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

[@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

[@ChristerMr6414]

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

[@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.

[@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 🔥🔥🔥

[@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!

[@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

[@Electrodudimanche]

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

[@90-degreestudios46]

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

[@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 :)

[@Formula_Zero_EX]

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

[@tecnosofttechnosoft3426]

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

[@DarthEquus]

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

[@goukenslay7555]

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

[@jtg55]

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

[@ssg-eggunner]

Oh hell naw

[@sebastianperez8023]

Can't wait for the Omake 3 deconstruction

[@segatouringcar3738]

the bass 🤘

[@azbanspace]

The best genesis OST with Streets of Rage 2

[@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.

[@Hatosan_]

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

[@SonicPAJ]

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

[@rei.]

i can never escape metal squad can i

[@Formula_Zero_EX]

Nope

[@thesubinion]

you shouldn't

[@Starplatinum1214]

LETS GOOOOOOOO

[@-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

[@-hangyaku7694]

Technosoft and Genesis back in the day were peak

[@Formula_Zero_EX]

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

[@UlisesUwU]

This is great, try this with the sky Line

[@f.k.b.16]

Dang! No DAC!?

[@ZuoKalp]

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

[@ifrit05]

YES TF4!!!!

[@Gyrokun]

We must've lost Team Fortress 3 along the way

[@joaoclodoaudo5385]

Fantastic!

[@robojokes2274]

Please let there be a „Fighting Back“ obe

[@Bishop6841]

Blud took the metal away from metal squad :/