Genesis: Thunder Force IV Soundtrack

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  • Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2024

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  • @8squared007
    @8squared007 3 года назад +348

    I love how the devs were so proud of their sound engine that they made 10 tunes that exist only to be listened to in the sound test

    • @GodKitty677
      @GodKitty677 2 года назад +19

      You had to complete the game to get the option. Or at least I had too.

    • @LautaroArino
      @LautaroArino Год назад +32

      Compsing for a game usually means you end up with a lot of material that doesnt get used. So it makes sense.

    • @RunicSigils
      @RunicSigils Год назад +15

      Or they were filler tracks until the real ones were made or they just had leftover tracks because they weren't what the director/producer wanted and decided to include access to them anyway.
      This happens with all kinds of game content that used to be made into neat unlockables that now they either ignore or nickel and dime you for.

    • @dakrashayashi2796
      @dakrashayashi2796 Год назад +6

      A good chunk of them if not all are from their older games re-done!

    • @kyotra
      @kyotra Год назад +5

      I'm honestly impressed that the S.S.H. remix of Lightning Strikes Again/Metal Squad barely had to embellish on the original.

  • @captfurious7093
    @captfurious7093 3 года назад +527

    I’m 41 years old & ‘Beat Thunder Force IV on Manic difficulty’ is still the first thing you’ll see on my Resume.

    • @stephenhoskins2587
      @stephenhoskins2587 3 года назад +32

      I just started playing this game a couple days ago, lol. This is SUCH a good game. Thank goodness it starts to slow down when too many sprites appear on the screen. It's really hard for me to track the bullet hell that is thrown at me. I seriously can't stop thinking about this game right now. It's Best of Best Quality. =D

    • @OkonomiStudio
      @OkonomiStudio 3 года назад +8

      Wow !!!!!!!!! You can be proud !

    • @benhopper3363
      @benhopper3363 3 года назад +11

      Props bro. That game is fuckin' hard.

    • @16-BitGuy
      @16-BitGuy 3 года назад +5

      38 over here

    • @marleymcleay9228
      @marleymcleay9228 3 года назад +6

      Normal Difficulty for me, lol.

  • @gc3k
    @gc3k 9 лет назад +501

    Sonic 2, Streets of Rage 2 and Thunder Force 4 all came out the same year

    • @moonflash007
      @moonflash007 9 лет назад +85

      +David Curry Holy shit, what a badass year that was for gaming.

    • @LordDeBahs
      @LordDeBahs 9 лет назад +5

      +Moon Flash
      indeed

    • @LordDeBahs
      @LordDeBahs 9 лет назад +34

      +David Curry
      doom 2 and shining force 2 also

    • @WhoJustFatposted
      @WhoJustFatposted 9 лет назад +7

      +David Curry And all three games came with extreme badassery

    • @alienspacebat5218
      @alienspacebat5218 9 лет назад +34

      +Moon Flash Not just on the Genesis. PC Engine owners got Soldier Blade and Super Nintendo owners got A Link to the Past and Space Megaforce.

  • @SpiralPegasus
    @SpiralPegasus 10 лет назад +645

    35:53

    • @axelei
      @axelei 10 лет назад +30

      Metal Squad FUCK YEAH

    • @superandroidtron
      @superandroidtron 10 лет назад +67

      Every website needs a "Metal Squad" button.

    • @SpiralPegasus
      @SpiralPegasus 10 лет назад +20

      superandroidtron
      *This is an idea I can get behind of*

    • @ethantabor7183
      @ethantabor7183 10 лет назад +37

      OK I will press the button.
      ...
      HOLY SHIT!!

    • @BLKBRDSR71
      @BLKBRDSR71 10 лет назад +10

      METAL SQUAD! :D Thanks for the shortcut. :)

  • @famousfigures
    @famousfigures 5 лет назад +99

    I remember playing this game as a kid and being amazed at the graphics and music, but none of my friends understood what the big deal was. It's great that the Internet lets all these classics finally get their due AND puts people in touch with other like-minded fans, no matter how obscure their passions are.

    • @Krystalmyth
      @Krystalmyth 3 года назад +21

      Your friends had no depth perception I think. lol I know some people literally don't have certain brain neurons to perceive parallax scrolling for example, or layers in sound. This is why pop music is so strong, mumble rap is so popular, and why highly compressed audio sounds fine for people. There are people that couldn't tell the difference between this game and something like Darius Twin.

    • @Georgi_Slavov
      @Georgi_Slavov 9 месяцев назад

      The Boss No.9 music is absolutely KILLER!
      Just love TF 4!
      Keep the⚡!

    • @Georgi_Slavov
      @Georgi_Slavov 9 месяцев назад

      @@Krystalmyth... speaking about mumble rap being so popular, now i get it why Musk is so popular.Thank you!

  • @brinckau
    @brinckau 10 лет назад +291

    All this in a 1 megabyte cartridge. Plus a game. Impressive.

    • @elijahjones3940
      @elijahjones3940 9 лет назад +67

      Limitations inspire creativity.

    • @ChalkTeacher
      @ChalkTeacher 9 лет назад +46

      Elijah Jones Damn true. Not surprising to see how quality of games have been decreasing at the same time as storage for games increases

    • @elijahjones3940
      @elijahjones3940 9 лет назад +7

      ***** That's partly because more and more and more development time plus budget gets pumped into graphical improvements.

    • @murderousmincepie835
      @murderousmincepie835 9 лет назад +28

      *****
      I can't beleive the size of some games recently. It's now the norm to be a 40GB or even a 20GB update in the case of 343's Master Chief collection. What happened to the simplicity of putting in a game cartridge/CD and then pressing power?

    • @ChalkTeacher
      @ChalkTeacher 9 лет назад +21

      Cinematic experience and eyecandy happened. There's a lot of games where most of the space is wasted on FMV or huge textures.

  • @Vespyr_
    @Vespyr_ 3 года назад +39

    Literally can hear this entire OST front to back like an old CD album, with ease. It's a masterpiece.

  • @SuperSstefy
    @SuperSstefy 9 лет назад +84

    This whole OST is effing amazing, my top 10:
    0:57:22 / Stand Up Against Myself - Staff Roll
    0:51:13 / Silvery Light Of The Moon - Normal Mode Ending
    0:41:22 / Down Right Attack - Stage 9
    0:35:53 / Metal Squad - Stage 8
    0:32:56 / Sea Of Flame - Stage 7
    0:29:17 / Great Sea Power - Stage 6
    0:27:23 / Stranger - Stage 5-Boss
    0:23:43 / Strike Out - Stage 4-Boss
    0:13:58 / Attack Sharply - Stage 2-Boss
    0:00:01 / Lightning Strikes Again - Opening
    And these are only IMO the best, the rest is really good too... crazy

    • @SuperSstefy
      @SuperSstefy 9 лет назад +11

      I admit, I made the top 10 for myself for my thunderforce iv ost listening sessions.. ;)

  • @JohnGabrielUk
    @JohnGabrielUk 10 лет назад +464

    Gather 'round, children, and let me show you what triple-A looked like back in 1992...

    • @devblue510
      @devblue510 10 лет назад +18

      This!!!

    • @sebdoom
      @sebdoom 7 лет назад +14

      Amen to that.

    • @Mogura87
      @Mogura87 7 лет назад +73

      "Shooter" in 1992: An epic masterpiece in which love and care is poured into every minute detail of the game design; everything from art direction, graphics, responsive controls, level design, enemy placement, rewarding difficulty and soundtrack. Just the music itself is so good people 25 years in the future go to youtube to enjoy it.
      "Shooter" in 2017: Yet another bloody generic fps for the nth time which, despite a multi million budget, fails to have any heart and soul in it whatsoever. It will look hyperrealistic, have uneccessary cinematics, more or less play itself unless you put in on the artificially high, badly designed difficulty, and it'll have a completely bland OST you'll remember nothing from once you turn the game off. Oh, and don't forget to buy the 40$ season pass so you can access all the cut content!

    • @LordDeBahs
      @LordDeBahs 7 лет назад +9

      hey doom 4 ,re 7. new wolfenstein is quite good

    • @agusgonzalez3579
      @agusgonzalez3579 7 лет назад +9

      Never read such a comment before! you're so right dude!
      Love in games dissapared long ago, there are few games that really have such care on it, and most of these few are indie games! Or at least, thats my opinion.

  • @take49991
    @take49991 4 года назад +24

    当時サンダーフォースⅣは、曲を聴くためにプレイしていたんじゃないかというくらい
    とにかく曲がカッコよくてね。

  • @bom7650
    @bom7650 12 лет назад +129

    うおおおおっ!
    曲の頭出しだけでなく、各ステージ毎のプレイ動画まで・・・凄い作り込みですね。
    "愛"がなければここまでできませんよね。
    今度時間あるときに、全部通して見させていただきます!

  • @Mariodoot
    @Mariodoot 6 лет назад +137

    0:00:01 / Lightning Strikes Again - Opening
    0:00:32 / Don't Go Off - Stage Select
    0:01:42 / Fighting Back - Stage 1-A
    0:07:16 / What!? - Stage 1-B
    0:07:58 / Evil Destroyer - Stage 1-Boss
    0:10:24 / Space Walk - Stage 2-A
    0:13:27 / Danger!! Danger!! - Stage 2-B
    0:13:58 / Attack Sharply - Stage 2-Boss
    0:15:00 / The Sky Line - Stage 3-A
    0:17:37 / Air Raid - Stage 3-B
    0:19:18 / Simmer Down - Stage 3-Boss
    0:20:51 / Sand Hell - Stage 4-A
    0:22:56 / Where!? - Stage 4-B
    0:23:43 / Strike Out - Stage 4-Boss
    0:24:56 / Battle Ship - Stage 5-A
    0:27:23 / Stranger - Stage 5-Boss
    0:28:38 / Neo Weapon - Docking (Thunder Sword)
    0:29:17 / Great Sea Power - Stage 6
    0:31:37 / The Breaker - Stage 6-Boss
    0:32:56 / Sea Of Flame - Stage 7
    0:35:05 / Rancor - Stage 7-Boss
    0:35:53 / Metal Squad - Stage 8
    0:40:37 / Phantom - Stage 8-Boss
    0:41:22 / Down Right Attack - Stage 9
    0:45:14 / Recalcitrance - Stage 9-Boss
    0:46:25 / The Danger Zone - Stage 10
    0:48:20 / War Like Requiem - Stage 10-Boss
    0:49:58 / Shooting Stars - Easy Mode Ending
    0:51:13 / Silvery Light Of The Moon - Normal Mode Ending
    0:53:24 / Light Of Silence - Hard Mode Ending
    0:56:12 / Love Dream - Maniac Mode Ending
    0:57:22 / Stand Up Against Myself - Staff Roll
    1:00:25 / Dead End - Game Over
    1:00:31 / Count Down - Continue
    1:01:23 / Tan Tan Ta Ta Ta Tan - Configuration
    1:02:15 / Because You're The Number One - Ranking 1st
    1:03:31 / Remember Of <Knight Of Legend> - Ranking 2~10th
    1:04:46 / The Stars - Ranking Demo
    1:05:29 / Omake 1
    1:06:21 / Omake 2
    1:09:24 / Omake 3
    1:15:18 / Omake 4
    1:17:46 / Omake 5
    1:19:58 / Omake 6
    1:21:44 / Omake 7
    1:25:00 / Omake 8
    1:27:14 / Omake 9
    1:29:32 / Omake 10
    1:32:15 / SFX

  • @axebox
    @axebox 7 лет назад +44

    7:58 blows me away every time.

  • @EndymionMkII
    @EndymionMkII 8 лет назад +58

    One of the most beautiful and amazing soundtracks ever not only in the Genesis but also the whole 16 bit era.

    • @exwhyz9367
      @exwhyz9367 2 года назад +2

      I concur...it's truly the best game soundtrack EVER!

  • @orxalot
    @orxalot 8 лет назад +428

    is it legal to have music this good

    • @benlink202forever
      @benlink202forever 8 лет назад +103

      No, get out of the car now.

    • @phr34kmd
      @phr34kmd 7 лет назад +2

      Barely!

    • @Cecilbags
      @Cecilbags 6 лет назад +20

      ILLEGAL CONFIRMED, PUT ON THE FULLY ORCHESTRATED UBISOFT BULLSHIT THAT SOUNDS LIKE BALLS AFTER YOU PAID 10 DOLLARS EXTRA FOR AFTER GETTING THE DLC AND SEASON PASS, OVER

    • @Kenshiro3rd
      @Kenshiro3rd 6 лет назад +3

      IDK... Is it legal for Ron Wassermann to rip it off, for Go Go Power Rangers?

    • @ps123fan
      @ps123fan 4 года назад

      @@Cecilbags chiinnaa is the cause haha (: ruclips.net/video/RDrfE9I8_hs/видео.html

  • @zenitpro
    @zenitpro 7 лет назад +30

    Man, this soundtrack sends shivers down my spine over and over... I just can't get enough of it! I recall playing this game the first time around back in the 90's, when it was released. I had the pleasure of playing it on my original Sega Genesis, listening to the game's awesome tunes through the earphone. I could barely believe what I was listening to!

  • @ProtoFalcon07
    @ProtoFalcon07 10 лет назад +37

    Don't Go Off - Stage Select was enough for me; I can't stop replaying it! It sounds AMAZING!! This is probably some of the best Genesis music I've ever heard.

    • @musiclover3928
      @musiclover3928 10 лет назад +7

      I agree! "Don't Go Off" is such a great musical piece. A remixed version was included in the Thunder Force 6 selection game screen :).

    • @johnlowe-rk9vv
      @johnlowe-rk9vv 10 месяцев назад +1

      Love it ❤️❤️❤️

  • @Mr.Conley_
    @Mr.Conley_ 8 лет назад +340

    Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you...The greatest Genesis soundtrack ever made.

    • @CPS42069
      @CPS42069 8 лет назад +4

      yeah one of the best!

    • @psychopoison
      @psychopoison 8 лет назад +23

      We should add Revenge of Shinobi and Shadow Dancer

    • @neil2905
      @neil2905 8 лет назад +10

      check out battlemania daiginjou as well.
      fuckin brilliant.

    • @loganjones4650
      @loganjones4650 8 лет назад +1

      Oh, I sure did!

    • @andyukmonkey
      @andyukmonkey 8 лет назад +4

      What about Buck Rogers Countdown to doomsday on the Megadrive/Genesis?

  • @up7500
    @up7500 3 года назад +17

    This is not a game. It's a piece of art

  • @LordCritish
    @LordCritish 5 лет назад +30

    Timeless classic! The YM2612 can be such an earworm!

  • @osrs-yami
    @osrs-yami 9 лет назад +540

    This game had one of the best soundtracks ever.

    • @tecnosofttechnosoft3426
      @tecnosofttechnosoft3426 9 лет назад +1

      +Sheep Sheep : Not better ! ;)

    • @Donatello97
      @Donatello97 9 лет назад +14

      +Sheep Sheep Best Soundtrack on the MD imo.7:16 is incredibly atmospheric and showcases just how brilliant the genesis's sound chip can be when utilized properly.

    • @CrustyRetro
      @CrustyRetro 9 лет назад +10

      +Donatello97 Makes me miss the days when the consoles sounded the same. The further time went on the more "samey" everything sounds due to use of digitized audio coming from a different source outside of the console.

    • @CrustyRetro
      @CrustyRetro 9 лет назад +25

      +Mcall A lot of games did sound like shit, you are right. But it was more of the musicians not knowing how to utilize the chips. Many games like castlevania, megaman, gradius, hell most konami and capcom games had excellent sounding music and sound. Don't blame that on the sound chips. I had a typo in my original statement. I meant to say "Makes me miss the days when the consoles sounded *different*.

    • @helikos1
      @helikos1 7 лет назад +12

      90s music ennit. Sonic had some bangers too. That electro sound is dope. Actually just remembering worms Armageddon tunes. Ah serious reminiscing.

  • @DinirNertan
    @DinirNertan 11 лет назад +24

    I really love the way you shows the whole list with the time each track starts and the in-game video clips the tracks play in, really love your work!

  • @Koodayengine
    @Koodayengine 9 лет назад +35

    Just the music wants you to play the game over and over.

  • @NKP723
    @NKP723 8 лет назад +155

    Before, I had never heard of this game.
    Now I want currently own this game.

    • @SirNerdsAlot01
      @SirNerdsAlot01 8 лет назад +2

      same ._.

    • @salivosa
      @salivosa 8 лет назад +5

      Same here. If only Sega would bother to re-release their old console, pick some of their classic classic games, pull them all together and sell it for 60$ a la NES Classic Edition, it would be an instant hit...
      oh wait.

    • @Joetorres3
      @Joetorres3 8 лет назад +1

      They do that in Brasil. Tec Toy has a Mega drive like this, but with questionable quality.
      And they only put games from Sega, since great games like Thunder Force are 3º party, it dosen't make a compeling console.

    • @carlinvoker4709
      @carlinvoker4709 8 лет назад +1

      Thunder Force III is even better to me, check it

    • @gabrielbanca9167
      @gabrielbanca9167 8 лет назад

      me too, kil 723

  • @Hotdog7Music
    @Hotdog7Music 10 лет назад +90

    I am 15 and my dad gave me this game to play, truly have the best dad frikin ever cause this is literally the best game ever.

    • @notafantbh
      @notafantbh 8 лет назад +1

      😀 awesome!

    • @MRBIMF
      @MRBIMF 5 лет назад +2

      Hey bro, you 20 now?

    • @trainingabroad
      @trainingabroad 4 года назад +1

      Stand Up Against Myself - Best ending score ever

    • @ps123fan
      @ps123fan 4 года назад

      @@trainingabroad super castlevania IV is also up there IMO ruclips.net/video/brYzVFvM98I/видео.html

    • @ps123fan
      @ps123fan 4 года назад

      or sm64 ruclips.net/video/eVKj3u8JUm0/видео.html

  • @vienmoreno1151
    @vienmoreno1151 Год назад +12

    People Always Say That Genesis HAD A CRAPPY SOUND CHIP.........its not in the sound chip.....ITS IN THE DEVELOPER.......Remember "Sega Does , What Nintendont"

  • @fabricesenut5778
    @fabricesenut5778 10 лет назад +44

    0:35:53 / Metal Squad
    0:57:22 / Stand Up Against Myself
    Now you can call yourself a gamer !!!
    TF4 in my heart forever

  • @Same_Time_
    @Same_Time_ 9 лет назад +11

    Cracked open a beer. Put on some headphones. Loaded up - Stand Up Against Myself.
    Life is good on this side of the universe.

  • @valoricintake
    @valoricintake 10 лет назад +37

    That FM guitar instrument makes me way to happy for it to be healthy

    • @bitshiftbandit
      @bitshiftbandit 10 лет назад +7

      Ha me too. I like the seventh chords as well. Spacey.

    • @devblue510
      @devblue510 10 лет назад

      lol seriously! wow!

  • @decapattack
    @decapattack 10 лет назад +69

    Tecnosoft, Hitoshi Sakimoto and Yuzo Koshiro are the kings of Meg Drive / Genesis. Anyone who claims that MD/Genesis music is bad in comparison to SNES i always recomend those guys.

    • @SapphireDensetsu
      @SapphireDensetsu 10 лет назад +8

      There are plenty more if you really know where to look... ;)

    • @danmakuman
      @danmakuman 10 лет назад +8

      Sapphire Densetsu Like Matt Furniss

    • @devblue510
      @devblue510 10 лет назад +3

      Pepe Luis OMG!!! Matt Furniss!!! Did soo much good music!!! Wolfchild was my fav!!!

    • @devblue510
      @devblue510 10 лет назад +1

      Pepe Luis And The Second Samurai!!! Whoooa!!! lol

    • @GaliMercury
      @GaliMercury 10 лет назад +2

      devblue510 Just imagine if Matt Furniss, Hitoshi, and Yuzo collaborated on a Genesis soundtrack... just...

  • @makmal5768
    @makmal5768 5 лет назад +12

    Whoever programmed all these guitar instruments is *TRULY FREAKING GENIUS!!*

    • @ps123fan
      @ps123fan 4 года назад

      snes has more better soundtracks overall than genesis, but in the right hands genesis music is amazing! :D ruclips.net/video/Ags3Q_qmkl4/видео.html

    • @Vespyr_
      @Vespyr_ 3 года назад +1

      @@ps123fan ​ They have better arrangements, but as all music on SNES is run through samples, it barely makes its own music sadly. They're all prerecorded somewhere else and then run through the carts sound processor. Which yeah allowed for robust music in FFVI and Chrono Trigger, but the SNES couldn't even play a single one of these tracks. Which is insane if you think about it. It doesn't have the synthesizer to make these sounds. It existed primarily for SFX, though some early games used it smartly for music like Darius Twin and Super Castlevania. Which is why those games sounded sharper than later SNES games (and more gamey I suppose). Super Castlevania mixed the sampled sound with the sfx chip which made the music cut out whenever you cast a whip but it was worth it lol.

  • @darkshade2k7
    @darkshade2k7 10 лет назад +30

    23:43 Best boss theme for anything EVER

    • @RuV9999
      @RuV9999 3 года назад +2

      0:07:58​ Evil Destroyer to me

  • @JonathanGorr
    @JonathanGorr 9 лет назад +37

    0:10:24

    • @codythefox7612
      @codythefox7612 9 лет назад +7

      why does google translate everything? even pure English it translates

    • @BLKBRDSR71
      @BLKBRDSR71 9 лет назад +2

      Cody The fox Stupid google!

    • @TrueHolyRune
      @TrueHolyRune 9 лет назад

      Cody The fox I know right. i guess the dashes, semi-colons, question marks and right asterisk are considered a foreign language. Weird. I have a buddy in Australia and he talks in slang. The computer also shows the translate button.

  • @TheMMATron
    @TheMMATron 10 лет назад +46

    35:53 wow, honestly one of the best soundtracks of all time. I still can't believe they got this sound on a Sega.

    • @Kitchissime
      @Kitchissime 5 лет назад +7

      Actually it sounds very sega-like

    • @fullsdready
      @fullsdready 5 лет назад +3

      Please believe it

    • @ps123fan
      @ps123fan 4 года назад +7

      Sega's best era..

  • @Prizrak-hv6qk
    @Prizrak-hv6qk 5 лет назад +18

    MD/Genesis sound hardware is not too easy to get great results out of but when that FM synth and PSG noise generator come together in just the right way in the skilled hands of Technosoft, Yuzo Koshiro or Hitoshi Sakimoto, it's a thing of beauty, producing some of the best chip tunes of all time. This game, SoR2 and Gauntlet IV are all incredible soundtracks when it comes to both the composition and the technical aspects of pushing the available hardware.

    • @ps123fan
      @ps123fan 4 года назад

      yea gauntlet iv had some great ones.. i was amazed by it.. ruclips.net/video/TnkXMZk_4_4/видео.html

    • @oldfan4049
      @oldfan4049 Год назад

      Not only Technosoft, Konami done it too on several occasions (Contra Hard Corps and Tiny Toon Adventures).

  • @Krystalmyth
    @Krystalmyth 6 лет назад +12

    The Omake tracks by themselves are basically an albums worth of music and they were unused. Its just staggering how good this soundtrack truly is. The composer needs an award by gamers for this. I'm serious, he should be honored somehow.

    • @actionhanz3420
      @actionhanz3420 5 лет назад +6

      it seems lots of artist got a bit shafted during that time. often due to their own fault underestimating their value. check out Tom duBois documentary here on youtube. he was an artist for konami and made many iconic art for them. just like many games are timeless and iconic because of the music.

    • @divinefallfromgrace
      @divinefallfromgrace 3 года назад +2

      Seconded!! Sakimoto is a legend!

    • @brainbeatuk
      @brainbeatuk 2 года назад +1

      I think a few of them are like early editions, like one is maybe too 80s dance n they decided to keep it more rocky

  • @nickpeck4561
    @nickpeck4561 Год назад +3

    Still in shock that this monumental game with one of the BEST soundtracks on the Genesis is on the Sega Genesis Mini 2.
    Other games that got recognized that are REALLY GOOD is Alien Soldier, Crusader of Centy, Ranger X, Ristar, Sonic 3d Blast, BOTH Ecco the Dolphin and its sequel (which use the Sega CD versions), Night Striker (really rare arcade game), and the remaster of one of the system's first titles, Space Harrier 2, with the music sounding like the original arcade game.

  • @la8208
    @la8208 7 лет назад +9

    I just listened to this entire soundtrack for the first time. It is one of the best 16bit soundtracks I have ever heard.

  • @RM2011ish
    @RM2011ish 9 лет назад +12

    I love how the video and music are so perfectly in sync. Kudos to the channel's creator. :)

  • @Frosted_Moontips
    @Frosted_Moontips 2 года назад +3

    I love how the main stage themes are sorta this funky up-beat techno while the boss battle tracks go full-on ham with that grimy thrash metal sound, such a killer soundtrack on all fronts

  • @SuperTitank
    @SuperTitank 11 лет назад +10

    Thx for this vid my friend... almost shed a tear to the memories of hours of gaming on this beautiful title !

  • @dytallixx1268
    @dytallixx1268 9 месяцев назад +2

    i get shivers when i listen to this soundtrack and thats very rare for me. this soundtrack is godlike.

  • @hellcopterts8895
    @hellcopterts8895 Год назад +4

    My favorites:
    07:58 - Evil Destroyer
    35:53 - Metal Squad
    57:22 - Stand up Against Myself

  • @timthompson8235
    @timthompson8235 8 лет назад +59

    oh man who ever made this music was channeling some great 80 metal, i hear Megadeath, Judas Priest, Dokken. TFIII, and IV are on my top 10 gens games for sure.

    • @rockmanhunter
      @rockmanhunter 5 лет назад +10

      Not only metal, but a fair amount of Jazz-Fusion influences.

    • @vio2112
      @vio2112 5 лет назад

      Megadeth and Judas Priest are not hair metal.

    • @hiblast629
      @hiblast629 4 года назад

      More like 80s death metal like Fleshcrawl, Entombed, Obituary, Autopsy etc.

    • @HexenStar
      @HexenStar 4 года назад +1

      You're absolutely right. And this "whoever" didn't think twice:
      just took riffs and phrasings and stole them. If we strip the plagiarised
      stuff down, i wonder what will remain :-)

    • @MetaKiteZX
      @MetaKiteZX 3 года назад +2

      @@HexenStar inspiration isn't plagiarism

  • @fossilfern
    @fossilfern 8 лет назад +8

    I remember having stupuid debates with my friends over the sound quality of the Mega Drive and Super Nintendo. I had both but I was adamant that the Mega Drive had great sound and I would just pop this game on when a friend came over to let them hear it. It was also a very good game!

  • @dr8644
    @dr8644 5 лет назад +7

    This game is available on Nintendo switch now. In the u.s.a it’s sold under ‘sega ages litening Force’ for like 5-7 bucks. On the Nintendo e-shop, relive the memories.

  • @famicomdisksystem
    @famicomdisksystem 12 лет назад +7

    I've never heard of this game before, but I must say that both the music and the graphics are wonderful. It's very impressive.

  • @midtown3221
    @midtown3221 3 года назад +10

    That Genesis synth chip SLAPS!

  • @BlueCollar850
    @BlueCollar850 5 лет назад +6

    I’ll always remember the soundtrack to this game. Spent hours playing it as a kid

  • @oldfan4049
    @oldfan4049 Год назад +5

    One of the greatest game osts on Genesis, if not the greatest.
    One of the greatest game osts of the 16bit era.
    One of the greatest game osts of ALL TIME.
    The GREATEST game ost in the genre, period.

    • @st.michaelthearchangel7774
      @st.michaelthearchangel7774 Год назад +2

      I agree! The opening song is just too good.

    • @oldfan4049
      @oldfan4049 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@st.michaelthearchangel7774 actually, it's one of those well rounded scores, by which I mean every track in that ost is giving me a hard-on

    • @Apocalypse4162
      @Apocalypse4162 6 месяцев назад +1

      I agree its one of the greatest absolutely, many amazing and powerful songs. Sonic 2 and 3/knuckles are top contenders too imo, for the melodic harmonies and the way they are conveyed in their relative levels 🎶 blessed to be born in 88 just in time for these masterpieces to leave an impact on my developing brain

    • @oldfan4049
      @oldfan4049 6 месяцев назад

      @@Apocalypse4162 yeah, Sonic & Knuckles ost is one of the greatest too imho, along with Contra Hard Corps and Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure)

  • @monpetube
    @monpetube 8 лет назад +120

    This soundtrack is fucking ridiculous.

    • @FinalBaton
      @FinalBaton 8 лет назад +25

      +monpetube ikr
      it's competely nuts

    • @golditoxx
      @golditoxx 5 лет назад +1

      @@oabadiaz el lo dice en forma de que en verdad el ost esta ridiculamente bueno es una forma de decir haha saludos!

    • @oabadiaz
      @oabadiaz 5 лет назад

      golditox x ok, aclarado

    • @UlisesUwU
      @UlisesUwU 4 года назад

      golditox x y bastante razón tiene, casi 4 años que conozco está joya u me sigue encantando

  • @ArchOwl
    @ArchOwl 4 года назад +10

    Brief reviews:
    0:01 - That's how you introduce a sidescrolling shooter!
    0:32 - Sick nasty elevator beats
    1:42 - Very "Green Hill Zone" feel, peppy and vibrant
    7:16 - "...what have I gotten myself into"
    7:58 - DragonForce made a boss theme and it kicks ass
    10:24 - Great use of syncopation, very chill
    13:27 - Short and spicy
    13:58 - We're only 14 minutes in, and it's already this good?!
    15:00 - A song to vibe to
    17:37 - Writing essays at the last minute be like
    19:18 - Like "Evil Destroyer", but more punchy, more focus on drums
    20:51 - I can honestly almost see this as a Cowboy Bebop background song
    22:56 - Synth Jaws
    23:43 - Badass boss fight (machine-gun drums)
    24:56 - The Pokémon battle theme you didn't know you needed
    27:23 - Best melody and drum use of any the boss fights
    28:38 - Good intermission
    29:17 - Tense, but still a water level theme through and through
    31:37 - Great buildups, but never drops like you want it to
    32:56 - The Pokémon legendary theme you didn't know you needed
    35:05 - Unique boss theme + spook = happy ears
    35:53 - This one explicitly has "metal" in the name, I don't know what else you could expect
    40:37 - Industrial plus sci-fi equals this I guess
    41:22 - ...Luigi's Mansion, is that you? (42:14) I guess not, just sick drops here.
    45:14 - Most intimidating boss music
    46:25 - "You do not belong here"
    48:20 - There's a reason this is the final boss theme. Simply masterful.
    49:58 - Bittersweet, but more sweet than bitter
    51:13 - The feeling of going to bed after a really good day
    53:24 - Bittersweet, but more bitter than sweet
    56:12 - You earned the happy ending, champ
    57:22 -
    [WIP]
    1:29:32 - Funky, I really like this. Shame it couldn't be in the game proper.
    Feel free to give me any feedback on this!

    • @RuV9999
      @RuV9999 4 года назад

      hmmmm imo thunder force isn't bullet hell XD

    • @ArchOwl
      @ArchOwl 4 года назад +1

      @@RuV9999 fixed!

  • @m.steward9146
    @m.steward9146 6 лет назад +20

    1:15:19 Even the unused tracks are incredible.

    • @Leonartist
      @Leonartist 2 года назад +1

      Omake3 is the best track imo

    • @JohnHassink
      @JohnHassink 2 года назад +1

      @@Leonartist Omake 3 is for a part unmistakingly inspired by this (give it about 30 seconds):
      ruclips.net/video/LMUYhqjMxn8/видео.html&ab_channel=JapanesePCMusic

    • @Leonartist
      @Leonartist 2 года назад +1

      @@JohnHassink Woaah! Thanks for sharing

  • @MorrisChannel4
    @MorrisChannel4 2 года назад +3

    The composition throughout this soundtrack is excellent

  • @ncpmadhead
    @ncpmadhead Год назад +5

    Space walk is sooo damn good. The soundtrack is one of the best ever. What a game!!

  • @robbiezampini-is3en
    @robbiezampini-is3en 9 месяцев назад +2

    1:00:25: Mission Failed (Game Over)
    0:32: Mission Select
    0:01: Title Theme
    57:22: End Credits

  • @staysXe
    @staysXe 7 лет назад +4

    I missed out on this one growing up. Looks like a great game. Soundtrack is too killer; one of the best I've heard off the genesis.

  • @arlindodias8261
    @arlindodias8261 Год назад +1

    Awesome! Not only all music, but timestamps AND gameplay AND Sound Effects! 10/10

  • @TheGeniusFetus
    @TheGeniusFetus 9 лет назад +16

    Yeah, Stand Up Against Myself is definitely my fave.

  • @FurukawaEiji
    @FurukawaEiji 9 месяцев назад +1

    曲を聞かせるがために敵を倒さずに引き伸ばし続けるの、この手のBGM集で手が抜かれがちなプレイ内容にここまでこだわってるのは見たことなくてマジで感動しているw

  • @standaman4578
    @standaman4578 4 года назад +3

    how have i not heard this godly music before? thank you silvagunner

  • @Mugicha808
    @Mugicha808 2 года назад +4

    The music guy is Naosuke Arai, credited as Yunker Matai. This is peak Yunker Matai.

  • @R4dm1n
    @R4dm1n 8 лет назад +7

    Nobody can deny this epic soundtrack.

  • @robb6803
    @robb6803 3 года назад +2

    Wow .
    This soundtrack is absolutely ridiculous - ly AWESOME . They really ram packed that little cartridge for all the space it had !

  • @kullenberg
    @kullenberg 2 года назад +3

    My absolute favorite level select music of all time

  • @lucanystag619
    @lucanystag619 4 года назад +6

    サンダーフォースは『III』から始めたけど、『II』の後にこのⅣをやった思い出がある。そしてメガドラシューティング最高峰だった事を知った。
    IIやIIIをやりこんでいたからか、1日でクリアしちゃったけど、それでも内容といい、BGMといい、シリーズ最高だったと思える(でも、『Ⅴ』はラスボスが超卑怯だし、『Ⅵ』はなあ・・・・・・・・)。

  • @coo1249
    @coo1249 6 лет назад +5

    メタルスクアッドとダライアスboss 7の曲は多分自分にとっての伝説だ
    爺になっても聴いているだろう

  • @TheKnicks2012
    @TheKnicks2012 2 года назад +2

    Sand Hell might be one of the best things I’ve heard. It’s so gorgeous and heavy

  • @miteiteyo
    @miteiteyo 11 лет назад +5

    This game pretty much sums up my childhood. I'm truly blessed to be raised up with this soundtrack in the background. :D

  • @LavaCreeperPeople
    @LavaCreeperPeople Год назад +2

    God-tier soundtrack and is the best Sega Genesis OST ever made, imo

  • @soviet9922
    @soviet9922 9 лет назад +43

    Best game soundtracke ver

  • @MauserMc
    @MauserMc 3 года назад +2

    I remember considering this game for a purchase when I was 13 years old, the decision process took about half a year. Then my parents gave me the money after I lobbied for further three months. Then I finally bought it. I spend genuine moments playing it on my mega drive, manifesting the 90s experience. I realized already back then this game was a true gem.
    Today I am 40 and I am in the decision process to buy a 50 k vintage sports car. A major part of this decision process is that I listen to this soundtrack and imagine in which car this sound would kick most. The music actually leads me to the car... So great! A 70s car with a 90s fusion transformed into 2021. Lets rock!

  • @MathieuBouffet86
    @MathieuBouffet86 3 года назад +3

    Megadrive jack port has revolutionized my gamer's life! The Megadrive is THE game system which have to be played with headphones!

  • @Shiningforceking
    @Shiningforceking 8 лет назад +1

    Seriously, props to the person playing.
    He/She doesnt die at all ,and more than that he/she doesnt kill the enemies until the soundtrack fully plays.

  • @minosanoza1628
    @minosanoza1628 4 года назад +42

    メガドライブのFM音源をここまで使いこなしたゲームは後にも先にもこのゲームだけな気がする!

    • @papelmidi5154
      @papelmidi5154 4 года назад +5

      Check out TimeTrax

    • @mishimajun9696
      @mishimajun9696 3 года назад +5

      あとコンパイルの武者アレスタとコナミのT.M.N.T.リターン オブ ザ シュレッダー。
      なぁ~んだミュータントタートルズかよ!カメかよwwwと思って油断したら
      オーケストラヒット多用が実に気持ち良い良BGM。

    • @mozoxz
      @mozoxz Год назад +6

      Alien Soldier may contend.

    • @MrTENTOUMUSI
      @MrTENTOUMUSI 11 месяцев назад +6

      ガンスターヒーローズもかなり良い感じですよね。
      当時多数派だったSFCユーザーが自分の家に遊びに来た時、このサンダーフォースⅣを見せたら音と表現力に驚きを示したのはMDユーザーとして嬉しかったですね。

    • @mpn7062
      @mpn7062 5 месяцев назад

      マスターオブモンスターズもなかなか良いよ

  • @shotgunarms
    @shotgunarms 6 лет назад +2

    Rented this bad boy as Lightning Force in the USA and it blew me away. Probably the coolest game I played on Genesis at the time, and that is saying alot with titles like Shinobi 3 and Streets of Rage 2 in the mix.

  • @LappyPro
    @LappyPro 8 лет назад +13

    The best part about playing this game is when your alliance ships shows up to support you in one stage... and they got all shot down...

    • @costadelsoul
      @costadelsoul 8 лет назад +1

      5th stage

    • @Velguader
      @Velguader 7 лет назад

      Yesss!
      But I dont understand why tecnosoft didnt left the background music intact in there. That melody it must had to be for the entire 6th level (a very simple level compared to the first ones). Inspiration was dead.
      Greetings!

  • @yikegami
    @yikegami 2 года назад +2

    ステージ選択の曲が本当に好き

  • @DarkDruid7
    @DarkDruid7 3 года назад +6

    2021 Still my favorite playlist. WHO'S WITH ME?!

  • @theotheraccount
    @theotheraccount 7 месяцев назад +1

    By far, the best looking, best sounding, and best playing game on the Sega Genesis.

  • @okbtechnomusic5673
    @okbtechnomusic5673 8 лет назад +5

    これが実機で音楽が鳴っちやうってわかる人には感動もんすな。ゲーム自体もメガドラだと異常レベル!

  • @Groglor
    @Groglor 3 года назад +2

    Only had Thunder Force II as a kid, still have the box. Enjoyed that games soundtrack so now im listening to this one.

  • @Hoppercool
    @Hoppercool 10 лет назад +21

    All hail Technosoft. They knew how to please the senses. This game was hard as hell.

    • @Krystalmyth
      @Krystalmyth 3 года назад +1

      I will always appreciate them for the 0-Life Switch to make it unlimited. One of the original examples of a story mode so people can play the game and see the content. Was the only way I could even make it to Metal Squad. And it helped me get better and better until I didn't need it anymore to make it past Stage 4. Felt good.

    • @divinefallfromgrace
      @divinefallfromgrace 3 года назад

      Hah, even Normal Mode is murderous 😄

    • @divinefallfromgrace
      @divinefallfromgrace 3 года назад

      @@Krystalmyth Seconded. I'd've never finished Hard or Maniac without it 😄

  • @PrimitiveBaroque
    @PrimitiveBaroque 3 года назад +3

    Played this game last night. Rocked my socks off.

  • @ProtoFalcon07
    @ProtoFalcon07 10 лет назад +6

    I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE THE OMAKES!!
    Omake 4, sounds awesome, but Omake 8 & 9 go hand in hand, and I can't decide which one of those two I like most. This is too awesome.
    I gotta remix these.

  • @sino919
    @sino919 3 года назад +3

    fighting backは一生聴いてられるなぁ

  • @mcgibs
    @mcgibs 10 лет назад +8

    Good god. That intro theme is too awesome.

  • @frostyhighway9011
    @frostyhighway9011 6 лет назад +1

    This whole soundtrack is awesome! Thanks for the upload brother.

  • @airbornegomez
    @airbornegomez 5 лет назад +3

    I was 4 years old when this game was released, and still played it. Good times.

  • @4-Ju2-Na
    @4-Ju2-Na 4 года назад +1

    イース2からかなり影響を受けているように聴こえますね。かっこいいです。

  • @unrussleablejimmies4428
    @unrussleablejimmies4428 4 года назад +8

    Id like to thank "booby master" and "no remorse" in graphics for this gem

  • @opa-age
    @opa-age 4 года назад +3

    Its pretty clear Tecnosoft planned this to be the longest, most epic, and badass shmup ever..and they succeeded.

  • @GaliMercury
    @GaliMercury 10 лет назад +14

    This soundtrack is the bloody bomb!

  • @yoshi-vi5of
    @yoshi-vi5of Год назад +1

    かれこれ29年前、はじめてステージ8に到達して、Metal Squadを聴いた時はとにかく感動したっけ。熱い!

  • @MrFX313
    @MrFX313 12 лет назад +4

    The Sky Line is my absolute favorite track from this game.

  • @MotherKojiro
    @MotherKojiro 7 лет назад +1

    This is great! I love seeing the music in context like this!

  • @youkohamamatsu2571
    @youkohamamatsu2571 9 лет назад +3

    素晴らしい!

  • @rcv826
    @rcv826 5 лет назад +1

    a soundtrack of mythic proportions. Humbled when I got to listen to this gold

  • @tecnosofttechnosoft3426
    @tecnosofttechnosoft3426 10 лет назад +29

    1:17:46

    • @JamiePryke
      @JamiePryke 6 лет назад +5

      Even the unused tracks are some of the best ever released on Genesis. Crazy.

    • @Krystalmyth
      @Krystalmyth 6 лет назад +2

      Tecno Soft (Technosoft) Jesus...

  • @mario.2560
    @mario.2560 Год назад +1

    for me, my favorite track is Stand Up Against Myself, i first heard it in the final level of Skillsaw’s DOOM Megawad, Valiant. i heard that the song had been ripped from here and came to check it out. glad to say it does not disappoint!