What I find fascinating is the choice of musical style the chose here. It’s very baroque and fugue-like, especially in the beginning with the electric organ, maintaining the same tonality as it _smoothly_ transitions to a the familiar clavinet and Synth Instrument group that Face Raiders is known for. Gives the same feeling as Ultimate Koopa from Super Mario 64.
POV: it’s 2014, you’re a child and this was a scary experience to you, you treasured this moment even when you failed to defeat the first phase of this boss. Your 3DS is low on battery and it’s nightime. Dinner is ready and you refuse to go while you’re playing. You’ve failed and have gotten sweaty hands. You refuse to play face raiders for the rest of the day, charge your 3DS for tomorrow, and go down for dinner
The Red Alert blares. And suddenly luminating into your screen was the light reflecting off the hexagonal panels of the Boss’s shell from the vortex. It approaches you and halts in front of your screen. Behind it, your damaged surroundings. In shock that this is it, you helplessly begin popping your tennis balls at it, but to no avail! Its mechanical parts begin shifting, and the crystals emerge from its shell. You then wonder what’s going on. But while you wonder, it is already too late. By the time the cannon’s rise from the shell pointed towards the crystals, and you possibly realize what’s about to happen, it’s already happened. Hummmm Bling Bling *ZAP!* The first beam refracts from the crystals and hits you! You begin shooting your ammo again, still to no avail. But then it happens. One of the balls spins around the crystals back towards your opponent. It fires the second laser, but this time it bounces back into itself, damaging its shell. The crystal flips back outwards, putting you at risk once more. You frantically begin aiming for the crystals again. The beam is charging up. It fires! It goes in the opposite direction of what you’ve expected! *ZAP!!* You see your health meter jump downwards. No butterflies in sight. The alarm on the meter sounds and it flashes red. *ZAP!!* You were too busy looking at the meter to notice the next attack! It was getting lower. No… you had made it this far. Past the tutorial, Stage 1, Stage 2… and 3 as well. But now, you watch as your surroundings are invaded? You will not have this. You won’t go down without a fight! The final beam powers up; red sparks flashing from the cannon. You carefully aim your target. One crystal. Then the one above and below it. Bling Bling *BAM!* Another damage to the Boss’s shell. You fire so hard, you almost break the buttons on the 3DS. But this wasn’t over yet. One more laser would determine your life. This was everything you’d trained for. Snapping photos of your sibling’s face, maybe even random surfaces and textures to shoot at. Screw school! This is the real meaning of success in life! You shoot one crystal. The second… … you were too slow. The laser burns through your screen. *CRACK!!* The screen goes red and dark, your meter empty. The Boss laughing. Game Over! But then you exit to the home screen, scroll all the way down to the right… SURPRISE!!! DINOSAUR OFFICE!!! RAWR!!!!
I always loved those opening bits. It was spine chilling and a sense of showdown upon you. I HATED that boss! But I never did stop trying. I never said it wasn't fun to hate it.
I had a massive tantrum as a kid because I couldn't beat this boss, finally dusted off my 3ds and beat it to settle things down. I remembered it much tougher tbh. The theme is still a banger though
yeah i remember having so much trouble with it but like three days ago i beat it in two tries (the only reason i died the first time was because i didn't know how to beat the second part of the boss, then i read the tip and it all made sense to me)
@@gringusgaming The only similarity is the instrumentation at the start, apart from that there is literally nothing alike, it's just doing a baroque-like organ piece.
You got past the bombardment of faces, to find the same thing that completely destroyed your surroundings. You figure out to shoot the crystals and 1 by 1 the cannons blow up until one remains. You take a quick look at your health meter, about half health. But this one cannon can change everything. You shoot all the crystals, barely keeping ahead of the laser and you’ve almost done it!! Just spam at the face until it blows up! *boom* you did it- wait what’s that...
Most Nintendo games are known to be for casuals (until you try to 100% the game and Nintendo gives you the feeling of frustration) god I know this company is doing stupid things with NSO but man I will always love them for their charm and videogames
remembered this game exists! ive beaten everything and gotten a ton of score on the bonus stage but i havent beaten the one where you do every stage in one go with the healthbar saving, i also remember the bosses being a bit harder and especially the final one!
*You see the red alarm *The boss music starts playing.... *You see a weird hexagonal structure *You actually know what to do bc you saw a tutorial on RUclips *You finally killed the boss! *Level completed* *Wait why are you still there? *What's that thing under me? Use [SHOOT] *WHAT THE HECK IS THIS
Thanks to a comment, I realize that this theme is Drawcia's..., damn, now I can't stop listening to that part, although I'm not complaining, on the contrary, now I enjoy it and appreciate it much more
Definitely not Drawcia’s theme. They are written in a similar genre to one another, but the melodies are completely different. And there’s no reason some 3ds tie in game would have to remix the final boss theme from a Kirby spin off game
I ended up quitting this game cuz I couldn't beat this boss but now looking back it was easy, I think the challenge stemmed from the lack of instruction or understanding
I remember I couldn’t beat the first phase, and when i finally did, i was so happy as i thought it was the end. While i wasn’t looking, phase 2 killed me.
Honestly, this is the only final boss in any of the nostalgic games I've played on the 3ds that I couldn't for the lfie of me defeat. I still don't understand how to beat it, and I am pretty good at this game.
In the forst phase which ever direction the boss is spinning the laser will go in the opposite direction so if the boss goes clockwise teh laser will counterclockwise and vise versa The second phase just shoot the face In the last phase only shoot the face but never the afro
Once? And you never looked for a tutorial? Basically you gotta hit the crystal in the opposite direction of the boss Ex: if the boss if rotating left you hit the the crystals to he right
This was the only part of the game child me could never get past... I bet I could even get past the second phase, but I just could never learn how to reflect the lasers back... I would hit one crystal, but never have the time to hit the next.
I remember when I was little I had trouble beating the final boss’s 1st phase. One day I couldn’t take it anymore so I asked my dad if he can beat the boss for me lol
The alarm blaring is what makes this theme absolutely amazing
It scare me
Yes
😂😂yes
The double bass playing as if it were an alarm just added to the experience.
What I find fascinating is the choice of musical style the chose here.
It’s very baroque and fugue-like, especially in the beginning with the electric organ, maintaining the same tonality as it _smoothly_ transitions to a the familiar clavinet and Synth Instrument group that Face Raiders is known for.
Gives the same feeling as Ultimate Koopa from Super Mario 64.
Shogo Sakai knows what he's doing, one of the greatest Nintendo composers
@@Plasmariel Everywhere I go, I see his face.
@@cemstrumental Atleast you dont shoot his face when you see it
It's a remix of Drawcia Sorceress' theme and that song is based off a Bach composition so you are 100% correct.
0:00: My Sleep Paralysis demon rising from the the floor at 3am
nah this is the most real thing ive ever heard in my damn life
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my sleep paralysis demon is this disco ball lookin mfer
My Sleep Paralysis demon is that stupid disco ball from this game.
Yes
this boss was so freaking hard, i did manage to beat it somehow.
Same
It took me 100+ trys
Exactly but I finally defeated it took my years to defeat the boss and the extra stage is real hard
Yep, call me bad at video games, but it took me eight years to figure out how to beat the 2nd phase.
My switch broke so I cant really beat it lmao
POV: it’s 2014, you’re a child and this was a scary experience to you, you treasured this moment even when you failed to defeat the first phase of this boss. Your 3DS is low on battery and it’s nightime. Dinner is ready and you refuse to go while you’re playing. You’ve failed and have gotten sweaty hands. You refuse to play face raiders for the rest of the day, charge your 3DS for tomorrow, and go down for dinner
Yes
Oddly specific
Feeling it...
For a goofy 3ds game about battling flying faces, this is a really intense soundtrack
Agreed :3
They didn't have to go this hard for a funny 3ds game 😭
fr xD
I know, right?! Why did they go this hard for a fucking tech demo?!
@@psychopianist630 No clue tbh
Facts 😂
@@psychopianist630because why not make it atleast intense
This is truly one of the boss themes of all time
oh yea forgor to say this goes hard holycrap
Yeah this is one of the boss themes of all time
@@Kooolkiid Yeah this really is one of the boss themes of all time
Gives "one of the chess players of all time" vibes
Not just ONE! THE BEST!
Yes truly
The Red Alert blares. And suddenly luminating into your screen was the light reflecting off the hexagonal panels of the Boss’s shell from the vortex. It approaches you and halts in front of your screen. Behind it, your damaged surroundings. In shock that this is it, you helplessly begin popping your tennis balls at it, but to no avail! Its mechanical parts begin shifting, and the crystals emerge from its shell. You then wonder what’s going on. But while you wonder, it is already too late. By the time the cannon’s rise from the shell pointed towards the crystals, and you possibly realize what’s about to happen, it’s already happened. Hummmm Bling Bling *ZAP!* The first beam refracts from the crystals and hits you! You begin shooting your ammo again, still to no avail. But then it happens. One of the balls spins around the crystals back towards your opponent. It fires the second laser, but this time it bounces back into itself, damaging its shell. The crystal flips back outwards, putting you at risk once more. You frantically begin aiming for the crystals again. The beam is charging up. It fires! It goes in the opposite direction of what you’ve expected! *ZAP!!* You see your health meter jump downwards. No butterflies in sight. The alarm on the meter sounds and it flashes red. *ZAP!!* You were too busy looking at the meter to notice the next attack! It was getting lower. No… you had made it this far. Past the tutorial, Stage 1, Stage 2… and 3 as well. But now, you watch as your surroundings are invaded? You will not have this. You won’t go down without a fight! The final beam powers up; red sparks flashing from the cannon. You carefully aim your target. One crystal. Then the one above and below it. Bling Bling *BAM!* Another damage to the Boss’s shell. You fire so hard, you almost break the buttons on the 3DS. But this wasn’t over yet. One more laser would determine your life. This was everything you’d trained for. Snapping photos of your sibling’s face, maybe even random surfaces and textures to shoot at. Screw school! This is the real meaning of success in life! You shoot one crystal. The second… … you were too slow. The laser burns through your screen. *CRACK!!* The screen goes red and dark, your meter empty. The Boss laughing. Game Over!
But then you exit to the home screen, scroll all the way down to the right…
SURPRISE!!! DINOSAUR OFFICE!!! RAWR!!!!
Mmm
Lol I remember watching dinosaur office on my 3ds
"IM CRAIG"
" ̶̧̛̛͇͖͙͔̠̣͓̬̫̖͖̫̾̒̍͌̍̈́̓͊͗̏̾̆̐̓̑̈́͛͆̅̅̂̐͆̕̚͘͠ ̸̡̡̛̛̹̻̈́̅̓͛̉̄̆̋̌́̏́͘ ̶̨̰̬̬͍̲̠̼͎͈̦͌̊͑̔͐͌̓̿͊̀̌̔͂͂̒̽͆͘̚̕͝ͅ ̷̡̡̧̡̖̤̫͚͈̫̬̦̞̱̼̙̓̌̀̍͌̀̌̉̃̏̔̄̍̿̑̓͗͑̋͒̈͊̐̄̚̚͠͝͝"
Yep. This sounds like my child-self.
He doesn’t laugh when he has his shell on he *mechanically stares at you*
This theme was one of a childhood fear, with the sirens, and now it gives me a reminder of what that felt like as a child
This banger was forever embedded into my brain.
Same 💀
I always loved those opening bits. It was spine chilling and a sense of showdown upon you. I HATED that boss! But I never did stop trying. I never said it wasn't fun to hate it.
Its freaky in the begging
I had a massive tantrum as a kid because I couldn't beat this boss, finally dusted off my 3ds and beat it to settle things down. I remembered it much tougher tbh. The theme is still a banger though
yeah i remember having so much trouble with it but like three days ago i beat it in two tries (the only reason i died the first time was because i didn't know how to beat the second part of the boss, then i read the tip and it all made sense to me)
That opening always manages to send a chill down my spine
この旋律が頭から離れない
日本人いたー
マジでそれな
You know, this sounds similar to drawcia sorceress from Kirby's canvas curse... Specifically that beginning part
I think it is a remix
you're spot on, HAL laboratory made this game *and* kirby's canvas curse
They sound nothing alike
@@kirbywithaknife1722 listen to the two side by side, they aren't super similar, but similarity is there.
@@gringusgaming The only similarity is the instrumentation at the start, apart from that there is literally nothing alike, it's just doing a baroque-like organ piece.
I remember making the final boss my glass of juice. Good times.
I hate how they went this hard,but turned into a memory,I miss it.
The drones in the music really helps the feeling of "You're screwed" sink in.
I felt a chill down my spine hearing this it made my eyes water! What?!
You got past the bombardment of faces, to find the same thing that completely destroyed your surroundings. You figure out to shoot the crystals and 1 by 1 the cannons blow up until one remains. You take a quick look at your health meter, about half health. But this one cannon can change everything. You shoot all the crystals, barely keeping ahead of the laser and you’ve almost done it!! Just spam at the face until it blows up! *boom* you did it- wait what’s that...
Then the disco music starts and you begin to panic.
You try shooting it.
WELP, GUESS THAT'S HAPPENING NOW.
One of the most epic of boss fights in video game history
Didnt anybody know how smooth was that part? 0:19
Best part ngl
Yes
The intro is cool but the whole song? SO COOL AND GALACTIC!!!
The intro is essentially the leitmotif that builds the entire track, it almost sounds like a fugue
This has no business going this hard
This is so nostalgic
It sure is
Imagine a face raiders movie and as the final boss it starts at 0.75 but slowly goes to normal speed. That would be incredible.
I imagine it too.
But in my imagination, it’s a parody of pixels.
If I see a face raiders movie I’m going there
this sounds like it would play in miitopia
it does. wtf
I WISH IT DID
One day I'll beat this...
just imagine you get home after you receive the grades and start listening this
Unpopular opinion: the crystal part was really fun
It was only fun once you figured out the trick to it
Otherwise it sucked HARD
But once you figure it out it *is* fun
No. As a kid, that part gave me the fuckin shivers, not cause it was ‘scary’ but because it was so goddamn hard.
Once you saw how the attack worked from trial and error you then had to face the goofy ahh disco demon
I still don't know how to find out which direction he goes!
@@yemq i think it’s always the opposite direction he’s spinning, if anyone’s curious
This brings back so many childhood memories
Get outttttttttttttttt
@@Fireclaw24 Lol
@@Femyozlove ur pic
@@Sayoriismyfavdoki899 Thanks :3
@@Femyoz welcome!
I wanted to destroy my 3DS when I played against the crystal parts. Everything after that was so easy 🤠
when this sound plays you know you're dying
Most Nintendo games are known to be for casuals (until you try to 100% the game and Nintendo gives you the feeling of frustration) god I know this company is doing stupid things with NSO but man I will always love them for their charm and videogames
懐かしき神曲。
そうですね
So true
Btw I’m from US
The moment i heard this theme in 2012, made me think: oh no, i am not so ready for this...
The first time I heard this theme struck a new kind of fear into me and I don't know why
Anybody else spent hours on this stage trying to complete it or is that just me
Me too!
Same! But now it took less than 2 minutes to beat it 💀
remembered this game exists! ive beaten everything and gotten a ton of score on the bonus stage but i havent beaten the one where you do every stage in one go with the healthbar saving, i also remember the bosses being a bit harder and especially the final one!
Final stage kind of scared me when I was young
It took 3 fucking years to beat this boss
3
FUCKING
YEARS!
And me 5 💀
my ds is gone
change my mind
ä
why are you still searching
you know what fine
script:selfdestroy
@@rartbjartthe heck lol I wonder what you meant
@@Sayoriismyfavdoki899
Script:Destroy()
@@rartbjartoh
I still don’t understand sorry 😅
BEST Boss theme ever
“They’ve seen how far how many they’ve slain you will gladly tear their limbs apart all before they start to kill again”
This sound traumatized me as a child
*You see the red alarm
*The boss music starts playing....
*You see a weird hexagonal structure
*You actually know what to do bc you saw a tutorial on RUclips
*You finally killed the boss!
*Level completed*
*Wait why are you still there?
*What's that thing under me?
Use [SHOOT]
*WHAT THE HECK IS THIS
When I saw the Afro part it was hysterical
意外と知られてない神曲
わかる
日本出身
I AGREE FROM UNITED STATES LOL
If they make a face raiders movie I’m going there in a blast
I was playing this on my 3ds and paused it when i got to this point to just listen to the music 😂😂
When the
The face raiders final boss
SO GOOD, GOLDEN, HEART-RENDING AND HAUNTING! 😁😁😁😁😁😂😂😂😂😂😎😎😎😎😎😍😍😍😍😍😭😭😭😭😭😳😳😳😳😳😱😱😱😱😱😵😵😵😵😵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🌇🌇🌇🌇🌇🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Damn this theme hits different
Always thought this sounded like the Wizards and Warriors theme
Apparently the guy who composed the Face Raiders OST also did the Mother 3 OST?!
めっちゃ強かったよなこいつ
I remember not being able to beat the boss when I was younger. 😢
The dog when you open a bag at 3 am:
Other bosses: We are somewhat easy and fun
Final boss: *Nah I give them kids trauma*
Fun factrt: you could slightly control the laser path by only shooting one path to the other laser cutters instead of just spamming each crystal.
Behold: The EVIL Soccer/Football face!
It's a disco ball
When you make a joke about your teacher and she's right behind you
Thanks to a comment, I realize that this theme is Drawcia's..., damn, now I can't stop listening to that part, although I'm not complaining, on the contrary, now I enjoy it and appreciate it much more
Definitely not Drawcia’s theme. They are written in a similar genre to one another, but the melodies are completely different. And there’s no reason some 3ds tie in game would have to remix the final boss theme from a Kirby spin off game
@@grape448 na bro, the start is literally the same
@@dariomontieri7062 You cannot be serious
@@dariomontieri7062no it’s not
i remember this boss so god dam well
this shii was hard
It was a disco ball the entire time.
I lost to a DISCO BALL countless times.
The boss is definetely hard...
I ended up quitting this game cuz I couldn't beat this boss but now looking back it was easy, I think the challenge stemmed from the lack of instruction or understanding
It did it took me a while to finally find out how it worked
POV You go downstairs to your loving family after losing 8 ranked matches in a row:
This music has no business going this hard
What's scarier than one phase of final boss? TWO PHASES OF FINAL BOSS!
Spooky...
I remember I couldn’t beat the first phase, and when i finally did, i was so happy as i thought it was the end. While i wasn’t looking, phase 2 killed me.
Nah dude that shit scared me when I fought him-
I congrats the person who ever finished this boss because damn it was hard
This guy was the bane of my existance
This game had insane music
Honestly, this is the only final boss in any of the nostalgic games I've played on the 3ds that I couldn't for the lfie of me defeat. I still don't understand how to beat it, and I am pretty good at this game.
In the forst phase which ever direction the boss is spinning the laser will go in the opposite direction so if the boss goes clockwise teh laser will counterclockwise and vise versa
The second phase just shoot the face
In the last phase only shoot the face but never the afro
I don’t know how but it took me five years to beat this boss 😂
this theme reminds me of drawcia's theme and i realized hal lab sound team composed this one...
When the horn sound played (The very first one), I said "Uh oh..."
Ahem... RIGHTFULLY SO!
I WAS LOOKING FOR NAME OF THIS GAME FOR 10 YEARS AS I PLAYED IT AS A CHILD!!! OMFG
I could literally NEVER defeat this boss. In my entire time of playing this game, i hit this boss ONCE.
Once? And you never looked for a tutorial? Basically you gotta hit the crystal in the opposite direction of the boss
Ex: if the boss if rotating left you hit the the crystals to he right
@@ThatIceChampion well I was younger so I didn't have a phone but I think I'd try looking for one now also thanks for the tip, it's appreciated :)
@@MiiMaker01no problem :)
They really got in the kitchen and pumped out this 5 star dish just cuz they could
This is a musical masterpiece, sounds so Bach-like
I dont know how many Time i rage on This final boss and i beat it
this is my favorite song in the game
This was the only part of the game child me could never get past... I bet I could even get past the second phase, but I just could never learn how to reflect the lasers back... I would hit one crystal, but never have the time to hit the next.
Same I was really bad with timing so this guy was like satan in a nutshell
If you haven't figured it out, here's the cheat: the lasers always move in the opposite direction the boss is rotating in.
0:00 My alarm getting ready to sound at101%
POV: The door slammed after an argument with mom
Face raiders is a small and weird 3ds game
BUT DAT MUSIC THO
scared the shit out of me as a kid...still does...
Remember that this song plays for a battle against a giant flying disco ball
I CAN STILL HEAR THE LOW HP METER.
Almost forgot to listen to this today
Did you listen to this it today
@@BLOCK_MASTER ok
Like 2 years ago I couldn’t beat this boss. Then today I found my 3ds and played face raiders again and beat the boss first try. How I do that? 0.0
Dang good job
I finally beat the final boss today !
In extra level?
Ok but 0:19 bouta make me bust a move
Fun fact: this is likely a remix of Drawcia’s theme from Kirby Canvas Curse.
No
They’re just in the same style. The melodies are completely different so it’s not a remix
it sounds completely different
They just sound kind of similar. This may have been partially inspired by Drawcia's theme, but its definitely not a remix
@@gringusgaming They sound kinda similar, but not a remix.
i nearly broke my 3ds while attempting this
This was everyone's nemisis when we wer little
Literally peak fiction
I remember when I was little I had trouble beating the final boss’s 1st phase. One day I couldn’t take it anymore so I asked my dad if he can beat the boss for me lol
Did he beat it?
well? did he do it?
It's been five months and I need to know if he beat it.
@@liamlikepotatoes yes
@@stramsbutalsofjonhdro yes
nintendo ceo rising from under my bed to punish me for modding my 3ds
Bruh the ceo of Nintendo broke into my house and broke all of my fingers and toes with a message reading "Mario did not'a like'a that