[SEGA Genesis Music] Battletoads - Full Original Soundtrack OST

Recorded from real Sega Genesis, Model 2 w/ASIC YM3438 +MegaAmp mod
00:00 Theme
01:40 Intermission
01:52 Ragnarok's Canyon
04:17 Boss
04:44 Level Complete
04:49 Wookie Hole
08:32 Turbo Tunnel
08:59 Turbo Tunnel Race
11:50 Arctic Caverns
13:50 Surf City
15:57 Karnath's Lair
18:15 Volkmire's Inferno
19:14 Volkmire's Inferno Race
21:01 Intruder Excluder & Terra Tubes
22:38 Rat Race
24:40 Clinger Winger
25:11 The Revolution
27:30 Continue
Composed by
David Wise
Hikoshi Hashimoto (conversion/arrangement)

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

As mentioned on his website, Hikoshi Hashimoto (Cosmic Carnage, ATP Tour Championship Tennis, MMPR: The Movie) arranged this. According to the VGMPF wiki he did this without any reference material except a video recording of him playing through Battletoads.

[@RockoEstalon]

Guess this explains why this conversion sounds so awesome while the one on Battletoads and Double Dragon is so lackluster.

[@Glassandcandy]

The Genesis version of this OST is one of the best game OSTs of all time. Like goddamn it gets me pumped like nothing else

[@SpongeBobsTikiLand]

Surf City {13:50} sounds PHENOMENAL with that Genesis stank!

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

The bell sound adds a whole dimension to the tune that was missing

[@talos9577]

слушаю с мурашками на коже. Как молоды мы были, как молоды мы были Как искренне любили, как верили в себя

[@alexanderk.3838]

А я в школе учился, взял у друга Battletoads.

[@user-nb3bd8qb4h]

@@user-lq4rq7ph3p нет)

[@misterefe]

1:52 That bass!

[@Doommaster1994]

For people critiquing the soundtrack, remember that Rare did not develop the Genesis version of the game, and as a result, the Genesis version's music arranger, Hikoshi Hashimoto, had to learn the music by ear. Also, don't forget that on top of that, audio tools were very limited (no Audacity, Winamp, etc. as well as no VGM files to slow down/isolate tracks), and music had to actually be programmed in assembly programming. In addition, the publishers could have very well rushed the developers to complete the port as quickly as possible, giving the sound designer little time to make additions to the soundtrack. For what it's worth, I'd say this is a pretty good note-for-note conversion of the NES soundtrack.

[@tetsujin_144]

Well, here's the thing: I can bear that in mind but it doesn't change my opinion of the soundtrack. I mean, if I ordered a meal at my favorite restaurant, and the food showed up and it was all bland and mushy, and the waiter said, "bear in mind the cook is feeling depressed today because his wife left him"... I would understand, but it would still be a lousy meal. Acknowledging the circumstances that resulted in something turning out badly doesn't mean it didn't turn out badly. In the case of this soundtrack - I enjoy the sound of the Genesis and I like hearing this port's versions of those NES tunes, but there are some tracks where it really does feel like something's missing. The instruments sound richer but there's places where this actually works against the track because it makes gaps in the arrangement more apparent. This is a tough thing with a port like this. The Genesis version has to almost wholly clone the NES version, or else it's not the same game, but then the result is a game that doesn't feel like what we'd expect of a Genesis title. Bear in mind the cook is feeling depressed today...

[@camulodunon]

Wait a minute, this was done by Hashimoto!?! Well, the more you know I guess.

[@Doommaster1994]

@@tetsujin_144 I understand where you're coming from, and I'm not saying that it makes it okay. But the point I'm making is back then, developers and sound composers didn't have nearly all the resources they did now, so it was much harder to develop for.

[@fnorgen]

I'm pretty sure the port was rushed. I tried playing the genesis version for a while after getting used to the nes game, and the gameplay just felt a bit... off. Both hit detection, collision detection and movement all feel slightly wrong, and after hours of playing I just couldn't adapt it. It's a pity because I actually prefer the soundtrack of the genesis version in a weird way.

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

@@tetsujin_144 Your attitude absolutely sucks. I'd hate to know you in real life.

[@hikmori7]

Badass OST! Never knew that Battletoads was originally a NES game & the Mega Drive one is a port.

[@erkazit]

It's Battletoads and Double dragon's version OST. NES and Genesis had same game exists.

[@frun]

I dunno, usually it's an arcade game that's original.

[@Mr.Atari2600]

@@frun Actually the NES version is the original, dating back in 1991 & ported on Sega Genesis, Game Boy, Game Gear, Amiga, & even Amiga CD32. Then 1993 came came Battlemaniacs for the SNES + a Sega Master System port from Brazil. Also 1993 came Battletoads & Double Dragon for NES, Sega Genesis, SNES, & Game Boy. Then Finally, in 1994 came the Battletoads Arcade which was never ported to consoles nor PC.

[@Saberwaisen]

@@Mr.Atari2600 you can play Battletoads Arcade in the Rare Replay collection, altough it's emulated not a port.

[@heliomaster125]

9:00 - мой самый любимый трек.

[@sonic3932]

Greetings! From Kazakhstan!! 🇰🇿🇰🇿

[@DenZEL_Vertigo]

14:12 Goosebumps everytime)))

[@PROFIGHT_REVIEWS]

yes) summer track in every sense

[@vzoryan1769]

даааа и дроп + следующая часть, просто отвал башки

[@ryzmaker11]

Awesome!! This soundtrack is so dope and I MUCH prefer most tunes here on Mega Drive over the NES originals. "Karnath's Lair" for instance (@15:57) which turned out phenomenal. Visually the game also has many improvements (higher res; better graphics; added parallax scrollings...) but sadly from what I played the gameplay doesn't seemed spot on and some cutscenes and sound FX were missing. A damn shame as the game is quite unique (such a mixture of genres) and the Mega Drive version should have easily been the definitive one but it doesn't seem to be... or is it? BTW I wonder if the music conversion was done by David Wise or by someone @Arc System Works instead, which was the team that handled the Mega Drive port. Anyway KZbin rises to better places anytime our dear Dustin starts uploading Mega Drive soundtracks again. Keep up the good work mate! 👍

[@solarflare9078]

About that "KZbin rises to better places" part.... That aged like milk. I'm not going to go deep into the details about it, but KZbin is probably going to heavily damage this channel 4 months from now. You won't be able to comment, like, sub, or even receive notifs about his channel (And maybe do worse things too). I have notified him about it in his most recent video (he even hearted the comment). If you want to take the time to see it, go ahead and most likely cringe at KZbin's stupid decisions. I even recommended a new video sharing site to him there.

[@ryzmaker11]

@@solarflare9078 I was obviously referring to youtube content, not the site itself. very sad news there but you know, I still miss how youtube was from around 2008 to 2012 (and apparently I will miss it forever). the interface, the friend list option, the comment sections both in videos and in channel pages... many things were more enjoyable at the time

[@supersexysega]

Hikoshi Hashimoto did the music conversion.

[@Sahil-jd8my]

who came here for turbo tunnel race?

[@tetsujin_144]

Love that Turbo Tunnel stage! Sometimes I start up the game and dash for the warp just so I can mess around in Turbo Tunnel!

[@ilck-ym-blals7385]

Ice cavern has been my ringtone for years

[@-The-Stranger-]

How someone could play the original Battletoads game and create the abomination we got recently is beyond me.

[@Ridley1911]

SJWs, Women, Alphabet people etc in charge, AKA people that never liked videogames and pretend they did.

[@Luuw]

So glad you put so many genesis games ost! Keep it up!

[@thelakesterswildworld8335]

To be honest, I prefer the Genesis version of the music over the NES version.

[@andrewsmatheusdelima7654]

21:01 one of the hardest stage in mega drive.

[@Videogamelover58]

Terra tubes. My god that level was bullshit

[@splayharmony2616]

​@@Videogamelover58Took me far to long to realize you could just duck indefinitely under the robots lazers

[@vzoryan1769]

the one where you go up and fight a pig (rat?) with a machine gun in the end? i thought it was quite easy maybe it's because of 1000 tries i had to make, who knows

[@socialengineering2539]

🏄13:50🏄 💪😎👈 YEAH FROM MOROCCO ♓ⵣ♓

[@Wolverine1981]

Best game of my life, this and the Krusty super fun House. What a f****g beautiful moments!!!!!

[@Dorian_Scott]

I like this soundtrack more than the NES version

[@athaban7190]

Es comprensible

[@josefarias9700]

PERFECTION. David Wise is a GOD.

[@robbiezampini-is3en]

0:01: Title Theme 1:40: Stage Start and Game Start 1:52 / 2:03 / 2:45: Stage Theme 01 4:49: Stage Theme 02 8:59: Stage Theme 03 19:14: Enemy Wave Battle 11:50: Stage Theme 04 13:50: Stage Theme 05 8:32: Xadx Theme 15:57: Stage Theme 06 24:40: Viv Theme 18:15: Stage Theme 07 22:38: Time Warning 21:00: Stage Theme 08 25:11: Final Stage 4:17: Final Boss 4:44: Stage Clear 27:30: Game Over

[@robbiezampini-is3en]

18:32

[@sengokusky1515]

ееее, это охуительно !))))

[@DenShuWL]

8:58 олдскулы свело

[@jddeluxe2242]

Good to have ya back Dustin! Your on fire my dude! ;)

[@albert_la_flame]

I get a goosebumps everytime

[@AkaAka-wc6or]

Surf city 13:50 Bababa what performance by yamaha yeah ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⵉⵇⴰⵄ ⴰⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ ⵣⵉ ⴰⵎⵓⵔⵔⴰⴽⵓⵛ

[@Bury_Tomorrow96]

Best soundtrack ever on sega mega drive.

[@scraggy4942]

And in Contra hard corps good music

[@Bury_Tomorrow96]

@@scraggy4942 No in battletoads more good soundtrack.

[@scraggy4942]

@@Bury_Tomorrow96 yes, i like music in battletoads too

[@Bury_Tomorrow96]

@@scraggy4942 The sound is amazing here. I think so.

[@Bury_Tomorrow96]

@@scraggy4942 Here other soundtrack kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpumi42eetKjZ9E

[@MarceloMedeirosb]

David Wise , what a talented man.

[@robbiezampini-is3en]

That's exactly like NES version, but Sega Genesis!

[@user-fx6gd9ry1o]

Surf city by far 13:50 Don't even think about it

[@grey6546]

Проходил когда-то оригинальные Боевые Жабы на NES ! 😏 Реальный челендж!! 😬А Ost огонь!!! 🤘🔥

[@reismw]

Love you!

[@shawnboogher6408]

I still got my Sega it works I got this game I loved it

[@sguinn91]

Excellent!

[@danilachilly3170]

Збс !!! Пойду пройду жаб 1001 раз

[@Tpcool]

It's a solid set of arrangements, but I wish they did more with it since it's Genesis. They're pretty much straight-up transcriptions with little additional flourishes or additions, so they end up sounding a little empty or awkward. Doesn't quite reach its potential, but still pretty enjoyable.

[@rubyviolet8]

Nah part of the beauty of Genesis battletoads is that it's nearly identical to the nes one.

[@socialengineering2539]

From north afriqua with greeting good one dustin thk man . Im for 15:57 yeah YAMAHA

[@frun]

Battletoads ❤ Turbotunnel=😂😰 Caverns=😰😱

[@Spinlayer]

I will skip you to the part you had never heard before, 11:50. You're welcome

[@Kuniokun-hh9ki]

Ahh... Arc system works, started off doing ports for Double dragon (master system) sailor moon (mega drive) and this. Not a bad start to a company that would later on make the guilty gear games. Also I heard that Hikoshi Hashimoto did this soundtrack.

[@Kuniokun-hh9ki]

ben owen When I looked on sega retro it said Arc System Works but I do know that Arc System Works did Double dragon.

[@solarflare9078]

ben owen Same composer of Treasure, but it indeed was Arc System who developed the game.

[@Kuniokun-hh9ki]

Solar Flare [Who likes uploading SSBU replays] Thank you! Arc System Works at the time didn't have a in house composer from what I know. And let's be honest if sailor moon was a treasure game it would of had a lot more impressive visual effects. Also thank you for making my day.

[@DixieChix]

@ben owen Yeah, it could just be that Aki Hata became a freelancer after she left Konami instead of working for Treasure specifically like Norio Hanzawa did, so she could have worked on a lot of stuff outside of Treasure as well; it shouldn't be too surprising then if that was the case ;)

[@jkingraptores]

i love ragnaroks canyon so bad

[@nahucirujano]

Could you share a download link with original files?

[@MotherKojiro]

This is neat! I like the the instrumentation of the NES version, because I have a fondness for that RareWare sound, but Battletoads does not have a great soundtrack. This version does a good job at sounding more melodic, and I like that. Rat Race still makes me want to wake up screaming in the middle of the night only to realize that I'd never fallen asleep to begin with, but that's mostly because it's the worst stage in the game; the song is fine. But thank you for sharing! I sure didn't want to drag myself all the way through this game a second time, though to be fair, it's mostly just the vehicle stages that are so frustrating.

[@usamazahid3882]

I don't know why does the Ragnarok's Canyon theme sound like the Rock the Dragon from DBZ?

[@un25nolimits20]

This game is more hard than double dragon and still numb 1 and kick a.s

[@saimysilvia]

No pause music?

[@inqurity]

Favourite nes beatmap (nes because genesis one is a port)

[@tomasbessone7743]

Lo-Fi progresivo

[@tetsujin_144]

14:24 - This was the moment in this track where I felt things weren't quite working... The lead jumps around between the low notes and high notes, I think it was more staccato on the NES, and that having the notes sustain longer on the Genesis version makes the transitions more awkward. Not sure, though.

[@vzoryan1769]

woah man this very transition is my favorite moment of the whole soundtrack :O

[@vzoryan1769]

i wonder how it sounds in the NES version

[@jag0937eb]

Zupa kul

[@user-x224]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@Maru96]

I wasn't that convinced with this version of the OST at first but I like it now, only the visuals are kind of meh.

[@overnightdelivery]

The first stage was poorly done. I thought the second stage looked much nicer than NES. The toads should have been larger and had more impact punches and better sound effects.

[@VenusHeadTrap2]

Prefer this sound over the NES version. If you don’t agree with me just listen to Turbo Tunnel Race

[@Igorsov]

ben owen I suggest you to try and listen to Surf City on both consoles. There is just something magic about 8 bit sound. 8 bit games should have been left to the 8 bit generation consoles. Yamaha’s Sound cards is my weapon of choice when it comes to retro PCs. However this has nothing to do with the chip, but people. There are real 16 bit games that take full advantage of the Yamaha chip such as Earthworm Jim, Comix Zone, Dune II, Road Rash 3, Streets of Rage II to name a few.

[@ganirintiniano]

Que caña llevaba esta mierda!!!

[@Kvonstantin]

Finally I've heard all game tracks, coz , I've never get even half of this terrible difficult game

[@mosiarmstrong]

I never understood how they could turn their body parts into different weapons.

[@meunometacerto]

Intermission music is incomplete.

[@Somulo]

WOW WOW WOW ! STOP IT RIGHT HERE ! THIS IS AWESOME S POLICE! YOUR KZbin VIDEO IS TOO HOT FOR OUR SERVICE ! WE NEED IMMEDIATELY LEAVE A LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR CHANNEL MATE!!1 YOU ARE UNDER ARREST!

[@melodyluzgaunacardenas]

El cuento del princesa y el sapo si yo vi anti parásitos por mascota si y también los tortugas ninja,esta Batman si yo muy normal especie animal 🦍🐵

[@francofarabello5330]

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[@anzipex]

I hate Genesis port, but music is fantastic

[@calebchild4467]

If I'm gonna be honest here, this sounds kind-of phoned-in. The Genesis is capable of so much better. It's got some good percussion and some of the rhythm, but most of it sounds like it needs a facelift.

[@derrickhobbs8842]

NES>Genesis

[@danicrima5392]

this isnt the sega version

[@arriettylunaris]

what

[@user-rj7vo1wc8p]

Сега

[@user-fx6gd9ry1o]

😂

[@user-fx6gd9ry1o]

Nintendon't boy

[@Phediuk]

Mediocre arrangement of this soundtrack imo. I prefer the NES version of pretty much every track.

[@atomicshroom]

I have to agree. It sounds like a very minimalist port job that doesn't really try to use the Genesis' hardware in any specific way.

[@zanegandini5350]

I think the SNES did better in this case.

[@atomicshroom]

@@zanegandini5350 Except the SNES was a new game altogether, not a port of the original NES Battletoads. Not a fair comparison. :P

[@zanegandini5350]

@@atomicshroom I'm talking solely about the music, since there were many tunes it shared with the NES original.

[@atomicshroom]

@@zanegandini5350 I don't follow. The SNES game (Battletoads in Battlemaniacs) doesn't have any songs from the NES version. They're all new compositions. The only one that is somewhat similar is the Turbo Tunnel, but that's it.

[@iwanttocomplain]

Terrible!

[@MrMaxArgentino]

Terrible tu mamá