Amazing work.

@SuperSpeedWeed

2 жыл бұрын

Si, así es.

@sebastianadventurex

2 жыл бұрын

Viejo sabroso

@Hyodou-Chan

2 жыл бұрын

Dross que haces acá?? xd hombre de cultura.

@nearlawliet4468

2 жыл бұрын

¡...!

@jpablogonzalez7668

2 жыл бұрын

que grande

Prelude is by far the most unappreciated song in any CV game, and this entire soundtrack doesn't get the love it deserves. CV3/AD has the best music of the entire NES/Famicom lineup. It changed my expectations of musical quality, in video games. Konami might have forgotten how to make a good game, but this is a reminder of how great they really were, back then.

@thenoseguy

2 жыл бұрын

FRRRRRR

@amaulana090

Жыл бұрын

Frankly I think Prelude is _the_ example of NES music. I rarely heard the track before this video, and yet that sound track felt so familiar.

@thenoseguy

Жыл бұрын

Came back to this video again to rekindle my love for Prelude

@user-yt6re7ji3u

4 ай бұрын

Same thing with overture..

@knightmare39

2 ай бұрын

​@@user-yt6re7ji3u At the very least, Overture got reused in Portrait of Ruin.

This is outstanding. I feel like the one who did this truly understood what makes both versions great.

@IAMSolaara

5 жыл бұрын

Ay waddup

@kirbypufocia

4 жыл бұрын

thank you i’m a big fan of music

@babypinksnail

4 жыл бұрын

Not the person I expected to see on this video

@Chyrosran22

4 жыл бұрын

@@babypinksnail You didn't expect me to have good music taste? :p

@babypinksnail

4 жыл бұрын

@@Chyrosran22 Nah I'm just so used to seeing you solely as the keyboard guy lol.

oh my god thank you everybody

@squeegeemcgee

3 жыл бұрын

you're a fucking madman, this shit is crazy. this has immediately become one of my favorite OSTs to listen to.

@juankgonzalez6230

3 жыл бұрын

No. Thank YOU. This was awesome from start to finish

@GrOuNdZeRo7777

3 жыл бұрын

No thank you, oddly the most faithful rendition is this IMO, How did you accomplish this?

@kirbypufocia

3 жыл бұрын

@@GrOuNdZeRo7777 a lot of patience! i ripped each channel from each song, figured out by ear what combination sounded best for each one and just adjusted volume data and panning for everything. a couple songs required even more work (different lengths / different BPMs between versions etc); i spent around 6-8 months on everything between that and my full time job at the time

@joethebro35

3 жыл бұрын

This trilogy, the nija gaiden trilogy, and blaster master are the best nes soundtacks....a few honorable mentions come to mind though.

I like how CVIII have so many holes where you can die that the music that plays when you lose a life is literally called "Ooooops!"

@5434345

20 күн бұрын

This Is SPARTA! Knockback Into VOID!

Holy shit "Epitaph" sounds just monstrously ominous when both renditions are combined.

@SupermanNew52

3 жыл бұрын

It's amazing.

@johnnynorrisjr.39

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, that is some Freddie Kreuger shit right there

@RetrOchannel

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like doom metal lol

@jorts_master69

2 жыл бұрын

I wish it had shown up in more of the games. Perhaps it would've made a good song for visiting a sinister shopkeeper in a metroidvania title.

@antontaun

2 жыл бұрын

@@RetrOchannel beat me to it lol

01. 00:00 Prelude 02. 01:42 Epitaph 03. 02:30 Prayer 04. 02:42 Beginning 05. 04:39 BOSS FIGHT 06. 05:47 Stage Clear 07. 05:53 Destiny 08. 06:26 Clockwork 09. 07:55 Mad Forest 10. 09:28 Anxiety 11. 11:39 Rising 12. 13:25 Stream 13. 14:43 Dead Beat 14. 16:16 Nightmare 15. 17:50 Encounter 16. 18:32 Aquarius 17. 20:03 Demon Seed 18. 21:35 Deja Vu (Vampire Killer) 19. 22:38 Riddle 20. 24:07 Pressure 21. 24:45 Overture 22. 26:49 Big Battle 23. 28:09 Bigger Battle 24. 29:26 All Clear! 25. 29:36 Evergreen 26. 30:43 Flashback 27. 31:56 Ooooops! 28. 32:00 Game Over Here hope u guys like it.

@kaiquedomingos6271

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks alot buddy

@Isoquant

5 жыл бұрын

This is so helpful but also laid out in a very aesthetically appealing way. I nominate you as official KZread track lister guy.

@kirbypufocia

4 жыл бұрын

truly the mvp of every comment section, thank you for your service

@joaozinhogameplays3128

4 жыл бұрын

I see

@guillaumegalienne6351

3 жыл бұрын

21:35 Deja vu (Vampire Killer) so good I imagine the joy of people playing the III and suddenly hearing the iconic music of the I.

Nightmare really is the best of both worlds, so bone chilling with the meat of the VRC6 chip with the extra harmonies and fullness of the triangle wave of the NES. EDIT: Also I adore how extra melodic the bass is in Deja Vu (Vampire Killer) with the triangle wave. Honestly the combo of sawtooth and triangle adds so much fullness into the mix, it's crazy how they work in tandem so well together.

2:42 Beginning ---hadn't heard that in a long time...epic

The counter-melodies in Beginning and Mad Forest are instant eargasms. Clockwork perfectly captures the feeling of heavy machinery doing its thing, and this mix makes me fully appreciate Rising and Stream. Now I want to loop together Beginning-Mad Forest-Aquarius-Deja Vu.

@ColonelPatchy1

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Snitzer The way the bass and upper melody jump toward each other in contrary motion on the first two notes and then descend/ascend away from each other in a scale fashion in Mad Forest is one of my favorite moments in the soundtrack.

@hollyfindlay4051

4 жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie... I think Mad Forest is the best song in the franchise, so I loved how well this mix handled it.

@lyricsghost2547

2 жыл бұрын

My favorites as well

@E_-_-

Жыл бұрын

Beginning and Mad Forest are beyond amazing. The complexity is incredible for NES tunes. It's like crack for my ears

@ethans9379

Жыл бұрын

I really love Beginning and Mad Forest

Hearing the arps from the NES version in Rising and the VRC6 bass at the same time, makes me say that this is the definitive version for this track! :D

@xinfr4z893

5 жыл бұрын

I agree. It's truly awesome

@IKONIKBeats

5 жыл бұрын

Hey bro check out my Castlevania 3 vrc6 "Pressure theme" when you get a chance =) kzread.info/dash/bejne/i3efzdGrh9y_obA.html

@GMKalandar

5 жыл бұрын

impressive indeed o.o

@ColonelPatchy1

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. I think the arpeggios in Rising sound better in the NES version but this hybrid just takes it all to a new level

@thebarbaryghostsf

4 жыл бұрын

I was just noticing this myself right now lol

Aquarius sounds genuinely fantastic when both renditions are combined, Mad Forest too, but I might be biased since that's my favourite track in the entire OST

@Spewa-em8cm

Жыл бұрын

Aquarius is absolutely the standout track in this mix.

I always felt something... something.. was missing from all these songs. I loved them growing up, but to hear them "complete" like this... I'm in music nerd heaven! Thank you!

Mad forest mixed is simply INCREDIBLY, the NES version has actuallty added things to compensate the extra channels lack, but listening this with the VRC6 AND the arps from NES is really impresive, specially if you think of the sound capabilities of that time. This is trully a masterpiece

Beginning is such a great track and it's only enhanced by hearing a mix of both versions!

@IKONIKBeats

5 жыл бұрын

Hey bro check out my castlevania 3 vrc6 "Pressure" remix if you get a chance

@IKONIKBeats

5 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/i3efzdGrh9y_obA.html

@BaldCape9

4 жыл бұрын

Prelude is the most beautiful track

@hollyfindlay4051

4 жыл бұрын

@@BaldCape9 Prelude is definitely nice... I think the highlight of the soundtrack (and actually the franchise, imo) is Mad Forest.

This soundtrack is still so catchy to me. Sometimes instrumentals can say more than words.

Clockwork is simply a masterpiece in this mashup version, the two types of soound combine perfectly and complete eachother.

3 is better in some ways. Densetsu in others. This is better than both in more ways than the others have combined.

A....Amazing. My heart STOPPED. For thirty two minutes, and twenty five seconds. Only to be startled awake, gasping, by the rhythmic pulse of moonlight, within. YOU did this to me. For that, I thank you.

@kirbypufocia

4 жыл бұрын

Michael M thank YOU man wow what a compliment

@SpiralPegasus

3 жыл бұрын

@Zoe Kin If his heart stopped for over thirty minutes he'd be dead, so I guess not

9:28 I never realized that song is called "Anxiety". That gives me anxiety just listening to it. Great job on the remakes.

@ryanglaser5336

4 ай бұрын

Estrogen levels rising

I feel like the OST for this game should be both these OSTs merged together. They sound heavenly when played in unison. If this game ever gets re-released, that's what they should do. Why pick one awesome soundtrack when you can have both and enjoy a euphoric eargasm?

@Azel954

3 жыл бұрын

This. I wish I could play a version of the game with these specific arrangements.

1:57 This Dracula must be a very jolly fellow.

@SeasonedKale

3 жыл бұрын

WAIT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE A LAUGH? I never knew..... thats spooky

@OnTheRide1

3 жыл бұрын

@@SeasonedKale dude yeah its a laugh lol. It creeped me out as a kid.

@TheBanishedWind

3 жыл бұрын

Why do people say that's Drac's laugh when it's Death that uses it in-game...

The single most important thing that this gets correct is the highlight of the arpeggiated chords in "Rising". Having the straight chords from the FC version is good, but on their own they sound way out of place. The NES version has a nice faux-reverb effect going on that fits.

@sheeplessinohio

6 жыл бұрын

Adam D Couldn’t agree more. When I was playing the FC version a few weeks ago, I got to this level and anticipated that part in the track, only to be like “what... what is missing here?” I realized I’d been listening to this hybrid soundtrack far more than the other two on their own. :P

@kirbypufocia

4 жыл бұрын

aw man adam i’m so glad you agree, it’s the only thing i didn’t like about the fc version!

Hearing Aquarius with all those harmonies...music heaven

Incredible. I'm so used to the original NES versions that I'm blown away by how much better these are. Really need extended versions of them because they're just too short here! I could easily listen to 30 minute loops of ones like Aquarius, Mad Forest, Beginning, Vampire Killer, Stream and Clockwork.

this is a work of art, a gift to all of us castlevania fans. thank you!

Update: I just realized Bigger Battle has louder parts like you're fighting for your life

@kirbypufocia

2 ай бұрын

yess i wanted the second one to sound way more dangerous, glad it came through!

Oh my god look how they complement each other so well in Beginning during the breakdown. I'm like, wow... it's like this is truly the definitive version of the song.

Gaaaahd Overture is so beautiful 😭

@Disembow1280

6 жыл бұрын

Frank C Yes! Melodically, dynamically and even "mechanically" with its crazy time signatures, Overture is the best boss theme in Castlevania, and it's not even close.

@cyan.6399

5 жыл бұрын

@@Disembow1280 Close to what?

@JLSXMK8

5 жыл бұрын

Woah; You are so flippin' right it's not funny.

@mrfcauthen

3 жыл бұрын

@@Disembow1280 WELL SAID

Despite being near the end of the NES's life cycle, Castlevania III proves that it can go as hard on its soundtrack, as it should rightfully so.

I like how this version of Overture has both the huge chords of the Fami version and the oscillating notes from the more limited NES version. Both together work very satisfyingly.

This is the most underrated castlevania imo

A friend once said: "CV3 makes me sad. Some of the melodies/harmonies are missing from Akumajo Densetsu, and while I understand that it's because of the 2A03 channel limitations, it doesn't make it right."

@kirbypufocia

7 жыл бұрын

i am honored to have the opportunity to comfort your friend in these trying times

@detectivesky6123

5 жыл бұрын

I sought out an akumajo densetsu rom specifically for this reason

It would be really cool to hear Simon's quest the Us and Famicom version mixed as well.

@retro3188

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, and maybe the original! (Go, Simon.) For CV1: The entire soundtrack (+Vampire Killer-Ending (MSX)) For CV2: Bloody Tears Monster Dance Within These Castle Walls Last Boss Requiem Game Over

This hybrid mix is a BEAST especially Epitaph, Beginning, Boss Fight, Nightmare, Aquarius, Riddle and all the way to the final track!

悪魔城伝説をCastlevania3に作り替える時にちゃんとNES音源用に音楽をアレンジして違和感を無くそうとするKONAMIのクリエイターの愛が窺えますね！

Man, imagine something like this with the FDS vs. NES versions of other osts. That would be epic.

Man, what a great piece of content, I did my senior capstone project in college on chip tune music and this game on the nes vs famicom because of stumbling across videos like yours. Keep it up.

@Disembow1280

4 жыл бұрын

A capstone about chiptune music?! Damn, I went for the wrong degree haha

Great work. I just played through the NES version getting 3 out of the 4 endings so far (working on Trevor alone) and I love the soundtrack of the game. I know that people say the Famicom soundtrack is better, and in some cases it is, but the limitations of the NES actually delivered a fantastic version too. The ONE song I think that the NES does better is Pressure, probably because of the faster tempo. Descending on that stage with the platforms, trying to get past the pendulums without getting knocked off by a freaking bat and making it to Dracula without being low on health was a real challenge for sure. The Famicom version of that track doesn't deliver in terms of....pressure. However, I have to say overall, this mix is awesome!

Holy SHIT Aquarius!

Whoever disliked this needs to re-evaluate their life choices

I never really liked "Anxiety" but your creation here makes it something almost entirely different. I remember hearing the Akumajou Densetsu version of "Clockwork" on a bonus disc a friend got with his copy of SOTN and at the time I didn't realize the Japanese cart had used a different sound chip. I kept rewinding that one (he copied it to tape for me) and the additional layers in that song just blew me away. "Overture" always stood out to me when I was younger, it was so ominous yet pretty. I feel like you brought true justice to these tunes for sure. Man, sometimes the internet is a magical place hahaha

Hearing those extra channels for the first time with that much clarity on such familiar and nostalgic songs blew my mind.

The mix of the two Rising tracks just feels like what the track SHOULD have been entirely.

I remember a friend of mine back in 1990 (or 91, can't remember grade 6 or 7) recording the songs from the sound test screen for this game and mega man 2 (had to stand at the start of the level for that one), to this day, Aquarius stands as one of the greatest pieces of video game music ever.

To access Sound Mode: on the title screen, press A, B and Start all at once. When the Sound Mode screen appears, press Up or Down on the control pad to go through the songs heard in the game, and press B to play. Press A to stop.

とても綺麗な矩形波ですね。

It seems like this channel has been inactive for a while, but I always find myself coming back to this video because it is just so good! Does anyone know if there are any other retro game soundtracks that got a similar treatment? Not just Castlevania, but the Simon’s Quest OST would be awesome to hear, for sure!

this brings me back 30 years ago

Those compositions where master pieces at the time. I’m glad they are becoming recognized and saved from being forgotten. I can only imagine how the original pieces actually sounded when the artist composed them. It must have been heart wrenching to hear them reduced to what these 8bit machines could handle. Nevertheless that was some of the best music I had heard at the time. Still is.

Truly this is the ultimate version of this soundtrack IMO. Kirby really did the compositions justice

@quadpad_music

5 жыл бұрын

He didn't make this though! Check the description ;)

@JizzburnGigaqueer

4 жыл бұрын

@@quadpad_music Noted! Thanks for pointing that out.

@quadpad_music

4 жыл бұрын

@@JizzburnGigaqueer - Oh wait, Kirby did actually do this. I got confused, sorry xD

@dr.bright6976

4 жыл бұрын

@Dave Hanson *gasp* A Nonbeliever!

@kirbypufocia

Жыл бұрын

ty!!! love your name

22:38 Riddle is a master piece.

wait a minute, if CVIII takes place BEFORE CVI, *how can it be deja vu if it hasn't happened yet?*

@DeimosComaBlack

5 жыл бұрын

Because we've heard it before and we're all time-travel wizards :V

@Cereza64

5 жыл бұрын

Sentient Toaster Igarashi’s Castlevania canon wasn’t established when this game was made. That and the deja vu aspect is for the players who already played Castlevania 1

@bottle9

5 жыл бұрын

in the CV3 manual it says its a prequel for CV1 so it has nothing to do with igarashi's canon ------- I guess is just for the players who played cv1 before

@giovannyalpizar5351

5 жыл бұрын

If you heard or played Vampire Killer, then you can think: “Wait, have we seen this type of level before?”.

@egmusic1925

5 жыл бұрын

OK, so Deja Vu actually applies to NEW experiences, making this title completely appropriate

This sounds amazing, thanks for re-mastering this great classic!

@Spindaboy

7 жыл бұрын

Eyyyy I remember you! Fancy seeing you here :3

@JB2X-Z

5 жыл бұрын

He just reposted the whole thing from someone in Bandcamp

@kirbypufocia

Жыл бұрын

@@JB2X-Z he asked me first it's all g

Making my nostalgia better than it was is a dirty trick, congratulations

I love how the password screen music is so sinister yet inviting. "come on, sucker..."

The mashup of these different versions... it's like they complete each other here. Awesome work!

@crank7283

3 жыл бұрын

YES ! ! ! This is like Neuromancer finding Wintermute, like Vegeta fusing with Goku, like Kakashi making up with Obito! So long I have waited for this union. *cries tears of joy*

It's great to see people with enough of a desire to hear stuff like this, that they'd go through a soundtrack and badass-ify every single track... just awesome work. Thank you so much for posting this for everybody to hear.

@kirbypufocia

Жыл бұрын

thank you! I'm really glad other people like it as much as I do :)

"Rising" sounds absolutely wild with both styles. The overall tone of the music is just incredible. Would have been the best sound out of the NES if it was possible to have this good quality music back then.

Also, can I just say how cool it is that you matched your background/history text to Prelude? It makes me feel like I'm reading the scrolling story from the game.

듣기 좋네요..

This is absolutely fantastic! Every single gripe I have for either version of the soundtrack is addressed here. The triangle channel was woefully underutilized in the Japanese version, replaced instead with a sawtooth that, as you mentioned, overpowers everything else. Phenomenal work, sir.

Interestingly "Castlevania III no Densetsu" when translated would actually turn out to be "The Legend of Castlevania III". Just throwing that out there for curious people. ...That aside, I love how ALL of these songs sound amazing when mixed together and remastered as such.

@IKONIKBeats

5 жыл бұрын

Hey bro if you get a chance, come check out my Castlevania 3 vrc6 remix of "pressure" kzread.info/dash/bejne/i3efzdGrh9y_obA.html

@cyan.6399

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds pretty good, actually, *The Legend of Castlevania: 3*

Wow epitaph is so heavy. Sounds metal AF

OH MY GOD!!! The NES CastleVania 3, and the FAMICOM CastleVania 3 ost both Combined! and the cherry on top, it’s STEREO!! This is THE Definitive OST No denying that!! 😃👍👌💯 Edit: Nightmare in particular is ASTOUNDING!!!

@kirbypufocia

Жыл бұрын

thank you! nightmare actually became one of my favorites after making this thing! I love how creepy it is with all the synths

You did a great job! Amazing mix indeed

This definitely brought out the best of both versions! Love it!!

Really cool. Thanks for posting this

i love it ! amazing work here! congratulations!

I LOVE IT Thanks for posting this.

Incredible. Thank you for this.

Kirby this is amazing thank you.

This is amazing! As a huge Castlevania fan, I'm glad I came across this.

Such a boss upload! What I never get tired of is the sense of chilling relief the Picardy third gives me at the end of "All Clear". So satisfying

Thank you for putting this together. It's truly wonderful. Memories of a simpler better time in life

Amazing, mixing both versions is like the perfect and most fitting soundtrack.

Thank you very much for creating this comparison and orchestrating it’s success in sound mapping. Many thx m8!

Wow. Just wow! This sounds incredible!

Amazing sountrack one of if not the best ive ever heard from a nes game incredible what they were able to do with such limited tech great job remixing this i truly enjoyed it thank u

This is a really interesting video. I just spent like 3 years working on CV covers for a 30 song album. It's intriguing to hear the parts I never knew were in these songs! Great job!

This is absolutely fantastic. A true gem.

Great Mix! Mad Forest level is one of my fav in game soundtracks and was thrilled to hear the Famicom Castlevania 3 soundtrack with the enhanced sound chip.

Love how you arranged these, I can't believe how good they sound.

Awesome! Learned a basic version of Evergreen, and now can fill in the blanks thanks to your vid -- really appreciate it!

22:38 Riddle is amazing.

And here I thought that the orchestrated version somebody did years ago was the definitive version of this album and you bring this to the table. bravo I say!!

Oh my.. I always wondered what would happen if you layered parts from the NES and FC versions together and here it is. So crispy! I love this!

I have always long considered that even though the NES soundtrack is technically less robust, because it came a almost a year after the SFC soundtrack, the composer had spent the ensuing 9 months letting the soundtrack run through his head, brainstorming new ideas, and took advantage of the opportunity to actually flesh out the melodies, despite the new limitations. That's what makes this arrangement important. In Overture for example, only the NES version has that moment where the triangle channel adds its own component to the chord progression (e.g. 25:08). That by itself makes the NES version of this BGM superior to the SFC original. So it's nice that we don't need to choose.

What a fun listen. Gives all of our classic favorites more depth without straying from the original. Whoulda thunk!

Best form both OSTs. Incredible.

absolutely gorgeous! I have had this game's north american soundtrack stuck in my head for most of today.

We could throw a Halloween Party that involves all the Castlevania Games. Castlevania is a perfect match for Halloween. Seeing the Belmont Clan stopping Dracula and restoring peace to Transylvania. That would be great idea. Wouldn't you agree?

Outstanding!

Would love more like this! Thank you!

@The_Flying_Penguin

7 жыл бұрын

The quality is wonderful.

This is amazing with a good pair of headphones.... Wow.

This. This right here. Thank you.

Prelude is just perfect this way. Congrats

God, this is amazing.

Fantastic stuff.

This is a jewell