I also love that this is truly a nostalgia piece, from a game that brings back a LOT of memories. Phew, well this remix has been a long time coming, and was actually quite challenging to mix and master considering the number of layers and the 9-bit aspect, but I'm very happy with the end result. With all humility, I'd like to invite you to check out the campaign! I'd also like to add that my 40th birthday, 2 years after the day that I started this remix, marks the launch of my 2nd ever Kickstarter campaign, this time for the Words and Verses project. listening to the first couple minutes every once in a while with the thought of "Man, I have to finish that some day" echoing in the brain.įast-forward to 2020, and during a short vacay at a B&B in the middle of COVID, I pushed through the block, and finally finished it! (I may still do that at some point.) I got a great start, and then I got stuck. As for this remix, I actually started this 2 years ago on my birthday, with ambitions to make a whole 9-bit interpretation of the original score. Musically, the SNES soundtrack was built on some fairly cheesy SNES-style electric guitar and SNES-rock samples, but the tunes themselves - by none other than the legendary David Wise - were catchy, and, after beating the game several times, they got in my head. It was hard, but I enjoyed every minute of the challenge. Every stage had a whole unique set of enemies, strategies, and of course, challenging high-speed pieces that you pretty much had to memorize in order to get past. In general, I tend to love any game that takes the time and effort to make each level unique, and the SNES sequel to the original Battletoads did that in an amazing way. I love the game Battletoads in Battlemaniacs. "Good day! Mazedude here, and I'm very happy to report that, for the first time in a very long time, I have a "just for fun" remix! Not attached to a project, not a commission piece, not something from an existing album, but a true nostalgia piece from a game that meant a lot to me as a kid. Clockwise, counter-clockwise, or - if you're feeling amphibious - "Toadwise," as Mazedude (Christopher Getman) hits us with a fun, funky, standalone chiptune/9-bit take on the title theme from Battletoads in Battlemaniacs (SNES):
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