Yoshi's Island Restored - Flower Garden (August 2021 Update)

[@AndrevusWhitetail]

All that's left for me is the underground theme and i can die happy.

[@zeldafan88]

the percussion and yoshi screams (harmonica) are so clear and charming in this restored version. You are doing god's work Brickster :D

[@frannielmartinez]

If someone's that interested to create a "yoshi screaming.mp4 restoration", then at least restore the "Room Before Boss (Beta Mix)"

[@margiemorrison9190]

It's actually a melodica

[@mariesyvian8187]

@@margiemorrison9190 the sound is a harmonica

[@margiemorrison9190]

@@mariesyvian8187 no it's.a melodica harmonica midi is more dry

[@mariesyvian8187]

@@margiemorrison9190 the description literally says they used a harmonica sound

[@LeafRazorStorm]

Yep. Still sounds like Yoshi screaming. XD

[@BluelightAmelia]

That's the Roland SC-55 Harmonica for ya

[@lukæer]

The harmonica finally sounds like screams again

[@thag_simmons]

My headphones and speakers are cheap trash, so it absolutely blows me away how crisp and GOOD these restorations sound :0

[@MelodyMix]

This sounds much more faithful to the original. Nice update :)

[@Yoshibyte]

The scream is so HD

[@TheRoundCube]

Wow this is a fantastic restore. It's great that the restoration process isn't just one and done. It's a revolving process as stuff is discovered, so I dont mind extra uploads if it means updates and more faithful recreations. I thought the trumpets in the old version at 58 seconds in sounded like Mario Kart snes samples. This rectifies that, changes the harmonica to an accurate sample and i think the high hats also received a sample update. Good stuff Xerxes, and to Shutdown, as they both contributed to making this what it is.

[@mfullstop]

The true harmonica has returned to bless our ears.

[@feldon27]

The more I listen to this, the more I'm getting a specific vibe and an understanding of what Xerxes was going for. This new remaster seems to answer the question "What would it sound like if we kept all the eccentricities of the SNES -- the pitch bends, sharpening, looping, and all the other tricks and compromise required to squeeze this song into the limited storage of an SNES, but upped the resolution?" Xerxes' remaster sounds like a SNES on steroids. Shutdown's restore probably sounds like what the song sounded like in Kondo's studio on the original hardware before he had to make all those compromises to make it work on an SNES. While shutdown's remaster isn't perfect, I have to say I am leaning towards it in preference.

[@Altronix06]

This is a huge improvement from the first version. Great job to the team.

[@supergoodjob]

I love how the harmonicas resolve. This sounds fantastic!

[@ChristopherMoom]

The amount of work that goes into these restorations is incredible, and definitely deserved for classics like these, Flower Garden is practically the dictionary definition of "classic", along with many other Nintendo songs

[@DenkyManner]

Nothing about the brass feels jarring in this mix so that's an good improvement. Some saying overall it's flatter. Maybe, but it's now a higher quality version of the SNES original, which is the goal.

[@sunlitspace542]

Yoshi after stubbing his toe: the musical

[@CGJUGO80]

Literally flawless. Sounds like one of those digitally remastered songs from the 60s-70s that sounds like it was recorded yesterday in HD. Outstanding work, Kondo.

[@Techro-mancer]

God you guys do such great work. When we were kids, this is what these soundtracks sounded like in the back of our heads or when we would think back on SNES games. And for you to just re-create them in such amazing quality.

[@vergil114]

Excellent rework of the song. Y'all nailed it this time around

[@mickyholland1281]

Yesss, this is excellent! This fixes all of the issue I had with the original. You guys even added the echo on the harmonica ☺. This sounds great!

[@superleviathan]

The harmonica sounds a lot closer to the original. It really does sound like a CD remaster now. Someone's gotta update kirb.

[@nullvalue003]

This is spectacular. A really faithful recreation. It has a little more kick which I like

[@brandonleake5898]

W song restored = w man

[@VGMMakers]

Yet again great stuff! I'm addicted to these uploads, thanks for doing these. I also downloaded the Sound Ideas Sampler Library that you linked on Twitter where you found the whistle and fiddle samples for Mario 64. I also discovered by accident in this library that the S-550 Big Strings samples are there as well (I assume they stole it from the S-550). The file names are 0102-02-01 through 0102-02-11, which -07 is the sample used for A Link To The Past spread across the keyboard. Thanks to you, I have made my own .sf2 files, one for the game soundfont using the -07 sample and one for the original S-550 Big Strings patch. Keep going with the uploads!

[@xerxes8014]

actually the S-550 String samples came from the Sound Ideas Sample Library as well as the Bagpipes which were then used in various Roland modules and keyboards

[@VGMMakers]

@@xerxes8014 Wow, that's a ballsy move from their part. Didn't expect to be the other way around. Are there any other patches that they did the same thing? Thanks for the info!

[@xerxes8014]

@@VGMMakers it was just licensed from Sound Ideas, perfectly legal

[@VGMMakers]

@@xerxes8014 Oh okay, fair enough. That makes sense. Thanks again!

[@diggysp4279]

I saw this and clicked faster than Yoshi can lose an infant

[@SonofMrPeanut]

This brings me right back to playing the SNES demo unit at my local Best Buy, waiting for the Mario Kart 64 line to die down.

[@Mikey-1990]

I was seven when Yoshis Island first released man does time fly. One of my all time favorite games. This sounds fantastic!

[@ShyGuyXXL]

Yesssss, that sounds so much better! Great job, guys!

[@feldon27]

If your goal was to get me to A-B compare this version and the last version repeatedly to up the engagement, mission accomplished. :P My first reaction to this version was negative, but it's growing on me. It's definitely a lot crunchier. The older restore is softer. I can see the beauty in both. The new Athletic is undoubtedly better. It's like removing the cotton from my ears compared to the previous already spiffy restore.

[@snipingtacos12]

The original remaster doesn't even come close to this so much more accurate sounding

[@TrashBandicoot12]

Y’all are doing the lord’s work with these. Kid me appreciates y’all

[@_JEANIUS]

I always look forward to what’s next and I just love all of the dedication you guys put into restoring these where the outcome is usually fantastic! ^^ Good job 👍

[@openyourbank9426]

I’m gonna keep it real, this soundtrack is one of the few times I can honestly tolerate kazoos....., impressive work...

[@ElephantMariotheRHDNhater3293]

The vibes sound exactly like how they did in the game.

[@versedrhyme41]

I'm so glad you did this and im so happy for the way it turned out

[@kreeperstan6027]

Damn, this is awesome! Great work brickster!

[@SuperSomieStuff]

Now THIS is a jam! Nice improvement!

[@vssgamess]

this is what the song sounded like when you put headphones on.

[@54spiritedwill54]

Whoa, an actual HD high quality sound version! Totally faved xD

[@Lizuma]

I love this, this is one of my favorite songs and now I have three versions of it downloaded, the original, old restored and this! Also while I know it was probably unintentional this is the only song with a Yoshi singing that is REALLY good and fun to listen to! Every other attempt in Yoshi games was awfully cringey. I don't understand what happened when Flower Garden sounds so good. I'm still waiting for the Underground, Overworld, Prologue and especially the credits theme, I hope one of those can come soon

[@Whurlpuul]

Fantastic work again, didnt catch the original upload but this one sounds perfect to me.

[@javierquevedod.8240]

It's Kirb Axolotl!

[@chinuochinu2070]

Guess what ? I was playing Yoshi's Island SNES just a few minutes ago. I opened KZbin on my phone and this was the first video on my feed. 😂😂😂

[@bigtaro9856]

Don't you ever stop, homie.

[@robinshood89]

Love it. Thank you❤

[@flamingoLegs32]

now YOU can hear a dinosaur scream in remastered cd quality!

[@pablomovil86]

In my opinion I liked the trumpet part more in the first version ever made, but here is not really bad, it's closer to the game itself.

[@highcontrast4488]

Sounds much better than the original, good job!

[@cyclops8238]

It is the original just uncompressed.

[@ash36230]

Such a great game and soundtrack

[@jess648]

it actually sounds much more like Flower Garden now 👍

[@paburo-san6667]

THANK YOU

[@tehoneandonlyyy4074]

As usual, YEEEEEESSSSSSSSS HERE WE GOOOOO

[@cyonofgaia]

Holy shit I'm getting the nostalgia vibes from this

[@falahfalcon7011]

Please do the underground next it my favorite and you work is truly amazing

[@54spiritedwill54]

OMG let me know if you find a high quality version of it! xD

[@PigDan]

Sick!

[@rainy7600]

You forgot the screaming yoshi gif damn but still good restoration

[@shuaizu9100]

Thank you so much for fixing 0:57 - 1:20

[@yadielgaming5337]

Oh heck yeah!

[@Nexdex]

So jolly.

[@EdulinkZelda]

look at that bass!

[@Novaliod]

sounds right to me

[@minembo]

Now I can hear the horn chords!!!

[@ionryful]

Time to make some high quality memes

[@LeftBeefStudios]

Let's go bro

[@d4riu5]

Alexander The Great congratulating Xerxes on his restore Ironic

[@PandaDude420]

Why does this song go hard as fuck!?

[@beanAwake]

great song

[@Pmf95k]

The profile picture changed to Gary for a minute.

[@caviar_dreamz]

Perfection

[@DanHendricks]

where's my burrito? where's my burrito?

[@mrtesticlease4638]

much better

[@aagave]

this was so unexpected

[@jessbermudes3564]

Maybe it's simply the compression in the original, but it seems like the snare drum isn't as punchy. It sounds more tinny? Subjectively this track is always memorable to me for its powerful percussion so maybe this is part of the echo feedback people are giving? And timeline-wise in Kondo's career, he was definitely in a punchy percussion mood. The beta version of Bob-omb battlefield, the next song he most likely worked on, has a much punchier percussion sample that he toned down for the final release. Love the work though, y'all rock!

[@mmr2241]

It's because of the sample rate of the sample which is at 16khz and also the s-dsp interpolation which cuts the treble a lot.

[@q-funk6408]

Please do Underground and Overworld(Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy) themes!

[@SQUIDWORD15]

I think you should keep the originals uploaded to compare and contrast

[@SQUIDWORD15]

@@ChurchofKondoh oh yeah

[@Aresydatch]

Not the Horn doesn’t feel Weird!

[@BossBasher]

I think the harmonica is sorta sharp but other than that...

[@1gnore_me.]

me and my 1 braincell at 5am:

[@Persun_McPersonson]

Wait, so has the harmonica been changed to be more accurate to the actual samples used, or was the sample changed to be more accurate to how it sounded when compressed, just without the actual compression part? Like, I know there was a missing echo, but the sound seems to be edited more than just that.

[@Persun_McPersonson]

@@ChurchofKondoh Ah, OK, thank you for the clarification! This restore sounds better overall, so I'm glad it's more accurate, period.

[@buttersddragon]

the harmonica sounds better, but i think the xylophone(?) is cut too short in this one.

[@CreesNostalgiaHut]

Show someone the U.S. ad for this game with the exploding guy,,, then show them this.. WHY WAS THAT AD FOR A MARIO GAME..

[@leesherman5192]

What a naïve melody.

[@mariesyvian8187]

Nevermind

[@Vextrove]

Where can I hear the previous version?

[@Vextrove]

FOUND IT 😎

[@GalekC]

:DDDDD

[@BLMT-df4on]

0:09

[@TheRoundCube]

did my last comment get auto modded for having a link to the previous restore?

[@TheRoundCube]

@@ChurchofKondoh ok! i will send it without a link, and i'll remember that for the future :) thank you