Thunder Force IV - Metal Squad (SNES Remix)

[@thinkingmouse2751]

The unthinkable

[@theraptorus]

Sounds better than I expected. Has a bit of a Battletoads vibe to it.

[@TheLegendofRenegade]

Haha thanks man I'm pleasantly suprised by the feedback. This is one of the best soundtracks on the MD (of not the best) so I was expecting to get slaughtered for such blasphemy.

[@AtaeHone]

Mandatory reading for enjoyers of this track: Thunder Force occasionally "borrows" from actual rock bands, and this one was heavily based on LOUDNESS - "Soldier of Fortune" (the opening riff and the chorus are the most recognizable).

[@Pan_Z]

Did a convincing job. Imagine if Technosoft had ported Thunder Force to the SNES it would've sounded like this.

[@salvatoredidio9424]

@Chuck Stegall It's by far the more Superior Soundchip and it's possible for a very Clean Sound. And I Say this AS a Fan of FM Synthesis and proud owner of a Yamaha DX.

[@RedTsarOldChannel-INACTIVE]

Toshiba/EMI ported TFIII as Thunder Spirits to the SNES. It sounded... Alright at best.

[@DavidSmith-bv8mv]

@@salvatoredidio9424 Sure thing, mate.Say whatever makes you feel better, doesn't make it true ,though ( by far the more Superior Soundchip LOL ).

[@retropolis1]

Actually it is true. The SNES had the far superior soundchip. The problem is that it didn't have enough memory to back it up, so the samples had to be small and low in quality. Imagine the SNES having 128k instead of 64k (of which 32k were already taken for the playback software). It would have kicked the living sh*t out of the Sega sound department. I mean, in many cases it did with only 32k available for samples, despite their low quality. That said - i still love the Mega Drive Soundchips for what they were capable of.

[@FireBomberBassist]

This one is tough. You did a damn worthy job. One of my all time favorite and one of the most power metal songs on gens. 🤘

[@sebastiann.8088]

Fancy seeing you here!

[@FireBomberBassist]

Sebastian N. Im everywhere!

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

@@FireBomberBassist hi

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

@@sebastiann.8088 hi

[@gamerguy425]

This totally changes up the tone of the song and makes it kind of dark and moodier, kind of feels like sewer level vibes and I'm here for it!

[@rkrim2008]

Thunder Force 4 is so amazing ! and this music of the 8th stage is the best music for me in the game ! ❤

[@paddy844]

damm you nailed it my friend :) I never though this track could work on an SNES but youre proving me wrong. Youre getting better and better :)

[@DMARrecords]

Are those Doom SNES drums, if so, nice, I love the sound of them. (Fucking autocorrect.)

[@ShwappaJ]

This is the best SNES remix, bar none. Especially with the starting guitars.

[@mitzrael2k6]

Faintly appears to be a megaman X soundtrack! Nicely done.

[@ashkirby8896]

Nice SNES cover of the song!😄🤩😎👌

[@tecnosofttechnosoft3426]

Good remix !

[@blackbeat7418]

Genesis does what Nintendon’t And Nintendo Is what Genesisn't

[@CZPC]

Love this track, great job!

[@BL4D3M45TR]

Lightening Spirits Imagine that

[@Ronnie1992]

No way! One of my absolutely favorites😢

[@omoterengue]

You did a great job , that sounds very good on SFC ! Metal Squad is one of the best tune ever , Tecno Soft are genius !

[@Ender111]

I was hoping a R-Type 3 Heavy Metal sound but this is great as well :)

[@xXHELLZER0Xx]

holy moly this sounds amazing

[@HsienKoMeiLingFormerYANG]

Well have metallic tune on SPC. Cool starfox on the airspace.

[@NaldinhoGX]

There we go, perfect one!

[@Kiwitomo1998]

Sounds like it’s from RoboCop vs The Terminator (SNES) other then that I freaking love this Remix

[@Tristown]

good cover. I'm surprised more people don't cover this song

[@Mala_Praxis]

Brilliant!

[@werc85music]

Sounds good! 🤘🏻

[@sapee26]

YES

[@phorchybug3286]

Sounds more like actual guitars than UGLY TRUMPETS MAN (Mega Man X)

[@joaquimneto7607]

It turned out amazing! Although I prefer more the aggressive synth guitar of the mega, but this version of the snes leaves nothing to be desired!

[@Kasperl88]

Okay, that shift at about 7:00 was fucking amazing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ27ZINtrc91n5I

[@heltonferreiradasilva.1877]

you made an amazing remix renegade! what will be next tomorrow?

[@lf222]

Curious what guitars you used here

[@triplestar100]

great work on this one; even if I believe I'd rather use the instrument plate/samples from "Thunder Spirits" for authenticity, or at least add stronger percussions, but otherwise quite an astounding redux! that said, if you ask me, I can give you an ultimate challenge (provided you give me a few days/weeks to come up with the ca$h for the proper request; what with "The Global Nightmare" making it harder to earn it and all...) should you accept it= redux this theme... on the good old CPS-2 Sound Engine, or at least do so with "Omake No. #05" from the same OST!

[@TheLegendofRenegade]

Drop me an email if you want more info regarding requests. I don't do one off commissions, I have a monthly subscription service on Patreon

[@Felipethecristo]

Incrivel!

[@retropolis1]

Huge Fan of the SNES soundchip here, but still, i find the drums lacking dynamics (specially in the fills).Overall a good job, though. Very close to the excellent drive of the Mega Drive version.

[@CarloNassar]

Pretty good but I really think you could've used a hi-hat, cymbals, and a better bass.

[@Kitchissime]

Good job but... this track was *made* for the genesis. Not your fault, dude

[@ragexg]

Not bad but it is missing the energy of the mega drive.

[@TheMarioMan247]

If this was real, would it have caused slowdown on the SNES?

[@HsienKoMeiLingFormerYANG]

SFC can technically run Rendering Ranger r2. No Issues, not a single slowdown in sight.

[@danmakuman]

Maybe depends of the programmer. Even Konami had to add support chips like some of the late Parodius games

[@ikagura]

@@danmakuman Yeah, the '94 one (forever with me?) was impressive for the console

[@sebastiann.8088]

Depends on how many sprites are on screen at once.

[@mr.b9613]

Definitely, but the Genesis would have run it much smoother

[@ozkanarslan9825]

It sounds only amazing on a amazing Sega console like on a amazing Genesis Sound chip… and this is Not amazing … its like nintendont 😅

[@markobighead3173]

SNES has a superior sound chip.

[@mazanakaUA]

Megaman X samples/soundfont? Decent adaptation, but lacks the punch and power of the original.

[@gamerblisters]

Great job but ... snes sounds like farts no matter how hard you try

[@CarloNassar]

Ok then. Anything on this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6SvqmN5Ypysa9k

[@foreverretro8298]

no. FM is what is farty. only certain sound devvers make the genesis sing, most didn't. Stop ripping on the super NES. Did better than the Genesis and who makes consoles these days? not sega. F'in fanboys.

[@miguelgutierrez6718]

Good job but... no. Super Nintendo did other things very well, but these sounds and electronics are Mega Drive territory.

[@markobighead3173]

Super Nintendo actually made the instruments sound close to their real life counterparts. Sega often had trouble doing this, and whenever it did, it was largely the exception rather than the rule.

[@BusinessZeus]

I like megaman but this is not metal bruh sad face lol omg justin biebler wtf

[@willowgunnerthelunaticbio-5933]

You probably didn't listen to the og version, then.......

[@foxmcclout1503]

@@willowgunnerthelunaticbio-5933 the fact that he compared it to Justin Bieber is just plain sad.

[@markobighead3173]

A literal child who hasn't listened to anything heavier or more complex than pop metal played on Kerrang wrote this comment for sure.