Castlevania Portrait of Ruin - The Hidden Curse (YM2612 Cover)

[@neothunderx]

Also loving the arrangements from the handheld Castlevanias. They are so overlooked compared to the others, and they really are great games, and honestly packed with content for a god damn handheld title for 40 bucks.

[@GoodmansGhost]

People that complain about Castlevania, Sonic and some other franchises getting worse in the 3D era just completely ignore that they often released 2D games of the same quality as their old stuff on the handhelds.

[@kohlrak]

@@GoodmansGhost I think the issue with alot of them is that the transitions to 3d aren't so good. Sonic is a classic example. The 3d sonics aren't platformers, especially when you fall through the platforms in normal play Not every game designer can handle the 3d mentality. But when alot of them learn this, they go back to 2.5D and are just fine. The problem is, some things are hard to throw into an whole new environment, and it taks skilled people who can make it continue to work. Look how metroid prime turned out, as that was a great example of a great transition to 3d. Capcom was smart with megaman legends: they didn't even try to pretend it was going to stay a platformer. But what did Minecraft, Cave Story, Terraria, etc teach us? People will play a game that "looks cool" for it's graphics, and drop it. If a game looks like crap or semi-decent, as long as the gameplay holds up andthe graphics aren't in the way of the gameplay, people will play it if you can show the fun in it.Companies trying to sell things like handheld castlevania don't know how to advertise their games, and it's not like they could use streaming to help advertise it right through streamers actually showing it properly. Look how monster hunter was advertised in the US, vs how it was in Japan, then also turn around and tell me which adverts were better. But, keep in mind, those differences were how they thought they should advertise in america (especially look at Monster Hunter Tri's english advertisements). Monster Hunter's most effective advertisment campaign was run by a monster hunter meme team that did it for free. Bloodstained was advertised to castlevania fans, not a general audience. Look how it's doing. Look at how Dead or Alive 5 was advertised compared to other DoA games, and see how it did compared to other DoA games. The trick, at the end of the day, is to only use the resources that you need to get the picture across. Dragon Quest Builders is not outselling minecraft, despite being comparable with better graphics. The thing is, the companies making these games can't see and understand this, despite how incredibly obvious this all is. Sonic and Megaman don't need 3d. Metroid and Mario games actually use the 3d, don't need it, but properly take advantage of it to expand themselves (as a result, people play the 3d and 2d games both). Some people are much better with 2d than a 3d expert is with 3d (which is where Iga is at). The companies that realize this are making some great 2.5d games, and some people like the shovelknight devs found their place in 8.5bit.

[@neothunderx]

@@kohlrak an amazing read, sorry i just realized you commented ^_^;

[@marx4538]

@@kohlrak great comment! the only problem is that, the IGA-designed 3D Castlevania games aren't bad either and work alongside their 2D titles.

[@kohlrak]

@@marx4538 You mean Curse of Darkness (which i'll admit, i have no experience with) and Judgement (a fighting game)? 'Cause those were the only 3d ones he touched.

[@therealbluedragon]

The 2612 can sound so fucking good when in the right hands. “Farts and bees” my ass!

[@chrono817]

*killer bees

[@Yuzoboy]

The PSG usage in this is absolutely perfect!

[@lancelnce]

Looks who I found here. Hello Yuzoboy 👋

[@letabarkois3639]

OMG YM2612 in our heart❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@marcelopires711]

Clean and pristine, this is not the regular way composers used to handle the YM2612.

[@neothunderx]

Killer ym2612 as usual!

[@StePadilla]

I can only imagine Jonathan and Charlotte running around the desert painting in a classic Prince of Persia style with this on the background. Amazing music! It also sounds a lot like the original but with some obvious fluctuations, I guess that's the problem with classic game music, can't vary it too much without adding different notes.

[@z0ktwf680]

i recently discover your work thanks to your crystal man cover, and oh boy you are awesome.

[@TheZmusicGroup]

Fantastic, fantastic!! Even the best composers from back in the day would have been impressed by your FM instruments and your arrangement!!

[@MegaDriveProfile]

I don't know what else to say other than that this is freaking A1 gecko!

[@sebastienretrogaming4051]

So nice ! Really good job, fantastic rendition. Ym2612 powa for ever 😍

[@Decidetto]

This is a really nice colour scheme you've chosen for the waveforms! I enjoy that it reflects the console colours. Especially the blue from the reset button in the noise channel is lovely.

[@ap3productions81]

Jeebus Crimes! I feel like I should be jazzercising to this! This is wonderful!

[@heilong79]

Excellent, you should consider doing this treatment on one of the tracks from the newly released Bloodstained game. You deserve more views.

[@Hyde209]

Love your take on CastleVania tracks soo much 😎👌

[@Taelhyr]

I could have sworn I was listening to the X68K Castlevania ;P Amazing work! I love it.

[@brayoungful]

The section from 0:43 ~ 1:03 is perfect. It actually sounds like something that'd be completely at home in an Ys game.

[@theshyguy1580]

Well, Yuzo Koshiro helped compose for the game Ys at before his mega-drive boom.

[@LordDeBahs]

@@theshyguy1580 it sounds like koshiro composed drums and bass

[@DesertRainReads]

@@LordDeBahs I would say he composed much more than that, Koshiro-san is a legend. One of my top ten favorite composers of all time.

[@LordDeBahs]

@@DesertRainReads i mean this track specificicaly . sounds like shared work of both composers unilke some other tracks

[@Gael32]

Always a good day when I see a Savaged Regime upload in my notifications!

[@solarflare9078]

I don't even care how long I have to wait for a new cover. As long as they're all amazing and mindblowing! Quality over quantity always!

[@AuroraxPhilic]

I always know I'm gonna get quality genesis music when you upload.

[@RetroJackal]

Good stuff as usual! Love it.

[@caraquedesafiouopapaco2511]

Is so good see even all this time some people still making remixes of this fantastic game. Good work!

[@brorianszk]

I could listen to this all day! I will listen to this all day !! Fantastic job dude!

[@largolagrande]

Sounds great

[@ColgateLP]

Absolutely fantastic! Nice instrument choice

[@Blink_____]

good job.

[@Gauphastus]

Nicely done.

[@GawainSSB]

This is really good, underrated stuff.

[@Mackenzie_EV]

Awesome!

[@irasavage1162]

Ah this one never gets old

[@AlexvrbX]

Savage Regime has released a YM2612 cover... LIKE MODE ENGAGED.

[@jorgerfm364]

Número um do ym2612

[@zicornjavega8604]

thank the lord for bell notifications.

[@ashkirby8896]

Nice cover!😄👌

[@boynextdoorman]

Yay, more jamming Castlevania tune! Thank you!!

[@Coinspinner2]

This one is definitely among my very favorites from this channel.

[@angelh4399]

Hasta en 16 bits suena hermosa, creo que está es mi canción favorita de todos los juegos a los que he jugado y eso es decir mucho

[@Eugenes84]

I just finished playing this game. Your cover sounds better than the real one!

[@hunterzeroexe5036]

beautiful!

[@madson-web]

Impeccable PSG work here!

[@AlexvrbX]

So, I am going to build a new PC soon. I was thinking... maybe this time I won't be an audiophile snob and I'll just get a higher-end board with good integrated audio. Integrated audio on many boards gets special treatment now, special caps and isolation! But no, then I remember Savaged Regime's covers and I'm like... I'll either reuse my SB Zx or bite the bullet and get an AE-5.

[@Gyrbae]

It's like a vampire disco in here!

[@InvokeSoul]

Eargasm

[@Molkirill]

*Happy 5000 subs to you!* i'm talking to the man who inspired me to make better YM2612 music, almost like him. I wish you great success in music, and I hope that you'll gain more subs than you already have.

[@erTitov]

¡Eres un jodido genio!

[@retrosoul8770]

Fantastic rendition, awesome consistency, defying the false narrative from fanboys, every single time.

[@GaliMercury]

"defying the false narrative from fanboys" Say it with me. CA. THAR. TIC!

[@MegaDriveProfile]

Hell yeah!

[@solarflare9078]

"defying the false narrative from fanboys" Indeed. Obviously, SNEStards know nothing of what the Mega Drive can do. It's far better than what any other SNES game can do (both hardware and music-wise) without the SNES using cheater chips.

[@GaliMercury]

@@solarflare9078 Sometimes I get the feeling that after we're done collectively getting off on the high that is Savaged Regime's work, that Genesis fans newfound pride will turn into arrogance and we will become as deplorable as many SNES fans. But I dunno, maybe I'm nuts. I'm not saying that we shouldn't be proud of the Mega Drive and the impact it had on gaming, but what I am saying is that moderation is key lest we become what we hate.

[@retrosoul8770]

Gali, I strongly agree. Balance is key here. The reason why I champion the Genesis/MD is because it doesn't get the acknowledgement and appreciation it definitely deserves especially in the US. It is a misrepresented and misunderstood system, far greater that what it generally gets credit for being here. But that has never been to say that it is "by far" superior to the Snes overall, in some key technical respects, it absolutely is better, but the Snes has its advantages as well as we should expect being 2 years newer but it should have been much better though that's another story lol. They're both timelessly great in their own ways and though I'll always strongly prefer the MD, becoming a fanboy for any system is a walking cancer I'd never dream of becoming. And I hope other fans (cough solar flare :) can remain moderate as well.

[@ruslan93RUS]

Отличные ударные , что для этого чипа редкость . Даже на Нинтендо низы получше чем на Сега , но в данном случае ударные лучше на этом чипе , в этой аранжировке .

[@TwilightCage]

I see you've done quite a few castlevania tracks, would you could you do? "a small prayer" from portrait of ruin.

[@ryzmaker11]

5K subs, man, it took more time than what it should have but anyway in life, quality > quantity, for every single things, so better be kinda niche and properly recognized rather than the opposite! As for this cover, yet another one that I don't know the original (I'm not much into the metroidvania's as I prefer the classicvania's) but this was nevertheless blissful to listen to! (I'm gonna check the original later on but something tells me that I'm gonna prefer your cover over it, once again)

[@DukeOnkledNukem]

i was wracking my brain on where this banger played in-game but then i realized it was in the least memorable area in the entire game (Forest of Doom) lmfao. excellent cover as always though, the instrumentation of this makes me prefer it over the original actually

[@johnbonhamsinger]

Man, look at that like ratio!

[@adrienplazas554]

Ah yes, that famous 32X Castlevania.

[@WildMatsu]

Just takes a min, to rejuvenate razor with my Razor Gator, Razor Gator!

[@shintenku]

Holy shit fella , I don't know if the Legend of reneged can match this up , Wow , it's almost better than the original on the DS , Wow ,,, O.O

[@ragezone9188]

do kid chameleon mountains area I'll consider being a patreon

[@luti1170]

mmmm..... the sound fel like at Ys series

[@ikagura]

Thanks Koshiro

[@Guillermo_XT]

Inspired by your awesome work I uploaded a midi version in MS-DOS style running on real Vintage Hardware-do you want to check it out?😇