[RESTORATION] Aqua Star - Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

non youtube-crushed download: drive.google.c...
I decided to post this since right now I am somewhere that fits this theme very well... the Philippines! I'm on vacation for the next 2 weeks to visit some family, all in the sweltering heat and muggy rain of the tropics
there's just one instrument that's not restored here, and that's the triangle wave that plays at 0:14... yet another in-house sample methinks. but there are actually a couple sounds in here that I call ultra-restored because they're from sources that predate the synthesizers used here. for example the brass (which appears in SO many games) was actually taken not from the Roland JD-990, but Roland's L-CDP-07 which was released in 1993. the marimba here also isn't from the Korg X3, but from InVision Lightware Stratus 6 released in 1992 (thanks to someone in the VGM discord for finding that one). I really like digging for original samples, so finds like those just make doing these restorations so much more fun
I didn’t have time to prepare another one so looks like my channel is having a week off too lol
credits:
• VGM & Other Instrument Sources Discord: / discord
• NEWER VGM Sound Sources spreadsheet: docs.google.co...
• ‪@e3kay324‬'s Roland Highest Quality Sources sheet: docs.google.co...
• ‪@MrPinci19‬'s Kirby's Dream Soundfont spreadsheet & the soundfont itself (not included): docs.google.co...
• other people in the Discord that led me to find samples myself

[@theincrediblegeneral5135]

Yaaay my favorite kirby 64 song! And I'm on my way to the beach too! Great timing :D

[@brendandash]

how was the beach? : u

[@theincrediblegeneral5135]

@@brendandash so fun! C:

[@tomio_ueda]

love the sound! it's like listening to the original but in HD

[@zorarock]

Just in time for summer!❤

[@kimberly_disk]

I was wondering about a week ago when you will restore aqua star, and well here it is! What great timing :O

[@BLMT-df4on]

synths:
inivision lightware stratus 6
Korg X3
Roland JD-990
Roland L-CDP-07
Roland SN-U110-10 Rock Drums
Roland U-220
Sound Ideas Sampler Library

[@Videogabemoment]

One of the best level songs let’s gooooo

[@Mexican_Robobot42]

AQUUUUUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA STAAAAAAAAARRRRRRR!!!!! 💙💙💙💙

[@gevotronprime]

As much as I love Kirby, how about you restore "special attack" from the wario ware series.