A500 Turrican II - Intro

The sequel and considered by many, the best 'Turrican' ever made, 'Turrican II' showed what Factor 5 could pull of when they had the time combined with the previous experience with 'Turrican'. The end result is simply a dream arcade game, with even a reference to 'Katakis' throw in for good measure. Once again, Chris Hüelsbeck proved his skill, by making me plug my Amiga sound output to my stereo, so I could tape the songs and listen to them in my walkman.

[@rafadarkside9029]

Mr. Chris Huelsbeck! A whole bunch of Amiga players from all around the world we salute you!

[@ShiryuGL]

Hear, hear!

[@thor1829]

Even non-Amiga gamers like myself salute mr Huelsbeck for his works of art!

[@ashleyobrien4937]

Hellz yeah !!!!!

[@OriginalRoygbiv]

This game theme tune makes me go gooey all over with nostalgic bliss and makes me wonder what ever happened to these wonderous times in the home computer's history! Nothing in stores these days seems to come close to the amazing atmosphere of this game and its music! Those were the days.....

[@Xeogred]

Chris Huelsbeck ... just wow. You can't beat this music.

[@grrlpurpleable]

I used to load this up just to listen to the soundtrack - no intent of playing the game! :)

[@cryptocsguy9282]

@grrlpurpleable does that mean that the game isn't worth playing ?

[@SlyBeast]

That is unbelievable.

[@ShiryuGL]

So it is!

[@nawletorre7136]

manfred trenz & chris huelsbeck are GENIOUS

[@NALTOHQ]

Didnt live to see the Amiga, nor the Genesis, nor SNES. But I now have a Sega Genesis and a repro copy of Mega Turrican and original copy of Ballistic’s conversion of the original Turrican and I love this series to bits.

[@ShiryuGL]

Nice!

[@DanakarEndeel]

One of my most favorite games ever!

[@glenmcl]

Best game machine ever made.

[@ShiryuGL]

And so much more!

[@willvatcher1898]

Im 36 years old and i played this a lot when i was a kid in the early 90's. It was certainly a solid and enjoyable game but i certainly never recall it being considered a masterpiece. Sometimes things from the past are remembered for being even beteer than they really were.I used to use the cheats to get though the tougher levels sometimes like that ridiculouly fast spaceship flying level. The music is without question brilliant

[@docdoom79]

It certainly was a masterpiece, after it every company was trying to come up with a turrican killer. It was technically the most advanced amiga game, on release.

[@willvatcher1898]

@@docdoom79 how old are you Nils? I have amiga magazines from back then. It wasn't even considered the best shoot em up at the time, let alone a masterpiece. It did look good but was not the most technically advanced either. You had 3d games, another world, robocod, monkey island 2 which were all higher rated and more advanced.

[@kisool5949]

yukirito

[@hnri749]

sim yukirito

[@ogzinn]

yukirito

[@danielmclellan4561]

Glad I was born when I was I got to enjoy these back on the day

[@Novous]

when a song is so good, UMG copyright strikes it

[@ShiryuGL]

Indeed!

[@DanielHohliStecher]

My Bro received an Amiga 500 1989. This has been my first game, think the original bench is at my brothers side. The Amiga is still working proper. Loved it and I still lve this soundtrack.

[@christianherbst674]

Did you ever wonder what a legend might sound like? Well, you've got yer answer!...

[@SirSurreal]

Funny how this tune / music live on in the hearts of people. 90s computer game music is awesome.

[@RoniCampeaoDaAmerica]

Yukirito uepaaaa kkkk

[@hnri749]

yukiritokkk

[@johnnycj]

One of my all time favourite games. I was an avid Amiga player back in my teens. I bought my Amiga 500 back in 1990 at 13 y.o (i'm 32 y.o now). I still own it and it still works, but now most of the disks are not playable. The soudntrack is simply great!

[@DrBossKey]

So good, I'm suuper stoked that Chris did the soundtrack for my game, Interstellar Sentinel. We channeled the spirit of Turrican goodness!

[@JestersDeadUK]

breathtaking 0:48

[@izojulio]

a famosa musica dos fins dos videos do yukirito

[@RoniCampeaoDaAmerica]

Kjkkkkkk exato

[@gottlieb.]

KKKKKK

[@hnri749]

simmKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

[@ogzinn]

yukirito

[@MarcelSerbassen]

This times there was nothing better on this earth for playing on amiga, one of the few games I bought to show respect to the hard and wonderful work of factor five. Turrican is a legend...

[@secundus6457]

I have never had Amiga and never played or even seen Turrican before, but it sounds brilliant. One of the best.

[@ShiryuGL]

You had to be there!

[@darkmatter87075]

id damn well agree with you mate, i remember at the age of 5 playing this and the soundtrack always brings me back to turrican 2, still no game to this day has turrican been beaten by, gameplay and sountrack, only us old guys know what these 12 yr olds have missed in gaming excellence

[@2K8Si]

At 50 seconds, is where the music goes from awesome to EPIC... EVERY SINGLE TIME.

[@gooseywhispers]

There is no better intro music in existence

[@megna1]

One of the best memories of my youth.

[@ShiryuGL]

Great youths we had.

[@fredbass77]

it's in part because of this in my teenage that today i am a musician so deep emotions and memory today i play one time a week on swos on my amiga 500 with a friend from 20 years. amiga is eternal!!!!!!

[@DailyCorvid]

49 people got a disk read error and no music :(

[@Shogun230575]

Had this on the amiga a500, comp bought in `89 at gordon harwood computers by my late father, what a guy. What times they were my friends, wings, cannon fodder, fighter bomber, etc.

[@capbarker]

I come back every year or so to relive this amazing intro

[@ABC-xg8jx]

Fantastic memories

[@joaofejao]

I love Yukirito ❤

[@jpow890]

Turrican's music always reminded me of Rush! That's why it was so awesome to me...even as a little kid.

[@Gigas0101]

I always loved this song, the build-up to the iconic turrican motif just screamed "It's back!" like nothing else.

[@PtaqMaster]

2024 rockin daaat souuuund !!!!!!!!!

[@hnri749]

yukirito: a

[@DivineParticle]

Legendary.

[@CML_666]

2023 still remembering THAT time We all had the great times and we're connected between each other by this great Amiga Thing in our youths time I Salute to designer all games on Amiga and all players in this invisible community worldwide They all made unbelievable step in the gaming Take care out there !!

[@Natureworld1986]

Turrican II was one of my first Games i ever played and i never forget the fantastic Songs from the Game !!!!!!

[@hyuk3961]

Parece que há muitos amantes de HG por aqui...

[@kunishere]

sim

[@joemcnulty339]

On an Amiga it was F10 I think from memory to access the music menu from the title screen. As a teenager, I used to regularly play just the music for hours - Hülsbeck and 4-Mat did some astonishing work for the 'miggy.

[@ShiryuGL]

I believe it was just the Space Bar.

[@Vmtl666]

Just managed to fix up my parents Amiga 500. Been sitting on the attic for over 25 years. Opened it up, blew the dust off, gave it some power from my power supply, put the turrican 2 in and it fired right up. If only i could find a controller and the rest of the games

[@MRGAMER-ql9hw]

If you lived through the 80s and 90s You experienced life

[@chrisstrijbosch9318]

spoken true words of and oldskool generation

[@ashleyobrien4937]

@@chrisstrijbosch9318 the golden years....

[@TrashQueenAndKing]

What does this even mean

[@Edgel-in6bs]

Best amiga tune, everytime

[@FenixOfAlly]

Yukirito lesgooooloooooo

[@2ndFace666]

The CHILLS. They get get me all the time when I hear this.

[@timorantala6233]

Jokaisella on hyviä ja huonoja muistoja omasta sukupolvesta mutta tämä vie kyllä voiton!

[@Electronaut76]

A 500 ftw - boy those were the times...This one is one of the SICKEST themes ever! Remember myself just sitting there and listening to it...*memories*

[@woafire]

The best video-game theme ever. To hear this famous tune brings me back into good old times. Deep memories awake now.

[@echorz]

I was 6 year old when started playing this game. I think the intro song is the reason why i love electronic music and only electronic

[@andrewpearce1723]

Chris huslebeckkis a seriously awesome composer still loving the tunes 30 years on

[@porcorosso81]

The 7 voice routine for the title screen is quite clever. When Turrian moves and shoots during the intro, the mixing sample rate for the additional 3 voices is 10khz. As soon as the highscore is displayed, it switches to 16khz, since more DMA time is free.

[@haselnussfee8590]

Ah, Turrican, Great Giana Sisters, Super Cars 2, Speedball II, Monkey Island ... the first Civilization, needing 1 MB the vanilla Amiga 500 didn't have; Hülsbeck, the Bitmap Brothers ... great times. I really miss them.

[@ShiryuGL]

The best of times.

[@mihirpurohit5653]

Literally listed my favourite ever games Parasol stars?

[@pooleyB96]

i thought i was the only person who remembered this classic. the VERY first video game i ever played and very much in my heart. memories....

[@thespectator2976]

Chris Huelsbeck, hes is still my GOD today, a true inspiration.

[@ShiryuGL]

A true genius.

[@greekretrogamer4355]

My body is shaking with the music

[@zanaredge8626]

This soundtrack is a soundtrack as film 90/80 years!!!

[@Dinowrestler]

13 years ago. Now they are redoing the 3 of them for PS4 and switch.

[@-Burs]

Chills from first to last second. And a tear in my eye.

[@emmaevans9498]

Same here, so much childhood nostalgia as that theme gears up

[@ray-sattler]

I miss the limitations of the time back then so much, born in 85 my childhood and youth was the best time for gaming and i am glad i was there, this awesome times will never come back, LAN-Parties with Unreal Tournament and C&C, playing consoles 4 player split screen, games like Goldeneye and Perfect Dark, such a wonderful time

[@kocsis1978]

I remember we was playing on the commodore 64 at my best friend when i've got a VHS tape with some amiga 500 games on it, recorded for us to introduce the system and games. I still remember the firsg time when i've seen this screen with this music, i was absolutely mesmerised then i've seen the gameplay too, i fell in love straight away. Im playing games since 80's constantly but this game is in my top 5. I'd love that era and although i've still got two amiga 500 i truly miss the early 90's, it were a pure joy to be a gamer then.

[@dharkbizkit]

wow.. one of my fav 500 games.. that were times....times when games were build to made people have fun.. and not only for money..

[@topdecker1334]

Developer: "Here, make a theme song for this" God: "Sure"

[@AbHotten]

Chris Hülsbeck: "Hey God, stop taking credit for my work!"

[@kemikemi756]

Lol

[@benbaselet2026]

Good grief man, these should come with a warning label! I nearly spilled my drink. 6/5

[@Alexthefireable]

I remember those days. Plenty of hours with Amiga and Turrican. Great soundtrack!!!

[@jipostus]

This is one of the best soundtracks ever made. Sadly most people these days don't know that this series even exist.

[@ShiryuGL]

I'm just glad I was there at the time to fully appreciate the whole Amiga experience.

[@PawelPipovic]

That's one of the eightiest music i remember :)

[@MediaMunkee]

I didn't have an Amiga growing up, hell it took until around 2006 for me to first hear of its existence, so I don't have the nostalgia for it and most of the games I've tried (Turrican included) are very much a product of their time to the point that it's really hard for me to get any enjoyment out of them. That said, most Amiga _spritework_ is phenomenal and this is one of my favourite chiptunes of all time.

[@levelminusone]

This was THE BOMB on Amiga 500!

[@andyukmonkey]

Computer game devs struggled with design and control compared with console game devs it seems. It's a horrific struggle to avoid getting all of your energy sapped all the time by enemies flying all over the place.

[@ooo.coreltd6416]

Incredible game and music!

[@ShiryuGL]

Agreed.

[@steveselig4303]

epic ... master of masters ...

[@ShiryuGL]

Indeed.

[@Neolord12]

wonderful music.

[@falklandmoon4328]

Quality from Germany!

[@ZILLO1972]

i have an i7 3770k 16 gig ram 2x 660 ti sli, and still miss the Amiga times. the machine was incredible at that time.

[@dvdmakinson]

the best music and a fantastic game, i was upset when i finished it. those were the days.

[@OldSchoolRasslin]

Hard to believe this fantastic game is nearly 30 years old!

[@ShiryuGL]

We could not possibly know how good we had it back then.

[@kimmern999]

Wow. I simply have to bow for your excellent intellect and proficiency in presenting arguments in a highly convincing way. Unrivaled vocabulary. You win, good sir! Over and out.

MASTERPIECE!!!!

[@blex5579]

you connected to FM- i have family there by the name Sebesta...cheers from germany

[@RivaldoDeniz]

whoever uploaded this is a legend, one of my favourite games ever, but definately the greatest song on the A500, i play this at my local gym and everybody fires up!!!!

[@CMDRGreyWolfe]

Hearing this intro after all those decades takes me straight back to the teen years of my life on a wave of nostalgia that brings both happiness that it was, but sadness that it's gone.

[@MikeDelling]

Turrican II was the most significant reason to by an amiga for me. I spend hours of hours playing it. Also the Music-Menu was fine. As a Child I recorded some tracks to a tape and listened on a walkman. (Recorded it in MONO as Amiga played two channels left and two channels right) Unreached till 2009! This game does not require hightech 3d engines and it makes so much fun!

[@alexhaddon9868]

Remember hauling my amiga 500 to school for my presentation on computer graphics . Even the teacher was blown away. School only had apple Macs. Thanks for the awesome memories. My other fav soundtrack is project x

[@ShiryuGL]

My pleasure.

[@thegeforce6625]

Greatest flex on not just your classmates, but your entire school.

[@Adam-jv9wz]

I still show this to my friends, colleagues and anyone who'll listen when we've all had a few! Mostly I get odd looks, sometimes a charity nod or two, but every so often I get 'oh yeah, I had this game when I was a kid, I loved it! Why are you showing me this 30+ years later you weirdo 🤣

[@ShiryuGL]

Timeless, really.

[@Adam-jv9wz]

@@ShiryuGL exactly! We're on the same page!

[@GK1976A]

Absolutely amazing. Already downloaded it so I can listen to this in the gym.

[@dominicjan]

glad to see so many people appreciate amiga games =D

[@vetronrecon6514]

Good old AMIGA.Remember that,and Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 ost.Excellent run!Don't forget about Lost Patrol ost.Legendary!

[@Vaabenhus]

Absolutely classics! 😍 Back then everybody - and everybody's dads, teaching us about "Computers" thought the PC would only ever be for spreadsheets and stuff like that. How the world have changed! But thank you C64 and Amiga 500, you were a big part of kickstarting something great.

[@vetronrecon6514]

@@Vaabenhus Please insert Disk 4/11👍😋😁

[@doncasterrunner]

Superb music, superb game. Don't forget, this was running on a machine that had 512kb ram, a 7mhz processor and the game was on one 880kb floppy disk (as far as I can remember). Todays PC's have hundreds time more memory and processing power. The Amiga programmers (and other early machines like the Spectrum) had so much talent for getting the best (beyond their design capability) out of these machines. So sad that the Amiga died.

[@pivorsc]

Still better than Metroid

[@flaviatatiana1953]

Glorious Paula!

[@foxbaker1736]

I was , back then , in the Amiga scene . This was from another world and still is . Still gives me goosebumps and blows me away in 2019 .

[@dunique]

This, Outrun, Pinball Dreams/Fantasy, midnight resistance, magic pockets, supercars - can't remember them all, but classic music came out on the Amiga! Best sound chip and sampler with trackers!

[@johny7even]

Goosebumps literally all over my body. I used to play this on an Commodore Amiga in the 90s . The music haunted me till today 😵😵😵😵😵

[@opa-age]

I watched this intro hundreds of times, and then barely played the actual game lol.

[@andreaskohaus1174]

Watch out for Tiny Thor Soundtrack. You can thank me later - or better Chris and Fabio for their fantastic work.

[@conganator5822]

Chris Huelsbeck, der Held meiner Jugend. Hab die ganze Zeit nur Gänsehaut...

[@ShiryuGL]

Likewise.

[@LordCritish]

The part from 3:20 on was no doubt inspired by the track "Unit" by Logic System!

[@ShiryuGL]

Nice find!

[@Sicklezin]

eu sei que pelo menos uma pessoa aqui sabe que essa musica é do yukirito

[@fylzz7007]

Sim

[@kunishere]

ele que fez pro jogo, duvido nada

[@Wrathalot]

i remember just listening to these trax, it was one of the greatest games at that time + brilliant made music ^^

[@ncry]

You don't hear game music like this anymore. This is just among the best tunes ever made to a game.

[@fefraga2008]

Showing all the strength of the first sound capabilities of computers.

[@jothain]

@@fefraga2008 It's incredibly impressive track, especially considering that. Hüelsbeck really took everything out of Amiga's sound capabilities. Many other impressive stuff too like c64 commando. Guy made better music track for c64 than expensive arcade were. Correction that was Hubbard.

[@andreaskohaus1174]

You should search for Tiny Thor Soundtrack!!! Newest creation by Hülsbeck (and Fabio). It's superb. Could have been Turrican-music, too.

[@AcceleratedIdeas]

This one's got to be embedded. Nice job!!!

[@rotorcraft68]

Quite possibly THE _BEST INTRO OF _*_ALL TIME!!!_*

[@Mattertron]

This song is timeless

[@DoctorHades]

Incredible music. Chris Huelsbeck, Rob Hubbard (Master of Magic) and Chris Follin (Ghouls 'n' Ghosts)... three of my favourite music composers. This tune is amazing though and still sounds energetic and catchy, all these years later. It is impressive how much they got out of fairly limited hardware. These days music is technically better but most of it isn't memorable in the same way as these old chipset tunes.

[@cryptocsguy9282]

This goes hard 🔥 🎵😊