Thunder Force IV - Metal Squad (stage 8) - Oscilloscope Deconstruction

[@janematthews9087]

It's still amazing for me to think the we learned to make a piece of silicate that has a series of forks acid-etched into it and housed inside a plastic microchip to scrram in pain that sounds like music by zapping it with different transistors that is made by magnets coiled with small copper wires which electricity travels to in differen intervals. All at the size of less than a rice grain.

[@camulodunon]

One cool thing to note about the main melody in this song. For any sort of synthesizer including the Genesis sound chip, there's a certain point on the keyboard where the pitch of a note goes high enough that it starts producing this really rough background noise, which you can clearly hear in this video. In any other case this would be a bad thing that a composer would want to avoid, but here, it only works in the song's favor.

[@crimson-foxtwitch2581]

also, the palm mutes were made by placing note OFF commands 1/32 after each note

[@lankyboi2521]

those guitars are _c r i s p y_ gotdamn

[@zulisnthere]

very c̷̗̮͋̇r̶̲͚͒̐͜u̷̝̻͆ṅ̴̛̥̘ċ̶̡̥́ḧ̵̘͒̊y̸͉̓̌

[@BladeShadowWing]

Geez, those have to be some of the best FM guitars I've ever heard!

[@namcomamia21]

the timetrax guitars are cool too

[@Formula_Zero_EX]

Don’t forget Battle Mania Daiginjou’s. It’s a definite chef’s kiss.

[@ChristerMr6414]

Time to set some guitars on fire. 9:10 EVERYBODY NOW

[@minzy421]

Thunder force 4 has the best soundtracks on megadrive. Lot of people are shocked that its from 16bit chip sound. Stage 10 music was also awesome 4:50 🔥🔥🔥

[@jeremymitchell4370]

I totally agree with that statement and it's even better than sonic which is impossible for me to believe but it's true . I listen to this everyday

[@Adamtendo_player_1]

One of the very best and up there with Streets of Rage 2.

[@Electrodudimanche]

That's realy cool ! If you look carefully you can see the base squarre signal the chips output !

[@owenwalters5505]

Great stuff here! They used some really interesting waveforms to make this, and using the other channels to make an echo-ish sound is genius

[@DenkyManner]

Fake echo was used on NES and SNES. It's amazing how convincing it is having a second channel playing the same thing just quieter and fractionally delayed. But I suppose that is what a real echo is too!

[@Formula_Zero_EX]

I didn’t even know the bass was even there in the original track until you deconstructed it.

[@lfla0179]

The Yamaha chips on the Genesis are under appreciated. The Genesis as a whole.

[@chloemarietaylor4036]

It certainly had a fantastic and unique sound. Nearly all of my favourite soundtracks from that era are on the Megadrive :)

[@Adamtendo_player_1]

It’s definitely under appreciated next to the SNES and it’s mostly English speaking countries, particularly the US where the Genesis sound chip isn’t as appreciated.

[@DarthEquus]

Sorry, Treasure: You may have made Alien Soldier, but this song is what truly set the 68000 Heart on Fire.

[@HaidesTunicaRoja]

Oh! A Big One! You dared with METAL SQUAD!! This it's getting real serious! Waiting for GREAT SEA POWER (stage 6), another one really complete on its own

[@tecnosofttechnosoft3426]

I like the idea of the “oscilloscope”. One of the best music from this developer. Thank you !

[@Hatosan_]

Channel 1 & 3 working together is just 👌 4:44

[@90-degreestudios46]

Oh my god I have wanted this for so long THANK YOU

[@segatouringcar3738]

the bass 🤘

[@jeremymitchell4370]

I also want to add to this amazing soundtrack that doesnt ever get mentioned not only is every stage sound awesome but the composer went the extra mile and made every boss music different and they all kick ass!!!!!! I love this ost more than sonic. And im diehard fan of the blue blurr so. Take that.into. Consideration when i say.this is the best. Ost on the genesis

[@sebastianperez8023]

Can't wait for the Omake 3 deconstruction

[@goukenslay7555]

7:00 how channel 2 enters almost gave me a climax. Soooo good

[@azbanspace]

The best genesis OST with Streets of Rage 2

[@Starplatinum1214]

LETS GOOOOOOOO

[@rei.]

i can never escape metal squad can i

[@Formula_Zero_EX]

Nope

[@thesubinion]

you shouldn't

[@jtg55]

Look out Sonic! It's a squad of Metals! Sorry, I had to.

[@ssg-eggunner]

Oh hell naw

[@jeremymitchell4370]

I alwAys. Thought sonic was the best ost. On the genesis until I first heard this amazing soundtrack

[@SonicPAJ]

Way too cool! I'm awful at this game but this OST is legendary!

[@-KorruptionOfLight-]

It's funny that for majority of retro games in the past, it was quite acceptable to have just a bass line, beat and a little melody. Thunder force 4 was one of those few games that really was master crafted musically

[@Formula_Zero_EX]

My wish finally came true. Edit: Kinda curious, but could you also deconstruct Omake 5 from Thunder Force IV?

[@arciks11]

Oh it doesn't use Samples for percussion. Didn't know that. Also if Gameboy is an option for Oscilloscope. I'd like to see Title Theme for Mega Man II some day.

[@ifrit05]

YES TF4!!!!

[@Gyrokun]

We must've lost Team Fortress 3 along the way

[@UlisesUwU]

This is great, try this with the sky Line

[@joaoclodoaudo5385]

Fantastic!

[@f.k.b.16]

Dang! No DAC!?

[@ZuoKalp]

The DAC + Bass channel duo always steal the show on the Megadrive, interesting exception.

[@jeremymitchell4370]

Can you. Please deconstruct the level one. Boss theme. Aka strite

[@-hangyaku7694]

Technosoft and Genesis back in the day were peak

[@robojokes2274]

Please let there be a „Fighting Back“ obe

[@Bishop6841]

Blud took the metal away from metal squad :/