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YouTube oscilloscope view link! https://youtu.be/1GlUXLkxbp8

GTR Attack! [2a03]

Contra: Hard Corps - GTR Attack! [2a03]

Original composer: Kenichiro Fukui

YouTube oscilloscope view link! https://youtu.be/4M1JhKt9fYg

Badlands [VRC7 Cover]

Einhänder - Badlands [VRC7]

Original artist: Intense

Youtube oscilloscope view link! https://youtu.be/cfnxQ_JxsMs

Only You [YM2612 Cover]

Intense - Only You [YM2612 Cover]

Original composer: Jun Funahashi

Something massive is coming...
(Have something small until then)

Event Theme 3

Track And Field II - Event Theme 3 [NES 2A03] [Sunsoft Bass]

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tg0HVuyeZ98

Band: T-SQUARE
Album: F-1 Grand Prix World
Year: 1992

Composers: Hirotaka Izumi & Hiroyuki Noritake

Original Arrangement: Masanori Sasaji (Keys), Chiharu Mikuzuki (Bass), Hiroyuki Noritake (Drums), Takayuki Hijikata (Guitar), Masahiro Kobayashi (Trumpet), Masahiko Sugasaka (Trumpet), Yoichi Murata (Trombone), Masato Honda (Sax)

T-SQUARE - Circuit Wanderer [VRC7 Cover]

Check it out on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GbgeE7cxATo
Composer: Tatsuhiko Fuyuno (Prime Direction)

Go! Go! Sega Rally! [HardCas Genesis Ver.]

Sega Rally 2 - Go! Go! Sega Rally! [Genesis/MegaDrive Ver.]

A little redo was in order. All the notes were (mostly) there, but the instrumentation went a little too loud. :p

But now it's redone, and in stereo as well! The audience is listening.

Oscilloscope view: https://youtu.be/xxNMM4Hftbc

Original cover: https://soundcloud.com/the-hardcore-casual/passport-designs-passportmid-vrc6-cover

passport.mid [VRC6 Cover] [2023 Stereo Revision]

Video: https://youtu.be/V6jil5PmLjQ

Composer: Rom Di Prisco
Game: Need For Speed: High Stakes [1999]

[Presented in stereo! Best enjoyed with headphones or well balanced speakers!]

[original game] Need For Speed: High Stakes

Liquid Plasma [casualWott YM2612 ver.]

Rom Di Prisco - Liquid Plasma [casualWott YM2612 cover]

Originally composed by: Toshiharu Yamanishi

Oscilloscope view: https://youtu.be/OnWR6VW-GCU

Sand Hell [Cas's 2a03 ver.] [Rev.1]

Thunder Force 4 - Sand Hell [Cas's 2a03 ver.] [Rev.1]

Originally composed by: Takeshi Yoshida

Oscilloscope view: https://youtu.be/so8Mk6l0Y_w

Thunder Force 4 - Space Walk [Sunsoft 5B] [Rev.1]

Oscilloscope view: https://youtu.be/7wk-mv0UDVc
Original: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-ROpRnmmKE

Harpejji I [Cas’s 2a03 ver.]

Vulfmon - Harpejji I [Cas's 2a03 Ver.]

Originally composed by Tim Follin

Oscilloscope view: https://youtu.be/2gkN2-U9awY?si=R_DW86udvitkultY

Original upload (had a wrong note lol): https://soundcloud.com/the-hardcore-casual/led-storm-zxs-title-theme-2a03-cover

L.E.D. Storm - Title Theme [Cas's 2A03 ver.] [Rev. 1]

L.E.D. Storm [ZXS] - Title Theme [Cas’s 2A03 ver.] [Rev. 1]

Originally composed by Masayoshi Takanaka [1981]

Oscilloscope view: https://youtu.be/In3nTKsj-Mk

Speed Of Love [Cas's VRC7 ver.]

Masayoshi Takanaka - Speed Of Love [Cas's VRC7 ver.]

(cringy old description below)

I uploaded this earlier today (9/14/17) but i deleted it because I didn't like some of the chords. It's all fixed now. It's my most recent song as of the date previously mentioned. I've been really getting into eurobeat lately due to Initial D. It's a really good show.

Initial D - Night Of Fire (2a03)

Top Gear (SNES) - Track 1 (2a03)

Super Metroid - Vs. Ridley (2a03)

(cringy old description below)

Just a little filler to tide you over until my next project. Just kidding! I don't have a next project! I have writer's block! If anyone wants to suggest what song I should cover next, feel free to comment!

A E S T H E T I C

You make all the other ninjas look clumsy in comparison!

Rhythm Heaven - Remix 8 [2a03]

(cringy old description below)

YES I KNOW THE ORIGINAL IS ALREADY 2A03. I just wanted to remake it, to see what it would sound like without the signature Capcom NES style ~~that was miles behind that of most other Japanese game companies at the time despite the compositions still being really good~~.

I don't have much else to say. I hope you enjoy it, but you are not legally required to enjoy it. Do what you want.

MegaMan 10 - Solar Man (2a03 Remake Even Though It's Already 2a03)

(cringy old false description below)

So I won't be super active for a while because I'm saving up my music for the next Famicompo which should be coming up soon. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Something might slip through the cracks and I might end up releasing something before then, but for now, I'm keeping my new stuff under wraps, since you're not allowed to post a track publicly before submitting it to the contest.

The stuff I'm showing here is stuff I've already shown off on public Discord servers, so I can't submit them. Here you go!

- Toto - Africa
- One Punch Man - BATTLE!!
- Rom Di Prisco - Romulus 3
- Dragonforce - Through the Fire and Flames
- Max Coveri - Running in the 90s
- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red/Blue Rescue Team - Sky Tower

More Abandoned Covers / Announcement

(cringy old description below)

I originally made this with the intention of entering it into Famicompo Pico 4, until I found out that that wasn't gonna start until December. So, I decided to share it now because why not.

Also, big thank you to Chromable for help with the FDS instruments! You're a lifesaver!

DOOM - I Sawed the Demons (E2M1) [2a03+FDS]

(cringy old description below)

I originally made this with the intention of entering it into Famicompo Pico 4, until I found out that that wasn't gonna start until December. So, I decided to share it now because why not.

Yes, that's the same description as the Doom song.

I was inspired to create this after hearing the beautiful soundtrack of the remake of Wonder Boy III... and then listening to the Master System version.

Original file name: wonder_mail_iii_-_last_mystery_dungeon.0cc

(((oh yeah also it's my birthday so I'm super old now)))

Wonder Boy III - Last Dungeon (NES cover / 2a03)

(cringy old description below)

I decided to make a really scary song for Halloween this year.

Funiculi Funicula is really catchy, isn't it?

(Art by @hidden-sound-test, who is cool)

(The speedup effect was done with Audacity. I'm not THAT good at Famitracker. C'mon.)

(Wow this blew up. Check out my Soundcloud.)

(We did it bois we saved Spidey)

pizzatime.0cc

(cringy old description below)

Wow this took longer to make than I thought it would.
Lots of things happened... even a New Year!

Anyway, some details:
- This is one of the longest songs I've ever fully covered on the NES, with the original clocking in at almost 5 1/2 minutes!
- That's about it. I don't really have a lot of fun facts here because the real content's in the song itself. Cheers!

(Fully 2a03, with some DPCM usage for drum samples)

After Burner 2 - Main Theme (w/melody) (2a03 mix)

(cringy old description below)

Damn, it's been a while, hasn't it?
Finally something that isn't a repost lol

Corneria's quite special to me since it's the first song I ever covered in Famitracker way back in October 2016. https://soundcloud.com/the-hardcore-casual/corneria-starfox
I think I've improved slightly.

Enjoy, or not! It's up to you ;)

Star Fox - Corneria (Redone) (2a03)

(cringy old description below)

Laying dormant and untouched for almost an entire year, this song seemed as if it would never be finished. Then suddenly it snuck up on me again and held me hostage to finish it. So here's Devil's Call In Your Heart!

-2a03 only
-This is my favorite song in F-Zero X.
-My favorite machine in the game is Little Wyvern, piloted by James McCloud.
-My favorite track in X is Rainbow Road.

F-Zero X - Devil's Call In Your Heart [2a03]

My first (finished) foray into FM synthesis!
Fun facts:
- Started around June or July, left unfinished for a few months, then started again a few days ago.
- I used to be able to hit the high note singing this but I can't anymore.

a-ha - Take On Me (VRC7 Cover)

100 followers!? I haven't even made anything since September!

Well, thank you all! I decided to climb out of the music hole and make something extra special for the occasion. It only took two whole days!

(Originally composed by Tim Follin)

LED Storm [2a03 cover]

LED Storm [ZXS] - Title Theme [2a03 Cover]

REVISION: https://soundcloud.com/the-hardcore-casual/passport-mid-vrc6-cover-2023

My first time using the VRC6 chip!

I've been trying to cover this song since I first started making NES music but could never get it right with just the 2a03 channels, since I was too stubborn to learn any other chip.
A few days ago I tried the VRC6, and it's a lot simpler than I thought. I might keep up using this chip, or even continue experimenting with others.

I used the sawtooth channel to complement the underpowered triangle bass, and the two extra pulse channels as an extension of the two 2a03 ones.

Channel management was still a challenge, especially starting around 0:53. I had to stretch so many instruments onto just the two extra pulses, since the original two were used up on the main flute and the light jazz guitar.

Alright the essay's over. Don't be afraid to tell me what you think!

Passport Designs - Passport.mid [VRC6 Cover]

I played Mario Kart 8 again and this song just kinda' stayed in my head, so I made it.

- 2a03 only, no DPCM
- I experimented with not overusing arpeggios like usual.
- The last bit of the loop was the toughest part to arrange

- originally composed by Atsuko Asahi
- drum bit at 0:32 and 1:27 originally from The Winstons - "Amen Brother"
(https://youtu.be/HrrWhCbZAyY?t=85)
(What? Nobody else credits the sample.)

Mario Kart 8 - Sunshinie Airport [2a03 Cover]

Earthbound - Sanctuary Guardian (2a03 Cover)

real life Dewott, mostly chiptunes

Tools:
- Furnace
- Dn Famitracker
- OpenMPT
- DarkAudacity

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