@kirbstarkingofsucc]

Every year is a new evolution I swear, you can tell the year a video was made just by seeing 5 seconds of it. Awesome work, keep it up!

[@Blazinter]

I've been waiting for this for so long and you sure friggin delivered oh my gosh

[@ChanivonKarpa]

Allow me to tell you the story of this cave, and I Quote: "I need a Magikarp Festival cover"

[@ninjapotatolorf6237]

I strangely don't remember that part of the game. Was it in a different ending I missed?

[@ChanivonKarpa]

@@ninjapotatolorf6237 ah yea, it's the true ending, sorry for the spoilers

[@NEHWind]

Just hearing this theme brings back torturous memories of my first time running through it. Awesome mix and performance as always! Really captured the frantic feeling the original brought on.

[@yggdro]

YEAH BOI!! Its cave story time! Also theme of best girl! I love the fact that this game both gets some nice attention while still being under the radar Anyway here are my requests: Hoist the sword with pride in the heart-etrian odyssey 3:the drowned city End of the raging waves-etrian odyssey 3:the drowned city Soul ablaze-Megaman ZX Advent Unseen entities-Under night in-birth Beat eat nest- under night in-birth Open War- Again -under night in-birth Surge of power-megaman battle network 6 Cybeast battle-megaman battle network 6 Laplace-Lunar Knights That is all,can't wait for the next one,specially cuz its finally time for the great king bowser to get the spotlight! Thank you for all these great covers that you always give us! Until the next time keep rocking on!

[@k0dori]

So fire!! 🔥 Last battle next??? 👀👀👀

[@Rick_Rolland]

This song is just so well suited for your style. One of your best works!

[@captainseg]

This stage along side woth 2 bosses (the last having 4 phases) was BRUTAL!

[@Nolan1333]

Man this is a fantastic remix of her theme! Makes me wanna listen to cave story ost again

[@MrBoochris]

Jonny is catering to all fan bases! It’s great! 🔥👍

[@steviepogue5295]

0:00 and 2:13 have the best riff in the WHOLE ALBUM! Not even Paper Bowser's riff can keep up with this.

[@bio-jay77]

My favorite indie game! I remember beating it for the second time after finding out about the sanctuary! Amazing job man!

[@omarpikm2101]

where play game i want play game

[@bio-jay77]

@@omarpikm2101 I played it on 3ds when I first bought it.

[@CalvinWiersum]

It's been 10,000 years... Thank you so much!!

[@KumaSan13]

I JUST NOTICED I'M ONE OF THE GUYS THAT NOMINATED THIS SONG. I CANNOT BELIEVE JONNY NOTICED IT 3 YEARS AFTER. I'M SO HAPPYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@imptwins]

00:12: Oh. That kick in was a little flat. That's a little disappointing. 00:28: Oh it's still disappointingly flat... Huh... 00:32: ... Wait... 00:40: ... WAIT IS HE USING *ALL THIS* JUST FOR A BUILD UP??? 00:45: YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS Absolutely love the way you handled this one Jonny, the sequential build up in each new section really reflects how Hell just ramps up more and more as you get deeper into it. Hit this one out of the park, I LOVE IT. ... So, when are we getting Last Battle? ;D If you ever do cover it I'm absolutely going to cut this and it together. In the meantime I'll use Leaf XCeed's version! ♥

[@karlhnedkovsky5214]

As if I couldn't love this game even more! That hit me straight through the heart, man!

[@forgettablename6436]

Oh HELL YES! This theme is so good!

[@cthughha]

THIES IS INSANE

[@JacobeeVa]

Gametal last battle? Edit: also YOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[@kranossity]

Just randomly decided to listen to some Cave Story OST (obv cus it's so good) today and now I'm even more glad I did. I didn't think that was possible.

[@coldsecond3162]

The more I delve into your playlist the more treasures I find. AND YOU KEEP ADDING MORE.

[@-bemyvalentine-]

Oh god! A Cave Story remix! I'm really glad you finally did one, even if it's not the theme I had in mind. Running Hell is still a super sick track and it's an amazing choice for a CS remix. Typical Aeon's Devil Gundam request here, nothing out of the ordinary.

[@LeonKrilangi]

Fantastic work on this track and on the Side-Quests Vol 3 album in general, man! But on the topic of hellish secret areas...I challenge you to cover "Treasure Sealed Off" from La-Mulana 1.

[@cyberlinkx5290]

Just reached this point on Switch. This cover fits perfectly

[@reformedorthodoxmunmanquara]

I did not know this was uploaded, thank you

[@cosasordinarias]

DAAAAAAMN

[@Dr0dd]

Man, each melody from this game produces some intense feelings of nostalgia in me. Thank you for bringing that back

[@vaeyguh2673]

Holy CRAP You hit this one out of the park dude!

[@Mario2980]

Oh gods, a Cave Story remix, just what I needed .3.

[@herbalberbal5127]

GOD THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS

[@bluekirby_64]

The most PTSD-inducing song from one of my childhood games, and Last Cave for the end card? Sign me up.

[@DN-theone]

Yoooooo this was unexpected! Love it!

[@LukaUnempress]

Oh man, I've always been waiting for this. Woo!

[@ygpro2003]

daaamn I can't believe thank you !!

[@robotdude2206]

God, it's been so long since I've seen new Cave Story covers.

[@riskvideos]

Oh hells yeah! That's awesome!

[@AlphaOblivion7]

Yo awesome! I loved Cave Story and this song

[@kayna4321]

Yeah i love the angels from the Hell AND OH MY GOD YOU MAKE THIS NICE!!

[@Vyz3r]

Nostalgia Great job!

[@SkaiaMechanic]

A great cover for a great song in a great game.

[@SolarZero]

Man, its been a year since I did this recording. Definitely still a blast to do and one of the first indie games I ever played. Always a pleasure to help out with gameplay, Jonny. And for those interested in the RAW gameplay: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnOTapaJhdKUpsU

[@reyzer9722]

Dude this brings back memories, I want to play cave story one more time

[@michodome9342]

Ooo this is great!

[@KemonoPriestessHazuki]

Great cover, this and your Advance Wars.

[@ArachCobra]

Awesome rendition