If you haven't played Mystical Ninja on the N64, do so. It was definitely one of those games that fell through the cracks because it's unashamedly Japanese and may feel too foreign. But for those who want a great game with a fantastic soundtrack this is it. One of the greats.
The only negative with the game is it required a memory pak to save your game. I bought one specifically to save this game - that I rented - over a few weekends. Great game on N64 especially for pre Ocarina of Time
I only rented and played the game once back in 1999, but I never forgot the opening theme nor "I Am Impact." If that isn't a testament to solid music composition then I don't know what is.
If the Gsnbare Goemon series was released today, it would be a smash in the west because of the off the wall humor and how uncompromisingly Japanese it is. Unfortunately in the mid 1990s, the west just was not ready for it.
@@Oriandu considering a few of the other "Extremely Japanese with extremely Japanese humor" games like Yakuza and shows like Gintama are a huge hit, there's no reason why it wouldn't be. Goemon died in the west due to atrocious localization and lack of marketing.
I voted for Goemon in the Smash Ballot since they said we could vote for third party characters, and I think he'd be a perfect fit in Smash Bros. I knew he wouldn't win but it's the character I wanted most.
In the anime, it's revealed that Impact is normally the size of an action figure. He grows when Goemon sounds the conch horn he carries around. Also, the original vocalist for this song was Ichirou "Anikii" Mizuki, the man who sang massive chunk of the combined mecha anime and super sentai openings catalog. He left this world in December of 2022 at 74 years old.
@@paintguin9004 Agreed! There're a bunch of goofy contradictions in the whole canon, like Ebisumaru being a chick in one of the Famicom games, and Impact belonging to Planet Impact and not actually being a creation of the Old Man. Great series, I'm so glad others love it too.
Dear God, you weren’t kidding. Not only is the game such a hidden classic that I never even got to play, but the cover is spot on! This is so amazing that I’m glad I subbed after hearing the athletic theme. You guys truly are miracle workers.
Preciously and carefully arranged! Receive recognition and admiration from a Brazilian fan of the "mystical ninja" and now also a fan of "The 8-bit Big Band!"
You don't know how happy I am right now, Mystical Ninja is my favorite game of all time and I love it's music, but there are not many covers around... thx so much! Ganbare!!!!
Spectacular. It seems that the retro game hype is not where it was at in 2012-2016 but this level of quality shows that video game music appreciation is maturing
Mystical Ninja Starring goemon is a classic! Thank you the excellent work. I guess this game deserves a Medley with many interesting songs. It will be a pleasure to hear
There's a Lyrics for I Am Impact! 1 (DADA! DAASSHU!) Moeru taiyou, se ni ukete Yukuzo hasshin, MASHIN ga unaru Ore wa kikai da tetsujin da (HEI!) Ima, tokihanate yo, hagane no tamashii (Iku zee!) 2 BREAKDOWN! Warui yatsura wo buchikowase Hissatsu hissatsu genkai PAWAA da hyakuretsu PANCHI Ore wa GORGEOUS Aa, IMPAKUTO
3 (DADA! DAASSHU!) Aoi unabara kakenukete Hashire, zenkai, kyodai ga sakebu Ore no HAATO wa DAINAMO da (HEI!) Ima, kagayakasero, KUURU na hitomi (Iku zee!) 4 BREAKUP! Muragaru teki wo uchikudake Hissatsu hissatsu saikyou PAWAA da BOYOYON KIKKU! Ore wa CHARMING Aa, IMPAKUTO (Instrumental) 5 Ai to yuuki no na ni kakete Naze ni tatakau chikara no kagiri Ore no karada wa chougoukin (HEI!) Ima, tachiagare yo, daichi wo kette 6 BREAKUP! Atsui chishio wo yobisamase Hissatsu hissatsu bakuhatsu PAWAA da hana kara koban Ore wa FUNKY Ore wa CHARMING Ore wa GORGEOUS Aa, IMPAKUTO IMPAKUTO! Hay! IMPAKUTO! IMPAKUTO! IMPAKUTO!!!!!! (DADA! DAASSHU!)
This is truly a very frenetic and awesome remaster I've just heard of the original one, I'm really impressed with the result and makes me want more that Konami someday remasters this masterpiece
As a person who grew up playing Mystical Ninja with my mom a LOT, you have no idea how big a smile this put on my face. Made me cry, but in a good way.
This is outstanding. Listened to it too many times today in a row! If you ever did the opening theme song to the game, I would probably die. I used to reset the N64 over and over again just to listen to that. Amazing work!
So glad I found this. Love how everything down to the vocals, while obviously different from Mizuki's deeper tones, pays homage by having that sort of 70's/80's classical mecha/anime opening vibe.
My god Gen! You guys made an amazing score as always, and his voice, in my opinion, is that perfect 80s anime opening singing voice and i absolutely love it how you guys made it work so well! Hats off to you all! Really reminds me of the SDF Macross original opening. Woah, if you guys collab with Gen again, pleeeeeease do this ❤❤ or even the space cobra intro!
Someone on twitter posted a clip of the fortune teller from the N64 game, which made me think of Goemon Impact and his theme song, which brought me here. I love this cover! Y'all did a fantastic job!
That was ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! So much talent here in one video presented with such unification. The pixel animations were adorable. I’ve not played the original (only those on the N64) and want to play others- so I don’t know if it’s original or recycled- but regardless- it had a great impact on the finale! And the musicians- incredible work! Seriously, this gave me chills! It was so true to the original! 💙
DASH DASH DASH!!! 😄💓 Really love this, and Mystical Ninja, you guys did an amazing job here! Want to hear your take on the Peach Mountain Shogun's "Gorgeous My Stage". 🐱
Thank god i played this game in my childhood. I had a memory pak: nonetheless i actually got stuck at the second power minigame at 8 yo. I left it in a corner. Four years later, after a dream in which i could see a snow village filled with charm (i foresaw the festival village) i picked the game again and finished it. I can remember going outside with my eyes full of tears. One of the greatest emotions in my sweet years. Thank you japan, thank you nintendo, thank you konami.
@@The8BitBigBand Are we talking about Goemon’s box-throwing game here? If so i agree that it’s very hard, but have you ever tried Sasuke’s minigame with a broken joystick??? I still loved it afterwards, but that was HELL
OK wow! I already thought I'd like your stuff from premise alone and then I find this in your repertoire. I absolutely love this game and this theme in particular! I'm guessing at least one of you guys are Goemon fans because, unless I'm massively out of touch, this is not a response to public demand.
This is a beautiful cover, makes me want to get into the OST and game more. But this stands so well on its own!Makes me nostalgic for my anime phase, I listen to anime openings with this style a lot 💙
This is awesome. I would love for you guys to also do the Intro from Mystical Ninja staring Goemon. My wife sent me your portal song and I stumbled across this. Subbed and look forward to seeing more from you all.
I have to give the singer massive respect for his performance. When covering someone else's song, especially when the original performance is so characteristic, you've got to make a choice - either you try to nail an impersonation of the original performer, or you strike as hard as you can in your own direction. Gen Shin chose the latter, and it was by far the better option.
If you haven't played Mystical Ninja on the N64, do so. It was definitely one of those games that fell through the cracks because it's unashamedly Japanese and may feel too foreign. But for those who want a great game with a fantastic soundtrack this is it. One of the greats.
I really want to play it, I've only played the snes game :(
The only negative with the game is it required a memory pak to save your game. I bought one specifically to save this game - that I rented - over a few weekends. Great game on N64 especially for pre Ocarina of Time
Definitely one of the most criminally underrated games of the N64. Such an awesome game!!!
I only rented and played the game once back in 1999, but I never forgot the opening theme nor "I Am Impact." If that isn't a testament to solid music composition then I don't know what is.
There's another game in the series on SNES that's well worth playing too.
If the Gsnbare Goemon series was released today, it would be a smash in the west because of the off the wall humor and how uncompromisingly Japanese it is. Unfortunately in the mid 1990s, the west just was not ready for it.
No it wouldn't. It's niche by nature outside of Japan.
@@Oriandu considering a few of the other "Extremely Japanese with extremely Japanese humor" games like Yakuza and shows like Gintama are a huge hit, there's no reason why it wouldn't be.
Goemon died in the west due to atrocious localization and lack of marketing.
This game is so underrated in America. Playing Mystical Ninja on the N64 is one of my most fondest childhood memories. That game was truly special.
I still play it at least once a year
I voted for Goemon in the Smash Ballot since they said we could vote for third party characters, and I think he'd be a perfect fit in Smash Bros. I knew he wouldn't win but it's the character I wanted most.
@@L2Sentinel I voted for him too, lol.
I remember renting Mystic Ninja from the local Video Rental Shack/ tanning salon. It always ate at me I couldn’t find it for sale.
この曲のオリジナル歌手である水木一郎さんが2022年12月6日に死去しました。ご冥福をお祈りします。
発音も発声も完璧！！凄い！！
このアレンジ好きすぎて何度も見に来てしまう
In the anime, it's revealed that Impact is normally the size of an action figure. He grows when Goemon sounds the conch horn he carries around. Also, the original vocalist for this song was Ichirou "Anikii" Mizuki, the man who sang massive chunk of the combined mecha anime and super sentai openings catalog. He left this world in December of 2022 at 74 years old.
It has an ANIMOOO!?! >8U
@@picklewart5382 What doesn't?
@@picklewart5382 Yep, and it's worth watching.
I'm not so sure if it was canon, because, for example, in the anime sasuke was built after impact did, when in the games it was the other way around
@@paintguin9004 Agreed! There're a bunch of goofy contradictions in the whole canon, like Ebisumaru being a chick in one of the Famicom games, and Impact belonging to Planet Impact and not actually being a creation of the Old Man. Great series, I'm so glad others love it too.
歌い方に昭和のアニメソングの雰囲気を感じる！
I literally cried while listening to this cover for the first time, they reimagined it beautifully!
趣とアレンジがよく効いてて 実にインパクトだわ
Dear God, you weren’t kidding. Not only is the game such a hidden classic that I never even got to play, but the cover is spot on! This is so amazing that I’m glad I subbed after hearing the athletic theme. You guys truly are miracle workers.
I listened to the entire Spotify last night, and may I say, I’m sticking around.
Man, you captured the 60s anime intro vibe so well. The vocals are so on point; it's exactly how those theme songs were sung. Awesome
僕の思い出の曲をここまで素晴らしく演奏して歌ってくださってありがとうございます😭
愛が伝わってきました…！
Thank you so much! 聴いてくれてありがとうございました：）
曲によく合う素晴らしい歌声
RIP Ichirou Mizuki
The fact that this is one of the first videos you uploaded shows you are people of taste.
Preciously and carefully arranged! Receive recognition and admiration from a Brazilian fan of the "mystical ninja" and now also a fan of "The 8-bit Big Band!"
The chorus randomly going into a 1950s doo-wop progression strikes me as a very J-pop move.
You don't know how happy I am right now, Mystical Ninja is my favorite game of all time and I love it's music, but there are not many covers around... thx so much! Ganbare!!!!
I read your comment as Jerry Crews in the old spice commercials 🤣🤣🤣 POWEEER!!!
I know, right? This is literally THE only cover of "I AM IMPACT" on RUclips and that is such a shame!
Spectacular. It seems that the retro game hype is not where it was at in 2012-2016 but this level of quality shows that video game music appreciation is maturing
This is delightful. I love the original, and I love this version. Towards the end its especially cool. The sax is beautiful too. Bravo
So awesome! This game was so underrated, and for those of us who played it as a child, and hearing such a great tribute such as this.. Just amazing
久々に音楽を聴いて心が踊りました。最高！
Mystical Ninja Starring goemon is a classic! Thank you the excellent work. I guess this game deserves a Medley with many interesting songs. It will be a pleasure to hear
カッコ良すぎる
This is the best tribute to I am Impact I have ever seen! Amazing job!!
この曲を歌い、演奏してくれてありがとうございます。
日本人として、とても嬉しいです。
Thank you for singing and playing this song.
I am very happy as a Japanese.
There's a Lyrics for I Am Impact!
1 (DADA! DAASSHU!)
Moeru taiyou, se ni ukete
Yukuzo hasshin, MASHIN ga unaru
Ore wa kikai da tetsujin da (HEI!)
Ima, tokihanate yo, hagane no tamashii
(Iku zee!)
2 BREAKDOWN! Warui yatsura wo buchikowase
Hissatsu hissatsu genkai PAWAA da hyakuretsu PANCHI
Ore wa GORGEOUS
Aa, IMPAKUTO
3 (DADA! DAASSHU!)
Aoi unabara kakenukete
Hashire, zenkai, kyodai ga sakebu
Ore no HAATO wa DAINAMO da (HEI!)
Ima, kagayakasero, KUURU na hitomi
(Iku zee!)
4 BREAKUP! Muragaru teki wo uchikudake
Hissatsu hissatsu saikyou PAWAA da BOYOYON KIKKU!
Ore wa CHARMING
Aa, IMPAKUTO
(Instrumental)
5 Ai to yuuki no na ni kakete
Naze ni tatakau chikara no kagiri
Ore no karada wa chougoukin (HEI!)
Ima, tachiagare yo, daichi wo kette
6 BREAKUP!
Atsui chishio wo yobisamase
Hissatsu hissatsu bakuhatsu PAWAA da hana kara koban
Ore wa FUNKY
Ore wa CHARMING
Ore wa GORGEOUS
Aa, IMPAKUTO
IMPAKUTO! Hay!
IMPAKUTO!
IMPAKUTO!
IMPAKUTO!!!!!!
(DADA! DAASSHU!)
This is truly a very frenetic and awesome remaster I've just heard of the original one, I'm really impressed with the result and makes me want more that Konami someday remasters this masterpiece
Goemon is one of my favourite games EVER, I'm so glad you guys did this
無茶苦茶かっこいい
This sounds like a retro anime song. And that's what makes it so awesome. Only something like this could do justice to Impact.
...I’m so glad this game finally got the love it deserves. This is absolutely stunning!
めっちゃ上手い！！！😄👍
ダダダーッシュ！！
ありがとうございます！！
Never have I been so early to the debut of such a channel. you have started with such high quality and production value. Nice work
As a person who grew up playing Mystical Ninja with my mom a LOT, you have no idea how big a smile this put on my face. Made me cry, but in a good way.
補充一下歌詞：
（ダダッ！ダーッシュ！）
燃える太陽、背に受けて
行くぞ発進、マシンが唸る
俺は機械だ鉄人だ（ヘイッ！）
いま、解き放てよ、鋼の魂
（行くぜー！）
BREAKDOWN！悪いやつらをぶち壊せ
必殺必殺限界パワーだ百裂パンチ
俺はGORGEOUS
あー、インパクト
（ダダッ！ダーッシュ！）
（ダダッ！ダーッシュ！）
青い海原駆け抜けて
走れ、全開、巨体が叫ぶ
俺のハートはダイナモだ（ヘイッ！）
今、輝かせろ、クールな瞳
（行くぜー！）
BREAKUP！群がる敵を打ち砕け
必殺必殺最強パワーだボヨヨンキック！
俺はCHARMING
あー、インパクト
（ダダッ！ダーッシュ！）
愛と勇気の名にかけて
なぜに戦う力の限り
俺の体は超合金（ヘイッ！）
今、立ち上がれよ、大地を蹴って
（行くぜー！）
BREAKUP
熱い血潮を呼び覚ませ
必殺必殺爆発パワーだ鼻から小判
俺はFUNKY
あー、インパクト
（ダダッ！ダーッシュ！）
最高すぎる選曲がいいよ！
ありがとうございます！！
This is outstanding. Listened to it too many times today in a row! If you ever did the opening theme song to the game, I would probably die. I used to reset the N64 over and over again just to listen to that.
Amazing work!
So glad I found this. Love how everything down to the vocals, while obviously different from Mizuki's deeper tones, pays homage by having that sort of 70's/80's classical mecha/anime opening vibe.
This is probably the best cover I’ve ever heard in my life. You guys are awesome!
I LOVE THIS you all pulled through a lot of effort of this song!! This is amazing I love the mystical ninja series!
My god Gen! You guys made an amazing score as always, and his voice, in my opinion, is that perfect 80s anime opening singing voice and i absolutely love it how you guys made it work so well! Hats off to you all! Really reminds me of the SDF Macross original opening. Woah, if you guys collab with Gen again, pleeeeeease do this ❤❤ or even the space cobra intro!
Someone on twitter posted a clip of the fortune teller from the N64 game, which made me think of Goemon Impact and his theme song, which brought me here.
I love this cover! Y'all did a fantastic job!
PURASUMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Absolutely incredible! Thank you so much!
That was ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! So much talent here in one video presented with such unification. The pixel animations were adorable. I’ve not played the original (only those on the N64) and want to play others- so I don’t know if it’s original or recycled- but regardless- it had a great impact on the finale! And the musicians- incredible work! Seriously, this gave me chills! It was so true to the original! 💙
この感動を伝える語彙力が無いのが本当に悔しい。
感動してめっちゃ涙出たわ。
【おれはインパクト】で泣く日が来るとは思わなかった。
良い動画を本当にありがとう！
This should have been on my radar , I loved mystical ninja growing up on the east coast of america this game was my first game I remember
As for the sax in the athletic theme I really loved flute here!
Wonderful work guys! Keep it up!!
You've given us both vocal jazz and a sweet synth solo in one song! Further proof that the 8-bit big band is amazing.
+The 8-Bit Big Band Yeah, the Shakuhachi was also great, especially its solo.
And you, mister apple, have given me wonderful top comments on all my favorite jazz channels.
かっこいい！！
DASH DASH DASH!!! 😄💓 Really love this, and Mystical Ninja, you guys did an amazing job here! Want to hear your take on the Peach Mountain Shogun's "Gorgeous My Stage". 🐱
FAVOURITE GAME ON N64!!! BRING IT BACK TO SWITCHHHH
ugh a remaster would be so amazing right now
Wow, so much custom spritework. That was impressive.
That would be a great fit as a Smash Bros Ultimate DLC
Goemon was my vote for the Sm4sh ballot
I have to point out that absolutely sick flute solo after verse 2. Chef's kiss for my ears.
たまんねぇな！素晴らしい！
Thank god i played this game in my childhood. I had a memory pak: nonetheless i actually got stuck at the second power minigame at 8 yo. I left it in a corner. Four years later, after a dream in which i could see a snow village filled with charm (i foresaw the festival village) i picked the game again and finished it. I can remember going outside with my eyes full of tears. One of the greatest emotions in my sweet years. Thank you japan, thank you nintendo, thank you konami.
That damn minigame was so hard!! I remember it vividly haha
@@The8BitBigBand Are we talking about Goemon’s box-throwing game here? If so i agree that it’s very hard, but have you ever tried Sasuke’s minigame with a broken joystick??? I still loved it afterwards, but that was HELL
This is so incredibly fantastic! I love everything about it, the performance, the arrangement, the energy! Congratulations
The shakuhachi solo blew my mind.
Omg. I can't believe this exists. My favorite game. Thank you!
hooooolyyyyyy crap this was beautifully done!! Thank you for all the hard work put in. The video's fun to watch too lol
DANG THIS IS GOOD.
Laughed out loud when that guy jumped down the pit. That whole setup was perfect! Thank you Mr Pixel Man!
I've never played the game but OMG this cover is AMAZING! The vocalist was fantastic!
Man I love your rendition of this song. I've been listening to it nonstop.
oh man i love this song so much, mystical ninja is one of my favorite videogames ever.
The fact that Gen Shin sounds closer to Shimon Masato than Mizuki Ichiro makes this even more amazing!
Glad somebody did a fan cover of this.
OK wow! I already thought I'd like your stuff from premise alone and then I find this in your repertoire. I absolutely love this game and this theme in particular! I'm guessing at least one of you guys are Goemon fans because, unless I'm massively out of touch, this is not a response to public demand.
最高です！
My soul thanks you for making this.
This is incredible, great work.
This is simply beautiful. Thank you.
最高ですね♪
I can't believe that you did this one!
I cried... This is BEAUTIFUL
Love the song! The sound is so retro anime!
Great version, well done guys!
Oh my, this is a gem
I am impact!!!!
Awesome work i felt the blood rushing trough my veins
Perfect pronunciation！ Thanks for your great cover!
GOEMOOONNN!! XD
This is amazing!
...
It makes me think of Jet Jaguar's theme. XD
Excellent work!
I love jazz and this game so much! Thank you for doing such a great cover and cute video!
There needs to be a super like button!
Man, what ride!
This is a beautiful cover, makes me want to get into the OST and game more. But this stands so well on its own!Makes me nostalgic for my anime phase, I listen to anime openings with this style a lot 💙
THIS IS AMAZING!
Mizuki Ichirou would be proud, this cover is SICK!
Absolutely fantastic, can't wait to see what you guys can do with Shinobi 3!
Or, perhaps, say... Puggsy? (:
I cant believe this vocalist is overJapan.
His Japanese & Vocal is greatest moremoremore than me@JP!!
Thank you very much for the song!
This is awesome. I would love for you guys to also do the Intro from Mystical Ninja staring Goemon. My wife sent me your portal song and I stumbled across this. Subbed and look forward to seeing more from you all.
I have to give the singer massive respect for his performance. When covering someone else's song, especially when the original performance is so characteristic, you've got to make a choice - either you try to nail an impersonation of the original performer, or you strike as hard as you can in your own direction. Gen Shin chose the latter, and it was by far the better option.
God that synth keyboard solo... How can you not love this
I am deeply moved and my day is immeasurably made better.
歌めっちゃうまくて笑った(笑)
Oh hey they uploaded again. Sweet!
The 8-Bit Big Band YES!
Perfect
Yo this is absolutely amazing!!! ^-^
This video/performance made my day! Even in 2021/2022, I suddenly got the kick to play Mystical Ninja again. It's that good of a game.
It's one of my favorites of all time I would literally throw wads of cash at Nintendo for an HD remake
Come on Nintendo! Give the people what they need!