REAL C64 "UNEMULATED" OCEAN LOADERS (X5)

Zeus presents Five "original" Ocean / Imagine loaders (un-emulated) for the real C64. Classic loading music from the golden era of C64 gaming which must not be forgotten alongside the software house and the composers that were involved in making these loaders.
My top fave and what I consider the best out of all C64 loading music brought to you in full original C64 un-emulated glory!!!!
RAMBO (0:06 - Martin Galway)
OCEAN LOADER 2 (3:31 - Martin Galway)
OCEAN LOADER 3 (7:39 - Peter Clarke)
OCEAN LOADER 4 (10:32 - Jonathan Dunn)
OCEAN LOADER 5 (13:45 - Jonathan Dunn)
I left Ocean Loader 1 out as i felt it did not link the others smoothly unlike the class Rambo loader, it slowed the others down as far as quality and also Martin Galway stated himself that Ocean loader 1 was never his finished version, it eventually was finished the way he wanted it and became Ocean loader 2.
There isn't much difference between the two but loader 2 does sound much more ploished.
Hope all you C64 fans enjoy this upload.
Please note: NONE of my game uploads are emulated in any way whatsoever, they are 100% original recordings by myself taken directly from the original hardware the game was intended for, that way you know you're watching the real thing.
I will also always state weather i am using any cheats in the game, if not mentioned then i am not using any.
Check out my channel ( / zeusdaz , dedicated to gamers who loved the games of yesteryear.
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Keeping the memory of the C64 and it's cool games alive!!!

[@elijahvincent985]

I get goosebumps from Jonathan Dunn's 4th loader tune every time. The flashing colors of the border, the drum beats, the synthesizers in action, the beautifully drawn screens. Just proof that computer hardware is a genuine work of art.

[@fuzzface100]

God I love that little SID chip. Bob Yannes was a genius for creating this piece of silicon wizardy and Galway, Hubbard, Tel, Follin etc are his disciples for arranging and programming these incredible tunes. These tracks still make the hairs on my neck stand up even today.

[@ZEUSDAZ]

They are certainly magical :-)

[@cfothough]

@@LarsTragel-zh7ei That's a BIG cap

[@cfothough]

@@LarsTragel-zh7ei If you don't even know what "cap" means, you're the out of touch nerd here, not me. Also nice job getting this mad over someone else's opinion

[@cfothough]

@@LarsTragel-zh7ei Really had to go with the different font to avoid youtube's filter? Classy. I think the only person here who needs help is you, getting this angry over someone's opinion and don't even deny, you're seething in a public comment section and it's obvious given your language. What else is obvious, is the fact that most of your videos have quite a bit more dislikes than likes, so that tells me you're a failtroll. Get out from that basement of yours, will ya?

[@cfothough]

@UCljUvNWCONJXJGf7kGuX61w I never said you were a social worker and I'm not asking for psychiatric help because I'm not the deranged one here. But seeing as you couldn't respond to any valid points of mine, you're about as smart as a brick wall. Have a good day failtroll

[@davesmart73]

Im so teary eyed.oh the days.It was great on a winters night in a dark room with the ocean loaders and turrican 2

[@kyysyster]

Civilizations come, civilizations go, but Ocean loaders remain.

[@jackrussell3084]

Lol

[@biomravenec]

Music from real C64 sounds way better than from emulators.

[@ZEUSDAZ]

+Miloslav Šimek Totally!!! :-D

[@brianstrawberry2116]

Yep. Check 8:48 and compare to emulated versions.

[@PhilMerricks]

@@brianstrawberry2116 Actually it sounds much closer to the emulated version on my C64. Did you know that every C64 sounds slightly different, due to the SID chip being manually 'tuned' on the production line before each C64 left the factory?

[@trixylizard6970]

@@PhilMerricks WHAT! No freaking way, I didn't know that! That's like how every of Antoni Stradivarius' violin masterpieces were too, they all had tiny differences owing to the composition of the wood et c (and because it is impossible to create two perfectly identical anythings), which gave them a unique tone and personality. I consider the simile 100% apt, too. This was without doubt the Stradivarius of a revolutionary new era in music creation and, for that matter, human civilization. It still is.

[@anthonycipolla4224]

31 years later.... still love the ocean loaders!!

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Who doesn't?! ;-)

[@Utilitarian101]

Man, if only music like this were made for games today. These tracks are so cool.

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Yep, magical times, a time you were quite happy for a game to take 5mins+ to load with these loaders :-D

[@joshuabeck7356]

Tim Follin composed the soundtrack for the 2017 version of Lemmings. So that would be something to look in to.

[@mpotts1980]

i used to love loading the games on my old commodore 64 to listen to these tunes. cant beat the classic machines

[@Huddison]

I used to play the rambo loading screen over and over again - brilliant!

[@newbarker523]

I visited someone's house in the eighties as a teenager and witnessed the Rambo loading and was totally blown away. I had a ZX Spectrum myself. A couple of years later I borrowed a cassette tape called "Datahits" from someone which had five C64 enhanced tunes on, the first being Rambo loader! Listened to that a lot. Managed to find that cassette on MP3 and even listen to it in the car sometimes now. Poor family have to put up with it every now and again :)

[@jamesw242]

There was nothing like staying up all night as a pupper loading up a case of 100 tapes and seeing what you'll find. I always wondered what strawberry fields was, turned out someone put a music cassette in there.

[@agatino77_mofy]

awesome! these loaders are among the most beautiful of the Commodore 64 ..... think that would load these games just to hear the music of the loader .... the ocean has always been a cut above the other houses!

[@trixylizard6970]

Hell yes! Remember the last time you loaded up a Playstation game just to stare at the title screen to listen to the music? Me neither.

[@Synthematix]

I come back often to remind myself how awesome computers were in the early 80s

[@markdillon5494]

The breadbin c64 just encapsulates everything that was great about my childhood. The memories of waking up and being surprised on xmas morning with my c64 will live with me for ever. Boxes full of c90 tapes filled with games shared and recorded between me and my friends. I bought most of my games of course.

[@fattomandeibu]

It's amazing how pumped up loaders 4 and 4 would get me, my brother and friends whenever we'd load a new game using them for the first time. It just seemed to add to the excitement.

[@stunik156]

Wow that Rambo music really is brilliant !!!

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Yeah, worth loading up just for the stunning music alone.

[@FluffyGameplay]

They had awesome music on these games, especially on the loader. RoboCop easily has my favourite loading screen, but it's the first C64 game I played so it might be rigged.

[@jimmyisaksson8010]

I used to press the stop button just to be able to listen to this for hours...

[@Whitestar127]

Awesome stuff! :) I agree, this is the best loading music on C64. My favorite is Ocean Loader 2. I used to boot Miami Vice just to listen to it, lol!

[@carminone]

Sources for the Freeload mastering system and the music routine are available on Paul Hughes' website. One could release his own game in pure Ocean style!

[@buzby303]

Fantastic ! I use to love rigging my C64 up to the stereo & having these titles play out loud & proud like they should be for the achievements these clever programmers managed stretching that sid chip to the max. Thanks for the upload 😉👍🏻

[@ZEUSDAZ]

No problem, glad you enjoyed it :-)

[@TheCrocodillian]

And the music to Gianna sisters was mint.

[@ZEUSDAZ]

@wubble78 I haven't got Arkanoid for C64 as the Speccy was my main 8-bitter and i only got a C64 for a certain few cool games such as Target Renegade. It doesn't have a different loader anyway and that's what this upload is all about. Hope you like it :-)

[@linushyper300]

My nostalgia CPU just overheated and melted

[@micheleporcu2287]

Martin Galway, Peter Clarke , Jonathan Dunn, WE LOVE YOU.

[@undertheskins]

This is exactly how the loaders were meant to sound I had a chunky fudge c64 and it had the same unique wowl like these versions that the c64c it was replaced with when it broke never quite had fantastic

[@cs512tr]

Loader 3 Slap Fight nostalgia overload

[@WanderlustZero]

Omg... them spine chills

[@ZEUSDAZ]

+WanderlustZero Memories eh ;-)

[@simonebernacchia]

+Zeusdaz - The Unemulated Retro Game Channel More Galway that know how to sound this sid :)

[@chrishodgson3584]

Thank you so much for uploading these, so many memories hearing them as they were originally!

[@ZEUSDAZ]

No problem, they are fantastic loaders, just subscribe to my channel, that's all I ever ask in return :-D

[@whataheapofpish]

I had no idea there were so many of these - I only knew and loved the one that preceded Gryzor, which I realise now is called Ocean Loader 3. Good work pal.

[@chillivodka01]

Thanks for the video! Really brings back some great childhood memories of my c64. An awesome and magical point in kids history if they were there! :)

[@ZEUSDAZ]

I'm not bothered about dislikes left on my uploads because they could be left for many reasons such as they feel the video upload quality is poor (youtubes fault), video too short, too long or simply just down to jealousy that they didn't upload it un-emulated first or even that they don't like the tunes which obviously is not my fault. I guess it would help if people were to explain the reason why they left a dislike but i won't lose sleep over it :-) Thanks to everyone leaving comments!!!

[@waffleburger8752]

It's the ZX spectrum gang, I swear!!

[@ZEUSDAZ]

@ice8629 Thank you. Glad you like this upload and i'll do my best to continue improving my channel.

[@0nly1truth]

Skip to 7:40 & 10:33 for Pure Epicness! 80's & 90's, will there ever be another decade like these?

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Hopefully not if the likes of Margaret Thatcher are in charge of the U.K again :-/ Retro game wise,...sadly I doubt it very much, we were lucky to have lived through it unlike kids of today with PS4's 'n stuff.

[@samnoneofyourbisnus2543]

hell im a kid and i love my c128 i found (grandparent's garrage w all accesories) ps where could i get fast track i could send a blank 5 incher (pay for shiping ect for a copy of fast track to be put on it)

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Sam Noneofyourbisnus I'm not quite sure what you mean by fast track and blank 5 incher,...what are you actually after?

[@samnoneofyourbisnus2543]

i want some software to make music on the commodore unemulated on a floppy disk i could send a blank disk if someone would use there commodore to copy it on to the blank disk

[@rootykazooty351]

Or skip to 0:05 for the best one!

[@retrogamer33]

Ocean Loader 5 is my favourite and always remember it from Operation Wolf.

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Funny that, 5 is actually my least favourite,...as for the other 4,...well they are all masterpieces which is just impossible for me to choose the best out of.

[@retrogamer33]

I like all but 5 stand out for me, probably the one I know from Op Wolf.

[@flyworld9620]

those flashbacks, wizball, freddy hardest, I am a kid again :)

[@mikkdc]

That first track brings back so many memories of me firing up my C64c Hollywood Pack for the very first time. Rambo was the first game I loaded.

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Incredible tune!

[@skinnl18]

C64 FOREVER!!!!!!!!!Superb compilation thanks!!!

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Cheers!

[@AmigaJunglism]

Epic chip tunes. I grew up on these tunes.

[@C64Television]

Wonderful memories! Damn, the 80's ruled! LOL!

[@ZEUSDAZ]

+C64 Television Yeah It was good as a teenager to be around these great gaming machines,...along with when WWF wrestling was cool, the only issue with me not wanting to go back to that time was,....THATCHER!

[@ZEUSDAZ]

God yeah, effing bitch, I loved my bottle of milk,...well she's gone now thank fuck.

[@EskeAndersen]

Excellent quality. Peter Clarke is a genius!

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Just awesome ennit!!! :-D

[@JMDAmigaMusic]

First time i heard loading music in a game was the loader 2 used on Parallax; the title song was following right after and there seemed to be some continuity between the two (undeniably considered were both by Martin Galway) and was captured :) I had a speccy but often was passing by a computer shop in the nearby city to see stuff

[@cuchullain27]

Genuine original aesthetics evident in 8-bit computer culture. In stark contrast to the aesthetics of modern computing which are merely a reflection of Corporate-Hollywood culture.

[@larswadefalk6423]

That why one really didn't care about the loading times on tape. There was these fantastic tunes to just listen to in awe. To me, even if Rob is incredible, Galway has always been my favorite.

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Yep they were classic, I especially love the Rambo loader.

[@roygalaasen]

Seeing that yellow screen in the beginning and I just knew it would be the Rambo loading screen coming up soon.

[@fsphil]

I forgot how good this music was. Thanks for the upload!

[@thenodfather7790]

I love the Ocean Loader music. Thanks for uploading.

[@ZEUSDAZ]

No problem.

[@stvnites]

Wow!!! What memories. Thanks Zues

[@ZEUSDAZ]

My pleasure! :-)

[@Daud76]

Excellent compilation, Zeusdaz! :-D

[@DarrenFlinders]

Great video, I'd not heard the rambo loader for at least 20 years, bringing back memories :). and for the 6581 and the 8580 discussion, I modified my c64's mobo so I could fir a 6581, as I had the 8580, but recently read that the 8580 is nearer to the original design of the sid than the 6581 was, but 6581 rules, especially for sample playback :)

[@TrojanThugMusic]

The memories! It almost brings a tear to my eye ;-)

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Let'em flow ;-)

[@ole-cristianopseth4023]

Yes it does :)

[@samnoneofyourbisnus2543]

ive got 2 commodores (vic 20 and 128) and a black and white tsr 80 ive got a commodore moniter, mouse, 2 x 1541 disk drive and most cables

[@simonebernacchia]

Ocean Loader 3 always reminded me of Jean Michel Jarre music, guess is the way it put the chords together; the 4 is strongly linked to the memory of The Vindicator, for a while sold also with the subtitle "Green Beret II" while the 2 IS parallax; linked to the pinkfloyd-esque ten minute Galway music that was incredible!

[@ZEUSDAZ]

I love these loaders, love Pink Floyd more though ;-)

[@Frostie3672]

Everyone should check out the reformation albums created by the one & only Matt Gray, recreating some classic C64 tunes. First thing I did after buying reformation 1/last ninja 2 was to play through the game while listening to the remakes, what an experience!

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Sounds good.

[@Los7]

WOW....That noise...The memories... Fuckin' incredible x x

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Damn straight!

[@gazsharp3981]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhh the nostalgia, still sounds supreme

[@ZEUSDAZ]

+Gaz Sharp You can't beat it :-D

[@jiipee7491]

From 10:32 onwards, cool pic that Renegade, but i think there should be a fist with IK+ letters. Cannot remember Renegade loader right now, but that is from International Karate. But yeah, Rambo and IK+ tunes best forever!

[@Simon0]

these are awesome.

[@rayalexander411]

If this chip was a song it would be The Ace Of Spades. If it was a game it would be Defender. I loved this thing as a teenager. I now enjoy playing the Hammond organ in a Scottish rock band. Nice comp'.

[@whintake]

I used to have the 2nd loader music most of my games, back in time, ah... The memories! :)

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Yes those loaders bring tears to many C64 fans, it really was a golden era.

[@Daud76]

Excellent, Zeusdaz! I will subscribe to your channel now and have a listen and look see. Keep up the good work!

[@MexboroughBuildings]

Zeusdaz - love your stuff.

[@ZEUSDAZ]

That's good to hear :-)

[@TheOriginalNCDV]

Aaah, this is how I remember them! For some reason the emulators can't do that smooth echoey effect - it just sounds harsh and cuts off much too soon.

[@ZEUSDAZ]

That's why I use real hardware, no emulation here apart from arcade videos :-)

[@simonebernacchia]

And if i see the green/pink interference in the brown dithering i feel like am in front a real TV :)

[@stunthumb]

Lovely. Kinda makes me wonder why there are so many remix videos of these... the originals sound better and always will :D

[@ZEUSDAZ]

+stunthumb Yes that's true, once you hear a great chiptune you will never prefer a revised one.

[@ZEUSDAZ]

@wubble78 Nope, as stated in my channel and on all my upload descriptions,...every recording from original hardware, nothing emulated :-)

[@christopherlizon6181]

Brother, these sound SO GOOD now (5/31/17) it makes me cry for "programs writing programs"; the conceptioning is totally gone now, no soul.

[@MrRobbyvent]

Rambo... the loader was better than the game itself!

[@ZEUSDAZ]

THE REAL C64, ORIGINAL AND UNEMULATED! WHICH OF THE 5 IS THE BEST?!

[@diosyntaxa]

My favorite is the Rambo loader, it's still among my favorite C64-tunes :)

[@Marius-vw9hp]

C64s SID chip has an analog filter, it may be the reason it sounds a bit fatter than an emulated version. Also, it probably introduces some irregularities that makes it sound more "alive".

[@MrLtia1234]

Jonathan Dunn for the win! Only Tim Follin is as good in terms of actual writing on c64, I reckon. I appreciate this was a while ago, but many thanks for putting this video together.

[@sdkjsdfo]

Love the Rastan music

[@RomeoKGT]

Peter Clarke nailed it.

[@weapea]

Ah yess, these are the real c=64 musics from my childhood. Loading cassettes what just recorded by my self at the neightbour. Load 8.8

[@AmigaJunglism]

Kids of today will never understand the impact the sid chip had on a generation of gamers.

[@V3ntilator]

We can flame Ocean, but they had the biggest army ever of legendary composers with some of the best music ever. :)

[@ZEUSDAZ]

I've personally never flamed Ocean, them and their Imagine label brought us some golden classics and some fondess memories for many of us.

[@frazzleboy]

fantastic

[@RuiassousaFCP]

please make a video from the loading of "Cabal"---was amazing

[@ayalab52]

Todo el vello de punta

[@sdkjsdfo]

I still think wizball music is pure genius

[@mcbpete]

Well bizarrely the newer chips *were* made to improve matters.The 'features' that sid musicians used in tracks such as these loaders exploited bugs in the chip to do things that they weren't meant to do. The 8580 was made to correct the problems/bugs to make them closer to the tech specs which resulted in this change in sound.

[@ZZAPOFSCC]

Sweeeet memories!!! Old C64 rules!!!! //ZZAP OF SCC

[@ZEUSDAZ]

+ZZAPOFSCC If you like this then I'm sure you'll enjoy my 12 hour C64 cracktro marathon! :-D

[@blady51797]

Love the sound of real c64.

[@ZEUSDAZ]

In it's original form :-)

[@ZEUSDAZ]

@wubble78 All classic slow loading tapes :-)

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Glad you like it :-)

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Will do.

[@torbjornnorrbom5525]

Thanks you I love you!

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Erm...ok thanks ;-)

[@buzby303]

Quick question: Did Martin Galway allow Peter Clarke to remix the Ocean Loader 2 track titling it Ocean Loader 3 (as per these tracks) ? only they do sound very similar.

[@samnoneofyourbisnus2543]

where would you get a toutorial on commodore music also would this be coded with the play " a b a ......" type commands or a program like fast track

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Sounds ok to me, it may have something to do with the fact that it's a C64C i'm using, not the breadbox C64, apparently the C64C soundchip does not have the digi clicks enabled, it can be done manually but i can't be bothered, if it's not that reason then i'm guessing your listening to emulated versions and have got used to them?!

[@funguy8801]

!!! THE BEST !!!

[@ZEUSDAZ]

+Fun Guy Totally :-D

[@zaphod77]

That's probably it. It has nothing to do with the digi clicks, it's the filters that are very different on the new SID.

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Yeah someone else said that about loader III, bloody commodore company...grrr,...i mean to change a sound chip on C64 to another is bloody stupid especially if it's not as good, at least spectrum got it right by going up to the 128 ay sound chip from the 48 bleep chip. Thanks for the positive remark anyway, cheers!

[@paulmarson]

If the C64, Spectrum and Amiga had never happened just imagine how our computer scene would be now.

[@ZEUSDAZ]

I wouldn't want to imagine it, to be honest I wish we never progressed past the Amiga A500,...golden times forever.

[@qallincha]

We never progressed past the Amiga 500, DOS is a mistake !

[@torbjornnorrbom5525]

so much that I apparently lost my grammatical abilities

[@StompySan]

Ocean Loader 4 is top notch.

[@mcbpete]

I'm not 100% knowledgeable on this but I think there's at least a couple (of not more) differences between the 6581 & 8580 sid chips. One is the aforementioned digi sound but the second which is probably more relevant here is the filters, I think the bass on the 6581 is a lot fuller sounding compared to the relatively thin sounding 8580 (the one used on your C64C). Bloody amazing tracks irrespective of the chips used though :)

[@paweljankowski7836]

Renegade - cool game

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Agreed!

[@kayDawgTV]

Ocean Loader 2 is in my opinion the best.

[@Chozenfew73]

Target Renegade one does it for me :)

[@thomassauer2394]

Really Great!!! Are u using 6581 or 8580??

[@thomassauer2394]

Sounds for me like 6581...

[@thomassauer2394]

i just read the other comments... c64c has 8580 without digi ;-) with a poti installed it has also digi.. i have ähmmm five c64er.. and also two without digi 8580... i installed potis... to enabled digi....

[@ZEUSDAZ]

8580,...I don't like the Neeeoooww Weeeeooow effect the 6581 chip gives, all my stuff uploaded with 8580 unless the title music contains digi speech in which case I will use the breadbin.

[@MrSporkster]

Naisu. ^_^

[@ZEUSDAZ]

My question is why the bloody hell couldn't commodore leave well enough alone and leave the original sid chip?! If it really does sound different, why fix something that ain't broke?!...Money i guess :-/ I have to say though, through my panasonic crt widescreen tv, the base thunders through it especially Target Renegade title music, sounds fantastic! I'm sure youtube reducing quality doesn't help this issue mind you.