Original composer : David Wise

Wizards and Warriors X : Fortress Of Fear 

It was time to pay tribute to the main theme of this game which lends itself perfectly to synthwave.

Hardware Used :
- SB16 YMF262
- EMU8000
- Korg AI

2017

Cover - Fortress Of Synthwave

Original composer : Nobuyuki Hara (Sunsoft)

Sunsoft has mastered the NES sound chip with amazing tune. Batman is one of these game who show the 2a03 potential. 

Here a synthwave cover of level 1 BGM whith the mood of original tune.

Hardware used :
- SB16 YMF262 (for beats track)
- EMU800
- Korg Ai

2022

Cover - Batman the Video Game - Streets of Gotham

Original composer :  Kenta Nagata

Mario Kart 64 makes good use of the Nintendo 64's limited audio hardware. It's a game with some very good music. 

One of the best, if not the best, music in the game. The blessed era of staff rolls and their fabulous and dedicated ending tune (today ending is craps in most of games).

Hardware used :
- YMF262
- Korg Ai
- EMU8000

2018

Cover - Mario Kart 64 Staff Roll

Original composer :  Taro Kudo

One of the most inspired soundtracks in the Super Nintendo games library. Great for getting inspired and compose covers.

Here level 4 "Silence" from Axelay on Super Nintendo.

Hardware used
- SB16 YMF262
- Yamaha XG
- Eminent Solina
- EMU8000

2024

Cover - Axelay Silence Level 4

Original composer : Naofumi Hataya

Night's hardware produced music is a good showcase of SEGA's Saturn soundchip skills.

The game's BGM are also good candidate for remixing. Here a revisit version of Take Snow Train BGM with a famous 70's analog  synthesizer the Eminent Solina.

Hardware used :
- Eminent Solina
- SB16 YMT262
- Korg Ai
- EMU8000

Cover - Night Into Dream - Take The Snowlina Train

Original composer : Kenichi Hirata

Cotton Fantastic Night Dreams has somme very catchy 80's style BGM. Some of them are very suitable for synthwave cover.

Here level 1 BGM. Despite the synthwave cover I tried to respect the musical markers of original BGM played by a Yamaha YM2151 FM soundchip.

Hardware used :
- SB16 YMF262
- EMU8000
- Yamaha XG

2021

Cover - Cotton : Fantastic Synthwave Level 1

Here a cover of level 2 BGM of Super Adventure Island on Super Nintendo. This game contains amazing BGM from famous Yuzo Koshiro. One of the best title to showcase SNES sound chip capabilities and the result is house, techno, electro style... in 1992 on a video game console. Very good work !

Hardware used :
- SB16 YMF262
- Eminent Solina
- Arduinoboy (bass line)
- SB16 EMU8000

Cover - Super Adventure Island - Level 2 BGM

Mystic Quest Legend on Super Nintendo is one of the first game on this console. Original composer is Ryuji Sasai. It also has very good BGM in "rock" style". I try to respect the mood of whole BGM on this game, especially the fake electric guitar and chiptune leads.

Hardware used :
- Yamaha XG
- SB16 YMF262
- SB16 EMU8000

Cover - Final Fantasy Mystic Quest - Last boss

Here a cover of Die Hard Arcade level 1 BGM compose by Howard Drossin.

Game use redbook audio to produce music but the is some good piece of ambiant / suspend feeling.

Hardware used :
- Eminent Solina
- SB Live EMI10k1

Dr.Wily

Die Hard Arcade Level 1 - RMX

Castlevania 3 on NES is famous fot it's awesome BGM compose by the guy from Konami Kukeiha Club (SASAKI YOSHINORI, MORIMOTO YUKIE, FUNAHASHI JUN, MAEZAWA HIDENORI).

Hardware used :
- SB Live! EMu10k1
- Eminent Solina

Castlevania 3 - The Beginning cover

Original composer : Kazunaka Yamane. One of the early Super Nintendo games. After the synthetic BGMs of the arcade and console versions, the musics of the SNES version sets a new tone. They're catchy, though short in their loop.

Here's a remix of the Level 1 theme. I've tried to respect the original material, especially the strings track, while rearranging the theme.

Hardware used :
- EMu8000
- Eminent Solina

DD3 Mission Remix

Cover - Super Double Dragon - Mission Remix

Video games covers made with retro hardware and synthwave !

Cover - Fortress Of Synthwave

Dr.Wily

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