NECC-2016

At long last, one of the most challenging songs ever to grace the Guitar Hero series (keep in mind, I'm still a retrogamer/retro fan) has finally been translated to my usual, tried-and-true NES form! 

Original Song: Buckethead (under FAIR USE - NO INFRINGEMENT/PLAGIARISM INTENDED)

Buckethead's "Jordan" (8-Bit Cover)

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)

It's Crash Test Dummies' best hit cover. Do I need to say anything else? :) Enjoy!

Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm - (Crash Test Dummies cover)

Another day, another Treasure tribute in NES Format!  Let's play charades - I'm a dismembered puppet hell-bent on saving my theatre-stage-inspired town from the clutches of King Dark Demon...and I can only attack by using my noggin, not to mention the star of an overlooked platformer from ages past!

By now, the provided title above should be nothing more than a 'dead giveaway'...this is from one of the later stages as the big DH alters its background inbetween while confronting all sorts of odd sh__ on his merry way!  Also, you'll have to excuse the awkward rhythmic sequence at about 0:39-0:55 (considering I had to make it as close to the original Genesis version as possible).

Original Song: Aki Hata (Courtesy Sega/Treasure 1994)

Dynamite Headdy - "South Town's Theme" (Terminate Her Too/Mad Mechs, 8-Bit Cover)

As we're all aware of by now - it's been over a month since the death of ol' "Ziggy Stardust / Major Tom / Starman / Goblin King Jareth"...and considering how I'm a month overdue for what I'm presenting to you all this week, what better time than today to pay the best possible tribute?

Inspired by not only his legacy alone, but that of the combined efforts of Lucas & the late Henson - why not recreate its opening theme in the usual, tried-and-true NES format right?  Speaking of which, there was a Japan-only Famicom adaptation of Labyrinth by Tokuma, Atlus & Activision - which for the record, DID NOT include this song AT ALL.  

Original Song: David Bowie (RIP, Courtesy EMI) [under FAIR USE, NO INFRINGEMENT/PLAGIARISM INTENDED]

David Bowie's "Underground" (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)

Based on an earlier attempt from back in the Fall of '14, here's a long-awaited and much more improved version of my cover of the opening theme to an underrated late '80s comedy!  Please refer to this link for more info - http://soundcloud.com/8bitkymkiii_apsychalypse/ski-patrol-theme-8bit

Original Theme: Bruce Miller (Courtesy Epic Productions, RIP)

Theme From 'Ski Patrol' (8-Bit Cover, Rev. 2)

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)

Monster Hunter - "Proof of a Hero" (8-Bit Cover)

"Keep your 'lectric eye on me babe / Put your ray gun to my head / Press your space face close to mine, love..."

If these words don't ring at least a bell or 2 - I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE WILL.  Hailing from the late "Starman's" 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' album, this was first released as a single from his short-lived band Arnold Corns...  

Not to mention, this ditty revolved around an alien messiah, hinting at his destiny to save the world from the impending disaster described in "Five Years" (another Bowie hit from the same time period), as well as his fate as the quintessential "soul lover".   Unbelievable, as this is my 2nd tribute cover chronicling the legacy of the long-since-deceased 'Ziggy Stardust/Goblin King' himself. 

Original Song: David Bowie (RIP, Courtesy B&C Records/RCA circa '71) [under FAIR USE, NO INFRINGEMENT/PLAGIARISM INTENDED]

David Bowie's "Moonage Daydream" (8-Bit Cover)

Back with a vengeance yet again, this time with a tribute to an underrated X68000 top-view tank shmup, originated over 1/4 of a century ago, and ported to the Genesis(MD) not long after!

Hear the intense feel of the volcanic area, like you've never heard it before...


Original Song: Motoi Sakuraba [桜庭 統] / Masaaki Uno [宇野 正明], (Courtesy WolfTeam - aka Namco Tales Holdings & Renovation c/o Telenet - RIP, 1990)

Granada - "Bumpy Road" (Stage 8, NES Ver.)

Considering it's the start of yet another new year, and that I haven't been updating my channel lately... IT'S ABOUT TIME I MADE A MUCH-DESERVED COMEBACK.  Case in point: here's yet another classic many recognize from almost 50 years ago - despite some of us not being around then!

First featured on "The Partridge Family" in the 'Feminist' episode, it was since then covered and sampled throughout the ages by various other acts - most notably Perry Como, Kaci Battaglia, Katie Cassidy, Paul Westerberg, Constantine Maroulis, the cast In Search of the Partridge Family, and even Less Than Jake (featured in SCREAM 2 - which was how I was curious about this song in the first place, for the record).

Now hear it like you've never heard it before...IN ALL ITS INCOMPARABLE NINTENDO GLORY!!

Original Song: Tony Romeo / the late David Cassidy, Shirley Jones and Co. (Courtesy Screen Gems & the ill-fated Bell Records c/o Columbia, 1970)

The Partridge Family's "I Think I Love You" (8-Bit Cover)

Man, am I back at it again with another complete, yet random, 2-in-1 song medley!  What is it made up of, you might ask?

First:  Originally written & crafted by one of the most presitigous British rock bands of all-time and inspired by Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata", it was later covered by various artists ever since its initial release (most notably by Elliott Smith, heard at the end of Sam Mendes' "American Beauty").

Second: A murder ballad perfected by a late-'80s heavy metal band off of their first-ever, self-titled album; revolving around a high-school kid named Ricky who had just received a life imprisonment sentence with a minimum of exactly the same age as he is for offing another teenager, hence the title.

Original Songs: Beatles (Apple/EMI, 1969) / Skid Row (Atlantic Records, 1989) [under FAIR USE, NO INFRINGEMENT/PLAGIARISM INTENDED]

The Beatles' "Because" / Skid Row's "18 and Life" (8-Bit Cover Medley)

111/138 Konami Kukeiha Club - Mouryou Senki Madara (VRC6) - Fighting Human's Way

"You cold-blooded b_____d, I'll tell you what I think of it.  I live to see you eat that contract, but I hope you leave enough room for my fist because I'm going to RAM IT INTO YOUR STOMACH, AND BREAK YOUR G__DAMN SPINE!!"  Hopefully that quote rang a bell, and so will this song!

Alternative Title: 'We Bring You Joy, We Bring You Strife'
Original Composition: Jackie Jackson & Glen Barbee (courtesy Siggy Music, Taft/Barish Music & The Production Network) [under FAIR USE, no PLAGIARISM/INFRINGEMENT intended]

The Running Man - Paula's Theme for ICS Network (8-Bit Cover)

A continuation of my last station (8Bit_KY2k13).  Basically, just like the aforementioned previous sound bank - this one's packed with WAY more NES-inspired [8-Bit] covers of various indie and mainstream [no infringement/pirating intended] rock/ska/folk songs, as well as non-NES arranged tunes!  Also, as with the previous sound bank, my duration's running very short, so be on the lookout for the last one!


IMPORTANT NOTE (heartfelt regards/apologies to all 'brothers' who happen to come across it): I will NOT cover any dubstep, hip-hop/rap and/or R&B songs - AT ALL!

Buckethead's "Jordan" (8-Bit Cover)

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