[SEGA Genesis Music] Ristar - Full Original Soundtrack OST [DOWNLOAD]

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

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[@LucasCAPS]

It is simply unbelievable and unacceptable that this never got a sequel.

[@skinwalker69420]

money talks

[@skinwalker69420]

and money says no sequel.

[@billraf2659]

I wrote Sega in 1999 when i was 9 asking for a sequel. They responded some typical pretyped statement about appreciating feedback that didnt say whether it would or wouldnt happen

[@SmoothCriminal127]

lol you are wrong - tell me why?

[@NotaPizzaGRL]

Werehog was a little bit like Ristar 2 but it wasn't very good to say the least. Maybe for the best anyways I don't trust current Sonic Team to not ruin it like they did Nights 2.

[@tenoriobologgnesi1802]

I had the honor of playing this game with a real Genesis. Dude, I miss those olds days.

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

Me too, except I played it on the Mega Drive, because I'm a posh tea drinker who drives in the correct side of the road. Viva la UK! 😄 This was a fantastic game up there with Ecco, Puggsy, and Rocket Knight Adventures.

[@tenoriobologgnesi1802]

@@DissociatedWomenIncorporated I said Genesis, but I'm from Brazil, and here is also called Mega Drive...hell yeah!

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

@@tenoriobologgnesi1802 viva la Brazil, too, you guys _stuffed Duke Nukem_ onto that console! 💚💛💙

[@Zeina107]

I remember renting this from the local grocery store lol i loved this

[@cesarverazzu2485]

Me too. El ristar. Saludos desde Ushuaia. Aguante el sega

[@brett84c]

One of the best soundtracks on Genesis, by far.

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

is it really that good? i guess ill give it a listen

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

Very Great soundtrack!! i still think that thunder force IV has the best and most impressive OST on the Sega Genesis, but Ristar's music is so chill and funky I like it! :D

[@vyg3313]

​@@LavaCreeperPeopleIdk about Thunder Force, but i think almost all Treasure games have more impressive soundtrack in terms of console hardware possibilities

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

@@LavaCreeperPeopleI’ve got some other recommendations for you: Puggsy, Rocket Knight Adventures, both Ecco the Dolphin games (they both have rather different music because they used different musicians for each, Ecco 2: The Tides of Time really kicks it up a couple notches, but ignore Ecco Jr.), Quackshot, and Streets of Rage 2 (of course).

[@Antis14CZ]

This, OG Sonic games, and Castle of Illusion.

[@rockmanhunter]

10:14 - Not even a ton of modern AAA games can reach the level of immersion and atmosphere this music delivers. Very soothing, and fits perfectly with the level to the point I can almost feel I'm in the water with Ristar.

[@АндрейКапитанюк-е8у]

Facts.

[@skinwalker69420]

Hey this is doom e3m8 not ristar

[@skinwalker69420]

And I am not even shitposting.

[@troywright359]

play rain world. and cry. just kidding, Ristar is better.

[@randallschultz6525]

Underrated gem

[@wonkyflonky69]

It seriously is!!! >:(

[@KiwiTheRetroGal]

Nobody: Ristar: ARF

[@SamuraiiJakk]

Indeed

[@MotherRat-ii6ji]

25:10 oh baby.. it's like a streets of rage song

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

Yup :D

[@AfroCentauri]

My favorite tune

[@gpl992]

My favorite too

[@nickyogurt]

I love how this game has different idle animations for Ristar that match the music/theme of the level

[@ChilliusVGM]

Gotta love how Sasaki got most of the drums from short drum loops, gives the drums in this game a very unique sound.

[@supremepc6298]

Ice scream is best

[@rickydo6572]

Ring Rink is my favorite. It sounds like childhood, or at least what childhood should've been.

[@Sega_Dreams]

That's my favorite track as well!

[@KeepAwayFF]

The 00:33 buildup up to the main theme is amazingly smooth, and it got luckily stuck in my head since 17 years. As many of us right now, I can't believe such game has had no future plans, because it's one of the few games that aged so smoothly that I could get my friends onto it. And I can only imagine a new gameplay like Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, for those who know. Dynamic, intense, maybe violent as the original. And the music, oh my god.

[@futabamajima]

There were some plans for a sequel but SEGA was struggling a lot in the 90s and priorities were unfortunately shifted

[@squick1842]

Round Clear 2 - Beyond Space is beautiful! One of the best short songs composed.

[@StarChimera3123]

10:14, those first nine seconds really get me every time.

[@masterreece1098]

Damn, ristar is such an underrated gem from the gameplay to the music, he deserved so much more.....

[@lassellie5770]

I know I've said stuff like this before, but Ristar has aged wonderfully. Generally I'd say that the SNES had more realistic music ,while the Genesis had more rhythmic songs, but this game does both at the same time.

[@placer7412]

dude i love how well the first and second track transition into each other

[@megadriveleo]

My favorite song as a kid was Busy Flare, now I can’t decide though. Also, hearing this with headphones makes me hear bass and other instruments I never noticed before, so cool!

[@davefromhomedepot7416]

I still can't believe this was produced on the Sega Genesis, especially the second water level "Break Silence"

[@xaViox1422]

Oh yes. Been waiting for this one.

[@rodrigopacheco12]

would never really be able to tell that by the look of your avatar.

[@lomas7er]

Me too

[@KiwiTheRetroGal]

Why does Ristar bark?!

[@etownshawn]

So many genesis games I missed out on playing. This one looks (and sounds) awesome

[@tenoriobologgnesi1802]

Sonic Team did epic on this one. Underrated gem for sure!

[@MCHellshit]

The game itself is alright, I used to play it a lot but its probably a little too slow these days. The soundtrack is stellar as always tho

[@bradycole13imback59]

Oof man, I got lucky enough to get Barney's Hide And Seek Game which is kinda creepy

[@gustavaum]

Our pop culture missing the "Battle Theme - Crazy Kings" that can be used in memes... Fits like a glove under somes circunstances, like tretas.

[@ChatHistory]

when people use the phrase "hidden gem", Ristar always comes to mind. I'm blessed with having played this on the Genesis.

[@BurnedNoodle]

what a very unusual place to see a verified user on lol

[@boynextdoorman]

Just what we needed this time! Round 5-1/2 is still something I consider a good representation of atmospheric snow levels without any particular Christmas carol reference. Thank you so much.

[@rockmanhunter]

Diamond Dust Zone from the Mega Drive version of Sonic 3D Blast is also a great example. A shame the Saturn version is just a stereotyped mess.

[@justsomelosercb]

It has a common christmas associated bell segment, though.

[@SuperSonic1984]

Took me 16 years to unlock this game on Sonic mega collection plus on ps2 can you believe that!

[@hendrakurniawan5811]

07:10 best sound ever...relaxing...nice work...!

[@noah--1831]

😎😎

[@RandomInnVGMs]

This is the only game where distorted samples adds to the music, not the other way around.

[@Sputtea]

such a good freaking platformer. certified hood classic.

[@MasterLinkuei]

Youre Back! Ristar have a really amazing Soundtrack! Unfortunately the PCM driver make the samples a bit Noisy but the composition/instrument patches are simply GREAT! Great record DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL! Still hope to hear a proper After Burner II record. This game use Samples rendered with the PSG channel. Some emulators make the Samples out of tune and the song Red Out sounds more like Arcade on the console with a jet made by the natural ym2612 noise that only consoles and the Genesis plus GX Wii can emulate. keep it up :B

[@elgoog-the-third]

It's really more the small sample size. You can play crystal-clear audio from a MegaDrive cartridge, but it needs precious cartridge space.

[@cometkuma]

@@elgoog-the-third Late as heck but the Ristar samples are actually pretty high quality for a genesis. The way samples are loaded and compressed just makes them sound.. not that good. If you rip the samples directly from the game it sounds great!

[@AnnoyedArt1256]

@@elgoog-the-third It's that and also that Ristar uses a sound driver called SMPSPlay that uses the main CPU to mix two sample channels on the YM2612 DAC. That's good and all but it has to update the FM and PSG channels alongside mixing two sample channels so it has to switch between updating the FM and PSG channel and mixing and updating two sample channels on the DAC so it produces some "gaps" in the sample channel and that results in crackling drums and stuff like that.

[@BurnedNoodle]

@@AnnoyedArt1256 how does mixing sampling channels work? do you have a link explaining it?

[@AnnoyedArt1256]

@@BurnedNoodle To mix something like two unsigned samples to the YM2612 DAC you would do this: 1. calculate the first and second channels output. 2. add the two sample outputs together from step 1 and then average them out (divide by 2). 3. set the YM2612 DAC's value by using the mixed sample output from step 2.

[@WeavilePro196]

47:26 So many years have passed since I met this game, and until now I realize this easter egg owo

[@abacaxirusso2023]

Eu jogava tanto esse jogo no ps2 que mesmo com 16 anos em 2022 eu consegui relembrar de praticamente quase todas as músicas 😎😎👏👏😭🧐🍷

[@abacaxirusso2023]

eu com 17 anos em 2023 😊

[@abacaxirusso2023]

Eu com 18 em 2024 😎🗿

[@VideoStalker00]

I used to love this game so much, especially the Game Gear version!

[@lobowilker]

The soundtrack of this game is one of the tests that having a good musician everything is possible. Thanks for posting these great songs.

[@xenobytek9583]

Eargasm!!

[@invisiblezero]

Round Clear 2 - Beyond Space...at the end of the track, you think he's saying Hello, Goodbye, Let's Go, Come on, or something else.

[@BetrayedfromAGONY]

Next cruise was very beautiful when I was 10... I had this deep love into the game and wanted to SPREAD and make it alive back in 2018! But I realized that nobody liked it in 2018... This game won't be forgotten- TO THIS DAY ON I will remember my phase and never quit remembering, if I forget I seek for the video, song, LITERALLY ANYTHING... The game was overall good when I got my Genesis in 2017 I believe... The game overall rocks and will never be forgotten... (When people had played this not some 9 year old who online dates in roblox) OGS WILL ONLY REMEMBER THIS FOR A REASON...

[@mischitary]

I have no idea how well this game sold, but I'm absolutely flabbergasted that they didn't slap big words on the front of the box that said something like "THE NEXT BIG GAME FROM THE CREATORS OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG!"

[@Turbulation1]

Well this game wasn't actually created by Sonic Team so they couldn't do that.

[@diegocrusius]

Splash Down is really cool

[@ILIKECYNIC]

I am really feeling the shared Musical DNA with Nights Into Dreams. I agree with the comment below that the lower quality samples actually benefit the overal feel of this soundtrack, gives it a nice glitchy Lo-Fi quality. I love that lead sound at 44:40, has a kind of distorted Chapman stick vibe. Really cool to hear sounds I've never heard on the Megadrive before. Thanks for the upload

[@AndyLikeARollingStone]

For me it's the greatest soundtrack on Genesis ever. Thank you for your work!

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

streets of rage 2, thunder force iv

[@kurisuchiinathecrocodile333]

Theme of Kaiser... rocks!

[@harry012197]

That title track slaps best tune on the mega drive

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

streets of rage 2, thunder force iv

[@extrashifty578]

I miss the good ol day before everything in videogame turned into Orchestra. Back then you had special moment where you fight the last boss and the epic Orchestral music starts playing and you really felt like it was the final showdown but now even tutorial gets this treatment... So now you arrive at the last boss and your like wait that was the final boss!?!?

[@markpenrice6253]

And everything before it is hard to identify out of a lineup, too. It's such a cop out, weirdly. Particularly as actual classic orchestra music is really quite diverse and has a lot of individually identifiable pieces...

[@kurisuchiinathecrocodile333]

>everything in videogame turned into Orchestra you need to listen to more soundtracks tbh

[@EternityMTC]

Ahhh! The good ole days. When fast food was made with actual food, Pizza Hut was actually good and Christmas felt like Christmas.

[@eltiolavara9]

@Sandy V. do you have to make everything about politics

[@ahok1937]

"When fast food was made with actual food" it was actually worse at the time, did your hear about pink slime?

[@eltiolavara9]

@@ahok1937 honestly fast food has never been good anyways

[@OdaSwifteye]

When this game was out McDonalds wasn't using white meat. it was some other substance that I distinctly remember having bizarre chunks in it...

[@ToaKoran]

@Wrestling2006 XBox Alright, smartass, how bout you reel it in. Obviously when you broaden the view you see shit that wasn't so good, that's how it is with EVERYTHING. This person's talking when they were likely a kid, and the stuff that was important to them at that time, the stuff that they remember best. Nothing's perfect, but they were listing innocent things they remember as a kid, and you drop the damn "And blacks didn't have rights" card. Fucking fast food, and Christmas, and you bring that shit in, there's a time, and place for that talk, and honestly, you're must not be able to read a room well, because this ain't it. anyone can do that, you know. "Aw man, I have this really fond memory from 2001, that was one of the best years for me!" "You mean when the twin towers fell. Yeah, REAL great year." Don't be THAT person. Nobody likes THAT person. Nobody.

[@joshdieckmann595]

Such a good game, and the soundtrack is underappreciated! The kettle drum sound in Dancing Leaves is so awesome, it reminds me of the similar sound in Quackshot. And there are bits here that are very reminiscent of Sonic the Hedgehog, of course, which is always a good thing.

[@nickpeck4561]

One of the greatest SEGA platformers ever... Why this is NOT in the Genesis Mini befuddles me! They should make a 60-in-1 version 2 of the Genesis Mini and include this game, along with Quackshot, Puggsy, Wiz N Liz, Sonic 3 and Knuckles, Sonic 3D Blast, and more! Edit: The Sega Genisis 2 is out, and it has Ristar! As well as Sonic CD and 3D Blast!

[@nickpeck4561]

Even though the music slaps, Dancing Leaves and Rink Rink was used in some Paokai claw machines.

[@nokiah8133]

i crying when i hear this ...OLD memories best ever...my childhood are the best..thanks dad and mom

[@afropowa1598]

For the longest time, I thought Yuzo Koshiro did the OST for this game. I love the Crazy Kings & Theme Of Kaiser. Hyper boss themes are needed in order to make games classics!

[@lilmattere]

You are my number one go-to for high quality, Flac recordings from real Mega drive hardware, i appreciate it because everyone else uploads rubbish emulator recordings, but yours are so authentic.Mega drive music sounds SO much better from the actual hardware.

[@tailskidgaming442]

1:00 I love the title music to me thank you so much

[@VenusHeadTrap2]

I wonder what the hell Tomoko Sasaki is up to nowadays

[@Videogamelover58]

Ikr!

[@skinwalker69420]

final fantasy oops i mean mario and luigi

[@Oysterblade84]

Ah shit you beat me to Ristar lol. This was one I was planning to do some time in the near future, stuck with all the Sonic stuff at the moment. Man your modded model 2 produces the best sound I have ever heard. Lovin' Ristar! Thanks again Dustin.

[@FeelingShred]

I would be really curious to know how this sounds after passing through the speakers of a CRT TV. The mic setup would potentially be a pain though.

[@dolce1848]

Ristar is the best game of megadrive ever !!!

[@oscarianaguilar4113]

#Dolce dont you know who is dynamite headdy

[@novicenoobtube450]

@@oscarianaguilar4113 yeah well ristar does way better with its mechanics so...ristat gets the seal of approval from me and many others

[@SDollz]

Holy crap, quality sounds great. Thanks for the upload.

[@franciscoalvarogonzalezbar9266]

Goshhh, what a game, so much nostalgic

[@DeskoDev]

You're back! And finally, Ristar! One of my favorite soundtracks on the Genesis.

[@Antis14CZ]

Great OST, great game. Needs a revival, Sonic Mania-style.

[@Sega_Dreams]

Hearing something NiGHTS-esque in Ring Rink and Ice Scream. This is a really great OST!

[@lassellie5770]

Same composer!

[@markpenrice6253]

First time hearing this, and wow, quite a different vibe from a lot of MD games. Such a range of instrumentation, really makes the most of the soundchip. I'd previously wondered about the value of, say, trying to make a sound upgrade mod for the Atari ST and other machines with a YM2149 or AY8910 which would substitute it with one or other OPN chip (2608, 2610 etc) that include the same core but add FM and PCM. The 2612 being part of that family but dropping the 2149 part because of still keeping the SMS chip. Didn't know whether it would really be that big an improvement up until now, especially in terms of offering a wider range of tones and more realism in the instrumentation vs what a skilled programmer of the PSG could achieve. Mind definitely changed now with a demonstration of what's achievable by someone applying similar skill to programming the equivalent system (there's some parts here clearly using the SN7 alongside the 2612, the distinctive tone stands out... But the rest of it is very much FM/PCM that couldn't be easily made with square wave manipulation)

[@bluedragonfire4960]

Splash down is just amazing

[@Gp39454]

Break silence is just amazing

[@ZEKESPILLEDINKMUSIC]

Also, will Sega EVER give Ristar the sequel that he deserves???

[@zhnigo]

Nope.

[@avideogamemaster]

Sonic Team will never make another Ristar, Burning Rangers nor Billy Hatcher

[@billraf2659]

I wrote Sega in 1999 when i was 9 asking for a sequel. They responded some typical pretyped statement about appreciating feedback that didnt say whether it would or wouldnt happen

[@dragonator1012]

Sorry to say but the closest thing we got to a sequal was the werehog feom sonic unleashed

[@HyperSonicXtreme]

Same with Namco's Klonoa & Konami's Sparkster.

[@tailskidgaming442]

I have a Genisis and this is the only thing I play. I LOVE THIS GAME Edit: Thank you for your support

[@RWL2012]

no Sonic...?

[@sonikku1011]

Bro you need to play more Sonic lol. Sonic is better than Ristar, but Ristar is a good game.

[@lassellie5770]

Omg thank you so much! This literally made my day.

[@naiveparsley2917]

I have such good nostalgia from this game. Wish it recieved the love and fame it needed!

[@VenusHeadTrap2]

Yup. Beat this game a hundred times back in the day. Unlocked all the cheat codes too and had all the best times on time attack. In my top 10

[@YoungRikku]

I thank you for this.

[@SixtyforceYTP]

I'm kinda surprised that this wasn't here before. But eh, I'm not complaining, cuz it's here now. Thanks for uploading this!

[@lassellie5770]

Thank you for producing these videos. This soundtrack really helps me get motivated (along with Jet Set Radio)

[@tristanraissherman]

This is unbelievable

[@GrahamboPC]

I just noticed some of these songs pull some instruments out of Sonic 3, which makes the songs sound better >:D

[@moopbread5582]

I was wondering when you were going to re-upload this soundtrack! Let's be honest, it's much nicer to have all of the tracks in one video. Excited to see what comes next!

[@GH_EmotionalGuy]

All except the custom SEGA tune in this game.

[@Vexcenot]

that silvagunner rip at the end hits hard

[@gamerdudeorsomething]

The music in this game is so good they made a level where you interact with the song 💀

[@avideogamemaster]

Fantastic ost

[@Yo_Velly]

Bumpin in the studio!

[@TheJHPJr]

Essa trilha sonora bem que poderia ter sido composta pelo Casiopea,

[@abacaxirusso2023]

Quem é Casiope ?

[@dnakatomiuk]

Shame games like this never managed to get sequels or promote the mascot, I know for fact every friend and myself who had a mega drive bought this game new on launch day. It was a cool game and the music and world's were awesome colourful and really good beats

[@alexjackson1130]

I can hear the bomb sfx from super contra!that noise is unforgettable

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

great and underrated OST overall

[@RonaldBackFromHell]

Dustin! Nice to see you back. Thank you for your hard work!

[@gachabiz9216]

Timestamps for my favorite tracks: 0:01 = Opening Theme 1 - Ebony Force 4:20 = Round 1-2 - Dancing Leaves 10:14 = Round 2-2 - Break Silence 19:19 = Round 4-1 - Du-Di-Da!! (+ On Parade, Ring Rink & Ice Scream) 42:15 = Round Clear 1 - Let’s Go!! (+ Beyond Space, Star Humming & Next Cruise)

[@SamuraiiJakk]

Man this shit slaps, great upload brings back so many memories!

[@BluesifulWave]

Such a great game with a nice soundtrack.

[@noisetv1863]

This OST is awesome

[@skinwalker69420]

The first track sounds like it's using the distortion guitar used in the Death Egg in Sonic and Knuckles

[@SegasonicfanDesigns]

Tomoko Sasaki is a God. She worked on Nights as well. Join me and we shall worship together :D

[@Account-pq6vs]

Loved this game

[@bigfoot5185]

Finally got my cartgridge one of this game for 50$ loose Morocco

[@megadriveleo]

I remember spending hours trying to beat Greedy as 7-8 year old on my psp (Sega Genesis Collection)

[@ds2465]

Love the bird level songs

[@bakeone296]

Wtf this shit is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@KazeSenshi2929]

Is there any audio defect around 19:25 or is that part of the music? Thanks for uploading this masterpiece OST :)

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

I'm not sure? I did make a splice to that track to add the intro to the tune, but it's a zero crossing cut (should be inaudible) and it's also just before the section you're hearing. If it's a defect it's either the game or the console as I didn't have any buffer underruns during the whole recording (I'm very, very anal about this lol)

[@KazeSenshi2929]

Oh I see, listening better it seems that the same "defect" appears when the song loops at 20:00 and 20:35, so the problem should be me :P Thanks for the answer

[@Jay_Hendrix]

This game makes me dewy eyed.

[@KiwiTheRetroGal]

Has a 'Weird and kinda gross but funny' vibe like Earthworm Jim.

[@noaht2005]

Anyone who says the Mega Drive had a bad sound chip should listen to this (and Batman and Gleylancer)

[@ZEKESPILLEDINKMUSIC]

I liked how players could unlock the Onchi Sound System in the Options through a secret passord. It could change the music to "Tone-Deaf" mode through pitch-bending.

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

I was actually torn on whether or not to record that. lol

[@ZEKESPILLEDINKMUSIC]

DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL You should do it as a kind of inside-joke.

[@Stoutarm]

Took you long enough!

[@bradycole13imback59]

Who else thinks of a villain laughing and carrying out his plan during Concentration or is it just me?

[@Kytk7]

25:11 Sin duda que hermoso soundtrack ❤

[@okidoxb4846]

ok Battle Theme - Crazy Kings is a bop. some of these other songs are kinda wierd tho

[@Brodyfrazer-ej4fd]

Mans got the rizzz