NECC-2016

Remember my first attempt last year (https://soundcloud.com/8bitky-2k13/kiss-detroit-rock-city-8-bit)?  I've brought the best and most-badass out of the space-age hard rock quartet [whose legacy has now spanned 40 straight years] in NES form yet again, improved beyond belief!  

Also, I'd like to dedicate this to another hardcore KISS fan whose B-day's coming up in 2 days!

Original Song: KISS (Mercury Records c/o Universal) [under FAIR USE, NO INFRINGEMENT/PLAGIARISM INTENDED]

KISS' "Detroit Rock City" (8-Bit Cover, Revision 2)

Time and time again, I've heard countless variations of this classic-as-f**k theme - the original SNES, the Sharp X68000, Bloodlines (Genesis), Chronicles (PS1)....I could go on all damn day!

Why not compose my own variation of it?  Dedicated to all horror fans and Castlevania fans, especially....EVERYWHERE!!

Original Song: Masanori Adachi & Taro Kudo (Courtesy Konami, 1991-onward)

Castlevania - 'Dance of the Holy Man,' Theme of Simon (8-Bit Cover)

As part of yet another in the series of my post-hiatus comebacks, I'm dedicating this number to all SHINOBI fans everywhere - this was heard during the boss fight for Stage 3, in which Musashi takes on an enormous, deformed bio-monstrosity known as 'Hydra', whose only means of offense include not only its arm, but also portions of his skin and an impenetrable beam of light!  Every time you inflicted damage, he would change color dramatically and bury/arise every once in a while...enjoy, folks!!

Original Song: Hirofumi Murasaki, Morihiko Akiyama & Masayuki Nagao (Courtesy Sega 1993) 

Shinobi 3 - Return of the Ninja Master / Super Shinobi 2, "My Dear D - Boss #3, Hydra" (8-Bit Cover)

By now, most of you are probably familiar with one of the 'best worst [B-horror] films ever made' - not to mention an INDIRECT & UNRELATED sequel to Empire Pictures' dark cult fantasy released 4 years prior.  The story revolved around a family moving to a rural farming town, NILBOG [Goblin, spelled backwards] for an entire month....only to find out that it's populated by humans in disguise as the aforementioned strange vegetarian creatures known for devouring humans in plant form (led by their Druid queen, Creedence Leonore Gilgud, as well as the Stonehenge stone she beckons that fuels their power).  It's up to the Waits' youngest son Joshua to put an end to their rampage once and for all...ring any bells?

Memory-refreshers aside, this is the opening theme heard at the beginning while the ghost of the dead grandpa tells the story to the aforementioned Joshua (in terms of the goblins giving chase to Paul until he rolls over unconscious), as well as during the end credits.  Enjoy, one and all!

Original Composition: Carlo Maria Cordio (Courtesy Filmirage c/o Producers International SA, Epic Productions - RIP, 1990; licensed to MGM) [under FAIR USE, NO INFRINGEMENT/PLAGIARISM INTENDED]

"Troll 2" (1990), Opening Theme (8-Bit Cover)

This is for all the CAPCOM fans the world over...by now, this ditty should at least jog your memory a smidgen or 2!  It's from the 2nd stage of the sequel to one of the hardest arcade games ever made (which, unlike its predecessor, was later ported to the Sega Genesis - as a launch title, I should add; and the Japan-only Supergrafx/PC Engine), in which Arthur's exploring through the above-mentioned title area - inhabited by rock turtles, scorpions, fire-bats & finally Cerberus!

Original Composition: Tamayo Kawamoto (Courtesy Capcom 1988)

Ghouls 'n Ghosts - Stage 2, The Village of Decay & Destruction (8-Bit Cover)

Ever since hearing the VGO's version of this song at their Capcom Live performance with Nakama and his associates, I've felt compelled to reconstruct and bust out my own tribute to the flagship third-party developer/publisher's fantasy-themed RPG series (not that I've played much of it, mind you...)!  This is heard in the credits, at the end of at least one of its installments (despite this particular cover being inspired by a few guitar renditions).

Original Song: Yuko Komiyama (Courtesy Capcom, 2004-ongoing)

"Troll 2" (1990), Opening Theme (8-Bit Cover)

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