7 classic video game music reworks from the late 80s and early 90s (Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis era).

Full reconstructions & modernizations with no audio sampling. All layers are built from MIDI data with modern instruments and VST's. 

Tracks From Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past. Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Sonic The Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles

Produced and arranged with Karl Swisher.

Released May 18, 2023

Original Composer(s): Koji Kondo, Masato Nakamura, Akito Natatsuka, Sachio Ogawa, Tatsuyuki Maeda, Jun Senoue, & Howard Drossin

Download on Bandcamp: https://crowdcontrolol.bandcamp.com/album/nerds-only-ep

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Crowd Controlol - Nerds Only EP

Crowd Controlol reconstruction of "Flying Battery" from the 1994 "Sonic & Knuckles" from Sega Genesis.

Original composer(s): Sachio Ogawa, Tatsuyuki Maeda, Jun Senoue, & Howard Drossin

Hear the full EP: https://soundcloud.com/crowd-controlol/sets/nerdsonly

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Crowd Controlol - Flying Battery

Crowd Controlol reconstruction of "Temple Theme" from the 1987 "Zelda II: The Adventure of Link" from the original Nintendo Entertainment System.

Original composer(s): Akito Natatsuka

Hear the full EP: https://soundcloud.com/crowd-controlol/sets/nerdsonly

Crowd Controlol - Temple Theme

Crowd Controlol reconstruction of "Hyrdocity Zone" from the 1994 "Sonic The Hedgehog 3" on Sega Genesis.

Original composer(s): Akito Natatsuka

Hear the full EP: https://soundcloud.com/crowd-controlol/sets/nerdsonly

Crowd Controlol - Hydrocity

Crowd Controlol & Karl Swisher reconstruction of "Dark World" from the 1991 "The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past" on Super Nintendo.

Original composer(s): Koji Kondo

Hear the full EP: https://soundcloud.com/crowd-controlol/sets/nerdsonly

Crowd Controlol, Karl Swisher - Dark World

Crowd Controlol & Karl Swisher reconstruciton of "Chemical Plant Zone" from Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (1991) on Sega Genesis.

Original Composer(s): Masato Nakamura

Hear the full EP: https://soundcloud.com/crowd-controlol/sets/nerdsonly

Crowd Controlol, Karl Swisher - Chemical Plant

Crowd Controlol & Karl Swisher reconstruction of "Hyrule Caslte" from the 1991 "The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past" on Super Nintendo.

Original composer(s): Koji Kondo

Hear the full EP: https://soundcloud.com/crowd-controlol/sets/nerdsonly

Crowd Controlol - Hyrule Castle

Crowd Controlol reconstruciton of "Bowser's Castle" from the 1990 "Super Mario World" on Super Nintendo.

Original Composer(s): Koji Kondo

Hear the full EP: https://soundcloud.com/crowd-controlol/sets/nerdsonly