Currently listening to this while shoveling snow. You know what's sad. First played this in 93. Never beat the game. Played it on emulators sometime between 98-04. Never beat the game. So here I am Jan 2017 @ 30 years old. When I'm done shoveling I will go and beat this game 👍
You could actually download it AUTHENTIC in the app stores right now for free! There's actually a promo right now where the in-purchase with no-ads only cost a dollar this January.
Did anyone else know about a crazy teleport trick to the start of World 3-1? I know there is a way to go to the final boss from the 2nd level, but this trick involved getting no hits, speed bonuses, no prizes, detour to get the Cyclone helmet, then grab the 10,000 point blocks in the 1st skull level under 30 seconds in the top right hidden section. Also, if you hold pause right as you lose your last life (perfect timing) you can Give Up at the prompt and go into the negatives ;) I obsessed in my youth
Is that the end of world 1 - 2. You climb up onto the block above the flag and crawl forward. Immediately teleports you to the last boss. This trick is intact in the mega drive collection for the Xbox one. And now I see, I should’ve read the rest of your comment. I did not know about that!
This is the game that my mom read the cover for us kids back in '95, at the rental store. When she said "Kid Chameleon, a hundred levels" we were like "haha no way, we don't want to play a game that has 100 levels" because we thought it impossible to get through that many levels! :D
I got real exited that someone was playing Kid Chameleon on twitch and as soon as they got to Hills of the Warrior they beat it on one go and that was when I knew I was watching some bullshit. KC is one of my favourite games ever, and even I took a few playthroughs to remember all the traps.
Fabulous. My only complaint is that when I press pause, the sound doesn't echo. (Also, there's a noticeable lack of "DIE!", particularly in the Cave theme) ;)
I can assure you all play throughs of this game are never the same different paths and portals and I'm trying to find them all knowing it will take me years
I am 24 and this was one of my favorite games for the Genesis, despite being a little before my time! If anyone has played the game “Skul” for PS4, that feels like a spiritual successor in terms of gameplay. KC is such a classic.
I LOVE this sountrack and Kid Chameleon is one of my favorite and most played games EVER! Would be better if they changed the PSG Snare with PCM Snare..
Time to hear this soundtrack for reals. This was definitely one of the more fun platformers out there, even though I had no chance of actually completing it.
First time I played it on my Mega Drive the WALL level (the chase) got me nervous later on I stuck on that crystal crags I cant recall the name of the level God's revenge or smth not sure, it was before the final boss !!
Vaped weed from a volcano in like 2012 w the composer. At the time he told me he “used to make computer music”. Maybe 8 years later I made the connection reading the KC Wikipedia. He was the SEGA US Head of Music! Now he owns several gaming cafes, iirc. Plays a mean bazooki
I remember borrowing this game to a friend circa 1992 and having tons of fun with it. The wide range of transformations and crazy level design was something else! Also, it's one of those Mega Drive soundtracks that scream "North American style" which is awesome! That cultural variety and sound distinctiveness within the Mega Drive library are further reasons why this system is so important and fascinating to dig. And the GEMS sound driver was the source to many other great soundtracks, most of them sounding very American too (very "Genesis-esque" one could say) as do Global Gladiators, X-Men 1 and 2, Demolition Man or Comix Zone!
Just managed to beat the game in a 2.5 hr sitting, 16 years after my first time playing. Will always be one my favorite Genesis titles, and the music plays a big part in that. Thanks for the high quality upload 👍
It's quite a feat! I got the game when I turned 9 and was excited to try to beat every level...and never actually managed it. I got as far as "Beneath the Twisted Hills" and gave up without realizing how close I actually got.
@@Mike-os3pt The antagonist of this game. The local arcade gets a new VR game called Wild Side that everyone wants to play. But when the machine becomes self-aware it begins to disappear children that play it, digitising them when they lose to trap them in the game forever. That's when Kid Chameleon comes in to beat the Wild Side at its own game and free the local kids.
This is definitely one of the best games on the console. LOVED it as a kid, finally beat it as an adult by using save states, and I think now that I'm getting older I might be ready to do it without cheating. What a great title.
Barbie Chêtif The people that produced this game went on to make Sonic 2 with Sonic Team. They also made Comix Zone, and The Ooze. All of these soundtracks are on my channel. Thanks :)
its because of the GEMS sound drive, it can use the CPU to pull some tricks (like different set of instruments depending of what its on screen or what character you are playing). Probably the slow down is what affects the music.
thanks for the replies, that's really interesting. I don't remember ever noticing the slowdown while I was playing the game but maybe i was just oblivious
Of all the games not to have a save feature...This game rules and I loved the different paths you could take. Even if you wanted to cheat and warp to the final boss on the second level.
To Kid Chameleon players who want a remake : I am working on a new project with Game Maker 2 called "KID CHAMELEON REBORN" This will feature all the elements from the original games with a few new features. The project has a gamejolt page : gamejolt.com/games/kidchameleonreborn/482838 With news daily (or almost daily), you can follow the process and how things are going with the developpement. Thank you
@@ranvirthelopunny6080 it's cancelled. Very bad welcome from players of kc, the elitists one who still play and mod it. Big demotivation with people acting like arrogant "know and seen everything" guys. No time to spend for that
It took me 12 hours of non-stop playing to beat this game and Plethora the final boss. It was easier to beat him being a fly. Hard game! Loved it so much ❤
Trippy as can be experience when it released. Like toejam and earl music vibe but in some back to the futiure kid-tim burton kinda way. Ppl who beat this are skilled ninjas. Change my mind.
Currently listening to this while doing fall cleanups! Goes hand in hand! I especially love the ice and swamp themes. City is good too. What an amazing game and intriguing soundtrack!
Mythic game as they struggle to produce since then! They hadn't made another right? Big records!!! My favorite levels in terms of ambiance : sky, islands, japanese countryside. The worst ones : killing walls, pyramids, swamp! So many combinations of routes to progress through the game!
Are you talking about a synth solo section or something like that, which is heard at certain levels of the fantasy theme? I thought I was crazy but I also remember hearing a variation like that
great game . playdet many houres. and great soundtrack not so great graffics bud the gameplay make it totaly worth it. the hard rock version of mario. i have many years of make my self a big poster of this cover from the game box and it shined may years in my livig room.
I could never beat the game without using the cheat on the 2nd level to advance straight to the final boss. What a game though, brings back so many memories
100+ levels 1850+ screens what does this mean? if you put every individual, possible screen next to each other you will get 1850+ screens? this is hilarious to promote.
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Currently listening to this while shoveling snow. You know what's sad. First played this in 93. Never beat the game. Played it on emulators sometime between 98-04. Never beat the game. So here I am Jan 2017 @ 30 years old. When I'm done shoveling I will go and beat this game 👍
Kinddy Kornio Thanks I will. I used to always assign load state, save state, and the fast forward feature to any unused buttons.
Keenan D beat this game in 2k17, best 6 hours of my life.
Are you me?
You could actually download it AUTHENTIC in the app stores right now for free! There's actually a promo right now where the in-purchase with no-ads only cost a dollar this January.
yes
I loved this game as a kid and over the course of the last 20 years I've just grown to appreciate its genius even more.
Did anyone else know about a crazy teleport trick to the start of World 3-1?
I know there is a way to go to the final boss from the 2nd level, but this trick involved getting no hits, speed bonuses, no prizes, detour to get the Cyclone helmet, then grab the 10,000 point blocks in the 1st skull level under 30 seconds in the top right hidden section.
Also, if you hold pause right as you lose your last life (perfect timing) you can Give Up at the prompt and go into the negatives ;)
I obsessed in my youth
Is that the end of world 1 - 2. You climb up onto the block above the flag and crawl forward. Immediately teleports you to the last boss. This trick is intact in the mega drive collection for the Xbox one. And now I see, I should’ve read the rest of your comment. I did not know about that!
This is the game that my mom read the cover for us kids back in '95, at the rental store. When she said "Kid Chameleon, a hundred levels" we were like "haha no way, we don't want to play a game that has 100 levels" because we thought it impossible to get through that many levels! :D
Oh, and this soundtrack bumps!
It actually has 103 levels
technically you don't play anywhere near all 100 levels but yes the game is so hard you won't beat it
OMG YES!!! one of my favourite soundtracks on the system
Lies again? SKC SKP
16:26 PTSD intensifies!
Don’t Stop
I got real exited that someone was playing Kid Chameleon on twitch and as soon as they got to Hills of the Warrior they beat it on one go and that was when I knew I was watching some bullshit. KC is one of my favourite games ever, and even I took a few playthroughs to remember all the traps.
Really love this soundtrack, super funky.
I love Mountain, Fantasy, and Swamp the most.
Same, Pyramid and Ice, too...
80's Awesome!! the kid always reminded me of Marty off Back to the future
+Daxel101 That's probably what Sega were going for :P
Marty + Terminator
This game was from the 90s... ya know, the era of edginess and EXXXTREEEEEME....ness.
12:53 was always my favorite...I can picture the purple tornado immediately
Good god I've forgotten just how hard the Opening Theme / Crystal Crags Theme SLAPS
"Ouch! Bummer!'
(Loses a life)
*_"DIE!"_*
Fabulous. My only complaint is that when I press pause, the sound doesn't echo.
(Also, there's a noticeable lack of "DIE!", particularly in the Cave theme) ;)
the echo got me every time! when you die the last notes ring hard, emphasizing the level seriousness even more!
when you were trash at the game so woods is the most nostolgic for you
I can assure you all play throughs of this game are never the same different paths and portals and I'm trying to find them all knowing it will take me years
If your childhood memories were of the PAL version, like me, change the playback speed to 0.85x. Pretty much exact.
This game was unique pure classic and the sound?! awesome!
I am 24 and this was one of my favorite games for the Genesis, despite being a little before my time!
If anyone has played the game “Skul” for PS4, that feels like a spiritual successor in terms of gameplay. KC is such a classic.
Mountains, Pyramids, and Swamp are the jams
What about city? :3
+Lava Master Its funky too but those are my personal top 3 :D
+TheLegendofRenegade fantasy also
CatOf TheYear Yeah that one too for sure!
TheLegendofRenegade
5-Mountains
4- Ice/Main
3-Fantasy
2-Pyramid
1-City/options
I LOVE this sountrack and Kid Chameleon is one of my favorite and most played games EVER!
Would be better if they changed the PSG Snare with PCM Snare..
I agree! Maybe a slick retro programmer will do that one day! 😉
This soundtrack is classic. Favorites tracks have always been "Mountain," "City," "Cave" and "Pyramid."
Time to hear this soundtrack for reals.
This was definitely one of the more fun platformers out there, even though I had no chance of actually completing it.
***** Oh yeah, I can hear the drumline in Swamp(GEMS 0x0A) that emulators never picked up.
+Chad Serrant I see you on so many random oldschool VG OST threads! I share the same love man, right on.
First time I played it on my Mega Drive the WALL level (the chase) got me nervous later on I stuck on that crystal crags I cant recall the name of the level God's revenge or smth not sure, it was before the final boss !!
The Mountain song is often playing in my head
Me too...30 years after first playing it!
The music from this game was so interesting, and unlike other video game music at the time. Very interesting melodies, percussion, sound effects
Therefore the Pizza tower.
I really hope Data Discs releases this on vinyl. Some classic jams. Thanks for posting all these. Shadow Dancer as well! Takes me back to olden times.
Vaped weed from a volcano in like 2012 w the composer. At the time he told me he “used to make computer music”.
Maybe 8 years later I made the connection reading the KC Wikipedia. He was the SEGA US Head of Music!
Now he owns several gaming cafes, iirc. Plays a mean bazooki
This really takes me back... thanks for uploading.
I can't listen to these music without hearing those *Ploink*... *EUGH*.... *DIEEE* effect in my ears
PRINNNGGG PRRRRRINNGGG HEH HEH HUE!
*Scraping metal sounds from those grey tank looking things*
this game has one of the best musics🙂
I remember borrowing this game to a friend circa 1992 and having tons of fun with it. The wide range of transformations and crazy level design was something else!
Also, it's one of those Mega Drive soundtracks that scream "North American style" which is awesome! That cultural variety and sound distinctiveness within the Mega Drive library are further reasons why this system is so important and fascinating to dig.
And the GEMS sound driver was the source to many other great soundtracks, most of them sounding very American too (very "Genesis-esque" one could say) as do Global Gladiators, X-Men 1 and 2, Demolition Man or Comix Zone!
One of the hardest games I've ever played. And for a side-scroller on Genesis, it's fucking long as shit.
Just managed to beat the game in a 2.5 hr sitting, 16 years after my first time playing. Will always be one my favorite Genesis titles, and the music plays a big part in that. Thanks for the high quality upload 👍
It's quite a feat! I got the game when I turned 9 and was excited to try to beat every level...and never actually managed it. I got as far as "Beneath the Twisted Hills" and gave up without realizing how close I actually got.
We need a Wild Side vr game.
WTF is Wild Side?
@@Mike-os3pt The antagonist of this game. The local arcade gets a new VR game called Wild Side that everyone wants to play. But when the machine becomes self-aware it begins to disappear children that play it, digitising them when they lose to trap them in the game forever. That's when Kid Chameleon comes in to beat the Wild Side at its own game and free the local kids.
I remember playing this game as a lil kid when I was 5 or so. Brings me back.
Joguei muito na minha adolescência !
Relíquia esse jogo,Meu jogo favorito dos 16 bits imparavel,Essa música me causa arrepios
The pyramid level song is so funky
This is definitely one of the best games on the console. LOVED it as a kid, finally beat it as an adult by using save states, and I think now that I'm getting older I might be ready to do it without cheating. What a great title.
Well did you? It's possible when you have enough lives and memorize the levels.
I didn't :( now I feel guilty about it.@@Elric6Of6Melnibone6
This was my mario as a genesis owner
The first video game I ever fell in love with. Swamp and Fantasy themes are great!
great game, great level design, great ost... it's a shame they didn't make a sequel. Anyone knows which game did they do after this one ??
Barbie Chêtif The people that produced this game went on to make Sonic 2 with Sonic Team. They also made Comix Zone, and The Ooze. All of these soundtracks are on my channel. Thanks :)
ah thanks, i will check "the ooze". It sounds strange :)
Its also a shame they didn't make the 10th helmet
+Barbie Chêtif If it makes you feel better, I'm working on a 3d remake. :)
+Barbie Chêtif and +DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL The composers (Nu Romantic Productions) went on and did the music to the Genesis version of Action 52.
Those first 16 seconds will ever haunt me...
Sem dúvida o melhor jogo já feito e a melhor trilha sonora de todos os tempos
Um jogo a frente do seu tempo
I remember not likeing this game but i do remember jamming to th option menu music
Love the whole soundtrack 👍👍.
I usually listen to this while clibbing walls wearing a knight suit.
Anyone else notice that the tempo kinda slows down in weird ways during the Ruins music?
its because of the GEMS sound drive, it can use the CPU to pull some tricks (like different set of instruments depending of what its on screen or what character you are playing). Probably the slow down is what affects the music.
thanks for the replies, that's really interesting. I don't remember ever noticing the slowdown while I was playing the game but maybe i was just oblivious
@doorgespoelde_pannenkoek this is fascinating thank you
I love this game but god DAMN it’s hard
Of all the games not to have a save feature...This game rules and I loved the different paths you could take. Even if you wanted to cheat and warp to the final boss on the second level.
To Kid Chameleon players who want a remake :
I am working on a new project with Game Maker 2 called "KID CHAMELEON REBORN"
This will feature all the elements from the original games with a few new features.
The project has a gamejolt page : gamejolt.com/games/kidchameleonreborn/482838
With news daily (or almost daily), you can follow the process and how things are going with the developpement.
Thank you
Please don't let me down........I've been waiting ages for stuff like this
@@ranvirthelopunny6080 it's cancelled. Very bad welcome from players of kc, the elitists one who still play and mod it. Big demotivation with people acting like arrogant "know and seen everything" guys. No time to spend for that
My favorite game on the Genesis. And the music is rockin'!
It took me 12 hours of non-stop playing to beat this game and Plethora the final boss. It was easier to beat him being a fly. Hard game! Loved it so much ❤
legend game
I remember being so bad at this game when i was seven, I only played it for the sound track.
Fuck me, this soundtrack is incredible
Trippy as can be experience when it released. Like toejam and earl music vibe but in some back to the futiure kid-tim burton kinda way. Ppl who beat this are skilled ninjas. Change my mind.
When does Kid Chameleon get a reboot? :(
I know! The game never even got a sequel!
Not necessary. The original game is still perfect and awesome to play.
This sounds a whole lot like ToeJam and Earl 2. Same composer by any chance?
@konakonaa Not Toejam and Earl 1, but yeah. It's the same driver.
yeah the OST is rad. But the game is so hard.
Yeah most levels were but practice makes perfect :)
Currently listening to this while doing fall cleanups! Goes hand in hand! I especially love the ice and swamp themes. City is good too. What an amazing game and intriguing soundtrack!
ahh faaak yes, missed this one, thank you good sir.
omagad ! my memory !! :D
thanks for sharing this !!!!
16:26 i have fear of this music
I miss this game my sister use to play it back when we were kids and the music just brings back so many fond memories and nostalgia.
my precious
I've had the "chase" (16:33) song stuck in my head for 20 years...i cant get it out
The City song sounds like the Hey Arnold theme.
Fav game ever
Mythic game as they struggle to produce since then! They hadn't made another right?
Big records!!!
My favorite levels in terms of ambiance : sky, islands, japanese countryside. The worst ones : killing walls, pyramids, swamp!
So many combinations of routes to progress through the game!
Jogo maravilhoso!!!! Joguei-o muitíssimo!!!
Fantasy theme is incomplete. Again.
Are you talking about a synth solo section or something like that, which is heard at certain levels of the fantasy theme? I thought I was crazy but I also remember hearing a variation like that
@@timetraveller5400 Yes. That part is missing.
Bro fantasy sounds like i wonder if I take you home by Lisa Lisa and the cult jam
Nice soundtracks on this game. Thanks !
Feels a little fast. I'm definitely getting old
Even do I, probably because in Europe it was "slowed down" just like Sonic for example
ruins are the best.
1st 10 sec of swamp theme reminds me of Lep Zeppelin 's heart breaker
13:05 is euphoria AMAZING!!!!
Where is the die sound?
16:26 Noooooooo!
mi juego favorito
Why does Kid Chameleon look alot like Rick Astley with sunglasses in that cover art?
thanks bro
great game . playdet many houres. and great soundtrack not so great graffics bud the gameplay make it totaly worth it. the hard rock version of mario. i have many years of make my self a big poster of this cover from the game box and it shined may years in my livig room.
Outstanding music.
The ending theme sounds a bit eerie for what it is.
I love this game.>3
I could never beat the game without using the cheat on the 2nd level to advance straight to the final boss. What a game though, brings back so many memories
parfait ça en ce moment on s le retape chez paillosse
Melhor jogo do megadrevi \m/
Does city use ToeJam and Earl instruments
all Genesis games use the same instruments it's only a 16bit sound chip
its game is marvelous e awesome
Thanks for the soundtrack!
The city theme has almost a Herbie Hancock influence to it, like his funkier compositions.
You're right!
@@rubbereentjuh I am glad someone else sees that! :D
Listening in coronavirus isolation.
easy game when i was kid... but still stuck with me. like micro machines
need a remake of this game... soo bad.. :(
Excelente !!! ＼(￣▽￣)／
muito
Am i the only one that thought this fucking game was hard as balls???
100+ levels 1850+ screens
what does this mean? if you put every individual, possible screen next to each other you will get 1850+ screens? this is hilarious to promote.
It's 103 levels and I'm pretty sure they mean frames not screens cause that's be insane
Quantas vezes arrisquei se espancado pela minha mãe por isso...😪 😂
KC came out on iphone an android.